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• Pope Leo XIV to release first encyclical on AI with Anthropic co-founder

  Pope Leo XIV to release first encyclical on AI with Anthropic co-founder

  May 19, 2026

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• Meta begins cutting 8,000 jobs this week as record profits fund a $145 billion AI infrastructure bet

  Meta begins cutting 8,000 jobs this week as record profits fund a $145 billion AI infrastructure bet

  May 18, 2026

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• Managing shadow AI tools: 5 steps to secure employee productivity

  Managing shadow AI tools: 5 steps to secure employee productivity

  May 18, 2026

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• Elon Musk loses OpenAI trial on statute of limitations

  Elon Musk loses OpenAI trial on statute of limitations

  May 18, 2026

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• Dell’s massive XPS price hikes spell the doom of cheap PCs

  Dell’s massive XPS price hikes spell the doom of cheap PCs

  May 18, 2026

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• Anthropic's SpaceX deal just made Claude Pro worth keeping for non-coders

  Anthropic's SpaceX deal just made Claude Pro worth keeping for non-coders

  May 18, 2026

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• Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 and Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses hit first Amazon discounts

  Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 and Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses hit first Amazon discounts

  May 18, 2026

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• Google is rolling out its redesigned Workspace app icons

  Google is rolling out its redesigned Workspace app icons

  May 18, 2026

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• Microsoft rolls out Xbox mode for Windows 11, turning PCs into console‑like hubs

  Microsoft rolls out Xbox mode for Windows 11, turning PCs into console‑like hubs

  May 18, 2026

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• College students drown out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos — 'deal with it' one speaker fires back as students heckle positive pitches for AI's role

  College students drown out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos — 'deal with it' one speaker fires back as students heckle positive pitches for AI's role

  May 18, 2026

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• Google Pixel 10 is $299 in Mint Mobile deal with your first year of cellular service

  Google Pixel 10 is $299 in Mint Mobile deal with your first year of cellular service

  May 18, 2026

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• Google is quietly testing weekly usage caps for free Gemini users

  Google is quietly testing weekly usage caps for free Gemini users

  May 18, 2026

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• I asked codex ai to customize my hyprland desktop – it worked, but beginners beware

  I asked codex ai to customize my hyprland desktop – it worked, but beginners beware

  May 18, 2026

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• Google's much-improved app icons are rolling out now

  Google's much-improved app icons are rolling out now

  May 18, 2026

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• Researchers cram cameras into Sony earbuds to create ai-powered smart wearables

  Researchers cram cameras into Sony earbuds to create ai-powered smart wearables

  May 18, 2026

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