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Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit

Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground.

TechCrunch • May 12, 2026 • Rebecca Bellan
Technology May 12, 2026

eBay rejects GameStop's $56B offer: "Your proposal is neither credible nor attractive"

eBay board doubts GameStop's ability to buy and operate the much larger firm. ...

Technology May 12, 2026

Is this why science advances one funeral at a time?

Article URL: https://nautil.us/is-this-why-science-advances-one-funeral-at-a-time-1280650 Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology May 12, 2026

Show HN: Agentic interface for mainframes and COBOL

Hi HN, we’re Sai and Aayush, and we’re building Hypercubic (https://www.hypercubic.ai/), bringing AI tools to the m...

Technology May 12, 2026

Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets

Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini i...

Technology May 12, 2026

Google's Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they're coming this year

Google has revealed its vision for the AI laptop of tomorrow.

Technology May 12, 2026

Android is getting a big AI overhaul in 2026

Google has big plans for Android in 2026, and most of it is AI.

Technology May 12, 2026

Google adds Gemini-powered Dictation to Gboard, which could be bad news for dictation startups

Google's transcription feature will initially launch with Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones

Technology May 12, 2026

Gemini’s biggest new features are all about controlling your phone

It is, once again, Gemini season. Google is announcing a host of new Gemini features during its pre-I/O Android showcase...

Technology May 12, 2026

The 9 biggest new features in Android 17

Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-code...

Technology May 12, 2026

Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook

Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks. Details are sparse for now, as the tea...

Technology May 12, 2026

Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all

This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto that include better sizing for unconventi...

Technology May 12, 2026

Googlebook Is Google's New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android

They won't replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Ma...

Technology May 12, 2026

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer

You’ll soon be able to generate your own widgets or ask Gemini to finish a booking in Chrome on Android.

Technology May 12, 2026

Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks

Intrusion Logging is a new part of Android’s Advanced Protection Mode, which aims to help protect human rights activis...

Technology May 12, 2026

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android

Gemini Intelligence will also include Gboard based dictation and form filling capabilities

Technology May 12, 2026

Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe code your own widgets

The new feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer.

Technology May 12, 2026

Google unveils Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops

The company says Googlebooks, which are launching this fall, are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemin...

Technology May 12, 2026

Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb add...

Technology May 12, 2026

The AI legal services industry is heating up. Anthropic is getting in on the action.

As the AI legal services industry heats up, Anthropic is launching its own suite of features designed to assist law firm...

Technology May 12, 2026

Panasonic’s new Lumix L10 is a compact camera with a focus on photography

Panasonic has announced a new addition to its Lumix camera line with a compact body and fixed lens that's targeted at ph...

Technology May 12, 2026

Testing UPS Output Waveforms

Article URL: https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/05/12/ups-exploration Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology May 12, 2026

Indigo brings the open social web to one app

Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified...

Technology May 12, 2026

U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app

The bank said the security lapse was due to the use of an “unauthorized” AI software app.

Technology May 12, 2026

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recom...

Technology May 12, 2026

Show HN: Gigacatalyst – Extend your SaaS with an embedded AI builder

Hi HN, I’m Namanyay from Gigacatalyst (link: https://gigacatalyst.com/). Gigacatalyst allows sales, CS, and users to ...

Technology May 12, 2026

Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs

The family of a 19-year-old college student is suing OpenAI over claims that his conversations with ChatGPT led to an ac...

Technology May 12, 2026

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements

Google I/O is just a week away, and that means it’s time for another Android Show event to unpack all the Android ecos...

Technology May 12, 2026

Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/amazon-employees-are-tokenmaxxing-due-to-pressure-to-use-ai-tools/ Comm...

Technology May 12, 2026

Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has begun his testimony against Elon Musk in a high-profile jury trial in a California federal cou...