Цены пока неизвестны.

На фоне снижения внебиржевого курса до 71 рубля впервые с той же даты.

Он вернётся к «исследованиям и разработкам», но образовательное направление бросать не планирует.

На фоне ажиотажа и критики стриминговому сервису пришлось заявить, что прежнюю иконку скоро вернут.

Новинка не только станет отличным напоминанием о 10-летнем развитии 1000X, но и займёт место премиального продукта среди наушников Sony.

Относительно дизайна 1000X THE COLLEXION предлагают металлическое изголовье с пескоструйной текстурой, которое на заводе кто-то вручную отполировал.

Он сможет и вокал с инструменталом чётко разделить, и сохранить нежные высокочастотные, и вообще обогатить звуковую сцену.

Короче, как в WH-1000XM6, но круче.

1000X THE COLLEXION уже доступны для покупки за $650 в двух цветах — чёрном и «платиновом», который белый.

Apple анонсировала новые функции доступности: инструменты для слабослышащих, незрячих и людей с другими ограничениями здоровья.

В Vision Pro есть система точного отслеживания взгляда, и она пригодится для использования в электроколясках.

Людям, которые по состоянию здоровья не могут управлять коляской с пульта, это может помочь.

Наконец Apple представила настоящий Apple Intelligence, а не генератор бестолковых генмодзи.

На русском большинство функций наверняка не будет, потому что Apple Intelligence не поддерживает наш язык.

Казалось бы, уже 15 лет как изучает — и что?

Инсайдер Instant Digital сообщает, что новые материалы Apple использует уже в складном iPhone.

Возврат к алюминию в линейке iPhone 17 Pro, по его мнению, был компромиссом.

Instant Digital пишет, что массовое производство наладить будет дорого, но после обкатки технологии в складном iPhone Ultra оно может подешеветь.

Так что стула в будущем у iPhone 18 Pro два: или возврат к титану (улучшенному), или наконец жидкий металл.

Илон Маск заявил, что первичное публичное размещение акций SpaceX нужно провести как можно скорее, сообщает Bloomberg.

SpaceX планирует подать заявку на размещение уже на этой неделе.

Маск заявил, что процесс IPO нужно запустить как можно скорееВыступая на Международном саммите по интеллектуальной мобильности Samson в Тель-Авиве, Илон Маск заявил, что работа над первичным публичным размещением акций SpaceX уже идёт.

Как пишет Bloomberg, миллиардер подчеркнул: «Нам нужно как можно скорее запустить процесс IPO SpaceX».

Ранее SpaceX уже конфиденциально подала документы на IPO в Комиссию по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC).

Wildberries запустила пилотный проект по экспорту российских товаров в Китай, сообщили в компании.

Новая модель будет работать по принципу B2B-закупок — аналогичному тому, который уже действует для российских продавцов при заказе товаров из Китая.

Раньше экспорт продукции в Китай для компаний был затруднёнКитайский рынок проявляет интерес к российским товарам, особенно в сегменте натуральной продукции.

При этом основной рынок для компании по-прежнему оставался российским: более 90% оборота Wildberries приходилось на РФ, а зарубежные направления давали около 10%.

В компании рассчитывают, что новые меры сделают условия работы для предпринимателей более прозрачными и снизят неопределённость дл…

Россия отстаёт от среднемирового уровня роботизации предприятийРоссия отстаёт от среднемирового уровня роботизации предприятий, сообщили эксперты ИТ-холдинга Т1 на конференции ЦИПР.

В России в 2024 году в 5,5 раз меньше роботов на 10 тыс.

В 2024 году в обрабатывающей промышленности в России плотность роботизации составила 29 роботов на 10 тыс.

Во всяком случае, 30% всех роботизированных комплексов работают не на полную мощность», — сообщила Ольга Мудрова, исполнительный директор Национальной Ассоциации участников рынка робототехники.

Главными барьерами роботизации бизнеса участники исследования назвали:дефицит кадров,высокую стоимость технологий,нехватку частных инвестиций,недостаток отечес…

Компания Meta* Platforms переводит 7 тыс.

сотрудников на новые должности, связанные с искусственным интеллектом, сообщает Bloomberg.

Перестановки в компании связаны с масштабной корпоративной реструктуризацией.

По её словам, реструктуризация повысит общую производительность компании и сделает работу сотрудников более плодотворной.

*Meta и принадлежащие ей Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook и Messenger признаны экстремистскими и запрещены на территории РФ

Поступления от самозанятых в бюджет Москвы за первый квартал 2026 года превысили 5 млрд рублей, об этом сообщает ТАСС.

В первом квартале 2026 года столичные самозанятые сформировали для клиентов 58,2 млн чеков, а средний чек за услугу на конец марта составлял 2 857 рублей, сообщает ТАСС.

Годовой прирост количества самозанятых в Москве превысил 340 тыс.

Минимальное число зарегистрированных плательщиков НПД отмечено на Байконуре (520) и на федеральной территории «Сириус» (519).

Самозанятые платят 4% с доходов от физических лиц и 6% — с поступлений от компаний и ИП.

«Яндекс Маркет» запустил на своей площадке раздел «Спешл», объединяющий товары от продавцов с высоким рейтингом, сообщили Russian Business в компании.

В «Спешл» вошли повседневные товары и премиум-линейкаВ новом разделе представлены товары на каждый день, а также ассортимент из «Ultima Яндекс Маркета» — премиального сервиса с брендовыми товарами, сообщили в пресс-службе «Яндекс Маркета».

Навигация по «Спешл» построена на двух типах подборок: редакционные (по категориям «одежда», «дом», «техника», «гаджеты», «красота») и персональные.

ИИ-агент «Яндекс Маркета» будет создавать готовые образыДля ассортимента женской одежды в «Спешл» запущена функция создания готовых образов с помощью ИИ, сообщ…

Цифровизация давно коснулась дистрибуции не только в сегменте онлайн-продаж, но и в оформлении полисов через партнёров: страховых агентов, дилеров, турагентов.

Количество выплат в нём в 2025 году выросло в четыре раза и в текущем году продолжает расти.

Пока этот сервис доступен только крупным корпоративным клиентам, но в будущем планируем масштабировать его на средний и даже малый бизнес.

А для ещё более продвинутой заботы о здоровье сотрудников есть программа превентивной медицины, не только чекапы, но и генетические анализы и консультации врачейпревентологов.

Кроме того, спрос формируется не только в сегменте крупного и среднего бизнеса, но и в микробизнесе.

Большинство фрилансеров в России не могут позволить себе полноценный отдых, выяснили сервис психотерапии «Ясно» и платформа для работы с внештатными исполнителями Solar Staff.

Более половины фрилансеров не могут создать баланс между работой и личной жизньюРабота вне найма сопровождается высоким уровнем неопределённости.

«Фриланс — это вызов не только для нашей организованности в работе, но и для нашей способности к отдыху.

КонтекстПо данным Solar Staff, среднемесячный доход фрилансеров в 2025 году вырос на 25,7% и достиг 44 тыс.

Сильнее всего за год поднялись доходы маркетологов — на 54% — и менеджеров по рекламе — на 32%.

Gemini «на лицо»: Samsung и Google представили умные очки на базе Android XRВ рамках конференции Google I/O 2026 компания Google совместно с Samsung анонсировала умные очки, которые позволят получать информацию и выполнять задачи без необходимости доставать телефон.

Их планируется выпускать в двух вариантах: аудио-очки, которые предоставляют голосовую помощь, и очки с дисплеем, отображающие необходимую визуальную информацию в нужный момент.

Пользователи смогут задавать вопросы о своем окружении, получать навигационные указания, управлять звонками и сообщениями, а также слушать музыку через встроенные динамики.

Очки будут совместимы как с Android, так и с iOS.

Ожидается, что первая партия ум…

Google добавляет ИИ: теперь с Gmail можно поговоритьКомпания Google представила новую функцию для Gmail под названием Gmail Live, которая позволит взаимодействовать с почтовым ящиком с помощью голосовых команд.

Сгенерировано нейросетью MidjourneyВо время демонстрации, проведенной сотрудником Google, было показано, как Gmail Live может отвечать на вопросы, связанные с событиями в школе ребенка или предстоящими поездками.

Например, можно спросить о дате и месте проведения мероприятия, и Gmail Live предоставит эту информацию, извлеченную из электронной почты пользователя.

Иллюстрация: GoogleОдной из ключевых особенностей Gmail Live является его способность понимать естественный язык и отвечать…

Значительный шаг вперед: Google представила Gemini 3.5Компания Google представила новейшее семейство моделей искусственного интеллекта Gemini 3.5 и начала серию с выпуска версии 3.5 Flash.

