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Apple may open up the App Store to agentic AI

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Anna Washenko) — Wed, 13 May 2026 20:28:01 +0000

But doing so could threaten its bottom line.

Andreessen Horowitz is the midterm elections' biggest donor

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:55:58 +0000

The venture capital firm has reportedly donated $115.5 million during this election cycle.

OpenAI endorses the Kids Online Safety Act

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Karissa Bell) — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:34:54 +0000

The bill appears to be gaining new momentum.

LinkedIn is reportedly laying off five percent of its workforce

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:05:28 +0000

Marketing, engineering and product teams are among those affected, according to a leaked memo.

Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Will Shanklin) — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:39:38 +0000

Last month, it said it would use employees' mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI models.

Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app called Instants

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:29:32 +0000

It's all about sharing candid snaps in the moment.

WhatsApp users can soon have private conversations with Meta AI

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:11:29 +0000

No one other than you will be able to read messages exchanged via Incognito Chat with Meta AI.

Amazon made a version of Alexa just for shopping

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Mariella Moon) — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Alexa for Shopping is an 'agentic AI assistant' for Amazon purchases

iRacing is now on Vision Pro, but you'll need a hefty PC to play it

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:31:57 +0000

Vroom!

Meta is facing another lawsuit over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Karissa Bell) — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:12:47 +0000

The lawsuit claims Meta is not doing enough to protect senior citizens and other vulnerable groups.

Apple reportedly has a lot of changes planned for the Camera app

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 12 May 2026 21:53:39 +0000

iOS 27 may integrate Visual Intelligence into the Camera and make it more customizable.

DOJ extracts $30m settlement from PayPal over minority-owned business program

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 12 May 2026 21:14:52 +0000

The federal retaliation against corporate DEI efforts marches on.

Samsung's One UI 9 beta will roll out for Galaxy S26 owners this week

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Will Shanklin) — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:18:34 +0000

However, its marquee features won't arrive until the final release.

Google is reportedly considering working with SpaceX on orbital data centers

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:51:34 +0000

The company has been working on the idea since the end of 2025.

Apple acquired another company that could help build out its Creator Studio subscription

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:24:45 +0000

The company behind color grading tool Color.io was acquired in January.

Threads users are pissed they can't block Meta's new AI chatbot

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Karissa Bell) — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:04:11 +0000

It's the top trending topic on the platform.

Everything announced at The Android Show: I/O 2026 edition

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Kris Holt) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:10:07 +0000

Google had a whole lot of news to share, including on new laptops and Gemini Intelligence.

Google announces upcoming security tools for Android, including enhanced protection against banking scam calls

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The Live Threat Detection feature is also getting a major upgrade.

Googlebooks are the Android-based evolution of the Chromebook

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Nathan Ingraham) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Google's only giving us a tease of what it has planned for its new laptop lineup.

Instagram's in-app camera will support Ultra HDR and Night Sight on Android

staff@mundogadget.webbfinanceiro.com (Karissa Bell) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Meta is also finally delivering an Instagram app for Android tablets.