The sideload 034: your google i/o 2026 primer
Episode 34 of the sideload podcast previews google i/o 2026, covering expected pixel hardware, AI updates, and a nordvpn discount for listeners.
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ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
ArXiv will ban authors for a year if their pre‑print contains unchecked AI‑generated content such as hallucinated references, requiring future submissions to be peer‑reviewed first.
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Tesla reveals new details about robotaxi crashes and the humans involved
Tesla disclosed 17 robotaxi incidents, including two Austin crashes where remote safety monitors took control, highlighting the company's unique reliance on human teleoperators.
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Trump mobile’s T1 phone shows wrong number of flag stripes
Trump Mobile’s T1 phone displays an inaccurate American flag, with promotional footage showing 9, 11 and 13 stripes, raising doubts about product readiness and possible AI‑generated marketing.
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SteamOS success pushes Microsoft to overhaul Windows 11 via project K2
Microsoft is leveraging SteamOS as a benchmark for its new Windows K2 project, aiming to strip bloat and reclaim the gaming performance crown from Valve's Linux-based OS.
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Samsung reduces chip production ahead of 18-day strike as losses mount
Samsung reduces chip production ahead of 18-day strike as more than 43,000 workers sign up, potentially causing $2 billion in daily losses.
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Google tests Gmail storage restrictions that require phone verification
Google tests Gmail storage limits requiring phone verification, raising privacy concerns as users must share personal data to access full free tier.
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Google teases android-based Googlebook ahead of I/O
Google unveiled the Googlebook laptop line from major OEMs, introduced Gemini Intelligence for Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26, and rolled out new security features that auto‑end spoofed calls and require biometric unlock for…
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Meta expands Ray‑Ban glasses with neural handwriting, live captions and navigation
Meta rolls out Neural Handwriting, live captions for WhatsApp and Instagram, and US‑wide walking directions to Ray‑Ban smart glasses, while opening a developer preview for new AR apps.
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Musk's Colossus 1 supercomputer leased to Anthropic as Blackwell-only Colossus 2 readied for frontier training and potential IPO
SpaceX leased xAI's 220,000-GPU Colossus 1 supercomputer to rival Anthropic for inference, while Musk readies a uniform Blackwell Colossus 2 for frontier training and an upcoming IPO.
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Bose promo code: 40% off for May 2026
Bose offers 40% off select audio products in May 2026, plus $30 discounts for students, teachers, and first responders. Learn how to claim these deals and maximize savings.
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Thrive Capital bets $100 million on Shopify, because sometimes the best AI trade is a beaten-down stock
Thrive Capital, the VC firm behind OpenAI, has invested $100 million in Shopify, seeing AI-driven commerce as an undervalued opportunity despite the e-commerce stock's 40% drop.
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OpenAI Falls Behind and Looks to Blame Apple
OpenAI is considering legal steps against Apple after the iPhone maker opened its Apple Intelligence platform to rival AI models, ending the exclusivity that once gave ChatGPT a starring role in iOS.
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Figma's AI credit experiment shows promise but the stock remains in freefall
Figma beats revenue estimates with 46% YoY growth and strong AI credit uptake, but its stock remains 80% below its IPO peak as investors debate whether AI will disrupt or upgrade the design market.
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Apple’s chatgpt deal faces legal friction as siri turns to gemini
OpenAI may sue Apple over a lackluster ChatGPT rollout in Siri, just as Apple begins testing Google’s Gemini models and eyes Anthropic for its voice assistant.
