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Sources: execs from Meta, Google, and Amazon met with Vatican officials in April, as part of a quiet lobbying push ahead of Pope Leo XIV's first AI encyclical (www.politico.eu)
2026-5-25 Google Amazon AI

Sources: Uber weighs a higher bid after it approached a major Delivery Hero shareholder with a €38-per-share bid, valuing the group at €11.5B+, but was rebuffed (www.ft.com)
2026-5-25 Uber

Scammers Are Abusing an Internal Microsoft Account to Send Spam Links (slashdot.org)
2026-5-25 Microsoft

A deep dive into Apple Watch and Health efforts; sources: iOS 27 to get a revamped AirPods control panel and default support for AirPlay rivals like Google Cast (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-25 IOS Google Apple

Hands-on with a pre-release build of Google Docs Live, an AI-powered voice tool for drafting documents, rolling out this summer to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers (www.wsj.com)
2026-5-24 Google AI

For publishers, pirated audiobooks made with AI on YouTube are a growing issue: removal is cumbersome, and some are hiring tech companies to take them down (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-24 AI YouTube

Friday Google's AI-Powered Search Results Glitched on the Word 'Disregard' (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-5-24 Google AI

Delivery Hero says it received a takeover offer from Uber for €33 per share, a discount of 1.76% from Delivery Hero's close on Friday (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-24 Uber

As the US House probes Airbnb's use of Chinese AI models, CEO Brian Chesky says the company is not sharing data with Chinese firms and uses open-source models (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-5-23 China AI Airbnb

Q&A with Sundar Pichai on the future of Google Search, Google's place in the AI race, public skepticism toward AI, AI agents, AI safety, TPUs, and more (www.nytimes.com)
2026-5-23 Google AI

Google files its appeal of the US federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolist, arguing it “prevailed in the marketplace fair and square” (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-23 Google

Google API Keys Remain Active After Deletion (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-5-23 Google

Google's AI Overviews are failing to provide search summaries for specific command-style terms including “disregard”, “ignore”, and “skip” (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-23 Google AI

Reddit stock fell 5%+ on Friday after Meta launched a standalone app for online forums, called Forum; Reddit's stock is now down almost 40% this year (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-23 Reddit

Spotify, UMG To Let Fans Make Their Own Music With AI (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-5-23 AI Spotify

Google rolls out a Google Wallet redesign, including “dynamic quick access” for favourites, a “View more” floating action button, and more (9to5google.com)
2026-5-23 Google

Activision shareholders reach a $250M settlement over allegations that Microsoft and Activision underpaid them during Microsoft's 2023 acquisition of Activision (www.reuters.com)
2026-5-23 Microsoft

Memo: Yusuf Mehdi, a 35-year Microsoft veteran who has been its consumer chief marketing officer since 2023, will leave the company after the next fiscal year (www.geekwire.com)
2026-5-23 Microsoft

Memo: Yusuf Mehdi, a 35-year Microsoft veteran who has been its commercial chief marketing officer since 2023, will leave the company after the next fiscal year (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-5-22 Microsoft

Italian police dismantle a piracy network that streamed paid content from Netflix and others via an app called Cinemagoal with annual subscriptions of €40-€130 (thenextweb.com)
2026-5-22 Italy Netflix

Permalink to Microsoft ushers in AI-native era with open agentic stack, Linux updates (sdtimes.com)
2026-5-22 Linux Microsoft AI

Sources and documents detail Satya Nadella's effort to revamp Microsoft's senior leadership, creating a startup-style operating model to compete in the AI race (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-5-22 Microsoft Startup AI

Meta releases Forum, a Reddit-like standalone app for Facebook Groups, with a feed showing Group conversations and an AI-powered “Ask” feature, on iOS (www.engadget.com)
2026-5-22 IOS Facebook AI Reddit

Shares of quantum computing companies surged Thursday after the US government awarded grants and took equity stakes: D-Wave closed up 33%, Rigetti 30%, IBM 12% (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-22 IBM Equity Quantum

Spotify closes up 13% after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens and gross margins of 35%-40% (www.cnbc.com)
2026-5-22 Spotify

Meta joins TikTok, Snap, and YouTube in settling with a Kentucky school district to avoid a trial over claims the platforms were designed to addict kids (www.wsj.com)
2026-5-22 YouTube

Google accidentally exposed details of unfixed Chromium flaw (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-5-22 Google

Spotify Will Start Reserving Concert Tickets For Fans (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-5-22 Spotify

Spotify says it has 1M+ subscriptions to Audiobook+, which is on track for $100M in ARR, and unveils an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook self-publishing tool (techcrunch.com)
2026-5-22 Spotify

Spotify partners with Live Nation to launch Reserved, a new feature that sets aside tickets for the most dedicated fans, starting with Premium users in the US (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
2026-5-22 Spotify

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