# Tech News Daily Summary - 2026-05-27

*Generated at 2026-05-27 19:45:38*

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## Quick Navigation

- [AI & Machine Learning](#ai--machine-learning) (9 articles)
- [Software Development](#software-development) (22 articles)
- [Programming Languages](#programming-languages) (9 articles)
- [Game Development](#game-development) (7 articles)
- [Gaming News](#gaming-news) (18 articles)
- [Robotics](#robotics) (8 articles)
- [Tech General](#tech-general) (30 articles)

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## AI & Machine Learning

### 1. Google folds Display Ads into AI-first Demand Gen platform

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 13:12  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/google-folds-display-ads-ai-first-demand-gen-platform/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/google-folds-display-ads-ai-first-demand-gen-platform/)  

Google is folding Display Ads into its AI-powered Demand Gen platform, marking the end of a long-standing digital advertising model. The Google Display Network (GDN) has been a staple of the open internet for almost twenty years. Marketers previously relied on its predictable framework to target placements, bid on audiences, and A/B test static creative […] The post Google folds Display Ads into AI-first Demand Gen platform appeared first on AI News.

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### 2. Exploring the Benefits of AI Bots for Forex Trading in Forex Markets

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 12:38  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/exploring-the-benefits-of-ai-bots-for-forex-trading-in-forex-markets/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/exploring-the-benefits-of-ai-bots-for-forex-trading-in-forex-markets/)  

The foreign exchange market is really moving away from pure intuition and toward a space shaped by speed, data and precision. By using automated systems in your routine, you can approach volatility with a level of discipline that manual trading often struggles to maintain. Every entry and exit can be based on clear rules, not […] The post Exploring the Benefits of AI Bots for Forex Trading in Forex Markets appeared first on AI News.

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### 3. Autonomous AI systems test governance in physical environments

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 10:00  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/autonomous-ai-systems-governance-physical-environments/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/autonomous-ai-systems-governance-physical-environments/)  

Autonomous AI systems are beginning to move beyond software environments and into warehouses, delivery networks, and public spaces. The development is drawing attention to whether current AI rules cover systems that operate in physical environments. Most existing AI governance frameworks have focused on online harms and model outputs, including bias, misinformation, and harmful content. Embodied […] The post Autonomous AI systems test governance in physical environments appeared first on AI News...

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### 4. The Statistics of Token Selection: Logits, Temperature, and Top-P Walkthrough

**Source:** MachineLearningMastery.com  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 12:00  
**Link:** [https://machinelearningmastery.com/the-statistics-of-token-selection-logits-temperature-and-top-p-walkthrough/](https://machinelearningmastery.com/the-statistics-of-token-selection-logits-temperature-and-top-p-walkthrough/)  

When large language models, or LLMs for short, produce outputs, several criteria are at stake, including not only overall response relevance but also coherence and creativity.

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### 5. Building a Multi-Tool Gemma 4 Agent with Error Recovery

**Source:** MachineLearningMastery.com  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 12:00  
**Link:** [https://machinelearningmastery.com/building-a-multi-tool-gemma-4-agent-with-error-recovery/](https://machinelearningmastery.com/building-a-multi-tool-gemma-4-agent-with-error-recovery/)  

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### 6. Cisco and OpenAI redefine enterprise engineering with Codex

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 11:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/cisco](https://openai.com/index/cisco)  

Cisco and OpenAI are redefining enterprise engineering with Codex, helping Cisco scale AI-native development, accelerate AI Defense work, and automate defect remediation.

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### 7. Building self-improving tax agents with Codex

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 07:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/building-self-improving-tax-agents-with-codex](https://openai.com/index/building-self-improving-tax-agents-with-codex)  

See how OpenAI, Thrive, and Crete built a self-improving tax agent with Codex, automating filings, improving accuracy, and accelerating workflows.

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### 8. Warp’s big bet on building open source with GPT-5.5

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 00:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/warp](https://openai.com/index/warp)  

Warp uses GPT-5.5 and OpenAI models to coordinate coding agents across local, cloud, and open-source development workflows.

