Google I/O 2026 dropped a bombshell slate of AI announcements, including a new always-on agent that manages your life β and your money β without you lifting a finger. Meanwhile, over 47,000 Samsung workers are days away from a strike that could shake global chip supplies right as AI demand hits a fever pitch. A controversial Utah data center the size of two Manhattans just got the green light despite fierce public opposition, and a major U.S. cybersecurity agency was caught leaving its own passwords exposed online for months. Plus, a First Amendment ruling, a 1,153-horsepower electric monster from Mercedes, and a science discovery that could quietly rewrite how we power the planet.