A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box
…cloud that are better, but you’ll be able to do a lot of work here.” [Image: The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box looks like a flattened Xbox Series X. https://platform…
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Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone
…Rounding off these updates is a new AI content detection API for Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, which aims to make it easier for organizations to identify AI-generated media…
Google is launching its own version of OpenClaw
Google is launching its own take on OpenClaw, the buzzy AI agent platform that caused a stir in the tech industry earlier this year. Announced during Google I/O 2026, Gemini Spark…
OpenAI now lets teams make custom bots that can do work on their own
OpenAI is giving users of its Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans access to cloud-based “workspace” agents available in ChatGPT that can perform business tasks. In its blog post, OpenAI gives…
Microsoft’s Office and LinkedIn chief now runs Teams in latest reshuffle
…Lamanna will lead the Copilot, Agents, and Platform (CAP) team inside Microsoft, which includes critical Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 services, BizChat, and more. The Microsoft 365 Core team, OneDrive and SharePoint…
Google Search queries hit an ‘all time high’ last quarter
…Google Services revenues overall were up 16 percent to $89.6 billion, including a 19 percent increase in Google subscriptions, platforms, and devices. Wednesday’s earnings follow a busy start to…
Labor and worker’s rights in tech
…Double Fine Is Unionizing [ Aftermath ] Emma Roth May 7 Cloudflare is laying off 1,100 workers as its AI usage increases by 600 percent. Here’s what Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said…
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming
…Phil Spencer was promoted to Microsoft Gaming CEO at the time, in an effort to further position Microsoft’s gaming efforts across Xbox, PC, mobile, and the cloud. Sharma’s decision to…
‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/firefox_6cpAKPuw9X.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] If that wasn’t enough, Rossmann, Burke, and thousands of other open-source advocates…
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
…Xbox also has a new chief technology officer. “Scott Van Vliet is joining as our CTO,” says Sharma. “Scott has spent more than two decades building technology and consumer platforms across cloud…