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### 9. Election information and safeguards in 2026

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 00:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/election-safeguards-2026](https://openai.com/index/election-safeguards-2026)  

Ahead of global elections, we’re helping people access information, supporting cyber defenders, and increasing AI transparency

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## Software Development

### 1. Snowflake commits $6B to AWS as it pushes deeper into AI

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:10  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/snowflake-aws-6b-commitment/](https://thenewstack.io/snowflake-aws-6b-commitment/)  

Snowflake is committing $6 billion over five years to Amazon Web Services for Graviton compute and AI infrastructure, the data The post Snowflake commits $6B to AWS as it pushes deeper into AI appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 2. Why MotherDuck refuses to fork DuckDB

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 19:10  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/motherduck-duckdb-mcp-collaboration/](https://thenewstack.io/motherduck-duckdb-mcp-collaboration/)  

During the recent MCP Dev Summit North America held in New York City, The New Stack sat down with Till The post Why MotherDuck refuses to fork DuckDB appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 3. Researcher “gave Claude Code ‘ADHD’… and it thinks 2x better now.” Outside experts want more proof.

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 18:29  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/claude-code-adhd/](https://thenewstack.io/claude-code-adhd/)  

This week, solo researcher Udit Akhouri took to r/ClaudeCode on Reddit to launch a new third-party Agent SDK tool with The post Researcher “gave Claude Code ‘ADHD’… and it thinks 2x better now.” Outside experts want more proof. appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 4. “There is no accountability”: AI coding agents are installing packages no one owns

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 17:38  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/aikido-ai-agents-security/](https://thenewstack.io/aikido-ai-agents-security/)  

“There is no accountability.” It’s how Willem Delbare, co-founder, CTO, and CEO of Aikido Security, describes to The New Stack situations The post “There is no accountability”: AI coding agents are installing packages no one owns appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 5. “Tokenmaxxing is real, expensive & it’s spreading”: New tools emerge to stop AI budgets from exploding

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 17:27  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/lanai-token-tuner-tokenmaxxing/](https://thenewstack.io/lanai-token-tuner-tokenmaxxing/)  

There’s a new weapon in the fight against tokenmaxxing. Tokenmaxxing, of course, occurs when an enterprise decides that AI token The post “Tokenmaxxing is real, expensive & it’s spreading”: New tools emerge to stop AI budgets from exploding appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 6. With Google’s debut, the most important AI agent feature is now the most boring one

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 15:18  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/managed-ai-agent-runtimes/](https://thenewstack.io/managed-ai-agent-runtimes/)  

When Google announced last week at its I/O conference that it was repositioning Antigravity as a platform for developing and The post With Google’s debut, the most important AI agent feature is now the most boring one appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 7. Why AI agents need a Context Lake

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 12:00  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/context-lake-ai-agents/](https://thenewstack.io/context-lake-ai-agents/)  

Your AI agent has tool access. What it’s missing is the knowledge that makes those tools useful You’ve probably connected The post Why AI agents need a Context Lake appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 8. Google ranks the best AI for building Android apps, and the winner isn’t Gemini

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 17:32  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/gpt-5-5-android-bench/](https://thenewstack.io/gpt-5-5-android-bench/)  

Google wants software developers to use the best possible AI models when building Android applications; consequently, the company debuted its The post Google ranks the best AI for building Android apps, and the winner isn’t Gemini appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 9. Google pushes Pro, Ultra, and free users from open-source Gemini CLI to closed-source Antigravity CLI

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 17:00  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/google-antigravity-cli/](https://thenewstack.io/google-antigravity-cli/)  

Last week at Google I/O, the company announced the beginning of the end for Gemini CLI — that is, for everyone The post Google pushes Pro, Ultra, and free users from open-source Gemini CLI to closed-source Antigravity CLI appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 10. The reason enterprise outages almost never start where ops teams think

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 13:43  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/hpe-agentic-ops-copilot/](https://thenewstack.io/hpe-agentic-ops-copilot/)  

Nothing is Greenfield in an enterprise. Hybrid cloud complexity sits atop siloed teams and systems, making it nearly impossible to The post The reason enterprise outages almost never start where ops teams think appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 11. Agents on a leash: Agentic AI remains mostly single-agent and monitored at work

**Source:** Stack Overflow Blog  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 14:00  
**Link:** [https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/05/27/agents-on-a-leash-agentic-ai-remains-mostly-monitored-at-work/](https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/05/27/agents-on-a-leash-agentic-ai-remains-mostly-monitored-at-work/)  

AI’s impact on software engineering continues, and more and more of that AI is packaged as agents as results from our newest pulse survey show agentic usage has almost doubled (59%) since we last asked about it in our annual Developer Survey

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### 12. Do you have what it takes to run AI in production?

