U.S. smartphone shipments fell 3% to 33.4 million units in Q1 2026. Premium phones and sub-$300 models held up, but mid-priced Android devices weakened sharply as costs rose, carrier subsidies tightened and consumers delayed upgrades.
Google lost a major trademark keyword advertising case in India after the Delhi High Court barred it from using “HINDWARE” as an AdWords keyword and ordered 30 million rupees in damages. The ruling says even invisible backend keywords can count as trademark use, challenging platforms’ intermediary d
Universal Music Group and TikTok signed a new multi-year global licensing agreement to protect rights in the AI music era, pledging to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform and improve artist attribution.
CNN has filed a lawsuit against AI search firm Perplexity, alleging copyright and trademark infringement for unauthorized use of over 17,000 media assets. The suit claims Perplexity's 'answer engine' repackages CNN content, reducing user visits to original sites. This marks a new phase in the AI cop
Ferrari has unveiled its first pure electric vehicle, the 'Ferrari Luce', marking a new chapter for the iconic brand. Debuting with 1050 hp, AWD, and a 530km range, Luce questions what it means to be a Ferrari in the electric age, offering a completely new kind of driving experience.
YouTube is significantly strengthening how it labels AI-generated content. AI-made videos will now carry more prominent labels, and the platform will directly detect and display AI usage — a major step toward protecting viewer rights and establishing AI content distribution standards.
Anthropic secured a $65 billion Series H investment, reaching a valuation of $965 billion and signaling the imminent arrival of the $1 trillion AI company era. The funds will be used for AI safety research and Claude infrastructure expansion.
Microsoft expressed serious concern over several zero-day vulnerabilities recently disclosed without prior coordination, warning that unpatched public disclosures expose customers to unnecessary risk and highlighting the shared responsibility between companies and researchers.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft's office software ecosystem, targeting cloud and productivity software markets.
A new barrier is emerging for AI industry expansion — not semiconductors or power, but local community opposition. A Gallup survey found 71% of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area.
UK online safety regulator Ofcom accepted X's commitment to strengthen responses to illegal hate and terror content, requiring review within 24 hours through UK-specific reporting tools.
Anthropic has issued an official warning about unauthorized equity sales and investment fraud. All preferred and common shares are subject to transfer restrictions under its bylaws.
Amazon launched 'Alexa for Shopping' for US customers on May 13, 2026, redesigning the entry point to online shopping with AI-powered commerce capabilities.
YouTube Shorts is moving to TV screens. Once optimized for smartphone viewing, Shorts is now expanding as a new media format consumed on large living room displays.
Cisco is re-emerging as a key beneficiary of the AI infrastructure investment cycle, reporting revenue of $15.8 billion in Q3 fiscal 2026, up 12% year-over-year.
AI industry growth is no longer just about semiconductors and cloud costs. The PJM independent market monitor warned in its Q1 2026 report about escalating data center power demands.
At its 2026 management strategy briefing, Sony outlined its entertainment strategy for the AI era — using AI to enhance games, music, film, animation, and sports technology.
The question is no longer whether AI can write code — it's how effectively AI finds vulnerabilities and converts them into real attack vectors. Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview marks a new cybersecurity era.
Canada's privacy regulators found that OpenAI's initial data collection methods for training ChatGPT violated privacy law — the issue isn't ChatGPT's intelligence, but the data used to create it.
Security firm Cybereason Nocturnus analyzed a large-scale campaign where the remote access trojan njRat was embedded in hacking tools and cracked files distributed through hacking forums.