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Launches

iOS 26.5 ships RC 2 — encrypted RCS between iPhone and Android quietly arrives

Apple seeded a second release candidate on May 8 ahead of next week’s public launch. The headline change: end-to-end encryption for RCS messages crossing platforms, even if it…

May 9 · 3 min read
Launches

Fitbit Air launches at $99 — Google's first real shot at WHOOP

A screenless, subscription-free fitness band with a week of battery, AFib alerts and a five-minute fast charge. Pre-orders open today; on shelves May 26.

May 9 · 4 min read
Industry

Canadian union calls for federal review of $55B EA take-private deal

Communications Workers of America Canada wants Ottawa to scrutinize the Saudi-PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners acquisition under the Investment Canada Act, citing national-security and jobs risk.

May 9 · 4 min read
Launches

Game Pass May 2026: Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 anchor a stacked month

Two of Microsoft's biggest 2026 releases land day-one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass — Subnautica 2 hits Game Preview May 14, Forza Horizon 6…

May 9 · 4 min read
Industry

Adobe acquires Synthesia rumour denied by both sides

A Bloomberg report suggested $4B talks. Both companies told us "no comment that materially differs from previous statements" — which is not the same as denial.

Apr 19 · 3 min read
Benchmarks

Claude 4.7 Opus extends to 1M-token context window

Anthropic's flagship model now matches Gemini 2.5 Pro's context length. Pricing stays at $15/M input. We tested it on a 600-page legal brief.

Apr 19 · 6 min read
Launches

Sora opens to public: 50 free generations per month for ChatGPT Plus

OpenAI dropped the waitlist this week. Pro users get unlimited slow renders and 500 fast 1080p clips. Quality leads the field; editing tools still lag Runway.

Apr 19 · 4 min read
Funding

Suno raises $250M Series C at $2.5B valuation

Lightspeed leads the round; the AI music company plans to push into production tools beyond the prompt-to-song model that defined v3 and v4.

Apr 19 · 3 min read
Launches

Cursor 2.0 ships native agent mode and 30% faster autocomplete

Anysphere's biggest update yet adds long-running autonomous tasks, a new tab model, and a $40 Pro tier that includes Claude 4.7 Opus by default.

Apr 19 · 5 min read
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