По словам компании Gemini 3.5 Flash способна выполнять задачи по программированию и агентным задачам на уровне крупных флагманских моделей.

Иллюстрация: GoogleGemini 3.5 Flash доступна для всех пользователей через приложение Gemini и «режим ИИ» в поиске Google.

Она также доступна разработчикам через платформу Google Antigravity и API в Google AI Studio и Android Studio, а предприятиям — через платформу Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform и Gemini Enterprise.

Персональный ИИ-агент Gemini Spark, который сейчас…

Apple научила Vision Pro контролировать инвалидные коляскиВ преддверии Всемирного дня осведомлённости о доступности (Global Accessibility Awareness Day, GAAD), который отмечается 21 мая, Apple анонсировала масштабное обновление операционных систем с упором на специальные возможности.

Ключевым нововведением стала система управления моторизованными инвалидными колясками с помощью пространственного компьютера Apple Vision Pro.

Система совместима с приводными комплексами и поддерживает подключение как по беспроводному протоколу Bluetooth, так и через проводные аксессуары.

Чтобы пролистать интерфейс, например, в картах или файловом менеджере, достаточно сказать: «нажми на путеводитель по лучшим …

Звёздный трансфер в мире ИИ: Андрей Карпати переходит в Anthropic вместо OpenAIИзвестный ИИ-разработчик Андрей Карпати (Andrej Karpathy) официально присоединился к компании Anthropic.

В публикации в социальной сети X инженер выразил воодушевление по поводу своего возвращения к глубоким исследованиям и разработкам.

После успешной работы над беспилотниками он снова вернулся в OpenAI, однако в 2024 году окончательно покинул её ряды.

Тот факт, что для своего масштабного возвращения в индустрию специалист выбрал Anthropic, а не свою бывшую компанию, эксперты оценивают как серьёзную и чувствительную потерю для OpenAI.

Карпати признался, что в последнее время его потрясли темпы прогресса «агентных…

Папа римский против «спирали уничтожения»: Ватикан готовит энциклику против боевого ИИ — вместе с сооснователем AnthropicВатикан официально объявил, что 25 мая папа римский Лев XIV представит свою первую энциклику под названием Magnifica Humanitas («Великое человечество»).

Иллюстрация: Nano BananaКак сообщают источники информационного агентства Reuters, в тексте энциклики содержится жёсткое осуждение использования алгоритмов ИИ в военных действиях, а также предупреждение о негативных последствиях автоматизации для прав трудящихся.

Буквально на прошлой неделе Лев XIV, выступая в крупнейшем университете Европы, прямо раскритиковал ведение войны с помощью нейросетей.

Приводя в пример текущие к…

«Воскрешение» моа началось: биотех-стартап Colossal впервые вырастил птенцов в полностью искусственной скорлупеАмериканская биотехнологическая компания Colossal Biosciences, известная амбициозными планами по воскрешению вымерших видов, объявила об успешном выведении живых цыплят в полностью искусственной среде.

Яйца моа были в 80 раз больше куриных, и ни одна современная птица физически не способна их выносить и отложить.

Изображение: Colossal Biosciences via APЧтобы вырастить птенцов, генетики извлекли содержимое оплодотворённых куриных яиц и перелили его в напечатанную систему, после чего поместили её в инкубатор.

Исследователь репродуктивной биологии птиц из Шеффилдского университета Ник…

Компания Canonical представила релиз Ubuntu Core 26, компактного варианта дистрибутива Ubuntu, адаптированного для применения на устройствах интернета вещей (IoT), в контейнерах, потребительском и промышленном оборудовании. Ubuntu Core поставляется в форме неделимого монолитного образа базовой системы, в котором не применяется разбивка на отдельные deb-пакеты. Образы Ubuntu Core 26, состав которых синхронизирован с пакетной базой Ubuntu 26.04, подготовлены для систем x86_64 и ARM64. Время сопровождения выпуска составит 15 лет.

Компания Microsoft опубликовала наработки, связанные с дистрибутивом Azure Linux 4, который по сравнению с веткой 3.0 кардинально переработан и переведён с собственной пакетной базы на использование пакетов из дистрибутива Fedora 43. Если ранее Azure Linux позиционировался как платформа для Linux-окружений, используемых в облачной инфраструктуре, edge-системах и различных сервисах Microsoft, то теперь Azure Linux преподносится как защищённая и надёжная операционная система общего назначения, оптимизированная для облака Azure, которую можно использовать в виртуальных машинах, контейнерах, окружении WSL (Windows Subsystem Linux) и в качестве основной ОС на компьютерах.

Раскрыта информация о шестой уязвимости (1, 2-3, 4, 5), позволяющей непривилегированному локальному пользователю получить права root, перезаписав данные в страничном кэше. Уязвимость получила кодовое имя PinTheft. Доступен прототип эксплоита. CVE-идентификатор ещё не присвоен. Исправление пока доступно только в виде патча, который опубликован 5 мая и 11 мая был принятв ветку netdev, но не включён в корректирующие выпуски ядра.

Опубликован проект IncidentRelay, развивающий открытую систему для организации дежурств, маршрутизации оповещений и сопровождения инцидентов, запускаемую на собственном сервере (self-hosted). Проект ориентирован на SRE, DevOps и инфраструктурные команды, которым требуется локально разворачиваемая альтернатива SaaS-сервисам для управления дежурством (on-call management), применения политик эскалации и реагирования на инциденты. Код проекта написан на Python и распространяется под лицензией MIT.

“Very dark and murky,” is how Steve Ray, a consultant for the drainage district, described it to KRIS 6 News.

The drainage district had not been told that 231,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day would be flowing through its infrastructure.

The drainage district that manages the ditch the pipe was discharging into was never notified that the permit existed.

What the drainage district’s lab actually foundBy the time TCEQ closed its investigation, the drainage district had already hired its own attorney and commissioned its own independent test.

Frank Lazarte, an attorney representing Nueces County Drainage District No.

One of AI’s greatest potential benefits to humanity is increasing the speed and scope of scientific discovery.

Empirical Research Assistance (ERA), a Google-developed research tool that uses Gemini to write and optimize scientific code, addresses one of the most time-consuming parts of scientific research: iteratively testing and refining computational experiments.

It is described in "AI system designed to help scientists write expert-level empirical software”, published today in the journal Nature.

As part of our wider science announcements at I/O today, we are also making this technology accessible as a tool that can begin to help scientists around the world.

ERA is one of the systems use…

Weekend at Bernie’s showed that a good chunk of the most-depended-on open source packages are dead, and there are a lot of different ways for a project to end up that way.

The maintainer was hired by a company and either the employment contract or just the new workload means the project stops.

The open source project has become a publishing channel for a closed one, and from outside it’s indistinguishable from a ghost maintainer except on the days a sync lands.

The project relicensed to something that isn’t open source, and a community fork under the old licence exists but adoption hasn’t consolidated behind it.

The interesting development moved to the commercial edition and the open source…

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All of the former FiveThirtyEight site from my nearly decade-long tenure at ESPN/Disney/ABC is gone.

The thinking at Disney is presumably that they invested a lot of money in FiveThirtyEight and were left with nothing to show for it.

Grantland, built around another spiky founder, was quite explicitly a precedent for FiveThirtyEight @ Disney.

Nevertheless, the period from roughly 2018 to 2019 was probably the high point of FiveThirtyEight at Disney.

ABC finally fully shut down FiveThirtyEight in March 2025, 11 years after its debut at Disney.

The goal of Search has always been simple: to help you ask anything on your mind — from quick facts to the deep, complex or hyper-specific questions that can be hard to articulate.

To make this possible, we’ve continued to reimagine what Search can do with AI.

The momentum has been incredible: Just one year after its debut, AI Mode has surpassed one billion monthly users, with queries more than doubling every quarter since launch.

As people have realized just how much more Search can do for them, they’re searching more than ever before — so much so that last quarter, we saw queries reach an all-time high.

Today at I/O, we shared the next step in our journey to bring together the best of a s…

Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times.

With the revamped Search experience, the new search box simply expands to accommodate longer, more conversational queries, rather than making you decide what type of search experience or mode you want to choose at the start of your query.

Starting this summer, people will be able to create, customize, and manage multiple new “information agents” within Google Search.

In 2003, Google launched Google Alerts, a change-detection service that emailed users when new web results matched their search terms.

