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Google's Android 17 is rolling out to Pixel devices, featuring 'bubble' multi-tasking, foldable gaming mode, and improved safety and security features. The update also includes a new context-aware AI system, Gemini Intelligence, and enhanced screen recording tools. Additionally, Android 17 introduces optimized layouts for foldable devices, temporary app permissions, and improved memory cleanup for HD gaming.

Qualcomm announced two new products, Snapdragon Reality Elite and START, to power the next generation of devices beyond smartphones. The Snapdragon Reality Elite platform is designed for mixed-reality glasses, offering improved GPU, CPU, and NPU performance. The START toolkit provides a combination of hardware modules and software stack for AI devices, starting with smart glasses. Qualcomm aims to be the foundational silicon layer for the post-smartphone era, with over 40 AI wearable devices in development.

SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion stock deal, just days after its historic IPO. The acquisition aims to boost SpaceX's AI division and help it catch up to major AI labs. Cursor was previously valued at $50 billion and had raised $2 billion in funding.

ChatGPT's market share has fallen below 50% for the first time, with Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude gaining ground. Despite this, ChatGPT remains the most popular AI assistant with over 1.1 billion monthly users. The shift in market share is attributed to users migrating between different assistants, with Sensor Tower's State of AI Report highlighting the changing competitive landscape.

OpenAI has been burning through cash at an astronomical rate, with losses of $38.5 billion in 2025, despite growing its revenue to $13.07 billion. The company's financial situation is complex, with one-time costs and accounting rules affecting its net loss. OpenAI's losses are growing, but its revenue is also increasing, and the company is set to go public later this year.

Adobe has released updates to Photoshop and Lightroom, including Rotate Object, Layer Cleanup, and Firefly Boards integration. These updates aim to save time and improve workflow for creatives. Rotate Object allows for non-destructive rotation, while Layer Cleanup declutters the layer panel. Firefly Boards integrates with both Photoshop and Lightroom, streamlining the ideation and execution process. Additionally, Lightroom's search function has been improved, and new film-inspired presets have been added.

Epic has shared a video showcasing its artists using AI tools like GenMedia and Nano Banana to create concept art, sparking a heated debate among Unreal Engine users about the role of AI in the creative process

Chainguard's Athena initiative brings together dozens of partners to share vulnerability intelligence and patch open-source software vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by attackers. The coalition uses AI models to identify vulnerabilities and provides a platform for members to share and fix them. Founding members include BNY, JPMorgan, and Cisco.

Stack Overflow has announced a beta API-first knowledge exchange aimed at AI coding agents, extending the familiar question-and-answer model with post types designed for agent workflows, and keeping humans in the loop through review and approval processes.

PostgreSQL 19 beta introduces SQL Property Graph Queries, concurrent table repacking, and performance improvements, including up to 2x better performance on inserts with foreign key checks. The release also extends the asynchronous I/O framework and adds new extensions for controlling query planner decisions.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite processor supports up to 4.4K resolution at 90 fps, with 60% higher GPU performance and up to 30% increase in CPU performance. It enables smaller, more efficient AR and mixed reality headsets with better image quality and lower latency.

Microsoft's new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 chips, offering 53% faster graphics and up to 20 hours of battery life. However, they come with a significant price increase, starting at $1,499 and $1,599 respectively. The devices also feature subtle haptic feedback and improved AI-powered features like semantic search.

Google's Android 17 update includes new features like floating 'Bubble' app windows and a Screen Reaction recording mode. Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates and better battery life for smartwatches. Android XR smart glasses are also launching this fall.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite chip offers performance upgrades, supporting 4.4K resolution at 90 frames per second per eye, with less latency and improved battery life. It will first arrive in Xreal's Project Aura Android XR glasses this fall.

Mobileye, an Intel subsidiary, plans to launch a robotaxi service in a US city in 2027, expanding beyond its supplier strategy. The company will have an initial fleet of 100 autonomous vehicles and plans to scale to 17,000 over five years. This move puts Mobileye on both sides of the AV business, as a supplier and an operator, potentially competing with companies it currently supplies.

Probably, a startup, has raised $9 million to develop a more reliable kind of AI. The company aims to prevent hallucinations and factual errors in AI models, achieving 99.99% accuracy. Its first product is a data science tool that uses a deterministic validator system to check results and provides citations and audit trails.

Anthropic has paused its planned token-based billing change for the Claude Agent SDK, which would have increased costs for heavy users. The change was set to take effect on June 15, but Anthropic has decided to pause it, allowing users to continue drawing from their existing subscription limits.

Coinbase's May 7, 2026, outage was caused by a localized AWS cooling failure, which was exacerbated by architectural dependencies in Coinbase's systems, including a tightly coupled matching engine and cascading messaging infrastructure failures. The outage highlights the importance of resilience and failover automation in cloud-native systems.

Amnesty International is calling for a ban on AI-powered risk profiling systems, citing concerns that they can entrench existing patterns of discrimination and lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law. The systems are used in high-stakes contexts such as policing, migration, and welfare, and have been shown to disproportionately target marginalized groups.

ChatGPT, the top-ranked AI assistant app, has reportedly lost its dominance in the market with its share falling to 46.4%. This decline comes after a series of events, including a deal with the Pentagon and the introduction of ads, which may have affected its brand image. Meanwhile, competitors like Gemini and Anthropic's Claude are gaining ground, with Claude showing a 640% year-over-year growth in monthly active users.