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May 13, 2026, 10:30 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 may 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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) …
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 …
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
UK chip startup Fractile raised a $220M Series B led by Factorial Funds, Accel and Founders Fund to make specialized logic and memory chips for inference  —  Factorial Funds, Accel and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invest in company  —  The U.K. chip startup Fractile said it has raised …
Google DeepMind:
Google DeepMind details a Gemini-powered mouse pointer that understands what it is pointing at, allowing users to perform tasks without using text-heavy prompts  —  We are developing more seamless, intuitive ways to collaborate with AI  —  The mouse pointer has been a constant companion …
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
The US' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is testing ACCESS, an outcome-based payment model for AI-driven medical care, with 150 tech companies  —  Neil Batlivala has spent seven years building a healthcare company that most of the tech industry has never heard of and that serves …
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 …

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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: David Ellison has asked CNN CEO Mark Thompson to stay on after the WBD acquisition closes; Thompson's current deal extends into 2027

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney plans a TV restructuring that is expected to result in more layoffs and consolidation of divisions as it pivots from linear TV toward streaming

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Reuters:
Samsung and its South Korean labor union fail to reach a pay deal; the union has said workers will strike for 18 days from May 21 if its demands are not met
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to make the Camera app fully customizable in iOS 27, along with noticeable design changes across Siri, Safari, Weather, and more
Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg:
Anthropic names eight unauthorized secondary market sellers of its shares, including Hiive and Forge Global, warning that any share transactions there are void
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority:
Google unveils Android security features, including protection from spoofed banking calls, default theft protection, and biometric protection for Mark as lost
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