Image Credits:GoogleLinks will become an afterthought with the coming…

Today, we’re introducing Gemini 3.5, our latest family of models combining frontier intelligence with action.

We’re kicking off the series by releasing 3.5 Flash.

It delivers frontier performance for agents and coding, excelling at complex long-horizon tasks that deliver real-world utility.

3.5 Flash is available today to billions of people globally:For everyone via the Gemini app and AI Mode in Google SearchFor developers in our agent-first development platform Google Antigravity and Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Android StudioFor enterprises in Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Gemini Enterprise.

It's already being used internally, and we look forward to rolling it out next month.

Safety From development to deploymentGemini Omni Flash was developed in partnership with internal safety, security, and responsibility teams.

A range of evaluations and red teaming activities were conducted to help improve the model and inform decision-making.

These evaluations and activities align with Google's AI Principles and responsible AI approach, as well as Google's Generative AI policies (e.g.

Gen AI Prohibited Use Policy and the Gemini API Additional Terms of Service).

Evaluation types included but were not limited to:

ShareAs artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements.

At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers over the weekend during his keynote address to about 10,000 University of Arizona graduates on the rise of AI.

Why?”Similar responses to keynote speakers who touched on AI at other universities highlight a pervasive sense of anxiety among today’s college students.

The unemployment rate for college graduates ages 22 to 27 has reached its highest level in a dozen years.

Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear)Describe the BugCloud agents are failing to spin up today, they were working just fine yesterday.

I started multiple sessions and have been waiting 10+ minutes for them to start.

Steps to ReproduceStart a conversation with a cloud agent.

Expected BehaviorThe conversation with the cloud agent startsOperating SystemMacOSVersion InformationWebFor AI issues: which model did you use?

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A dataset on Kaggle purportedly showing people who have had a stroke includes images of Sylvester Stallone from Rambo and other celebrities.

By examining two other Kaggle datasets on stroke and diabetes, both of which included tabular patient data, Gibson and Barnett traced how the data move through the scientific literature and in some cases, into clinical use.

In December, The Transmitter reported Springer Nature had taken action on nearly 40 publications that trained models with datasets that used children’s faces without consent or verification.

Gibson first ran into the questionable data while searching for clinical prediction model datasets for his Ph.D.

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Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.

Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore environments, weather changes, and rare scenarios.

Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company's annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex tasks and building software from scratch.

Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes.

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

The tech giant says it's aware that most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why it's launching Universal Cart.

Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details.

Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into AI-powered software development.

The tech giant says it's designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.

The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a standalone chatbot.

Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assistants — to build Android apps faster from the command line.

At the I/O developer conference, Google announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini's base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.

Google is letting users create drafts, take notes, and search for email with voice with the new Workspace update

Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside Antigravity 2.0 launch.

Google's Gemini Omni is a new multimodal model that reasons across text, images, audio, and video to generate and edit videos through simple conversation — starting with Omni Flash.

Meir Orbach / CTech:

Ocean, which uses AI agents to detect email attacks, raised a $20M Series A led by Lightspeed, following an $8M seed in 2024 — The cybersecurity startup says its platform replaces legacy phishing defenses with AI agents that analyze intent, not just patterns.

Charles Rollet / Business Insider:

Sundar Pichai announced at Google I/O that Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month; attendees groaned at the model coming out later than they expected — - Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month. — Google I/O 2026 attendees groaned at the model coming out later than they'd expected.

Wired:

Hands-on with Google and Samsung's Android XR smart glasses from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, and with XReal's Project Aura, all set to arrive this fall — Here's your first look at smart glasses coming from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, powered by Google and Samsung's XR platform.

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

Google unveils Universal Cart, a shopping assistant that works “across merchants”, built on the Universal Commerce Protocol, rolling out in the US today — At I/O on Tuesday, Google introduced Universal Cart, its so-called agentic hub for managing shopping in one place.

Jen Judson / Bloomberg:

At a hearing, two of three judges of a federal appeals court appeared skeptical of Anthropic's bid to block the DOD from designating it a supply-chain risk — A federal appeals court appeared skeptical of Anthropic's bid to block the Pentagon from declaring that the company poses …

Will Knight / Wired:

Demis Hassabis says companies looking to replace developers with AI may be due to a “lack of imagination and a lack of understanding” of the future — The CEO of Google DeepMind tells WIRED that companies should use the productivity gains of AI to do more, not lay people off.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Google's web-based AI Studio now lets users build native Android apps; Google says the apps are for personal use only for now and publishing is on the roadmap — The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday, Google announced new native Android app creation capabilities …

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:

Google introduces Antigravity 2.0, featuring an updated desktop app that lets users orchestrate multiple agents, alongside an Antigravity CLI tool and SDK — Google is introducing a new version of its agentic coding app, Google Antigravity 2.0, with an updated desktop app, a CLI tool, and an SDK for custom workflows.

Josh Woodward / The Keyword:

Google says the Gemini app has 900M+ MAUs across 230 countries, up from 400M at I/O 2025, and launches Neural Expressive, a new design language for Gemini — Gemini is becoming a more helpful AI assistant, with an intuitive new UI, proactive daily briefs and Gemini Spark, an agent to help you get things done around the clock.

Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:

Google teases Android Halo, which makes an AI agent's status visible via “subtle communication” at the top of the phone screen, coming later this year — At Google IO, we were given a tease of an upcoming “Android Halo” feature that, at least on first glance, isn't clear how or what it will do.

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OpenAI adds support for Google's SynthID watermarks in AI images, and previews a public portal to let users verify if an image was generated by OpenAI's tools — Images generated by ChatGPT will now carry Google's SynthID watermarks. … OpenAI is announcing updates today that aim …

Hayden Field / The Verge:

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 — The company is marketing its CodeMender tool as a way to “help secure the world's code bases.”

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:

Google launches the Gemini Omni multimodal model, saying it can “create anything from any input”, starting with video generation, for Google AI subscribers — Although it was already discovered by intrepid AI power users weeks ahead of the official unveiling today at Google's annual …

Mariella Moon / Engadget:

Google announces Gemini Spark, a “24/7 personal AI agent” that is powered by Gemini 3.5 and supports integrations with Google Workspace apps, including Gmail — The AI agent is rolling out to testers this week. — Google has announced a “24/7 personal AI agent” …

Lance Whitney / ZDNET:

Google restructures its AI plans, introducing a $100/month AI Ultra plan for developers and cutting the top-tier Ultra subscription from $250 to $200/month — ZDNET's key takeaways — Google has introduced a cheaper AI Ultra plan at $100 a month. — The full Ultra Plan is now $50 cheaper at $200 a month.

On Tuesday, Nature released two papers describing AI systems intended to help scientists develop and test hypotheses.

One, Google’s Co-Scientist, is designed as what they term “scientist in the loop,” meaning researchers are regularly applying their judgements to direct the system.

While Google says its system will also work for physics, both groups exclusively present biological data, and largely straightforward hypotheses—this drug will work for that.

So, this is not an attempt to replace either scientists or the scientific process.

With the ease of online publishing, the number of journals has exploded, and with them the number of papers.

In a few short years, we’ve gone from easily identifying AI content that featured superfluous fingers to images and videos that look shockingly realistic.

The company says SynthID has since been used to label 100 billion images and videos, plus 60,000 years’ worth of audio.

SynthID is not Google’s only AI labeling strategy.

It’s also adding C2PA scanning to Gemini, allowing the chatbot to explain a file’s providence based on the content labeling.

“There was a lot of research that we did in making SynthID robust to different kinds of transformations.”

Security researcher Brian Krebs brings us the news that America’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has had a large store of plaintext passwords, SSH private keys, tokens, and “other sensitive CISA assets” exposed in a public GitHub repo since at least November 2025.

The now-offline public repo—named, somewhat aspirationally, “Private-CISA”—was brought to Krebs’ attention by GitGuardian’s Guillaume Valadon, who was alerted to the repo’s presence by GitGuardian’s public code scans.

Krebs says that Valadon approached him after receiving no responses from the Private-CISA repo’s owner.

This isn’t the first time CISA has screwed up—in fact, it’s not even the first time this year.

In …

The charter’s revisions under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have allowed Kennedy to appoint dubiously qualified anti-vaccine allies to advise the CDC.

It also would have directed the CDC panel to focus on alleged vaccine injuries and risks and welcomed fringe groups and anti-vaccine organizations to participate in developing federal vaccine policy.

In June 2025, Kennedy summarily fired all 17 experts from ACIP and quickly replaced them with unvetted and unqualified anti-vaccine allies.

