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Musk v. Altman: Altman testified that in 2017 Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm, musing that he would pass it to his children (Bloomberg)
Anthropic names eight unauthorized secondary market sellers of its shares, including Hiive and Forge Global, warning that any share transactions there are void (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)
Google launches Intrusion Logging, an Android feature developed in partnership with Amnesty International and others, on Android 16 Pixel devices for now (Tim Starks/CyberScoop)
Google unveils a "full bleed" Android Auto design that fills unconventionally shaped screens like in the BMW Neue Klasse, plans to add YouTube video streaming (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
Google unveils Android security features, including protection from spoofed banking calls, default theft protection, and biometric protection for Mark as lost (Adamya Sharma/Android Authority)
Google announces Pause Point, an Android 17 feature that forces a mandatory 10-second pause before opening any app a user has labeled as a distraction (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Anthropic announces 12 Claude plugins for the legal sector, including a "commercial counsel" tool for reviewing vendor agreements and a bar exam study tool (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
Google says it has worked with Meta and Apple to add creator-focused video-editing tools to Android 17, expand AirDrop connectivity, and more (Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET)
Google announces Gemini Intelligence, bundling existing and new Gemini features, including task automation across apps and vibe-coding own Android widgets (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
Google unveils Googlebook, its new laptop lineup featuring a unified OS merging ChromeOS and Android, with devices from Dell, HP, and others coming this fall (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET)
Threads is testing a Meta AI integration similar to X's Grok, letting users mention Meta AI in a post or a reply to get more context, in five countries (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
Nonprofit RSL Media announces the Human Consent Standard, an AI licensing framework for use of people's work or likeness, backed by George Clooney and others (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Sources: Google is in talks with SpaceX and other companies for a rocket launch deal, as Google expands its own efforts to put orbital data centers in space (Wall Street Journal)
Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery spinoff from Google DeepMind, raised $2.1B led by Thrive, after raising $600M in its first round in March 2025 (Pritam Biswas/Reuters)
The US DOD says it is deploying Mythos to find and patch software vulnerabilities across the US government, even as it works on a transition away from Anthropic (Reuters)

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Apple acquired another company that could help build out its Creator Studio subscription
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Gemini in Chrome arrives on Android devices in June
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Android Auto is getting a big makeover for 2026
Nintendo just announced a $500 Switch 2 bundle that includes a first-party game
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns to Prime Video in November
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