**Source:** Stack Overflow Blog  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 07:40  
**Link:** [https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/05/26/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-run-ai-in-production/](https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/05/26/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-run-ai-in-production/)  

From the floor of HumanX, Ryan Donovan is joined by Peter Salanki, CTO and co-founder of CoreWeave, to chat about what it really takes to run AI in production; the growing importance of observability, utilization, and scheduling; and Peter’s advice for avoiding the trap of over-architecting too early.

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### 13. I Built an Open-Source Multi-Agent Fact-Checker — Here's How It Works

**Source:** DEV Community  
**Published:** 2026-05-28 00:25  
**Link:** [https://dev.to/ashg2099/i-built-an-open-source-multi-agent-fact-checker-heres-how-it-works-5eah](https://dev.to/ashg2099/i-built-an-open-source-multi-agent-fact-checker-heres-how-it-works-5eah)  

Problem Statement We have a misinformation problem. But more specifically, we have a speed problem. A journalist spots a suspicious claim. They search for sources. Cross-reference databases. Call experts. Write a verdict. Get it edited. Publish, maybe 6 hours later. Maybe 3 days later. Meanwhile, the original claim has been screenshot, reposted, quoted in newsletters, and cited in arguments across five platforms. I wanted to build something that closed that gap. Not a chatbot that guesses. A pro...

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### 14. The Sovereign Privacy Illusion: Why GDPR Compliance Doesn’t Equal Data Control

**Source:** DEV Community  
**Published:** 2026-05-28 00:19  
**Link:** [https://dev.to/vektor_memory_43f51a32376/the-sovereign-privacy-illusion-why-gdpr-compliance-doesnt-equal-data-control-3887](https://dev.to/vektor_memory_43f51a32376/the-sovereign-privacy-illusion-why-gdpr-compliance-doesnt-equal-data-control-3887)  

When regulation becomes theater and encryption becomes window dressing By Vektor Memory — 20 min read It is raining here in the Southern Hemisphere again. It has been raining for three weeks now, nonstop. I’m sitting with my chai coffee, watching out of the window, and thinking about data sovereignty. It is, genuinely, the kind of thing I think about often. The northern hemisphere is winding up for summer. Europe is getting ready for long evenings and beach holidays. I’m quietly jealous. I’ve al...

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### 15. Mastering Azure Entra ID: A Hands-On Guide to User Management and Privileged Roles

**Source:** DEV Community  
**Published:** 2026-05-28 00:13  
**Link:** [https://dev.to/daniel_ugot_8f1e5c3cc3f3c/mastering-azure-entra-id-a-hands-on-guide-to-user-management-and-privileged-roles-pb8](https://dev.to/daniel_ugot_8f1e5c3cc3f3c/mastering-azure-entra-id-a-hands-on-guide-to-user-management-and-privileged-roles-pb8)  

Cloud identity management sits at the center of modern IT operations. Whether you are managing a startup environment or a large enterprise infrastructure, controlling who has access to cloud resources is vital. In Microsoft Azure, this responsibility is handled through Microsoft Entra ID. In this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to create users, assign administrative privileges, and apply the principle of least privilege by removing elevated permissions when they are no longer needed. These are ...

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## Programming Languages

### 1. My experience building the same app in Ruby, Java, and TypeScript

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 18:53  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tpexpd/my_experience_building_the_same_app_in_ruby_java/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tpexpd/my_experience_building_the_same_app_in_ruby_java/)  

submitted by /u/tanin47 [link] [comments]

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### 2. The pressure

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 01:37  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tor1h9/the_pressure/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tor1h9/the_pressure/)  

submitted by /u/Successful_Bowl2564 [link] [comments]

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### 3. JetBrains interviews Andrew Kelley about Zig [video]

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 14:41  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tp7msv/jetbrains_interviews_andrew_kelley_about_zig_video/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tp7msv/jetbrains_interviews_andrew_kelley_about_zig_video/)  

submitted by /u/Cool_Technician_6380 [link] [comments]

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### 4. Unicode 18.0.0 Beta

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 22:41  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tomtee/unicode_1800_beta/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tomtee/unicode_1800_beta/)  

submitted by /u/PthariensFlame [link] [comments]