Kennedy’s ACIP then held several meetings in which they aired anti-vaccine views and misinformation, allowed anti-vaccine activists to give unvetted presentations, and ultimately v…

Gemini 3.5 Flash is rolling out across a wide range of Google products starting today, and Google again claims this model is even better than its last-gen Pro model.

Gemini 3.5 Flash supposedly offers frontier-level intelligence while also being efficient enough that it may finally make complex agentic tasks worth doing at scale.

Tulsee Doshi, senior director of product management for Gemini, explains that the innovations of Gemini 3.5 Flash are woven through multiple Google products, and this is just the start.

Gemini 3.5 Flash may be a big step toward making that viable.

According to Doshi, the team made numerous improvements in pre-training with Gemini 3.5 Flash, but insights gleaned fro…

Almost exactly two years ago, we were gawking at prototypes of 1,000 Hz monitors and wondering who really needed a display that could support such ludicrously smooth frame rates.

Now that those prototypes are starting to develop into retail products, we’re still wondering how much of a market there is for gaming displays that can update with a new frame every single millisecond.

That “Full HD” promise means LG’s 1,000 Hz display hits the 1080p threshold that is by far the most common resolution reported by gamers in Steam’s regular hardware surveys.

That would represent a decent step up from the likes of Acer’s Predator XB273U F6, Samsung’s Odyssey G6, or Phillips’ EVNIA 27M2N5500XD, all of…

And the BUILD America 250 Act ensures that electric vehicle owners begin paying their fair share for the use of our roads,” said committee chairperson Sam Graves (R-Mo.).

Should the bill pass—and it enjoys support from the Democratic Party, too—you will be required to pay a $130 federal registration fee to drive an EV.

And if state departments of transport don’t collect this federal EV tax, the federal government will “withhold an amount equal to 125 percent of the amount owed from the state’s highway apportionment.”Why?

Road funding in the US is a messy business, paid for by a mix of federal and state gas taxes, state vehicle registration fees, and local budgets.

And as the percentage of f…

“Build a civilization to stand the test of time.” That was the promise on the box of Sid Meier’s Civilization, the first in a long-running strategy game franchise that has evolved over 35 years and seven mainline entries.

Civ 7 introduced a new approach to play wherein players would change civilizations from their initial selection twice by the end of a game.

Each has its own tech and culture tree, game mechanics, and, until now, civilizations to pick from.

The intent behind it was to allow the game’s designers to solve some longtime problems with how traditional Civ games could lag or have balance problems at specific stages.

Test of Time gives players a lot more freedom inside that struct…

A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data centers and rapid increases in electricity demand are reshaping the industry.

The $67 billion deal combines NextEra’s size and reach with Dominion’s positioning as the local utility for the world’s largest concentration of data centers in northern Virginia.

For perspective, only Exxon Mobil and Chevron would be larger based on market value among US-based energy companies.

NextEra, based in Juno Beach, Florida, includes Florida Power & Light, the largest regulated electricity utility in the state, and NextEra Energy Resource…

As part of its plan to develop a private space station, Vast Space built and then launched a small demonstration spacecraft in early November.

“Every single successful space company is diversified in its products,” said Max Haot, chief executive of Vast Space, in an interview.

Haot added that Vast also plans to offer an NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin Module to support orbital data center inferencing needs.

Vast has already signed a customer for four satellites, with an option to purchase up to 200 additional satellites.

Haot said the company is targeting a launch of at least 10 Vast Satellites in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Fortnite is back on the App Store globally... except for Australia.

The battle royale game has been back in the US App Store since last year, following a nearly five-year ban that stemmed from Epic's seemingly never-ending legal battle with Apple.

The company is banking on US federal courts to force Apple to disclose the operational costs behind its App Store fees.

As for Australia, Epic says it's holding out there because Apple is still enforcing terms that the Fortnite publisher believes are illegal.

Epic said the Australian courts "found many of Apple's developer terms are unlawful, and yet Apple continues to enforce those terms.

Alongside a slew of new AI-focused announcements at I/O 2026, Google also announced Wear OS 7, the latest update to its wearable operating system.

The biggest of those additions is what Google calls Wear Widgets, an evolution of the informational "tiles" that have been the bread and butter of the Wear OS experience for years at this point.

Wear OS 7 will also have controls for deciding which apps automatically launch the Wear OS media controls interface and a new Remote Output Switcher for switching which headphones or speakers play the audio you're streaming.

Google plans to detail more of the new features of Wear OS 7 during I/O 2026.

A test version of the OS is also available to try now …

Minnesota is the latest state to try and curtail the activities of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.

Governor Tim Walz signed a bill that included a number of public safety provisions, including a ban on those markets operating within the state.

This appears to be the first attempt by a state to regulate prediction markets via legislation rather than lawsuits, but the lawsuits haven't gotten off to a good start.

Three of the states that have embarked on legal cases against these businesses were sued by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which claims that only it has the power to oversee prediction markets.

The federal regulator has also hopped onto the Minnesota law, …

Starting today, Google is deploying "an intelligent AI-powered Search box" in all languages and countries in which AI Mode is available.

In any case, I wouldn't be surprised to see many more folks ditching Google Search for alternatives that offer AI-free web searches (*waves again*).

As is the way of things, Google is retooling AI Mode with yet another model change.

Under the hood, Search... pic.twitter.com/eb1KqRHuft — Google (@Google) May 19, 2026Speaking of which, Google is expanding Personal Intelligence in AI Mode.

This is a feature that allows you to grant Gemini access to pull in information from apps like Gmail and Google Photos if you choose (Google Calendar integration is on the …

Microsoft just revealed some new titles coming to Game Pass throughout the rest of May.

The hotly-anticipated driving sim is available right now for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

This is the current killer app for Game Pass, now that those Call of Duty games are no longer day-one releases.

The co-op game Remnant II will be available via Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass on May 20.

Also, some games are coming to Game Pass Premium, after previously being available for Ultimate.

Last year, Google announced a partnership with Samsung to create a new line of smartglasses with help from traditional eyewear makers Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.

But today at Google I/O 2026, we just got a clearer picture of what those specs will look like when they go on sale sometime later this year.

What's more interesting is that the two specs feature very different designs, with Gentle Monster's pair evoking "disruptive yet refined aesthetics" while Warby Parker's frame showcase a more traditional silhouette.

This could be smart strategy for Google and Samsung who are looking to capture the interest of mainstream buyers while still having something a bit more adventurous for tech-…

Google is today announcing a raft of updates to Shopping, the most notable of which is likely its new Universal Cart.

Universal Cart is a tool which aggregates all of your purchases under one roof and lets you shop from more places.

In essence, you'll be able to add products to this cart from every corner of Google's mansion, including search, YouTube and Gmail.

One key benefit of Universal Cart is that it's been designed to anticipate problems you might not have thought about.

Universal Cart is rolling out across the Google family this summer, you'll find it first in Shopping, Search and Gemini, with YouTube and Gmail arriving later in the year.

A new AI agent called Daily Brief will also be available starting today.

Daily Briefing is rolling out today, starting in the US, as part of Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscriptions.

The new model will be available today for all Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Another new agent is Gemini Spark, which the company describes as a "24/7 personal AI agent."

Spark is making its way to testers this week, before rolling out to Google AI Ultra beta subscribers in the US.

The company just officially revealed Gemini Omni, a new model that can "create anything from any input — starting with video," according to Google.

The first model called Gemini Omni Flash is rolling out today to the Gemini app, Google Flow and YouTube Shorts.

Google called Gemini Omni "the next step" up from Nano Banana and, presumably, its current video generator, Veo 3.1.

Where Veo 3.1 was limited to video creations via prompts and images, Gemini Omni will accept a wider range of inputs and do a lot more.

All videos will also use Google's imperceptible SynthID digital watermark to verify that videos were generated with Gemini Omni.

This year's Google I/O has introduced a pile of updates for the Google Play storefront.

Most of the new features are developer-focused as usual, but there are a couple standout changes to the way that regular Android users will interact with the store.

Google Play is rolling out a new AI-powered feature called Ask Play.

If you find you're getting into a more complex chat with the assistant, the Ask Play highlights can show a top-level summary of your search at the top of the results page.

Google is also bringing some improvements to the gaming experience with new features for Play Games Sidekick, which the company debuted last year.

The cost for the top tier of its AI subscription plan has been halved.

Before, the Google AI Ultra plan cost a whopping $250 a month.

The $20-a-month AI Pro plan adds more access to those core services, as well as a YouTube Premium Lite subscription and eventually Google Pics in Workspace.

