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Four major artificial intelligence chatbots — OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Alphabet Inc.’s Google Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude and xAI’s Grok — are struggling to fairly and accurately answer questions about elections and geopolitics, according to a new study from Forum AI... View Source

Startup’s survey shows chatbots generally provide inaccurate answers when asked about news... View Source

At launch, Continue On will only allow you to move tasks from a phone to a tablet. | Image: Google Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple's Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where you left off from a compatible tablet. "Continue On" is designed to eventually be bidirectional, but Google says that at launch it will only support ta... View Source

Markets are being built around it, powered by it, and priced because of it. But AI comes with a hefty human toll... View Source

A consortium of European banks seeking to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin has added 25 lenders to its ranks, speeding up efforts to build a viable alternative to dollar-denominated digital money... View Source

SpaceX's new "V3" Starship megarocket will fly for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), and you can watch the highly anticipated action live... View Source

Meta is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence. The company began notifying workers around the world Wednesday morning, starting with employees across Asia, who got the note at 4 a.m. Singapore time. US-based staff are also expected to receive word... View Source

The dating app’s turnaround bets on live events, group dating and an AI-heavy redesign... View Source

Mercedes-AMG has come up with its most powerful vehicle ever and there's no ICE engine in sight... View Source

Analog Devices Inc. agreed to acquire closely held Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion in cash as the need skyrockets for efficient chips to power data centers required for artificial intelligence... View Source

Samsung workers in Korea are set to walk off their jobs on May 21 after failing to reach an agreement with the company... View Source

Samsung Electronics workers attended a rally outside the company's semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek on April 23rd, ahead of the planned strike. | Photo by SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers are gearing up for an 18-day strike after bonus payment negotiations between the company and its union collapsed. The strike is set to start on Thursday, and... View Source

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and Avril Hong give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

With more than $60 billion committed, some SoftBank insiders are growing uneasy over Son’s devotion to Altman... View Source

Global Healthcare Opportunities and CBC Group have agreed to combine to create a healthcare investment firm with more than $21 billion of assets under management, according to a statement Wednesday... View Source

Volvo's latest EV is its best yet, and best value too, but still comes up a bit short to the competition... View Source

China’s healthcare and biotechnology sector is expanding rapidly, driven by scale, speed and a more efficient drug‑approval regime. This segment examines how artificial intelligence is helping cut early drug‑design costs, while leaving much of the expensive clinical and manufacturing process unchanged. The discussion also looks at why China has become a global leader in clinical trials and biotech... View Source

The energy crisis sparked by the war in Iran provides a stark backdrop for BloombergNEF's 2026 edition of the New Energy Outlook. David Hostert, Chief Economist at BloombergNEF spoke with Bloomberg TV's Lizzy Burden about flagship report on long-term energy and climate scenarios. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

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Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Alger Investments’ Ankur Crawford, JP Morgan’s Chief US Economist Michael Feroli, Guggenheim Securities’ Simeon Siegel, Saks Global CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Union Square Advisors President & Co-Founder Ted Smith, Gerber... View Source

OpenAI Inc. is setting up an AI lab in Singapore through a multiyear partnership with the local government, part of a broader effort to support the city-state’s artificial intelligence ambitions... View Source

Cathie Wood of Ark Investment Management says "the largest revenue generating opportunity from AI, in terms of embodied AI, is going to be in transportation." She tells Bloomberg's David Ingles that Tesla and robotaxis "are about to take off." (Source: Other)... View Source

Kickstarter is going back to its previous rules around mature content after creators criticized the new policy it introduced last week... View Source

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. added a new processor to its expanding AI technology stack, enhancing a push to cover every aspect of artificial intelligence development... View Source

The AI agent is rolling out to testers this week... View Source

The era of ultra-high performance Mercedes EVs is here. The German automaker finally revealed its new super sedan, the AMG GT 4-door coupe, with technology borrowed from the automaker's XX concept that last year made history by driving 24,901 miles in under 8 days at Nardò Ring in southern Italy. With the production model, Mercedes rethought its approach to motors and batteries in the hopes... View Source