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### 5. Metastable Failures Explained: Why Fixing the Trigger Fails

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:06  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tph0c5/metastable_failures_explained_why_fixing_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tph0c5/metastable_failures_explained_why_fixing_the/)  

submitted by /u/teivah [link] [comments]

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### 6. Jakarta EE 11 from Newbie to Pro with Open Liberty

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:30  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tpjar1/jakarta_ee_11_from_newbie_to_pro_with_open_liberty/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tpjar1/jakarta_ee_11_from_newbie_to_pro_with_open_liberty/)  

submitted by /u/henk53 [link] [comments]

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### 7. How LLMs Work, Part 1: How LLMs Process Text

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 22:35  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tpl0e4/how_llms_work_part_1_how_llms_process_text/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tpl0e4/how_llms_work_part_1_how_llms_process_text/)  

I am a software developer who has been using LLMs extensively at work. I wanted to develop a foundational understanding of LLMs, but have no background in machine learning or statistics. So, I started to read and take notes with the goal to eventually write up a developer's guide to the foundations of LLMs. The article kept growing, so I have split it into four parts. This is the first in the series. Hope this helps! submitted by /u/Normal-Tangelo-7120 [link] [comments]

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### 8. Samy Kamkar on the MySpace worm, reverse engineering, privacy, and Openpath

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 19:19  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1toh70g/samy_kamkar_on_the_myspace_worm_reverse/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1toh70g/samy_kamkar_on_the_myspace_worm_reverse/)  

I interviewed Samy about the MySpace worm, being approached by Epstein's team, reverse engineering games as a teenager, internet privacy, and building Openpath. Some sections people here may find interesting: 07:54 — Counter-Strike cheats & game hacking 16:00 — Creating the Samy Worm 22:00 — Secret Service raid 31:00 — Manipulating Google Maps traffic 50:00 — Selling Openpath to Motorola 55:55 — Being contacted by Jeffrey Epstein 1:18:15 — Security in the vibe-coding era submitted by /u/rorfm [l...

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### 9. How AWS Nitro Enclaves Attestation Actually Works

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 11:16  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tp2hi2/how_aws_nitro_enclaves_attestation_actually_works/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1tp2hi2/how_aws_nitro_enclaves_attestation_actually_works/)  

submitted by /u/No-Comfortable-4920 [link] [comments]

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## Game Development

### 1. Report: Payment for some TheGamer staff now tied to per-article sessions

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 15:02  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-payment-for-thegamer-writers-now-tied-to-per-article-sessions](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-payment-for-thegamer-writers-now-tied-to-per-article-sessions)  

Parent company Valnet described the new payment scheme as a 'new and exciting, performance-based bonus system.'

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### 2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a new expansion 12 years after launch

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 14:35  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-witcher-3-is-getting-a-new-expansion-12-years-after-launch](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-witcher-3-is-getting-a-new-expansion-12-years-after-launch)  

CD Projekt Red is co-developing the expansion with studio Fool's Theory.

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### 3. PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars shut down after five years

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 09:33  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ps5-exclusive-destruction-allstars-shut-down-after-five-years](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ps5-exclusive-destruction-allstars-shut-down-after-five-years)  

The live service title launched in 2021 but has now been taken offline and removed from the Playstation Store.

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### 4. Report: Latest Nintendo Switch 2 production estimates contrast hardware forecast

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 16:16  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-nintendo-orders-to-assemble-20-million-switch-2-consoles](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-nintendo-orders-to-assemble-20-million-switch-2-consoles)  

The company is reportedly planning to assemble 20 million units during the current fiscal year: a total that exceeds its latest hardware sales forecast.

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### 5. How Brazil's government boosts the local game industry

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 15:43  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/inside-the-brazilian-government-s-model-for-boosting-its-game-industry](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/inside-the-brazilian-government-s-model-for-boosting-its-game-industry)  

Brazil's robust government support for the game industry may be a model for other regions.

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### 6. Microsoft to pay $250M to settle lawsuit filed by aggrieved Activision Blizzard shareholders

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 14:41  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-to-pay-250m-to-settle-lawsuit-filed-by-aggrieved-activision-blizzard-shareholders](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-to-pay-250m-to-settle-lawsuit-filed-by-aggrieved-activision-blizzard-shareholders)  

The lawsuit claimed former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick hurriedly sold the company to avoid the consequences of sexual harassment allegations.