When you shell out $100 for the Ultra tier, you'll get 5X the usage limits of AI Pro, a YouTube Premium Lite subscription and the upcoming Gemini Spark.

There is still an even more expensive, $200 option within the Ultra plan that adds access to the Project Genie world model, and has 4X the usage limits of the $100 tier.

Project Genie is rolling out today for all adult Google AI Ultra subscribers across the globe, following its debut in the United States this January.

Project Genie is Google's AI-powered system for creating explorable snow-globe environments from written prompts, with creations lasting 60 seconds at 720p and 24 fps.

Google plans to expand the Street View interaction to more real-world locations over time.

Project Genie is not a game generator by any means and it's silly to suggest so.

Project Genie is capable of generating a limited 3D environment with a controllable camera attached to an avatar.

The company is expanding its AI detection system SynthID so features like Circle to Search and Lens will be able to identify AI-generated and AI-edited images.

SynthID is Google's homegrown watermarking system that appends invisible metadata to content created or modified with its own AI tools.

Now, Google is expanding those AI detection capabilities to Google Chrome and Search too.

On Android, Google's Circle to Search will be able to flag AI content.

Of course, no AI watermarking system is foolproof and there are myriad ways that people can evade detection tools and watermarks.

Google Search is becoming even more of a showpiece for its AI ambitions.

There's no word on if you'll be able to turn off any of the new AI features — it was already tough to get rid of earlier AI search capabilities.

The new Google Search features, which the company says are its biggest changes to the search box in 25 years, are available to use today.

Like other agentic AI features, these are meant to run on their own after initial prompting.

That feature will initially head to Google AI Pro and Ultra users in the US "in the coming months.

Alongside an array of updates across its Workspace apps, including Docs and Drive, Google is launching a new image-editing app that combines generative AI tools with fine-grain editing.

Google Pics is built on Nano Banana, with object segmentation, meaning you'll be able to move, resize or transform individual parts of your images, whether AI-generated or not.

Paying customers will have plenty of AI tools to play with.

Google also announced that AI Inbox is now rolling out to all Google AI Plus and Pro subscribers in the US.

Since it was previewed at the start of 2026, Google has added more to it, including personalized draft replies (instead of just a reminder) and instant file access, if …

Star Trek is in a somewhat uncertain time at the moment.

It’s especially unfortunate since the sci-fi stalwart is approaching a big milestone: its 60th anniversary, marked by the original series’ premiere on September 8, 1966.

But fret not—Strange New Worlds season four arrives this summer, and soon after that, the world of Star Trek comics will celebrate with a big special issue from IDW.

“The prelude story I wrote in the oversized Star Trek 60th anniversary issue in a way sets up the most important question facing Star Trek right now: What’s next?” Cantwell said in a statement to THR.

[…] This story is a handoff from Picard to something that is so new it’s nearly from whole c…

A brand of ice cream is being pulled from shelves for having the wrong kind of added flavoring: metal.

As of now, there have been no reports of injuries linked to the recalled ice cream.

All of the recalled ice creams have a “best-by” date starting in December 2026, which can be viewed on the bottom of the product.

A full list of the UPC codes for the recalled products can be seen here.

Customers will also need to present two photos of the recalled product to secure a voucher.

Minnesota became the first state in the country to ban prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket on Monday in a bill signed by Gov.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in federal court to stop Minnesota from implementing the ban.

As NPR notes, Minnesota has tribal gaming in the state, but online gambling and sports betting are already banned.

“This Minnesota law turns lawful operators and participants in prediction markets into felons overnight,” CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in a statement posted online.

This issue of state bans on prediction markets will likely wind up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court one day, given the opposing interests in…

Using data from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, scientists identified the Zwan-Wolf effect in Mars’ atmosphere.

The goal is to better understand how Mars lost its atmosphere to space roughly 3.5 to 4 billion years ago.

While analyzing the data, scientists saw a strange pattern taking place deep inside the Martian atmosphere.

After uncovering more interesting features in the data and ruling out several other possibilities, the team behind the study pinpointed the source as the elusive Zwan-Wolf effect.

The study suggests that the Zwan-Wolf effect may be occurring constantly in Mars’ ionosphere, albeit at levels undetectable by MAVEN’s instruments.

And, most likely, the death of Optimus Prime in 1986’s Transformers: The Movie is on that list.

Plus, largely because that choice was made, Transformers: The Movie still endures 40 years later.

Transformers: The Movie will get a wide, limited-time release through Fathom from September 17-21.“For decades, Transformers fans have carried this film with them, which is a testament to its storytelling and lasting cultural impact,” Alyse D’Antuono, Vice President, Global Brand & Franchise Strategy, Action Brands, Hasbro said in a press release.

On July 24, we’re getting The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition.

Are you a fan of Transformers: The Movie?

The open-source OpenClaw launched the start of the personalized AI agent craze, and now the major players are getting in on the action with their own walled-garden offerings.

Enter Gemini Spark, Google’s “personal AI agent” offering announced during the company’s Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday.

Gemini Spark is your new 24/7 personal AI agent.

Introducing Gemini Spark ✨ It’s your 24/7 personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life, taking action on your behalf, and under your direction.

It’ll open to “trusted testers” this week and get a wider release as a “beta” product starting next week, with Google AI Ultra subscribers getting access.

First announced at Google I/O 2025, Google and Xreal returned to the developer conference to announce that their jointly created “Project Aura” XR smart glasses are real and coming soon.

Google didn’t share a release date or pricing information, but said the XR smart glasses would have a global launch in 2026.

I’ll get a chance to try out Project Aura later today after the keynote, but I’m expecting Project Aura to sit somewhere between the Meta Ray-Ban Display and Apple Vision Pro.

This wider FOV on Project Aura should mean there’s more “spatial surface area” to anchor app windows to.

pic.twitter.com/c9Pk4TFpJr — Nathie (@NathieVR) December 8, 2025Project Aura is also a wired pair of smart…

Sure, you could just keep streaming Fallout on Prime Video.

It’s there whenever you want to revisit it, especially if you prefer the binge format.

Starting today, you can do just that, with Fallout season two joining the hit show’s first season on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

There’s also a limited edition 4K UHD Steelbook, which is an Amazon exclusive and comes with eight art cards.

A third season is currently in production.

At Google I/O 2026, the two gave a first up-close look at display-free smart glasses meant to rival the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, and they’re (at least stylistically) going in a different direction than Meta’s.

Unlike the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, the Gentle Monster specs have rounded frames, which is a big shift from the iconic rectangular look popularized by EssilorLuxottica and its Ray-Ban sunglasses.

Outside of the look, both pairs from Google and Samsung appear similar to the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses.

Samsung says the smart glasses are meant as a companion to your phone and will be controllable via voice, just like Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses.

Samsung and Google’s smart glasses will offer a s…

Ever drop your smartphone in the toilet while trying to add an important date to your calendar or a crucial reminder to your to-do list?

Something similar seems to have happened in medieval Germany to an apparently wealthy resident of the city of Paderborn.

The book was even found alongside rectangular silk scraps that researchers believe were once used as toilet paper.

The late Middle Ages notebook holds only ten pages within its tiny 4 x 3-inch (10 x 7.5 centimeter) leather binding and 3.4 x 2.2-inch (8.6 x 5.5 cm) wood backing.

But even without the book’s contents being known, Gai strongly suspects the notebook’s owner came from a life of privilege.

Anthropic was founded by OpenAI exiles.

On Tuesday, former OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy announced on X that he will be joining Anthropic, seemingly to work on the lab’s research and development team.

It’s hard not to read Karpathy’s move to Anthropic in the context of the Cold War between the two major frontier labs.

Not only is Anthropic made up largely of OpenAI send-offs, but it’s also started to act in an “enemy of my enemy is my friend” fashion.

Whether Anthropic is getting industry icon Karpathy or AI slop-ified Karpathy, simply getting him is something of a coup for the company in terms of attracting talent.

A Pizza Hut franchisee claims the chain’s AI-powered delivery system, meant to optimize orders and speed up deliveries, instead backfired and cost it more than $100 million.

Earlier this month, in the Texas Business Court, Chaac Pizza Northeast sued Pizza Hut after its restaurants were forced to use an AI delivery management platform known as Dragontail.

Brands, acquired Dragontail Systems in 2021.ÂChaac Pizza Northeast operates more than 100 Pizza Hut locations in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

Pizza Hut did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Gizmodo.

Brands announced in February that it plans to close 250 Pizza Hut locations.

We’ve still got a few months until Spider-Man makes his return to the big screen, but there’s a very, very good way to pass the time until then.

Our first look at the show was already rather delightful, but a new trailer was just released that really opens things up a bit.

The highlight of this trailer is seeing just how much bigger this show is than we probably imagined.

Plus, we’ve even got some classic Spider-Man villains such as Sandman (played here by Boardwalk Empire’s Jack Huston) and Silvermane (played by Braveheart’s Brendan Gleeson).

From showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, as well as producers Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Amy Pascal, and others, Spider-Noir premieres on Prime…

Marshall is back with more on-ear wireless headphones, and this time they’ve got one thing you’d expect from any modern pair: noise-cancelling.

The Milton A.N.C.

bring active noise-cancelling (ANC) to Marshall’s on-ear wireless headphones for the first time, though its bigger over-ear models have had it for a while now.

Outside of new noise modes, Marshall says it paid special attention to comfort in the Milton A.N.C.

If you’re in the market for a smaller pair of Marshall headphones with ANC, the Milton A.N.C.

As much as that sounds like it’s seeking enlightenment, Sony is simply restricting games to its platform and services, all the while hiking prices for existing customers.

On Monday, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that Sony execs were cutting back on releasing first-party single-player games to PC.

Keeping players in its console ecosystem also means you can dictate prices across your platforms.

Starting May 20, PlayStation Plus prices for new customers will increase in select regions.

The more important thing for PlayStation is whether there will be new single-player games worth sticking to consoles for.

Ahead of Meta’s latest round of mass layoffs tomorrow, some employees are deserting offices, abandoning their work, and loading up on perks they might soon lose, several people at the company tell WIRED.

Two employees describe a widespread rush to use up an annual $2,000 flexible benefit, which can cover a variety of expenses including health and wellness activities.

Another source says Meta offices have been largely empty this week, as people prioritize polishing their résumés and gather offsite to commiserate with friends for what may be their final time as colleagues.

The cuts are coming at a time when the social media giant behind Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook is enjoying record-hig…

Gemini Spark is Google’s take on a steroided-out assistant agent that knows everything about you, announced as part of the company’s updates to its Gemini chatbot app at this year’s I/O developer conference.

Google pitches Gemini Spark as a one-stop shop for completing tasks people previously handled manually or did in other apps.

The agent can look through your credit card bill regularly to flag surprise fees—sorry, RocketMoney app, won’t be needing you anymore.

This agent is getting a slow rollout, arriving for a small group of early testers this week and launching next week in beta for subscribers to Google’s $100+ per month AI plan.

Other features imminent on the Spark road map include …

Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, is keen to talk about the coding skills of his company’s newest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash.

Executives at some AI companies have predicted widespread job displacement, while some prominent tech companies, including Amazon, Salesforce, and Block, have blamed recent layoffs on the use of AI.

Hassabis thinks that Alphabet, which oversees several companies besides Google, may be well positioned to take advantage of a revolution in software productivity.

Through a coding tool called Antigravity, Gemini 3.5 Flash offers frontier coding and reasoning capabilities but is faster and cheaper than the offerings of its competitors, Google says.

Gemini 3.5 Pro, a…

Google has been teasing its Android XR-powered smart glasses for the past year and a half—ever since it first announced the new mixed reality platform in December of 2024.

At Google I/O, the company gave us a first look at the designs of smart glasses coming from established eyewear brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.

These smart glasses are codeveloped by Samsung and Google, while the eyeglass companies handle the design of the frames.

Audio-only smart glasses from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster will launch later this year.

Smarter GlassesPhotograph: Julian Chokkattu/WIREDI wasn't able to see the final polished designs from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.

AI agents are everywhere.

Every briefing I’ve attended for software companies over the past year has involved some mention of agents—using generative AI tools to automate digital tasks.

At Google I/O, the tech behemoth shared its vision to make its popular search engine a core way to expose billions of existing users to the company’s agentic prowess.

“You will be able to create, customize, and manage multiple AI agents for your many tasks, right in Search,” says Liz Reid, who leads Search at Google.

Always-On AnswersOne of the key agentic experiences rolling out is a new form of dynamic data gathering through “information agents” that can be more proactive than previous search experiences a…

One of the most immediately noticeable changes to Flow is the new video-generation model powering the experience: Omni Flash, succeeding Veo.

Similar to how Google’s Nano Banana model brought more context about the world into the AI image-creation process, the Omni Flash model overhauls video generation with richer detail throughout clips.

Flow users can generate characters in AI videos with more consistency via the Omni Flash model.

Also, a key character that Flow users can now generate in an AI scene after an AI scene?

Then, Google asks users to record themselves saying a string of numbers aloud and move their head around to capture every angle.

At its annual developers conference, Google introduced Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent that can draw on users' personal files while leveraging Gemini intelligence.

Gemini Spark is a cloud-based AI agentCredit: GoogleFamously, OpenClaw runs on a local device such as a Mac Mini.

Gemini Spark will be able to run 24/7 in the background, with no additional devices required.

Gemini Spark will have better access to your dataSecond, if you're already a Google user, then Gemini Spark will have native access to your Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive.

For all these reasons, Gemini Spark could be the first AI agent used by countless internet users.

Billed as "intelligent eyewear," the upcoming smart glasses are expected to arrive later this year.

We've been waiting awhile for an update on the first smart glasses built for Google's Android XR platform, and at Google I/O 2026, we finally got a first look.

Google previously confirmed that these Android XR smart glasses would be released in 2026, but Google I/O provided our first good look at the design and feature set.

In terms of functionality, they seem very similar to Meta's existing smart glasses.

Credit: GoogleSamsung provided the hardware for the upcoming glasses, while Google's AI technology and Android XR platform will power the functionality.

At Google I/O, three new features are coming to Google Workspace.

At a glance, new features coming to Workplace include Gmail Live, Docs Live, Google Pics, and AI Inbox.

Here's everything you need to know about the new features for Google Workspace announced at Google I/O 2026.

Later this summer, it will launch to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and be previewed for Google Workspace business customers.

Now announced at Google I/O, AI Inbox is rolling out to AI Pro and Plus users.

Google just unveiled a new family of models for Gemini at its annual Google I/O developers conference: Gemini 3.5.

In the keynote address of Google I/O 2026, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Gemini 3.5 flash is launching immediately via the Gemini app and other Google products.

Introducing Gemini 3.5 Flash from GoogleStarting Tuesday, Gemini 3.5 Flash will become the default model for both the Gemini app and AI Mode worldwide.

Gemini 3.5 Flash is the first model in the 3.5 family, and Google says it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on most benchmarks while also delivering much faster performance.

How to try Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3.5 Flash is generally available starting today.

AI Search Box, Search agents, and more are coming to Google Search.

At Google I/O 2026 today, Google shared some new updates coming to Google Search — and surprise!

Google Search AI upgradesFirst up, Google is upgrading its AI Mode in Google Search to the brand-new Gemini 3.5 Flash, which was also just announced at I/O.

The new AI Search Box with Intelligent Search is the first update to Google's search box in more than 25 years.

AI Overviews upgrade Credit: GoogleSearch agentsAnother big search-related announcement at Google I/O 2026: AI Search agents are coming to Google Search.

At Google I/O, three new features for Google Shopping were announced.

The updates, all ready to improve the AI shopping experience, not only bridge the gap across retailers but also put parameters in so AI agents don't go rogue.

Credit: GooglePerhaps the most exciting feature launching on Google Shopping is Universal Cart coming across Google platforms, including Gemini, YouTube, and Gmail.

The new Google Shopping features follow the announcements made at last year's I/O, which included Google's 'Try it on' feature.

Follow the Mashable Google I/O live blog to see all of the latest news on Gemini, Chrome, and Android.

Soon you'll be able to literally talk to your Gmail inbox.

During its I/O keynote today, Google unveiled a new native AI voice integration feature for Gmail called Gmail Live.

You May Also LikeAlso at I/O, Google announced the expansion of its AI Inbox tool it originally rolled out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in January.

Credit: GoogleIn an interview with Mashable, Gmail's VP of product, Blake Barnes, said user privacy is central to both Gmail Live and AI Inbox.

Follow the Mashable Google I/O live blog to see all of the latest news on Gemini, Chrome, and Android.

The headline number is $99.99 per month for a new AI Ultra entry point, aimed at developers, technical leads, and power users.

Credit: GoogleThe three-tier structure now looks like this: AI Plus at $7.99/month, AI Pro at $19.99/month, and AI Ultra starting at $99.99/month.

AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will also be able to buy pay-as-you-go credits for Google Antigravity and Google Flow, with Gemini app support coming soon.

Looking for more Google I/O announcements?

Follow the Mashable Google I/O live blog to see all of the latest news on Gemini, Chrome, and Android.

And at Google I/O 2026, the company announced a massive expansion of its SynthID digital watermark initiative.

In the Gemini app, C2PA Content Credentials verification will be available starting today.

You May Also LikeSince launching SynthID, Google says that it has watermarked more than 100 billion images and videos, plus 60,000 years of audio content.

C2PA helps content carry detailed context; SynthID helps preserve a signal when metadata does not survive," OpenAI stated in a press release.

Follow the Mashable Google I/O live blog to see all of the latest news on Gemini, Chrome, and Android.

Google just unveiled a brand new AI world model at Google I/O 2026 called Gemini Omni.

The first release within the Omni AI model family is called Gemini Omni Flash.

You May Also LikeCredit: GoogleSo, what's so special about Gemini Omni Flash compared to other AI video tools and Google's Genie world model?

During a presentation at Google I/O, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis described Omni as a crucial step toward AGI.

Google is rolling out Gemini Omni Flash today to paid Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers within the Gemini app and Google Flow.

Google announced Gemini Spark at I/O 2026 today, and it might be the most ambitious thing the company has put on stage.

Billed as "your personal AI agent," Spark is a cloud-based AI that runs continuously.

According to Google, Spark runs in the Cloud, so you don't need a Mac Mini or a dedicated home server.

Gemini Spark has safeguards in placeThe question everyone has about an autonomous AI agent is obvious: what stops it from doing something you didn't want?

Follow the Mashable Google I/O live blog to see all of the latest news on Gemini, Chrome, and Android.

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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Google is launching a big new feature for Gmail called Gmail Live, a new AI-powered voice mode that's basically the Gemini Live experience but built specifically for your inbox. To use Gmail Live, tap an icon that will appear in your search bar and just start talking. In a press briefing, a Google employee showed […]

Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flow between AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of search results, and AI Mode, Google's chatbot-like search experience. Powered by the new Gemini […]

Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a "Universal Cart" that works across different retailers and Google products like Gemini - and eventually YouTube and Gmail, too. Users can add products to Google's universal […]

Google is announcing a major upgrade to one of its vibe coding platforms: Beginning today, you can now use AI Studio to build native Android apps. With Google AI Studio, you can prompt your idea for an app and preview it with an embedded emulator of Android. When you want to try it out on […]

Google is launching a new AI image generation app to Workspace that it's calling Pics, and it has a new feature to try and reduce the hassle of iterating on AI images: Instead of having to write an entire prompt just to change one small aspect of an image, you'll be able to click on […]

I first put on a pair of prototype Android XR glasses nearly a year and a half ago. We still have months to go before any Android-powered smart glasses are available, but Google is finally ready to show off the progress it's made. That starts with Project Aura, a dark pair of sunglasses that sits […]

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 is an always-on AI agent that can write emails for you, create continually updated study guides, monitor credit card statements for hidden subscription fees, […]

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 […]

Google on Tuesday unveiled Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent designed to work around the clock — drafting emails, assembling documents, monitoring inboxes, and eventually making purchases — even when a user's laptop is closed and their phone is locked.The announcement, made at Google I/O 2026, is the company's most ambitious attempt yet to transform its AI assistant from a tool that answers questions into one that autonomously completes tasks. It also arrives at a moment of extraordinary competition, as Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Apple all race to build AI systems that don't merely converse but act — completing multi-step workflows with decreasing human supervision."We are in that pa…

Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash at its annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday, a new artificial intelligence model that the company says shatters what had become a seemingly iron law of the AI industry: that the smartest models must also be the slowest and most expensive to run.The model sits at the center of a sweeping set of announcements — from a video-generating "world model" called Gemini Omni to a 24/7 personal AI agent called Gemini Spark — but 3.5 Flash carries perhaps the most immediate consequence for the enterprises pouring billions of dollars into AI infrastructure. Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, told reporters during a press briefing Monday that companies running…

For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm.At its annual I/O developer conference, Google announced a sweeping redesign of the search box itself — the literal text field where billions of queries begin every day — transforming it from a simple keyword input into a dynamic, AI-driven conversation starter that can accept text, images, PDFs, videos, and even open Chrome tabs as inputs. The company is also merging its AI Overviews and AI Mode features into a single, seamless search flow, eli…

Although it was already discovered by intrepid AI power users weeks ahead of the official unveiling today at Google's annual I/O developer conference, the company's new Gemini Omni model marks a significantly new paradigm in the wider AI and tech marketplace.That's because as its "omni" (from the Latin omne — meaning "all") prefix would suggest, this is Google's first truly native, multimodal model, that is "a model that can create anything from any input — starting with video." The model marks Google's bid to collapse the multimodal generative stack — text-to-image, image-to-video, video-to-video, audio generation — into a single foundation model with a single editing surface. The big ques…

Andrej Karpathy, the influential 39-year-old Slovak-Canadian AI researcher and one of the original 11 co-founders of OpenAI, and former head of Tesla's AI division, announced on Tuesday, May 19 that he's joining rival lab Anthropic.As Karpathy posted from his account on the social network X: "Personal update: I've joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative. I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in time."Anthropic's current Head of Pretraining, Nicholas Joseph, also a former OpenAI alumnus, added more context to Karpathy's new role at Anthr…

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ZDNET's key takeawaysOpenAI now uses C2PA metadata and SynthID watermarks.

Today, OpenAI announced what it calls content provenance signals across its image ecosystem.

Also: I tested ChatGPT Images 2.0 vs. Gemini Nano Banana to see which is better - this model winsThere's a lot going on here.

As with C2PA, OpenAI is embedding SynthID into images generated through ChatGPT, Codex, and the OpenAI API.

Would you check an image's provenance if a detection tool made it easy?

Google announced Gemini Omni, a tool that raises the ability to create video via AI to an entirely new level.

Interestingly, according to the company, "With Omni, you can combine images, audio, video and text as input and generate high-quality videos grounded in Gemini's real-world knowledge."

Also: I used Nano Banana 2 to make perfect sketchnotes: 5 lessons learnedAs a regular producer of YouTube videos for my channel, I'm intrigued.

Also: Are Sora 2 and other AI video tools risky to use?

Would you use Google Omni to create a digital avatar of yourself for videos you didn't want to record in person?

Looking to subscribe to one of Google's Gemini AI plans?

Rolling out to testers this week, Spark will launch as a beta in the US next week for all Google Ultra AI subscribers.

Already available to AI Ultra plans and now rolling out to AI Plus and AI Pro plans in the US, Gmail's AI inbox aims to help you better manage your inbox.

AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers can also purchase AI credits on the go if they need to continue using the more advanced models for Google Antigravity, Google Flow, and the Gemini app.

Unless you're a developer who needs an Ultra plan, the decision comes down to the AI Plus plan at $8 a month and the AI Pro plan at $20 a month.

ZDNET's key takeawaysGoogle Search is getting a new AI Search box.

Also: How to remove AI Overviews from Google Search: 4 easy waysAccording to Google, AI Mode has passed one billion monthly users.

A new AI Search boxGoogle is overhauling the Search box and decoupling it from keywords.

Google said the new AI Search box would put "powerful AI tools right at your fingertips" with AI suggestions that "go beyond autocomplete."

Google said it's entering "the era of Search agents," where you can create, customize, and manage multiple AI agents inside Search.

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To commemorate a decade of acclaimed flagship over-ear headphones, Sony released a special-edition version, aptly named 1000X The Collexion.

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From left to right: Sony 1000X The Collexion, Sonos Ace, Apple AirPods Max 2.

To Sony, design entails more than looks, but also encompasses functionality, and I appreciate that.

If you're seeking practical and stylish headphones without the ecosystem barriers imposed by Apple and Sonos, 1000X The Collexion are a great choice.

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If you use Android Auto to navigate or control your in-car media, you'll know it's an incredibly useful app.

Also: My 4 favorite Android Auto settings are seriously useful - but hidden by defaultHere's a look at six Android Auto apps you should have if you don't already.

FuelioThis is probably the Android Auto app I use most often.

GameSnacksThis is one of the built-in Android Auto apps, but it's probably the most used tool in my car.

Also: Google will let you watch YouTube videos on Android Auto now - is your car supported?

Build and hardware: what's newAt its core, the Surface Pro for Business is a solid tablet with a premium build and functional built-in kickstand.

The 12th generation 13.8-inch Surface Pro features Microsoft's integrated privacy screen, a built-in filter that when activated, limits viewability of the screen from off-axis viewing angles.

Also: After trying these boomless headphones in the office, I'm feeling hopeful for the future of work techFor business users on frequent videocalls, the Surface Pro performs well.

Usability and battery lifeThe 13-inch Surface Pro for Business might feel cramped for any long-duration use, despite the crisp, 120Hz display.

As a premium device with some serious…

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A proposed securities class action is targeting Sportradar Group AG after a shareholder accused the sports betting technology company of… Continue reading Shareholders sue Sportradar after reports alleged extensive illegal gambling operator relationships

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Apple has struck a new talent and IP deal with Animato, a startup that makes virtual avatar software for video chats and tutoring.

Apple strikes deal with AnimatoAccording to a new listing in the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act acquisition database, Apple has struck a deal with Animato, a virtual avatar company best known for Call Annie, a now-discontinued app that offered video calls with AI tutors for language learning.

Under the terms of the deal, Apple will have the right to hire certain Animato employees, receive a non-exclusive license to Animato’s intellectual property rights, and acquire its patent applications.

Animato develops and distributes software that creates virtua…

Among iOS 26’s many new features for Apple Wallet, one of my favorites has been the long-awaited fix for order tracking.

How to enable Apple Wallet order tracking, powered by AI in iOS 26Order tracking is an Apple Wallet feature that never really delivered on its promise—that is, not until iOS 26.

To get started, go to Settings ⇾ Wallet & Apple Pay ⇾ Order Tracking and make sure the ‘Mail (Beta)’ toggle is turned on.

You might also see a security prompt where you’ll hit ‘Allow.’Once set up, Apple Wallet order tracking will automatically import emails containing orders into the Wallet app for you.

How has order tracking in Apple Wallet been working for you in iOS 26?

New Disney+ and Hulu features rolling out today, with Live Guide coming soonThe experience of accessing Hulu content in the Disney+ app is easier starting today.

: Hulu subscribers can now link their Hulu profiles to Disney+, which brings their watch history, watchlist, and recommendations into Disney+.

Stream Hulu without Disney+ Account : Hulu subscribers can now use the Disney+ app to stream all Hulu content, even if they don’t have a Disney+ account.

: Hulu subscribers can now use the Disney+ app to stream all Hulu content, even if they don’t have a Disney+ account.

New Avatars: Hulu avatars are now available for profiles in the Disney+ app, joining the existing Disney, Marvel, and Star…

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Apple TV is the exclusive streaming home of Peanuts, and the streamer just announced that four new Peanuts premieres are coming this summer.

Apple TV has two new and two classic Peanuts titles joining its catalog this summerSnoopy has long been a tentpole of Apple TV’s kids and family-centric programming.

Camp Snoopy season 2 is coming Friday, June 26, two years after the first season debuted.

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Говорят, что это самое большое обновление «Поиска» за 25+ летGoogle подготовила сразу несколько больших обновлений «Поиска». Теперь в нём ещё больше фокусируются на ИИ-режиме и персонализации.› Динамическая поисковая строка› Мультимодальность — «Поиск» сможет работать даже с открытыми вкладками› Генеративный интерфейс с виджетами, которые визуально отвечают на запросы› Новые функции для онлайн-шопингаКроме того, в «Поиске» появятся информационные ИИ-агенты, которые будут мониторить информацию в реальном времени, но пока только в тестовом режиме.rozetked.me/news/46188

Носимая революция ждёт нас уже осенью — Google рассказала об умных очках, созданных совместно с SamsungУмные очки внешне ничем не отличаются от глупых: Google запартнёрилась с модными брендами, чтобы продукт выглядел аккуратно. Выйдет две модели: с небольшим дисплеем и без него, но динамики, микрофон и камера будут у обеих.Уметь очки будут очень много всего: от навигации и заказа такси до перевода диалогов в реальном времени и съёмки фотографий с моментальным редактированием с помощью Nano Banana.Цен и названия пока нет, сказали лишь, что работать очки смогут и с Android, и с iOS.rozetked.me/news/46187

Первый большой анонс с Google I/O — видеомодель Gemini OmniОна позволяет создавать максимально реалистичные видео с учётом законов физики реальных объектов.Видео создаётся из чего угодно, включая картинки и рисунки, после этого в готовый ролик можно вносить небольшие изменения вроде освещения или замены предметов. Это делается простым текстовым запросом, при этом Omni запоминает контекст ситуации и сохраняет всю остальную сцену нетронутой.Уже доступно в приложении Gemini и на платформе YouTube Shorts.rozetked.me/news/46185

Финальный трейлер сериала «Паук-Нуар»Шоу расскажет об альтернативной версии героя 30-х годов прошлого века. Персонаж в исполнении Николаса Кейджа к началу событий сериала «завязал» с героическими приключениями и стал частным детективом. Впрочем, рост преступности в городе вынуждает его вновь надеть маску.Все восемь серий выйдут разом 27 мая на Prime Video. Одна из особенностей шоу — оно выйдет как в чёрно-белом, так и в цветном вариантах.💼 Rozetked | Подписаться

Epic прорубила форточку в App Store — спустя долгие годы Fortnite вернулась на iOSОдна из самых популярных игр в мире теперь доступна по всему миру, включая российский регион. Минимально поддерживаемые устройства — iPhone 11 и iPad Pro 10.5.Ради этого Epic начала один из самых значимых судебных процессов в истории технологических компаний, который заставил многие государства задуматься о мерах для ограничения влияния техногигантов.На Android игра также стала доступна ещё в марте.💼 Rozetked | Подписаться

WSJ: Работа в OpenAI стала главным лотерейным билетом ИИ-эпохи– Недавно OpenAI провела очередное тендерное предложение– Сотрудники могли продать акции до $30 млн каждый– В октябре 2025 акции продали около 600+ сотрудников– Суммарно сотрудники продали акции на $6,6 млрд– Примерно 75 сотрудников OpenAI получили все $30 млн– До ИИ-бума такое богатство сотрудники не получали– В большинстве случаев сотрудникам надо было ждать IPO– OpenAI может платить на тех. ролях $500+ тыс./год– В виде акций вознаграждение превышает другие IT-компании– Единовременные премии могут быть миллионы долларов– Богатство сотрудников влияет на рынок аренды Сан-Франциско– Растущее классовое неравенство вызывает опасение…

CNBC: GM сокращает сотни штатных IT-специалистов, чтобы снизить расходы– GM пересматривает потребность в своих IT-специалистах– Сокращения сотрудников помогут GM снизить расходы– Источники говорят, что GM сократит 500-600 сотрудников– Основные сокращения придутся на Техас и Мичиган– Трансформация поможет GM «подготовиться к будущему»– Глобальный штат GM в конце 2025 был 68 тыс. чел.– Число «белых воротничков» в США составляло 47 тыс. чел.– Несмотря на сокращения, GM продолжает нанимать– Открыто 82 вакансии в IT-сфере (ИИ, автономность и др.)@ftsec

Bloomberg: Британский финтех-сервис Wise выходит на биржу США– Wise дебютировал на американском рынке, выйдя на Nasdaq– Акции финтех-сервиса будут торговаться под тикером WSE– Двойной листинг призван повысить ликвидность акций Wise– Сервис также собирается начать работать на рынке США– Выручка сервиса за фин. год выросла на 19%, до $2,5 млрд– Активы клиентов Wise увеличились на 40%, до $39 млрд– Листинг на Nasdaq позволяет сохранить два класса акций– Одним из крупнейших клиентов Wise является Morgan Stanley– Wise подал заявку на создание нац. трастового банка в США– Штат финтех-сервиса в США уже вырос до 860+ сотрудников@ftsec

Reuters: Sony прогнозирует снижение продаж в игровом сегменте из-за роста цен на память– Годовые продажи игрового сегмента составят $28 млрд– Показатель будет на 6% меньше, чем годом ранее– Продажи аппаратного обеспечения Sony стали снижаться– Среди причин: устаревание PS5 и рост цен на память– Однако Sony ждет роста прибыли от игрового сегмента на 30%– Прибыли поможет рост продаж собственного софта и др.– Игровая консоль PS5 продается на рынке уже около шести лет– Прогноз учитывает инвестиции Sony в новую платформу– Продажи аппаратного обеспечения зависят от чипов памяти– За последний квартал Sony продала 1,5 млн PS5 (-46%)– В марте Sony объявила, что повысит цены на PS5 на $100– PS5 может…