14 May 2026
AI Promised the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Wristwatch. China Will Deliver It
For a week now, Instagram’s watch fans have been losing their minds over what looked like leaked product images. Vivid plastic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak wristwatches in bright colors: navy and orange, pink, yellow, and green. Captions guessed about prices and launch queues. Comment sections argued over colors. None of it was real. Every image was AI-generated.
14 May 2026
Physical AI moves closer to factory floors as companies test humanoid robots
British technology company Humanoid will deploy humanoid robots at factories operated by German industrial supplier Schaeffler, Reuters reported.
13 May 2026
WhatsApp launches AI private chat feature
WhatsApp has introduced private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech company will be able to read in a new "incognito" mode.
13 May 2026
A Florida startup just raised $65 million to beam concentrated sunlight at satellites, and the customer list shows how fast orbital power is becoming a real ma…
Star Catcher Industries has raised $65 million to build what it calls the first power grid in space. The more important detail is not only the size of the round. It is the customer list forming before the company has completed its first dedicated in-space power-beaming demonstration.
12 May 2026
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect 2026 playlist has the vibe of a cringey college party
Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on May 12 that the company’s Meta Connect conference, which offers a glimpse into what the tech giant sees as the future, will take place September 23 and 24.
12 May 2026
AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security Risk
The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications. Climate change is a “threat multiplier” that exacerbates fragility. The collision of these two forces is certain to create immediate and long-term impacts.
12 May 2026
Meta is among this year's sponsors at Cannes, but selfies on the red carpet remain banned.
The Cannes Film Festival has no intention of revising its 'no selfie' policy on the Montée des Marches, despite its partnership with Meta and the arrival of a group of creators equipped with smart glasses to produce content from the red carpet.
12 May 2026
Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook to head to China with Trump, per White House
Top U.S. executives, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Apple's Tim Cook, will accompany U.S. President Donald Trump on his visit to China this week, a White House official said Monday.
12 May 2026
Sources: US proposes three new military bases in Greenland
The United States has proposed establishing three new military bases in southern Greenland to monitor Russian and Chinese maritime activity. According to sources, these bases would be designated as American territory. Currently, the U.S. only operates the Pituffik Space Base in the northwest. Dialogue began in early 2026 following Donald Trump’s threats to take over [...]
