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- Waymo suspends freeway rides and pauses its Atlanta operations, as it updates software to improve performance around construction zones and flooded roadways (Reuters) [2d]
- Adobe, Canva, and CapCut announce Gemini integrations to let users access the companies' image and video editing tools within the Gemini app (James Peckham/PCMag) [2d]
- ElevenLabs, which aims to build an all-in-one AI voice app, licensed 200K human-voiced audiobooks from major publishers, available in ElevenReader for $11/mo. (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Source: Cursor reached $3B in annualized revenue in late April and now has 3,000+ customers paying at least $100K each for its software on an annualized basis (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Spotify closes up 13% after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens and gross margins of 35%-40% (Samantha Subin/CNBC) [2d]
- Zoom reports Q1 revenue up 5.5% YoY to $1.24B, vs. $1.22B est., AI Companion paid users up 184%, forecasts FY 2027 revenue above est.; ZM jumps 8%+ after hours (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Take-Two reports Q4 bookings flat YoY at $1.58B, forecasts FY 2027 bookings below est., reiterates GTA VI's November 19 launch date; TTWO jumps 6%+ after hours (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters) [2d]
- Workday reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $2.54B vs. $2.52B est., and lifts its full-year forecast, saying its AI strategy is working; WDAY jumps 9%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [2d]
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Meta, accusing WhatsApp of marketing its services as secure but failing to "deliver on those promises" by accessing encrypted messages (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law) [2d]
- Meta joins TikTok, Snap, and YouTube in settling with a Kentucky school district to avoid a trial over claims the platforms were designed to addict kids (Erin Mulvaney/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Sources: Starbucks shut down an AI program for automating inventory counts, nine months after deploying it, after it frequently miscounted and mislabeled items (Waylon Cunningham/Reuters) [2d]
- Modal Labs, which offers a serverless cloud platform to build AI apps and run AI inference, raised a $355M Series C at a $4.65B valuation, up from $1.1B in 2025 (Deepa Seetharaman/Reuters) [2d]
- Gavin Newsom signs an EO mandating state agencies work with the AI industry and others to study subsidies for companies that don't replace workers with AI (Cecilia Kang/New York Times) [2d]
- Sources: OpenAI generated about $5.7B in revenue in Q1, nearly $1B more than Anthropic (Sri Muppidi/The Information) [2d]
- Sources: the EU will propose temporarily lifting sanctions, imposed in April, on a major Chinese semiconductor supplier after automakers warned of shortages (Alberto Nardelli/Bloomberg) [2d]
- August Robotics, which makes autonomous robots for construction and industrial applications, raised $30M led by Big Pi Ventures (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE) [2d]
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- I've looked through Samsung's Memorial Day sale — it includes OLED TVs from $1,099, a record-low Galaxy S26 Ultra deal, and $1,700 off appliances [2d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 22 (game #810) [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, May 22 (game #1076) [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 22 (game #1579) [2d]
- Score a premium Intel Core i9 Laptop for only $510 ahead of Memorial Day — and the CPU inside the Hasee X5 almost rivals the Apple M5 in the MacBook Pro [2d]
- China unveils 'world's first' underwater data center — 2,000 server facility is powered by offshore wind, and cooled by the sea, making it one of the most efficient around [2d]
- Nvidia really doesn't seem to care about gaming GPUs anymore — the company won't even bother to break down graphics sales in its big investor reports [2d]
- High-end hi-fi company YBA has made what it claims is the world's first "transportable" CD player for SACDs — it's got the audiophiles in the office very excited, but it's not exactly a handheld model to slip in your jacket pocket [2d]
- 'A true engineering feat': Silicon-based qubits have a clear advantage in race to million-qubit quantum computer thanks to tech that made Nvidia AI GPUs possible [2d]
- The biggest surprise from Google I/O 2026? Poll reveals majority of Android fans are most excited for Android XR and Gemini Spark— but we’re still waiting to hear more about Googlebooks and the Google Smart speaker [2d]
- I found a lot of cheap Memorial Day business laptops on Amazon — here are the only ones worth buying under $600 from Dell, Lenovo, and HP [2d]
- Dell launches record-shattering server with 9.8PB of flash storage in just 2U — paving the way for massive $75 million 200PB+ AI data center racks [2d]
- Every single iPad is on sale for Memorial Day — here’s which models I’d recommend (and which I’d avoid) as an Apple expert [2d]
- What is the release date for Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 13 on CBS and Paramount+? [2d]
- No new articles in the Past 6 Hours.
- This $60 Magnet Changed How I Use My iPhone [2d]
- Eufy Brings Local AI Agents to Home Security, the First I've Seen Without a Subscription [2d]
- Anker's New Liberty 5 Pro Series Earbuds Are All-Around Great, but Do One Thing Incredibly Well [2d]
- The SpaceX Starship V3 Set for Liftoff Today: What to Know [2d]
- ADT Announces Yet Another DIY Home Security Line, Now With AI Features [2d]
- Disney Already Facing Lawsuit Over Controversial Facial Scanning at Theme Parks [2d]
- Waitlist for the Luna Band, a Screenless Fitness Tracker Unveiled at CES, Is Now Open [2d]
- Live Q&A With the Trump Phone: All Things Mobile Live video [2d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 22, #1798 [2d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 22, #1076 [2d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 22, #810 [2d]
- Firefox's Free VPN Adds More Servers in More Countries [2d]
- If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model [2d]
- Spotify and Universal Music Group Strike a Deal for AI-Powered Remix and Cover Song Tool [2d]
- 'Dutton Ranch': How to Watch Episode 3 of the 'Yellowstone' Sequel Series [2d]
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