Liz Almeida, Chief Human Resources Officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Kathleen Navarro, Senior Vice President, Head of HR Business Enablement & Chief Diversity Officer, New York Life, Jamie Rutledge, President, Kyndryl U.S.and Michael Ruttledge, Chief Information Officer & Head of Technology Services, Citizens Financial Group discuss strategies for upskilling the workforce to... View Source

Ground your snow-globe worlds in real-life locations from Google Maps... View Source

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, May 19, 2026... View Source

Golfer makes appearance on Katie Miller’s podcastTwo-time major champion questions Nasa narrativeAs someone who has made much of his devotion to science, Bryson DeChambeau isn’t foolish enough to fall for any old conspiracy theory. But he does believe the moon landings may not have been all they seemed. And that interdimensional beings may be visiting Earth.The two-time major champion appeared thi... View Source

Talks between Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union broke down, with the union telling local media it will go ahead with a work stoppage as planned, which looks set to disrupt operations at the world’s largest memory chipmaker... View Source

Google's redesigned chatbot hits Android and iOS today... View Source

AustralianSuper, the nation’s largest pension fund, has hired its first head of artificial intelligence as the industry grapples with how rapidly evolving technology could reshape retirement finance... View Source

Google didn't forget AI creators in its latest round of Gemini announcements... View Source

Niraj Patel, Senior Software Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence discusses the rise of AI agents in the enterprise and how they are disrupting the software stack on Bloomberg's Building an AI Future-Ready Business event. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Google says its Gemini 3.5 Flash model can complete tasks in a "fraction of the time" of other frontier models... View Source

Block's Business Lead Owen Jennings speaks with Bloomberg Television’s Lisa Abramowicz at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Play Games Sidekick is also getting a wider rollout... View Source

IDG Capital, an investment firm that has backed Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Coinbase Global Inc., is seeking to raise about $2 billion for a growth fund, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Google Pics isn't Photoshop, but it could be better than what's in Google Photos... View Source

Ratnakar Lavu, EVP, Chief Digital Information Officer, Elevance Health, Nick Nadgauda, EVP, Global Chief Information Officer, MetLife, and Sharmila Ravi, SVP, Card Technology, Capital One discuss optimizing business outcomes with intelligent workflows with Bloomberg's Niraj Patel at the Building an AI Future-Ready Business event. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Google's most expensive AI plan is now a little cheaper... View Source

Mario Kart World is one of three games you can choose from in the bundle. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nintendo recently teased the “Choose Your Game” Switch 2 console and digital game bundle, coming in early June. However, multiple retailers (including Nintendo itself) are already offering the $499.99 bundle. The list currently includes GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy, and the Nintend... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re being laid off, part of a restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs as the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence... View Source

Universal Cart will make it easier to buy from inside YouTube and Gmail... View Source

I am dying to know how much money Plex is about to make the next six weeks charging people to stream their own video from their own homes. Today, it's giving every prospective customer until July 1st to lock in a lifetime subscription at today's rates - before it triples the price to $750. Plex already more than doubled the price of a lifetime Plex Pass subscription from $119.99 to $249.99 last Ma... View Source

Neema Raphael, Chief Data Officer & Head of Data Engineering, Goldman Sachs discusses the importance of data in the age of AI with Bloomberg's Lisa Mateo at the Building an AI Future-Ready Business event. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

It's a win for privacy on the social app... View Source

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars PIA26771 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Images… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars PNG (251.49 KB) Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15,... View Source

A Pixel Watch 4 running Wear OS 6, not Wear OS 7. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Among the flurry of today's Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year -... View Source

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has the leading role on the cover of SpaceX’s initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, giving the firm a prominent position in potentially the biggest listing of all time... View Source

Google has a lot to prove, but its smart glasses will have a few big advantages... View Source

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby PIA26772 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby PNG (423.28 KB) Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “fu... View Source

Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims will make your life easier. Gemini Spark, Google's always-on AI agent, can help organize an upcoming event, while Daily Brief can offer a rundown of what to expect during your day. Google is even expanding access to Gmail's AI inbox, which can... View Source

SpaceX expects to proceed with its acquisition of artificial intelligence coding startup Cursor 30 days after Elon Musk’s company begins trading publicly, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

The CFTC has already sued to prevent the Minnesota's prediction markets ban... View Source

