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Googlebooks Are Not Google Books
Google is merging ChromeOS and Android in a new way.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 7:10pm EDT
Jeff Bezos says raising taxes on the wealthy won’t help the average American
“What’s happening here is politicians are ... picking a villain and pointing fingers,” the Amazon executive chair said.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 6:56pm EDT
Nvidia earnings live updates: Data center sales, margins and AI outlook in focus
Nvidia is reporting its first-quarter results after the market closes. The conference call with analysts is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.
CNBC - May 20, 2026 6:44pm EDT
Sen. Dick Durbin warns DOJ against ‘doling out compensation to rioters’ in new Trump fund
Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, asked acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to provide more details about Trump’s $1.8B “anti-weaponization” fund.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 6:44pm EDT
Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext
After years of insisting end-to-end encryption was the future of online comms, Zuckcorp has handed itself full visibility into user chats once again
Register UK - May 20, 2026 6:44pm EDT
Raúl Castro indictment brings back history of Cuba’s downing of U.S. civilian planes
Three decades ago, Cuba shot down two Brothers to the Rescue planes, killing four Cuban Americans and drawing swift condemnation from the U.S. and the international community.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 6:07pm EDT
Musk to sell SpaceX shares in what could be biggest-ever IPO
Elon Musk on Wednesday revealed plans for what could become one of the largest initial public offerings in history for a space company currently losing...
Daily Sabah - May 20, 2026 5:44pm EDT
SpaceX's historic IPO plans: Billions in losses and Musk's massive ownership
SpaceX filed for an IPO and plans to list on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX, according to its SEC prospectus.
CNBC - May 20, 2026 5:44pm EDT
More Democrats than Republicans voted in big Georgia primaries — but that didn’t flip two key races
The turnout pattern was a shift from past midterm primaries. But liberal state Supreme Court candidates couldn’t convert all of it into support.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 5:17pm EDT
Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say
Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near the shoreline of Grapevine Lake in north Texas.
BBC News - May 20, 2026 5:14pm EDT
Jeff Bezos said the idea of putting data centers in space is plausible, but not in the near-term future.
International Business Times - May 20, 2026 5:05pm EDT
SpaceX confirms plans for an IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
It would likely be the biggest IPO ever, surpassing the 2020 debut of Saudi Aramco.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 5:04pm EDT
Arizona college skips over several graduates after an AI malfunction at commencement ceremony
Glendale Community College President Tiffany Hernandez was met with resounding boos as she explained that the school was using AI to read names for the ceremony.
NBC News - May 20, 2026 4:46pm EDT
Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs
Register UK - May 20, 2026 4:45pm EDT
Google accused of pushing 'free for life' G Suite users onto paid plans
Users claim personal family domains are being falsely flagged for commercial use, leaving long-time G Suite Legacy customers facing a pay-up-or-lose-access ultimatum
Register UK - May 20, 2026 4:17pm EDT
Google's AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back
A BBC investigation revealed a simple way to get AI chatbots to spit out misinformation. Google and other AI companies are now trying to fix the problem.
BBC News - May 20, 2026 4:16pm EDT
SpaceX Is About to Launch the Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built. Here’s How to Watch
Gizmodo - May 20, 2026 4:15pm EDT
VMware quietly debuts Arm hypervisor tech preview
Supports Nvidia Grace and Ampere processors
Register UK - May 20, 2026 4:01pm EDT
The Final Season of 'The Boys' Felt Like Watching a Comedian Bomb Their Set
Gizmodo - May 20, 2026 3:35pm EDT
Trump wants $1B to protect White House ballroom from drones and other threats
President asks $1B from taxpayers to secure his $400M privately funded ballroom.
Ars Technica - May 20, 2026 3:14pm EDT
Hulu set to keep existing as standalone streaming service and app (for now)
Disney still has a lot of tech to unite and bundles to push.
Ars Technica - May 20, 2026 3:02pm EDT
Zuckerberg's Meta layoffs memo: 'Success isn't a given' in the AI era
Meta on Wednesday commenced its latest round of layoffs affecting about 10% of the company's workforce, equating to roughly 8,000 jobs.
CNBC - May 20, 2026 2:47pm EDT