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### 7. Report: Wizards of the Coast is trying to discourage workers from unionizing

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 10:58  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-wizards-of-the-coast-is-trying-to-discourage-workers-from-unionizing](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-wizards-of-the-coast-is-trying-to-discourage-workers-from-unionizing)  

'You could end up with more, the same, or less than you have now.'

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## Gaming News

### 1. PS5’s Coolest DualSense Controllers Are Discounted For Days Of Play

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 22:49  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/days-of-play-dualsense-controllers-on-sale/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/days-of-play-dualsense-controllers-on-sale/)  

Sony's Days of Play sale has officially kicked off, and if you're in the market for a new DualSense controller, you can snag great deals on several variants. Like previous years, the DualSense controller has gotten a nice discount of around $20, dropping the price from $75 to $55 on average. See All Days of Play 2026 Deals Amazon Walmart PlayStation Direct Best Buy Target It's not just the signature white controller or its alternate colorways on sale either, as Sony has also discounted several l...

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### 2. Grab Physical PS5 Games For Up To 60% Off During PlayStation’s Days Of Play Sale

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:59  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstations-days-of-play-sale-2026/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstations-days-of-play-sale-2026/)  

PlayStation's annual Days of Play sale kicked off May 27, and while you won't find discounts on consoles this year, you can save a ton of money on just about everything else, from the games themselves to controllers, headsets, and even the PSVR2. The sale runs through June 11 and can be shopped on the PlayStation Direct online store, but you'll also find some sale prices matched by retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. See at Days of Play deals at PlayStation Direct There are ...

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### 3. Diablo 4 Is Celebrating Its Birthday With Goblins, XP, And Free Cosmetics

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:32  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-4-is-celebrating-its-birthday-with-goblins-xp-and-free-cosmetics/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-4-is-celebrating-its-birthday-with-goblins-xp-and-free-cosmetics/)  

Diablo 4 is celebrating three years of demon slaying with increased XP rewards, the return of the game's March of the Goblins event, and daily free cosmetics, but players won't have long to take advantage of them. From June 2-9, players will enjoy the Mother's Blessing XP buff, granting increased multiplicative XP in both the game's seasonal and Eternal realms. That will also be the same day the game's March of the Goblins event returns, heralding increased treasure goblin sightings and a reputa...

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### 4. No Man’s Sky’s Latest Threat Seems Like A Star Wars Homage

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:23  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-skys-latest-threat-seems-like-a-star-wars-homage/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-skys-latest-threat-seems-like-a-star-wars-homage/)  

This week marks the 49th anniversary of the original Star Wars movie, and Hello Games appears to be paying homage to the seminal flick with its “mysterious Death Star-like construct” that will debut in No Man’s Sky’s latest update, The Swarm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NomizORoqU Per the patch notes, The Swarm is set to begin soon and it will run for around eight weeks. This expedition will introduce a new threat to every living being in the galaxy, as the Swarm targets any travelers that ...

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### 5. You Can Unlock Three 007 First Light Outfits For Free With Almost No Effort

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:46  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-unlock-three-007-first-light-outfits-for-free-with-almost-no-effort/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-unlock-three-007-first-light-outfits-for-free-with-almost-no-effort/)  

Looking sharp is an important part of being a super-spy, and developer IO Interactive is giving players a free way to unlock some killer looks in 007 First Light with its now-live Twitch Drop campaign. Three free 007 First Light outfits are up for grabs, and they couldn't be much easier to earn. The three outfits are the Purple Suit, Silent Line, and Resplendent Death. To unlock all three, players will just need to watch a total of two hours of 007 First Light on Twitch. Below is the exact break...

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### 6. Rayman Legends Remake Reportedly Coming, And Part Of It May Look Much Different

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:41  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rayman-legends-remake-reportedly-coming-this-year-with-3d-elements/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rayman-legends-remake-reportedly-coming-this-year-with-3d-elements/)  

Rayman Legends wasn't exactly the smash-hit blockbuster Ubisoft was hoping for when it launched back in 2013, but commercial success be damned--it was one of the best platformers ever made. Now, it appears everyone's favorite limbless adventurer is getting another shot at the spotlight, with a Rayman Legends remake reportedly releasing later this year. As reported by Insider Gaming, who said the former Prince of Persia team is involved in its creation, the remade game is apparently called Rayman...