1 Min Read Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole PIA26773 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Psyche’s High-Resolution… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole PNG (1.09 MB) Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich s... View Source

Welcome to a "profound moment for humanity," according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O's keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google's cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI's incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we look back at this time, I think we will realize that we were standing in the foothills of the singularit... View Source

Major fires are threatening homes and ecologically sensitive areas following a hot, dry winter... View Source

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, why Masayoshi Son’s $60 billion investment in OpenAI is raising concerns inside SoftBank... View Source

The feature lets you turn all AI enhancements off with one tap... View Source

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach PIA26774 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach PNG (1.78 MB) Description This v... View Source

What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind's leader saying the singularity is near. The Vergecast went live right after the show, with Senior AI Reporter Hayden Field joining me to discuss the highlights. First up, we talk about the buzzword of the show: agents, which see... View Source

Byron Allen, founder, chair and CEO of Allen Media Group, discusses his plans to turn Buzzfeed into a free-TV super app. Speaking with Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg The Close," Allen also comments on taking over Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" time slot. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

The OS update integrates Gemini Intelligence and adds a new widget system... View Source

1 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater PIA26775 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission Images… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater PNG (3.47 MB) Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA... View Source

Scientists are exploring how lasers stabilized in the moon's coldest, darkest craters could enable a GPS-like network to help future Artemis astronauts and spacecraft navigate the lunar surface with far greater precision... View Source

Last year, after watching Google's I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google's future was Google googling. After watching this year's I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don't think Google just wants to google for you - I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search box. Take the trusty Google search bar itself, something Google is generally hesitant to update, which is getting some update... View Source

Students are pushing back against the adoption of AI on campuses, with some organizing protests, petitions, and performance art to express their concerns about the technology's effects on their education and job prospects. Bloomberg’s Victor Swezey has more. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Apple is targeting World Cup fans ahead of this summer's tournament... View Source

A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, previewing how they might go after Trump administration antitrust deals if they win back congressional power in November. While the DOJ settlement with Live Nation, which came one week into trial and with a promise of up t... View Source

Independent studio Giant Skull had announced a deal with Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast last year... View Source

Three new features will be available under the Gemini for Science collection... View Source

5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the planet for a gravity assist. The image has been processed into a natural-color view using red, green, and blue data from the multispectral imager instrument.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA’s Psyche s... View Source

A worker died at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas early Friday morning (May 15), as the company geared up for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket... View Source

Portable bluetooth speakers like the Charge 6 and Flip 7 are just a few on sale for Memorial Day. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the season. If your plans involve beach days, pool parties, or backyard barbecues, now’s a great time to pick up a portable Bluetooth speaker, as many of our... View Source

Jonathan Levin, founder and CEO of Chainalysis, joins Scarlet Fu and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." Polymarket is partnering with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to help police its platform as prediction markets grapple with increased scrutiny over insider trading.  (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Fortnite is returning to the App Store everywhere (except Australia)... View Source

The FineTrack 2 isn’t as discreet as an AirTag. | Image: Ugreen Ugreen has announced a new Apple Find My-compatible tracker with a novel design that limits where you can hide it, but greatly benefits battery life. Inspired by "major football tournaments" the company doesn't call out by name, the Ugreen FineTrack 2 is shaped like a soccer ball and is designed to be used hanging off your keys or bag... View Source

JP Morgan Global CIO Lori Beer discusses the acceleration of change in the tech space, even in the last year. She discusses the anxiety that can come from the ever-changing landscape, but recognizes that there is a huge demand for it as well. She speaks with Bloomberg Surveillance Host Lisa Abramowicz at the JP Morgan Tech, Media & Communications Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

You can kiss the classic Google Search goodbye... View Source

'Well, let’s call it an advance on the next mission.'... View Source

Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an "AI agent for code security" it debuted last October. The difference is that Google is now making the tool more widely available externally - and marketing it as a way to, as Google DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu put it, "help secure the wor... View Source

Brooke Ybarra, SVP of innovation and strategy at American Bankers Association (ABA), joins Scarlet Fu and Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Crypto." Last week the Senate Banking Committee advanced landmark crypto legislation despite a late push from banking groups. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

