Good morning. It’s Monday, May 12. Today we are covering:

* Saudi Arabia launches AI venture Humain ahead of Donald Trump visit

* The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

* I just tried Spacetop's new AR platform with Xreal smart glasses - and it feels like the future of computing

* DNS Piracy Blocking Orders: Google, Cloudflare, and OpenDNS Respond Differently

* Why Companies Looking For New Technologies Don't Manage To Innovate

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