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### 7. New Lord Of The Rings RPG – Here’s Everything We Know About The “Deeply Immersive” Game

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:11  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-lord-of-the-rings-rpg-heres-everything-we-know/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-lord-of-the-rings-rpg-heres-everything-we-know/)  

The Lord of the Rings is one of the biggest and best-known entertainment franchises, but recent entries in the game series have left much to be desired. The series is continuing with at least one new game, an untitled open-world Middle-earth RPG from the developers of the popular Kingdom Come series. In this post, we're rounding up everything we know about the game. This post will be updated over time as more details come to light about the new Lord of the Rings game. In This Article What is the...

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### 8. The Steam Controller Has A Strange Rumble Issue That’s Making It Unusable In Some Games

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:01  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-steam-controller-has-a-strange-rumble-issue-thats-making-it-unusable-in-some-games/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-steam-controller-has-a-strange-rumble-issue-thats-making-it-unusable-in-some-games/)  

Valve's Steam Controller presents itself as one of the best options for playing games on PC, specifically (but not limited to) games on Steam and through Steam Input. With tight integration into the platform, tons of customization options, and the ability to easily play controller and traditional keyboard- and- mouse titles alike, there's little to suggest that this isn't the one controller that does it all. Except that, currently, some firmware quirks are severely holding it back. One of the mo...

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### 9. How to solve the fireplace puzzle while investigating the dining room in 007 First Light

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-28 00:02  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/007-first-light-fireplace-puzzle-solution/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/007-first-light-fireplace-puzzle-solution/)  

Your first major mission in First Light stops your chase sequence short to solve a quick animal-based symbol puzzle.

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### 10. Can you identify these 15 console games that found their way to PC after years of waiting?

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 23:30  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/can-you-identify-these-15-console-games-that-found-their-way-to-pc-after-years-of-waiting/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/can-you-identify-these-15-console-games-that-found-their-way-to-pc-after-years-of-waiting/)  

Even if I had to heavily mod a few of these, they still count.

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### 11. Indie dev earns Reddit love after telling people not to buy their game because it's going on sale soon

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 22:14  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/indie-dev-earns-reddit-love-after-telling-people-not-to-buy-their-game-because-its-going-on-sale-soon/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/indie-dev-earns-reddit-love-after-telling-people-not-to-buy-their-game-because-its-going-on-sale-soon/)  

The maker of the typing game battle royale Final Sentence reckons you can save a couple bucks for something else.

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### 12. Steam Workshop now looks like it was designed in this decade

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:35  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-workshop-now-looks-like-it-was-made-in-this-decade/](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-workshop-now-looks-like-it-was-made-in-this-decade/)  

Workshop just got a fancy UI update, fresh out of the beta branch.

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### 13. Playing 007 First Light? Send us gameplay videos galore and you could win a $500 Amazon gift card

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:05  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/playing-007-first-light-send-us-gameplay-videos-galore-and-you-could-win-a-usd500-amazon-gift-card/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/playing-007-first-light-send-us-gameplay-videos-galore-and-you-could-win-a-usd500-amazon-gift-card/)  

Your best clip could win big.

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### 14. Zenless Zone Zero 'copied my puzzle game,' indie dev says, posts a pretty convincing video to prove it

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:56  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/zenless-zone-zero-copied-my-puzzle-game-indie-dev-says-posts-a-pretty-convincing-video-to-prove-it/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/zenless-zone-zero-copied-my-puzzle-game-indie-dev-says-posts-a-pretty-convincing-video-to-prove-it/)  

This is the second time over the past month that MiHoYo has been accused of ripping off an indie project for one of its games.

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### 15. Steam may have just thrown its weight behind bullet heaven, but last week's standout game was a one-of-a-kind bullet hell FPS

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:36  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/steam-may-have-just-thrown-its-weight-behind-bullet-heaven-but-last-weeks-standout-game-was-a-one-of-a-kind-bullet-hell-fps/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/steam-may-have-just-thrown-its-weight-behind-bullet-heaven-but-last-weeks-standout-game-was-a-one-of-a-kind-bullet-hell-fps/)  

Luna Abyss was a long time coming, but I'm already hoping for more of its kind.