The first-person adventure Luna Abyss is also a day-one release... View Source

Last week, we noted Kickstarter's new content guidelines which had some pretty weird new additions, including a prohibition on "sexual wellness products that are not designed for insertion or penetration and are not marketed primarily for sexual gratification." Those rules have now been eliminated and the company has restored an earlier version of its guidelines. In an apology letter issued today... View Source

Set against one of the world’s most electrifying sporting stages, Bloomberg House Miami brought together global leaders for dynamic conversations on finance, entertainment, technology and sports ahead of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

The biggest news from Google's annual developer conference, from Gemini Spark, Omni and Search to Shopping, XR and more... View Source

The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it's launching a new line of high-power satellites... View Source

Gemini is gaining the power of sight and mobility. Today at the I/O conference, Google and Volvo announced that the AI-powered assistant will be able to access external cameras in the upcoming EX60 SUV to help explain and interpret its surroundings to vehicle owners. The upgrade is possible thanks to Volvo's use of Google's embedded Android Automotive as its vehicle operating system. Google posits... View Source

JPMorgan Global Chief Information Officer Lori Beer sits down with Bloomberg Surveillance co-host Lisa Abramowicz to discuss the "rapidly accelerating" change of pace in AI over the past six months and how the company is navigating the use of AI agents in the bank's workforce considering factors like task automation and security. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Google is bringing its AI-detecting feature to more of its products to make it easier for people to verify if something was generated or edited with AI... View Source

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on stage at I/O 2026. | Screenshot: YouTube Google's I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and updates about its Project Aura smart glasses. If you weren't able to tune into the event's livestream today or follow along with our live blog, you can catch up on... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said users will be able to ask questions of YouTube, its video product, and create Google Docs using their voices — part of a plan to improve its products with artificial intelligence... View Source

Xbox's new "goal post" thumbstick topper joins six other designs for people with disabilities... View Source

The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington.NASA/Bill Ingalls The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The Moon and Venus... View Source

The moon dances with the king of the planets, with the horizon as their stage... View Source

Ten years ago Sony introduced the MDR-1000X headphones. They combined noise canceling, good sound, design, and comfort in a way that we hadn't quite seen before in a set of wireless headphones. (At the time, the Bose QC35 were the closest competitor, but I wasn't a huge fan of their sound tuning.) The 1000X set off a line of consistently excellent wireless noise-canceling headphones that became th... View Source

Sony Group Corp. introduced a $650 pair of high-end wireless headphones, setting a new ceiling for the company in a segment that has already grown more pricey in recent years... View Source

Plex's premium plan will triple on June 30, 8:01PM ET... View Source

We're back at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, for this year's edition of Google I/O. These days, Silicon Valley is buzzing about the future of AI search, agents, vibe coding, and e-commerce, so you can bet we're expecting to hear tons of news on these fronts. And who knows, we might get a peek at some smart glasses demos and concept projects, too. That said, we aren't expe... View Source

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The free-to-download Pictonico! turns photos into minigames... View Source

The Liquid Oxygen Flight demonstration (LOXSAT) will help NASA test and develop technologies to support in-space transfer and storage of cryogenic propellants, critical abilities for the Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon... View Source

Google I/O 2026 kicks off today, with the event’s keynote presentation slated for 10AM PT / 1PM ET on May 19th.  Gemini is expected to be front and center once again at this year’s developer conference, with Google potentially introducing new versions of AI models and more agentic AI features. Google already showed off a bunch of AI features coming to Android 17, including AI-generated widget... View Source

Apple Inc. Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji is reorganizing hardware development and shifting oversight of key functions such as product design, part of an effort to speed up work on future devices... View Source

The platform recently did something similar for music... View Source

Glendale Community College president Tiffany Hernandez apologized for the mistakes and eventually offered many students a do-over. | Screenshot: YouTube The use of AI-powered tools to announce students as they walk on stage during graduation and commencement ceremonies has grown in popularity over the past few years, but it's not always succeeding at the one job it's there for. Many schools have s... View Source

