Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets

May 12, 2026

Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O.

The AI legal services industry is heating up. Anthropic is getting in on the action.

May 12, 2026

As the AI legal services industry heats up, Anthropic is launching its own suite of features designed to assist law firms.

Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

May 12, 2026

Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.

Google unveils Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops

May 12, 2026

The company says Googlebooks, which are launching this fall, are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence to offer personal and proactive help.

Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe code your own widgets

May 12, 2026

The new feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer.

Indigo brings the open social web to one app

May 12, 2026

Indigo’s new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.

U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app

May 12, 2026

The bank said the security lapse was due to the use of an “unauthorized” AI software app.

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

May 12, 2026

The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations.

Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen

May 12, 2026

The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million.

Waymo issues recall to deal with a flooding problem

May 12, 2026

Waymo has issued a software recall that makes its robotaxis more cautious around flooded areas. A “final remedy” is in the works.

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