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## Robotics

### 1. A guide to Day 1 of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 12:00  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/a-guide-to-day-1-of-the-2026-robotics-summit-expo/](https://www.therobotreport.com/a-guide-to-day-1-of-the-2026-robotics-summit-expo/)  

Today, the Robotics Summit & Expo will be full of insightful talks, hands-on robot demos, and interesting conversations. The post A guide to Day 1 of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 2. Why robots still struggle to see the real world

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 11:43  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/why-robots-still-struggle-to-see-real-world-orbbec/](https://www.therobotreport.com/why-robots-still-struggle-to-see-real-world-orbbec/)  

Making machine perception reliable enough for real deployment requires more than better AI; it requires properly calibrated sensors, says an Orbbec co-founder. The post Why robots still struggle to see the real world appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 3. How humanoids learn to read the room

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 20:34  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/how-humanoids-learn-to-read-the-room-2/](https://www.therobotreport.com/how-humanoids-learn-to-read-the-room-2/)  

Sponsored by Analog Devices Inc. Designing for a humanoid robot is one of the most complicated applications in robotics today. All on its own, a humanoid system has to manage movement, balance, vision and reactivity across a complex web of joints, sensors and data processing. This becomes critical when a humanoid robot operates in an… The post How humanoids learn to read the room appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 4. GMSL and the growing ecosystem around robotic vision systems

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 20:34  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/gmsl-and-the-growing-ecosystem-around-robotic-vision-systems-2/](https://www.therobotreport.com/gmsl-and-the-growing-ecosystem-around-robotic-vision-systems-2/)  

Sponsored by Analog Devices Inc. Just a few years ago, many site owners were satisfied if a robot could move from point A to point B. That’s not quite enough anymore. Today’s robots are being asked to move faster, operate in more dynamic environments, and deal with more obstacles along the way. As those demands… The post GMSL and the growing ecosystem around robotic vision systems appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 5. XELA Robotics to show tactile sensing at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 14:35  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/xela-robotics-show-tactile-sensing-2026-robotics-summit-expo/](https://www.therobotreport.com/xela-robotics-show-tactile-sensing-2026-robotics-summit-expo/)  

XELA Robotics will show at the Robotics Summit & Expo its improved magnetic interference compensation and uSkin in the Universal Manipulation Interface. The post XELA Robotics to show tactile sensing at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 6. Allient to demonstrate advanced motion control systems at 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 13:01  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/allient-demonstrates-advanced-motion-control-systems-2026-robotics-summit-expo/](https://www.therobotreport.com/allient-demonstrates-advanced-motion-control-systems-2026-robotics-summit-expo/)  

Allient will exhibit and demonstrate a range of its motion and control technologies at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston this week. The post Allient to demonstrate advanced motion control systems at 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 7. IntBot and Certis Group partner to scale physical AI for enterprises across Singapore

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 13:00  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/intbot-certis-group-partner-scale-physical-ai-enterprises-across-singapore/](https://www.therobotreport.com/intbot-certis-group-partner-scale-physical-ai-enterprises-across-singapore/)  

Certis is collaborating with IntBot to add humanoids to its existing service robot offerings as the partners start to expand in Singapore. The post IntBot and Certis Group partner to scale physical AI for enterprises across Singapore appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 8. A guide to everything happening at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-05-26 12:00  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/a-guide-to-everything-happening-at-the-2026-robotics-summit-expo/](https://www.therobotreport.com/a-guide-to-everything-happening-at-the-2026-robotics-summit-expo/)  

Over the next two days, the Robotics Summit & Expo will bring thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors to Boston. The post A guide to everything happening at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo appeared first on The Robot Report.

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## Tech General

### 1. Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-28 00:17  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/why-googles-ai-cant-spell-google-or-anything-else/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/why-googles-ai-cant-spell-google-or-anything-else/)  

Google is embarrassing itself, again.

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### 2. Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:15  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/rivian-will-deliver-the-first-r2-suvs-on-june-9/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/rivian-will-deliver-the-first-r2-suvs-on-june-9/)  

The company has finally set a date for the first customer deliveries of what CEO RJ Scaringe has said is "maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date."