JPMorgan’s David De Boltz explains why Wall Street is pouring unprecedented money into AI infrastructure, data centers, and GPU financing, while abandoning parts of the software market. On Bloomberg Open Interest, he breaks down the $5 trillion AI buildout, why investors are still buying despite rising rates, and the hidden refinancing risks emerging in tech credit. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Samsung's new displays include a 6K gaming monitor and a larger version of the MovingStyle... View Source

4 Min Read Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science Cindy Evans, Artemis exploration scientist and geology training lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, preparing for a deep-field deployment to collect meteorites in Antarctica. Credits: Cindy Evans NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon,... View Source

Maul doesn't need the Force. He needs a hug... View Source

Apple's annual update about accessibility features on its platforms has new additions for the iPhone, Mac, and especially Vision Pro, with a focus on how on-device AI processing is being used in features like VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader. One addition that jumped out to me is the ability to use on-device speech recognition for uncaptioned videos, which will be avai... View Source

The unique threat artificial intelligence poses to students’ education and their hopes of someday landing a job has made the university a powerful crucible for anti-AI resistance... View Source

A law requiring social networks to quickly remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual imagery is now fully in force. But experts warn the policy could do little to help victims - and at worst could facilitate censorship online. Last May, President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act, a law addressing nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII). The law immediately criminalized distributing NCI... View Source

Standard Chartered plans to eliminate close to 8,000 support roles over the next four years, scaling practical uses of AI to streamline processes, and Meta Platforms is reassigning 7,000 workers to new jobs related to AI. Tom Metcalf has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Insta360's latest mic hides in plain sight... View Source

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The galaxy M77 looks truly out-of-this-world in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope... View Source

The new Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 models. | Image: Microsoft Almost exactly two years ago, Microsoft introduced Arm-powered versions of the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, with Intel models not ready until more than six months later. This time around Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models with Intel's latest Core Ultra Series 3 processors first, ahead of s... View Source

The UK’s High Speed 2 rail line will cost between £87.7 billion ($117 billion) and £102.7 billion and open by 2036 at the earliest, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said, revealing the latest budget increase and delay to the troubled project... View Source

The new laptops are geared towards corporate buyers, with a price to match... View Source

The Anker Solix S2000 is good for home backup, yet small enough to take on the road. | Image: Anker Anker's Solix S2000 solves two major pain points with power stations: idle power draw that can leave a battery unexpectedly dead, and the large footprint required to hold so much energy. Impressively, it achieves this at an incredibly low introductory price that works out to just $0.29 per Wh. Unlik... View Source

As part of its plan to develop a private space station, Vast Space built and then launched a small demonstration spacecraft in early November. This vehicle then completed dozens of test objectives with flying colors before making a successful de-orbit three months later. The mission, which tested power, propulsion, tracking, and a multitude of other technologies needed for Vast's Haven-1 space sta... View Source

At the European arm of failed crypto exchange FTX, Patrick Gruhn watched as traders repeatedly lost money on risky bets. Now, he’s launching a product where the savviest investors can turn a profit — even while putting zero capital at stake... View Source

Join our liveblog as the Engadget team brings you Google's news live from the developer conference... View Source

The Sun sprays an extremely fast stream of charged particles called the solar wind. At approximately 56,000 miles (90,000 kilometers) in front of the Earth toward the Sun, the solar wind collides with the Earth’s protective magnetic field, generating a long-lasting shock wave that stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles. Now, you can help scientists examine data about this “bow shock” to bett... View Source

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'Star Wars' used to be the ultimate theatrical experience, but have years of Disney+ spin-offs dulled its multiplex appeal?... View Source

When The Mandalorian first debuted on Disney Plus, it was a refreshing reminder of how fascinating Star Wars stories can be when they aren't focused on the same handful of well-established characters. Especially in its first season, the series felt like a sign that Disney was shifting gears after disappointing fans with its last trilogy of big budget features. But as The Mandalorian went on, it be... View Source

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, who stepped into the chief executive role at Moelis last October, has described a “return to normal” in the Middle East following months of the Iran War. The global investment bank has been a key player in the region with a history of advising Gulf transactions including the Aramco IPO. Mahmoodzadegan, also the company's co-founder, told Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua that the c... View Source

Apple is previewing new accessibility features including Apple Intelligence-powered updates like natural language voice input... View Source

