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AI’s Dual Nature, Regulatory Battles, & Platform Shifts: Weekly Tech Roundup

Sam Greenwood

The past two weeks in the tech world witnessed a rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities across diverse products, revealing both extraordinary potential and significant inherent flaws. This period highlighted AI’s dual nature as a powerful tool for innovation and a source of concern regarding accuracy, privacy, and security. Concurrently, governments intensified their efforts to regulate the digital sphere, leading to landmark legal battles and policy adjustments aimed at reining in tech giants and addressing user safety. These developments, alongside strategic maneuvers within major industry players and evolving dynamics in the gaming and content sectors, underscored a landscape in … Continue reading AI’s Dual Nature, Regulatory Battles, & Platform Shifts: Weekly Tech Roundup

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AI’s Conceptual Gap, Major Networking Merger, AI Content Monetization, & Ransomware Negotiation Probe: Weekly Tech Roundup

Sam Greenwood

This week, the tech landscape was shaped by a confluence of evolving artificial intelligence capabilities and significant shifts in market regulation and consolidation. Researchers identified ‘Potemkin understanding’ in leading AI models, challenging existing benchmarks and highlighting the complex road ahead for reliable AI integration. Concurrently, a major acquisition in networking infrastructure signaled industry consolidation, while new initiatives like Cloudflare’s ‘Pay-Per-Crawl’ sought to redefine content compensation in the AI era. These developments underscore a period of profound re-evaluation for how AI truly performs, how market power is exercised, and how digital content creators will be compensated in an increasingly AI-driven world. Continue reading AI’s Conceptual Gap, Major Networking Merger, AI Content Monetization, & Ransomware Negotiation Probe: Weekly Tech Roundup

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NASA Leadership Shakeup & Budget Cuts, Massive ASUS Router Backdoor Alert, AI’s Rapid Evolution, and Ongoing Antitrust Battles: Weekly Tech Roundup

Sam Greenwood

This week in the tech world was marked by significant developments across various fronts. Leadership uncertainties and budgetary concerns cast a shadow over NASA, while a critical cybersecurity alert put thousands of ASUS router users on notice. The artificial intelligence landscape continued its dynamic evolution, with major players like OpenAI and Anthropic making headlines for new capabilities and policy engagements, alongside a notable AI content deal between Amazon and The New York Times. Antitrust scrutiny remained a persistent theme, highlighted by Meta’s ongoing trial and new U.S. restrictions on technology sales to China. In the software realm, the popular Arc browser announced a surprising halt to its development, and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic advanced new rules aimed at bolstering online safety and platform accountability.

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Android XR Launched, Bringing Gemini AI to Smart Glasses and Headsets

Sam Greenwood

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (Reporting from Toronto, ON) – May 26, 2025) – Google today took a significant step into the future of immersive computing with the announcement of Android XR, a new platform designed to power smart glasses and headsets, … Continue reading Android XR Launched, Bringing Gemini AI to Smart Glasses and Headsets

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AI Dominates with New Models, Search Overhaul, and Deep Ecosystem Integration

Sam Greenwood

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (Reporting from Toronto, ON) – May 26, 2025) – Google’s annual developer conference, I/O 2025, concluded today, firmly establishing artificial intelligence as the central pillar of the company’s future. A torrent of announcements revealed next-generation multimodal AI models, a fundamental reimagining of Google Search with “AI Mode,” and the pervasive embedding of its Gemini AI across its vast ecosystem of products and services. “What all this progress means is that we’re in a new phase of the AI platform shift,” stated CEO Sundar Pichai, emphasizing that “decades of research are now becoming reality.” New AI Powerhouses Unveiled … Continue reading AI Dominates with New Models, Search Overhaul, and Deep Ecosystem Integration

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Microsoft Build 2025: Developer Focus with Key Announcements in Web Interaction and AI-Driven Science

Sam Greenwood

Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference concluded this week. Observers noted that the event was much more developer-focused than usual. While there were some major announcements, the general sentiment was that there were not as many as in some previous years. Among the technical sessions and platform updates, two initiatives, NLWeb and Microsoft Discovery, drew particular attention for their potential applications. NLWeb: A New Approach to Web Interaction Microsoft introduced NLWeb (Natural Language Web), an open project aimed at simplifying the creation of natural language interfaces for websites. The goal is to allow users to query website content directly using natural language, … Continue reading Microsoft Build 2025: Developer Focus with Key Announcements in Web Interaction and AI-Driven Science

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Tech News Recap: Microsoft/Activision Merger Blocked, Apple and Google Team Up, and Google’s Pixel Lineup Revealed

Sam Greenwood

This week since I didn’t release an article last week, I’m going to start off with a few stores I missed last week (including a section on the events related to the Microsoft/Activision merger). Now for the news, an AI Pioneer has left Google, Apple and Google are working on a cross-platform way to detect Bluetooth Trackers and, from official teases to leaks there is lots of new info on the devices Google will probably talk about at I/O. Also, the interesting things of the week and more in the other news section. What I Missed Last Week Here are … Continue reading Tech News Recap: Microsoft/Activision Merger Blocked, Apple and Google Team Up, and Google’s Pixel Lineup Revealed

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Pokémon Day, OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, and Ford’s Scary Patent: This Week in Tech

Sam Greenwood

This week the Pokémon Company held their annual Pokémon Day Pokémon Presents, OpenAI unveiled the ChatGPT API, and Ford filed a scary patent. Also, Tesla had their annual Investor Day; it’s been a busy week in space news and more in the other news section. Pokémon Presents On Monday, The Pokémon Company held a Pokémon Presents in celebration of Pokémon Day; during the event, they announced updates about the World Championship, the mobile games (including release details about Pokémon Sleep), and DLC for Scarlett and Violet. You can read more about it here. ChatGPT API On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the release of … Continue reading Pokémon Day, OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, and Ford’s Scary Patent: This Week in Tech