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### 3. Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:11  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/triomics-nabs-22m-to-bring-oncology-specific-ai-to-cancer-centers/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/triomics-nabs-22m-to-bring-oncology-specific-ai-to-cancer-centers/)  

The Series B round was led by Battery Ventures.

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### 4. In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:10  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/in-more-good-news-for-amazon-snowflake-signs-6b-deal-with-aws-for-ai-cpu-chips/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/in-more-good-news-for-amazon-snowflake-signs-6b-deal-with-aws-for-ai-cpu-chips/)  

Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice.

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### 5. Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 19:39  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/payroll-startup-remote-says-it-grew-revenue-50-per-employee-without-adding-headcount/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/payroll-startup-remote-says-it-grew-revenue-50-per-employee-without-adding-headcount/)  

Payroll service provider Remote recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and became cash-flow positive, thanks to a 50% increase in revenue per employee resulting from AI adoption.

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### 6. UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 18:25  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/uk-visa-portal-spilled-thousands-of-applicants-passports-and-selfies-online-and-hasnt-fixed-the-leak/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/uk-visa-portal-spilled-thousands-of-applicants-passports-and-selfies-online-and-hasnt-fixed-the-leak/)  

The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the website sent attorneys.

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### 7. Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 18:00  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/meta-officially-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/meta-officially-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans/)  

Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand.

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### 8. With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 17:54  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/with-a-new-100m-raise-princetons-thea-energy-is-now-a-top-funded-fusion-startup/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/with-a-new-100m-raise-princetons-thea-energy-is-now-a-top-funded-fusion-startup/)  

Thea Energy's pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.

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### 9. CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target open source software developers

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 16:59  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/crowdstrike-and-google-take-down-botnet-used-by-hackers-to-target-software-developers-in-supply-chain-attacks/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/crowdstrike-and-google-take-down-botnet-used-by-hackers-to-target-software-developers-in-supply-chain-attacks/)  

Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.

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### 10. AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 16:00  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1b-at-25b-pre-money-valuation/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1b-at-25b-pre-money-valuation/)  

As Cognition reaches $492 million in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says.

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### 11. Apple’s newest iPad Air is up to $100 off for the first time

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 21:08  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/938519/apple-ipad-air-m4-deal-sale](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/938519/apple-ipad-air-m4-deal-sale)  

If you want an iPad that’s more powerful than the entry-level model but less expensive than the iPad Pro, the latest iPad Air is the one to buy, and it’s down to one its best prices to date. The 11-inch Air with 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity is available at Amazon starting at $519.99 […]

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### 12. All the news about Ferrari&#8217;s polarizing Luce EV

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:22  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/transportation/938513/ferrari-luce-ev](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/938513/ferrari-luce-ev)  

Ferrari fans don’t like the design of the new Luce EV, an electric four-door sedan that just doesn’t look like the Ferraris of old. It was designed with help from Jony Ive’s LoveFrom, but what worked for Ive at Apple isn’t working for Ferrari. The Luce’s launch immediately preceded a stock drop that even an […]

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### 13. The new Halide camera app launches with film looks and an upgraded photo editor

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:06  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/938339/lux-optics-halide-mark-iii-ios-iphone-camera-app-looks-editor-raw-files-now-available](https://www.theverge.com/tech/938339/lux-optics-halide-mark-iii-ios-iphone-camera-app-looks-editor-raw-files-now-available)  

After first being announced in December 2024, Lux Optics has finally released the latest version of its Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad. The Halide Mark III app's most compelling feature is a new film simulation engine and a collection of five new Looks that can be applied to photos as they're taken. […]

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### 14. Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 20:03  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/938500/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-meta-ai-subscriptions](https://www.theverge.com/tech/938500/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-meta-ai-subscriptions)  

After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is launching a global rollout over the next few weeks and is also starting to test subscriptions for Meta AI. With the new offerings, Meta joins many other tech companies in changing up its subscription plans […]

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### 15. Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-05-27 19:08  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/features/937620/enhanced-games-performance-enhancing-drugs-science-health-sports](https://www.theverge.com/features/937620/enhanced-games-performance-enhancing-drugs-science-health-sports)  

In Las Vegas, the blazing sun beats down on a makeshift Olympic-length pool. Cody Miller stands on the starting block of lane one. His arms are raised in victory. MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" thumps over the loudspeakers as he rips off his swimming cap, throwing it to the ground. Miller lets out a […]

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