Marshall’s latest headphones carry forward the brand’s distinctive textured leather finish. | Image: Marshall Marshall's first headphones with active noise canceling were the Marshall Mid A.N.C. first launched in 2018. Its current lineup only offers noise canceling on its larger over-ear Monitor III A.N.C. headphones, but its new Milton A.N.C. bring the feature back to Marshall's smaller and ligh... View Source

Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc... View Source

Marshall's latest cans cost $229... View Source

Plotting the optimal trajectory to visit multiple asteroids is a fiendishly difficult take on the Traveling Salesperson problem, but a new mathematical approach has succeeded in solving it... View Source

Me and my friends. | Photo: Rose Tuohy / The Verge Inviting a robot vacuum-mop into your life is a big decision. An autonomous floor-cleaning machine roaming your home is equal parts glorious and intrusive. But if it does its job well, you may forgive it for eating your rug tassel, running over your Apple Watch, smearing strawberry jam across your carpet, or chattering to you in Chinese at 3AM — a... View Source

US futures ticked lower with 10-year Treasury yields climbing above 4.6%. Major semiconductor stocks like Micron Technology Inc. and Nvidia Corp. extended declines... View Source

Microsoft launched a new Xbox Player Voice portal yesterday, aiming to collect feedback from fans and "make it more visible." It certainly hasn't taken long for Xbox fans to make their feedback very clear. The most upvoted feedback on Xbox Player Voice demands exclusive games for Xbox consoles, more backward compatible games, and free online multiplayer. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has already promised t... View Source

Cameron Dawson, CIO at NewEdge Wealth, sees the pullback in tech stocks as “perfectly normal and perfectly prudent,” but warns that “a simple correction in those names back to trend could be damaging for the overall market-cap weighted index.” (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Google's annual developer conference has arrived. We're expecting plenty of updates to Gemini, Search, and every other product that Google has stuffed AI inside of. The keynote kicks off later today - here's what to expect. When Google I/O will happen and where you can watch it Google I/O starts at 10AM PT / 1PM ET today, May 19th, with a keynote presentation, which will be livestreamed on Google'... View Source

Recreation.gov was supposed to make access to public lands more equitable and streamlined. Instead, it’s rife with bots and inequality, while a government contractor benefits... View Source

The Beijing summit hasn’t stopped the race for AI dominance... View Source

I actually use the Gemini app quite a bit on my phone, but let’s not get carried away. Gemini has a creep problem. A few years ago, that little sparkle icon started showing up in all of our Google apps. Gemini in your inbox! Gemini in your Google Drive! It was slow at first, and easy enough to tune out, but something has changed in the past few months. Gemini is creeping. It's showing up in all ki... View Source

Moonshot AI has informed its investors it will revamp its corporate structure to pave the way for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, aligning with Beijing’s tightened requirements for Chinese companies seeking an overseas debut... View Source

On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of "UFO files." Space.com reached out to experts to make sense of this highly anticipated data drop... View Source

After a year of kidnappings, assaults and armed home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders, the industry is racing to harden its defenses... View Source

China’s deployment of humanoid robots could offset as much as 60% of its projected decline in the labor force by 2035, according to Barclays Plc, helping sustain the world’s largest industrial base as the population shrinks at a pace not seen in decades... View Source

"Bloomberg: The China Show" is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and Avril Hong give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Kokusai Electric Corp.’s biggest shareholder KKR & Co. is offloading its entire 10.57% stake in the Japanese chip gear maker... View Source

LG has unveiled a new gaming monitor that can achieve 1,000Hz at Full HD... View Source

Standard Chartered said it plans to eliminate thousands of support roles over the next four years, joining the ranks of global lenders using artificial intelligence to trim headcount. “It’s not about cost cutting," Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters said at a press briefing in Hong Kong. "It's about having a structurally more productive environment that is fit for future." Bloomberg's Tom Metcal... View Source

Fujikura Ltd. shares fell as much as 17% after its three-year forecast fell short of frothy expectations about artificial intelligence’s appetite for high-density optical-fiber networks... View Source

Embattled Switch 2 maker Nintendo Co. enjoyed its biggest stock gain in two months on Tuesday as concerns about overvaluation in the AI sector sent investors on the hunt for bargains elsewhere... View Source

