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Google says it is expanding access to CodeMender, an “AI agent for code security” it debuted in October, by inviting select groups of experts to test the API (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-20 Google AI

Sony is hiking the starting price of one-month and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in “select regions”, blaming “ongoing market conditions” (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-19 Sony

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18, after rolling it out to select creators, politicians, journalists, and others (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-18 AI YouTube

Microsoft says it's retiring Teams' Together Mode, debuted in 2020, and plans to simplify meeting layouts and focus on video quality, stability, and performance (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-18 Microsoft

In an experiment that let Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok run radio stations, Claude tried to incite a revolution and Gemini cheerfully detailed tragic events (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-17

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection program to users over the age of 18, after rolling it out to select creators, politicians, journalists, and others (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-16 AI YouTube

Meta rolls out new features for Ray-Ban Display glasses, including neural handwriting support for all users, and opens up the device to third-party developers (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-15 Ban

Sources: Microsoft plans to remove most of its Claude Code licenses and push its developers toward GitHub Copilot CLI, after previously pushing Claude Code (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-15 Microsoft GitHub

Razer updates the Blade 18 with an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus chip, starting at $4000 with an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, up $500 from the comparable 2025 model (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-15 Intel Nvidia

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon sign an “agreement in principle” to form a joint venture aiming to end wireless dead zones in the US, without giving many details (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-14 Mobile AT&T

Microsoft updates Edge with new AI features, including letting Copilot gather information from open tabs and use browsing history for more relevant answers (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-14 Microsoft AI

Netflix says its ad tier now has 250M monthly active viewers, up from 94M in 2025, and is expanding to 15 new countries, as it tests an ad personalization tool (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-14 Netflix

Amazon is replacing its Rufus AI shopping assistant with Alexa for Shopping, powered by Alexa+, on Amazon.com and its app for all customers in the US (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-13 Amazon AI

Google unveils a “full bleed” Android Auto design that fills unconventionally shaped screens like in the BMW Neue Klasse, plans to add YouTube video streaming (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-13 Android Google YouTube

Google announces Gemini Intelligence, a brand that bundles existing and new Gemini features, including task automation and Create My Widget (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-13 Google Intelligence

Nonprofit RSL Media announces the Human Consent Standard, an AI licensing framework for use of people's work or likeness, backed by George Clooney and others (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-13 AI

Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a Wrapped-like experience that features “never-before-shared data” going back to when users first joined Spotify (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-12 Spotify

Venmo is implementing a major privacy update to set new users' posts to “friends only” by default during onboarding; in 2021, a reporter found Joe Biden's Venmo (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-12

OpenAI launches Trusted Contact, an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that lets adult users assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concerns (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-8

Spotify launches Save to Spotify, a command-line tool that allows AI agents to upload generated audio summaries and personal podcasts to a user's account (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-8 AI Spotify

Musk v. Altman: Mira Murati testifies that Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new OpenAI model and that he made her work more difficult (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-7

Google updates AI Mode and AI Overviews to add “a preview of perspectives” from firsthand sources like social media and Reddit, presented as “Expert Advice” (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-6 Google AI Reddit

Sources: in a reshuffle, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will lead Microsoft's new Work Experiences Group, including Teams, after 35-year veteran Rajesh Jha retired (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-6 Microsoft LinkedIn

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Xbox “will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and will stop development of Copilot on console” as part of a strategic shift (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-6 Mobile Xbox

Meta is using AI on Facebook and Instagram to detect under-13 users by analyzing bone structure, height, and visual cues, but says it's “not facial recognition” (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-5 Facebook AI Instagram Facial Recognition

Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on his plan to make Uber an everything app, Uber's AI integrations, investing in autonomous cars, and more (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-5 Uber AI Autonomous Car

How music streaming services are adapting to the rise of AI-generated music by labeling, deranking, and demonetizing tracks, using AI detection tools, and more (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-4 AI

Google is rolling out Gemini to cars that have Google built-in, replacing Google Assistant, starting with English in the US (www.theverge.com)
2026-5-1 Google

Netflix starts rolling out its new Clips vertical video feed as a separate tab in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, India, and four other countries (www.theverge.com)
2026-4-30 Australia India Netflix Canada

Instagram is expanding its recommendation restrictions beyond Reels to photos and carousels, targeting accounts that post unoriginal content like tweet roundups (www.theverge.com)
2026-4-30 Instagram

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