!The OpenAI logo on a building.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/openai-endorses-the-kids-online-safety-act/intro-1778697239.jpg OpenAI endorses the Kids Onl...

!Premium members are getting classic arcade shooter Time Crisis.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/mays-ps-plus-game-catalog-additions-include-red-dead-redemp...

Meta announces “completely private” encrypted Meta AI chat Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says its new Incognito Chat is “the first major AI product where there is n...

In May 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before Congress about the regulation of artificial intelligence. Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana asked whether Al...

As AI begins to interact with the physical world, new types of labs are working to build world modelshttps://techcrunch.com/2024/12/14/what-are-ai-world-models-...

Maybe I'm just punch‑drunk in my third week attending the Musk vs. Altman trial, but I have become very, very fond of Microsoft during the course of this trial....

Whether you like it or not, Amazon continues to put AI at the center of the shopping journey. The company announced Wednesday “Alexa for Shopping,” its new pers...

Following a series of cryptic newspaper adshttps://www.reddit.com/r/swatch/comments/1t1grmz/another_new_collab/? and Instagram teasershttps://www.instagram.com/...

!A person holds a phone displaying a private chat with the Meta AI chatbot in WhatsApp. It says 'Only you can see this chat.' The user asks 'Can you help me pre...

Incognito Mode in Meta AI Chats Meta announced adding “incognito” conversations with its Meta AI chatbot within WhatsApp. These chats are processed in a secure...

For the first time, Anthropic has more verified business customers than OpenAI, according to this month’s AI Indexhttps://ramp.com/data/ai-index from the fintec...

Verge reporter Gaby Del Valle demonstrates the size of Sherp’s ATV at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. No one paid attenti...

Smartphones can be distracting with their dizzying array of apps and constant stream of notifications. A new app called Poppyhttps://getpoppy.app/ aims to organ...

Alexa for Shopping Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Amazon.com, integrating its LLM‑powered AI assistant directly into the company's shopping experience. Begin...

!Screenshots of Alexa for Shopping.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/alexa-for-shopping-is-an-agentic-ai-assistant-for-amazon-purchases/intro-1778673442.jpg...

Release Update Trump Mobile’s CEO Pat O’Brien told USA Today that the Trump phone will begin shipping to buyers this week. The announcement follows viral repor...

!Person typing on the phone.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/family-sues-openai-alleging-chatgpt-advice-led-to-accidental-overdose/intro-1778644906.jpg Laws...

Neil Batlivala and Pair Team Join CMS’s ACCESS Program Neil Batlivala has spent seven years building a healthcare company that most of the tech industry has ne...

Meta announced on Tuesday that it's testing a Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account to get answers to questions or context about a conversation...

!Joel Embiid dunking over another player on the floor.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/nba-the-run-hits-the-streets-on-june-9/intro-1778617717.jpg Overview...

Posted: 11:45 AM PDT · May 12, 2026 !A Star Capital/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_9680.jpeg Image Credit: A Star Capital Fund III Announcement Early‑stage vent...

Recall Details Waymo recalled 3,791 robotaxis after an incident involving a flooded road, according to a report by Electrek^1. The voluntary recall was filed w...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand this morning to defend himself against his former co‑founder Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate str...

!A screenshot of the new Meta AI bot for Threads.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/threads-users-are-pissed-they-cant-block-metas-new-ai-chatbot/intro-177860...

Anthropic’s Warning to Investors Anthropic updated its website to warn investors that a number of private and secondary investment platforms are not authorized...

Details OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk did “huge damage” to the culture of the AI startup. During testimony as part of Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Alt...

Google announces Rambler, an AI‑powered dictation feature for Gboard Google introduced Rambler, a new AI‑driven voice dictation feature for Gboard — its widely...

Anthropic announced Tuesday that it is launching a host of new chatbot features designed to provide automated assistance to law firms. The new features expand C...

Anthropic announced Tuesday that it is launching a host of new chatbot features designed to provide automated assistance to law firms. The new features expand C...

Google’s mission to add an extra layer of polish to its mobile OS continues with Android 17. Building on last year’s update, which focused on notifications and...

This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto, including: Android Auto enhancements Adaptive screen sizing - Traditional rectan...

!With auto browse, Gemini in Chrome can complete tasks for the user.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/gemini-in-chrome-arrives-on-android-devices-in-june/int...

!Gemini can now complete tasks across multiple Android appshttps://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/gemini-intelligence-brings-app-automation-to-android/intro-17785...

Google announced Rambler, a new AI‑powered voice dictation feature for Gboard — its widely used Android keyboard app — at the Android Show: I/O Edition 2026 eve...

Google on Tuesday unveiled Googlebookshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/meet-googlebook/, its new line of laptops built around Gemini...

Overview Google unveiled a new Create My Widget feature for Android, allowing users to generate custom home‑screen widgets using natural‑language prompts. The...

!Meta's Instagram app for Android tablets.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/instagrams-in-app-camera-will-support-ultra-hdr-and-night-sight-on-android/intro-...

Background The family of Sam Nelson, a 19‑year‑old college student, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. They claim that Sam’s conversations with ChatGPT encour...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has begun his testimony against Elon Musk in a high‑profile jury trial in a California federal courtroom. Altman, alongside OpenAI preside...

!Season three of Amazon's Lord of the Rings show skips forward several years from the second season finale.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/lord-of-the-ring...

Overview Hollywood actors and producers are backing a new AI licensing standard that will indicate whether AI systems must pay to use a person's likeness, crea...

Overview Rivian's AI‑powered voice assistant is rolling out today to the company's vehicle fleet. The assistant will be available through a software update to...

Funding Round Exaforce, an AI startup that detects and thwarts attacks in real time, secured a $125 million Series B round, valuing the three‑year‑old company...

!A Waymo vehiclehttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/waymo-getty-streets.jpg?w=1024 Image Credits: Brandon Bell / Getty Images Recall Overview Waym...

Overview Instructure, the maker of the Canvas school information portal, announced that it has “reached an agreement” with the hackers who breached its systems...

Potholes are a pesky problem — just ask scooter company Lime, which listed themhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/lime-the-uber-backed-micromobility-company-file...

Overview New AI‑powered design tools such as Visual Electrichttps://techcrunch.com/2025/10/02/perplexity-acquires-the-team-behind-sequioa-backed-ai-design-star...

Amazon Ring, facing a surge in customer‑support calls during last year’s holiday season, evaluated more than 40 AI‑voice vendors before choosing startup Vapihtt...