Linkerbot, a Chinese startup that specializes in making highly dexterous robotic hands, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people with knowledge of the matter... View Source

Alphabet’s Google agreed to create an artificial intelligence cloud business with Blackstone, aiming to compete with companies like CoreWeave in a burgeoning market. The project will rely on an initial $5 billion in equity capital from Blackstone, which will become the majority owner, according to a statement Monday. Bloomberg's Neil Campling explains. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Dell CEO Michael Dell discuss agentic AI, the demand for memory and the outlook for the China market with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow on the sidelines of the Dell World event in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Apple is set to debut iOS 27 at this year's WWDC, featuring a revamped Siri experience. The update is expected to introduce new privacy-focused features that could help differentiate Siri in the crowded chatbot market. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Caroline Hyde with the details on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

AustralianSuper, the country’s largest pension fund, said agentic artificial intelligence could transform how it serves its 3.5 million members, likening the technology’s potential impact to the disruption AI is driving across retail and consumer services... View Source

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses what to expect from Nvidia this week as investors anxiously await the company's earnings results. Plus, the AI data center boom triggers the largest power deal in history, the filing for SpaceX's IPO could come as soon as this week, and Ed Ludlow brings the latest from Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

The company is transferring workers to four new organizations building AI tools and apps, according to NYT and Reuters... View Source

Recursive, a startup creating AI that conducts experiments on how to safely improve itself, just came out of stealth. The company is valued at $4.65 billion, with backers including Google Ventures, Greycroft, Nvidia and AMD Ventures. Recursive CEO Richard Socher joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks about the trip he took to China with President Donald Trump and other American business leaders. Huang says he didn't talk to the Chinese directly about selling them H200 chips. Huang and Michael Dell speak to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow at the Dell World conference in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

New Zealand expects significant savings from an overhaul of its public service, which will eliminate about 8,700 jobs, merge some government departments and extend the use of AI... View Source

JX Advanced Metals Corp. has priced its zero-coupon convertible bonds at the top of the marketed range, underscoring solid investor demand for equity-linked securities in Japan... View Source

Analog Devices Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire closely held Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion in cash, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

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If you just can't choose between refresh rate and resolution, LG's next gaming monitor could solve your problem, as the UltraGear 25G590B monitor is the first one announced that will be capable of a native 1000Hz refresh rate at 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. So far, the 1,000Hz models we've seen have only been capable of 720p at the most, but this 24.5-inch IPS display does not have that limitation, a... View Source

Supercharged gains in a handful of companies and weak market breadth are stoking concerns that the world’s hottest stock market is overheating in some pockets... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is set to create an artificial intelligence cloud business with Blackstone Inc., aiming to compete with companies like CoreWeave Inc., according to the Wall Street Journal... View Source

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Robinhood Markets CIO Stephanie Guild, Andersen Institute’s Fabio Natalucci, Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives, IIF President & CEO Tim Adams, Kayne Anderson Rudnick’s Julie Biel, 42 Macro Founder & CEO Darius Dale, Westly... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. is reassigning 7,000 workers to new jobs related to artificial intelligence, according to an internal memo, part of a broad corporate restructuring that includes planned staff reductions later this week... View Source

Power prices are surging in the US East after the largest US grid operator declared an emergency as soaring temperatures descend on the region... View Source

Catch the F1 Canadian Grand Prix live on a service that isn't Apple... View Source

Meta is building one of the largest artificial intelligence data centers in the world, and it's going up in a remote corner of Louisiana. Financed by one of the biggest private capital deals ever assembled, the project in rural Richland Parish will require up to 7.5 gigawatts of power, 5 gigawatts for computing alone, from 10 brand new natural gas plants. In a region desperate for economic revival... View Source

Artificial intelligence chip startup Tenstorrent Inc. is drawing early takeover interest from prospective buyers at a moment of renewed momentum for upstarts looking to challenge Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc... View Source

The complaint says park visitors don't get sufficient notice they're being scanned... View Source

Three photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center who inspire the world through visual storytelling earned top honors in the portrait category at the 2025 NASA Imagery Experts Program Annual Awards.  “Congratulations to all three on this impressive achievement and for capturing such breathtaking imagery,” said Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche. “Their work represents the collaboration, precisio... View Source

The death is the latest worker safety issue at the Starbase facility, which has a higher injury rate than all other SpaceX sites... View Source

Dr. Joan LaRovere, chief medical officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, said that AI can 'bolster' the capabilities of health care providers to help diagnose and treat patients more effectively. Dr. LaRovere said that she believes the moment in time is like the 'industrial revolution' that can revolutionize health care. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

"This dust can penetrate the shielding of the solar system and end up on Earth."... View Source

Dell Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talk about how they work together on Dell's AI Factory which uses servers with Nvidia chips, software and services. They speak to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow at the Dell World conference in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Volvo's compact, quirky EX30 had a lot of problems when it was first released. Tariffs essentially erased its affordability, making it more expensive to own, and a battery recall made it dangerous to park indoors. But its discontinuation didn't spell the end of Volvo's efforts to sell more affordable electric models. In fact, the Swedish automaker is already at work on a new offering for the US ma... View Source

Akamai Technologies Inc. is seeking to raise $2.6 billion in a convertible bond offering to fund spending on cloud computing infrastructure... View Source

If Dyson’s PencilVac Fluffycones made you wish the company had built something similarly slim for scrubbing the hard floors in your home, enter the recently released Dyson PencilWash. The cordless cleaner is designed to tackle spills and stains on tile and other surfaces, and right now, it’s available for a new low price of $249.99 ($100 off) from Amazon, Target, and Dyson in the run-up to Memoria... View Source

IREN, a vertically integrated AI cloud provider, recently announced a strategic partnership with Nvidia for up to $2.1 billion as part of a broader agreement between the two companies aimed at accelerating the construction of AI infrastructure. IREN CEO Daniel Roberts joins Ed Ludlow on the sidelines of Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas to discuss on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' should not have been a theatrical release… and it maybe shouldn't exist at all... View Source

The tech trial of the year, Musk v. Altman, was ultimately a fight for control. Elon Musk argued that Sam Altman, with whom he helped found the now-massive company OpenAI, shouldn't direct the future of AI. Altman's lawyers, in turn, poked at Musk's own credibility. A jury came to a verdict on Monday after just two hours of deliberation, dismissing Musk's claims due to the statute of limitations... View Source

Dell CEO Michael Dell and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discuss what they see as the biggest supply chain constraint right now during an interview with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow on the sidelines of the Dell World event in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Volvo's upcoming mainstream EV SUV is available to order now... View Source

'For the atmosphere and world of 'Voidverse' to work, I needed the characters and the prose to meld with the setting.'... View Source

PlayStation reportedly won't release its major single-player PlayStation games on PC anymore. According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Hermen Hulst, who heads up PlayStation's studios business, informed employees in a town hall on Monday about the change in strategy. Schreier had previously reported on the shift in March, saying that Sony scrapped plans to launch PC versions of last year's Ghost o... View Source

Paul Baiocchi, head of fund sales and strategy at SS&C ALPS Advisors, joins Scarlet Fu and Eric Balchunas on "Bloomberg ETF IQ." They discuss the ALPS Electrification Infrastructure ETF (ticker: ELFY). (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Sony is blaming PS Plus price increases on "ongoing market conditions."... View Source

In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Using instruments aboard NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, scientists identified a phenomenon known to occur in Earth’s magnetosphere, where charged particles are squeezed like toothp... View Source

What a view from the Orion capsule... View Source

Walmart's Onn brand just launched a whole line of budget-friendly Android tablets that, all together, cost less in total than a single iPad Pro. As spotted by 9to5Google, the six new tablets ship with Android 16 and all but one cost less than $200. The little Onn Core 7 is the most affordable of the bunch at just $97, which gets you a 7-inch 1040 x 600 IPS LCD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage... View Source

A federal jury rejects Elon Musk's claims about OpenAI under Sam Altman and says he waited too long to sue. Musk took Altman to trial saying he went against OpenAI's mission by turning it into a for-profit business. Matthew Schettenhelm of Bloomberg Intelligence has been following the case and has more. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source