Google unveils the Googlebook as its Chromebook successor, Android 17 packs nine major new features, and Waymo recalls robotaxis after reports of driving onto flooded roads. 

• Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI
• Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
• The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
• Waymo recalls robotaxis for driving on flooded roads
• Amazon’s ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities

Apple adding encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone, Google stopping an AI-assisted zero-day exploit, and TikTok testing an ad-free subscription plan in the UK.

• Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone
• Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
• TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK | TechCrunch
• NYT's Wordle to become a TV game show | TechCrunch
• Venmo finally takes privacy seriously

Nintendo raising Switch 2 prices, Apple reportedly exploring a surprising chip deal with Intel, and Amazon bringing a vertical video feed to Prime Video.

• Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices
• Apple Could Soon Be Buying iPhone and Mac Chips From Old Frenemy Intel
• Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video
• ‘Orbs,’ ‘Saucers,’ and ‘Flashes’ on the Moon: Pentagon Drops New UFO Files
• Apple Now Requires UNiDAYS Verification for Education Discounts in U.S. and Canada, Adds Apple Watch

Google’s Fitbit Air pushes deeper into AI health coaching, OpenAI unveils real-time voice models that can reason and translate as you speak, and Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods Pro move into advanced testing.

• Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
• OpenAI has new voice models that reason, translate, and transcribe as you speak - 9to5Mac
• AirPods Pro With AI Cameras Reach 'Advanced' Testing Stage
• SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas
• Elon Musk's lawsuit is putting OpenAI's safety record under the microscope | TechCrunch

Google is adding Reddit-style forum quotes to AI Search, Apple will pay $250 million over Siri’s delayed AI features, and reMarkable’s new monochrome Paper Pure tablet strips digital note-taking back to basics. 

• Google updates AI search to include quotes from Reddit and other sources | TechCrunch
• Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri's delayed AI features | TechCrunch
• reMarkable's new Paper Pure tablet goes back to basics with a monochrome screen | TechCrunch
• Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words
• Anthropic will get compute capacity from Elon Musk's SpaceX

OpenAI making GPT-5.5 Instant the new default in ChatGPT, Apple letting iOS 27 users choose Claude or Gemini for Apple Intelligence, and Threads finally bringing direct messaging to the web. 

• OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT | TechCrunch
• iOS 27 Will Let You Pick Claude or Gemini Instead of ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence
• Threads finally brings messaging to the web | TechCrunch
• Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage | TechCrunch
• Apple Eyes Intel and Samsung as Backup US Chipmakers

Amazon opening its global logistics network to outside businesses, Anthropic and OpenAI launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services, and Apple bringing end-to-end encryption to RCS messaging in iOS 26.5.

• Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses | TechCrunch
• Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services | TechCrunch
• Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims | TechCrunch
• Apple confirms iOS 26.5 Messages app adds RCS end-to-end encryption - 9to5Mac
• iOS 27: Apple Wallet adding new ‘Create a Pass’ feature, per report - 9to5Mac

New evidence in the Musk v. Altman trial, the Pentagon’s classified-network AI deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS, and Apple raising the Mac Mini’s starting price to $799.

• All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
• Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks | TechCrunch
• Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799
• Apple Delivers Strong Forecast in Sign It’s Weathering Shortages
• Meta Acquires Robotics AI Company to Help Build Humanoid Technology

Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI models to train Grok, Google brings Gemini into millions of vehicles, and Netflix leans into short-form discovery with its new TikTok-style Clips feed.

• Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
• Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles | TechCrunch
• Netflix wants you to watch 'Clips,' its TikTok-like vertical video feed | TechCrunch
• Instagram cracks down on content aggregators | TechCrunch
• Samsung says the RAM shortage could get even worse next year

Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta’s strong quarterly results, Uber expanding into hotel bookings with AI help, and EU regulators ruling Meta still isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram. 

• Alphabet beats on revenue, with cloud booming 63% and topping $20 billion
• Microsoft beats on top and bottom lines with 40% Azure growth
• Meta Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
• Uber is in the hotel business now, thanks in part to AI | TechCrunch
• Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU