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May 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
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CNBC:
Nvidia says Jensen Huang has joined President Trump on his China trip; source: Trump called Huang to ask him to join after seeing media coverage of his absence  —  BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to China, after initial indications the executive had not been invited.
New York Times:
Analysis: a16z is the largest known donor in the current US midterm election cycle, spending $115.5M so far on pro-crypto, pro-AI, and Republican Super PACs  —  The biggest donor in the midterm elections is not Elon Musk, or George Soros, or any of the other billionaires who are often thought to wield the fattest wallets in politics.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google says Chromebooks will get support through their “existing date commitment”, and “many” models are “eligible to transition” to the Googlebook experience  —  During The Android Show earlier today, Google revealed its “Googlebook” …
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google unveils Gemini Intelligence, bundling existing and new Gemini features, including task automation across apps and letting users vibe code Android widgets  —  We're one step closer to our phones just using themselves. … It is, once again, Gemini season.
Kyle Kucharski / ZDNET:
Google unveils Googlebook, a laptop lineup with a unified OS that merges ChromeOS and Android, coming from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others this fall  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Googlebook is a new device line coming this fall.  — It merges Android and ChromeOS for smoother phone-to-laptop use.
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
WhatsApp launches Incognito Chat, an AI chat mode built on Private Processing that Meta says lets users talk to AI without Meta being able to access the chats  —  The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations.
Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Anduril raised a $5B Series H led by Thrive and a16z at a $61B valuation, up from $30.5B in June 2025, taking its total funding to $6.82B, and could IPO in 2027  —  The start-up, which makes A.I.-backed weapons, was valued at $61 billion in the financing round, double what it was a year ago.
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise between $30B and $50B at an up to $950B valuation, up from $380B after raising $30B in February 2026  —  The start-up, which recently released a powerful A.I. model called Mythos and is separately battling with the Pentagon, was previously valued at $380 billion.
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Foxconn says some of its North American factories suffered a cyberattack in recent days; ransomware group Nitrogen claims it stole 8TB of data  —  Famous for helping build Apple's iPhones, Foxconn just suffered another cyberattack, highlighting the perils of warehousing some of the world's most valuable data.
Michelle Del Rey / USA Today:
Trump Mobile CEO Pat O'Brien says T1 Phone pre-orders will begin shipping to customers this week, and the device is assembled in the US, after months of delays  —  Trump Mobile phones are being shipped this week, the company exclusively confirmed to USA TODAY in an email May 11.
Agnieszka Barteczko / Bloomberg:
Poland says it plans to proceed with a digital services tax of up to 3% on large digital platforms, despite threats of retaliation like tariffs from the US  —  Poland will continue working on legislation to tax digital platforms, Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said, despite threats …
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Waymo recalls ~3,800 robotaxis in the US to fix software issues that may cause them to drive onto flooded roads, after some were seen stalled on flooded streets  —  Waymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues that could allow them to “drive onto a flooded roadway …
Molly Taft / Wired:
Internal emails: xAI added 19 gas turbines to Colossus 2 over the past two months; xAI is fighting a lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations at the site  —  Emails show that Elon Musk's company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Apple files an EU submission criticizing draft DMA measures that would require Google to give competing AI services access to Android apps, citing privacy risks  —  Apple (AAPL.O) on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant …
More: AppleInsider
Shiona McCallum / BBC:
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation's Project Intercept, a partnership with Google, TikTok, and Meta, sent 70M+ warning messages to users seeking CSAM in two years  —  More than 70 million warning messages have been sent to people attempting to access child sexual abuse material (CSAM) …
Bloomberg:
Musk v. Altman: Sam Altman testified that in 2017 Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm, musing that he would pass it to his kids  —  OpenAI's Sam Altman testified that he was “extremely uncomfortable” with Elon Musk's insistence that he have complete control …
Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
How the “Facebook House” in Los Altos, Mark Zuckerberg's former residence, became a hub for Chinese AI talent, who are a key part of Silicon Valley's AI boom  —  Chinese-born tech workers have fueled Silicon Valley for decades.  In the AI era, they're superstars.
Sam Tabahriti / Reuters:
Ofcom fines an unnamed suicide forum £950K, the largest OSA fine so far, for hosting illegal content accessible in the UK; the forum is linked to 130+ deaths  —  Britain's communications regulator has fined the provider of an online suicide forum 950,000 pounds ($1.28 million) …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast plans to spin off its media and entertainment assets, including NBCUniversal and Sky, into a new publicly traded entity, set to close by mid-2027

New York Times:
Sources: CNN CEO Mark Thompson told Paramount he would not share oversight of CNN with another exec, as David Ellison weighs whether to put Bari Weiss in charge

Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: BBC told Radio 4's Today staff that social and digital platforms were now the top priority for correspondents, effectively deprioritising TV and radio

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Anthropic names eight unauthorized secondary market sellers of its shares, including Hiive and Forge Global, warning that any share transactions there are void
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