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Adoption2026-05-225 min read

OpenAI Is About to Go Public — Here's What That Means If You Use ChatGPT

The company behind ChatGPT is filing to go public at a valuation that could hit one trillion dollars. Here is what the IPO means for the hundreds of millions of people who use the product every week.

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Policy2026-05-216 min read

A Jury Took 90 Minutes to End Elon Musk's $150 Billion War With OpenAI

Elon Musk sued OpenAI for $150 billion, claiming Sam Altman stole a charity and turned it into a for-profit empire. A federal jury in Oakland needed less than two hours to throw out every single claim.

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Agents2026-05-206 min read

Google's New AI Agent Works While You Sleep

Google just unveiled Gemini Spark, a cloud-based AI agent that manages your inbox, calendar, and workflows around the clock — even when your laptop is closed. Here is what it does, who gets it first, and why it matters.

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Agents2026-05-195 min read

Google Just Turned Your Android Phone Into an AI Employee

At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled Gemini Intelligence — a system that lets your Android phone book appointments, build shopping carts, and browse the web on your behalf. Plus: AI-powered smart glasses are finally real.

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Tools2026-05-185 min read

OpenAI Just Opened ChatGPT Ads to Everyone — Here's What That Means for Your Business

OpenAI dropped the $50,000 minimum to advertise inside ChatGPT. Now any business can run ads where 400 million people ask questions every week.

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Tools2026-05-175 min read

Apple is about to let you choose your own AI brain

iOS 27 will let users swap Apple's built-in AI for models like Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT across Siri, Writing Tools, and more. It's the biggest shift in how phones handle AI since the chatbot era began.

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Tools2026-05-165 min read

Google I/O 2026 Is Three Days Away — Here's What Actually Matters

Google's biggest event of the year kicks off Monday. Gemini 4, AI smart glasses, and agents that work across your apps — here's what to watch for.

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Tools2026-05-155 min read

Anthropic Just Launched an AI Assistant Built Specifically for Small Businesses

Claude for Small Business connects to QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, and more with 15 ready-to-run workflows. No extra charge, no IT team required.

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Adoption2026-05-135 min read

Apple Is About to Let You Pick Your Own AI — and That Changes Everything

Starting with iOS 27 this fall, Apple will let iPhone users choose which AI model powers Siri, Writing Tools, and more. It is the biggest shift in how AI reaches everyday people since ChatGPT launched.

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Adoption2026-05-105 min read

Anthropic Just Passed OpenAI in Revenue — and It Did It With Fewer Resources

Anthropic hit $30 billion in annualized revenue in April 2026, overtaking OpenAI for the first time. The company that most people have never heard of is now the biggest AI lab on the planet by revenue — and it got there by betting on business customers instead of viral consumer products.

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