AI is prominent in the news with discussions around new AI features from Google, Meta's AI investments, and New York's AI regulation efforts.

• New York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters — TechCrunch - 22:09
• Google can now generate a fake AI podcast of your search results — Ars Technica - 19:19
• Google tests Audio Overviews for Search queries — TechCrunch - 18:01

• Google’s test turns search results into an AI-generated podcast — The Verge - 17:42
• Google’s Gemini AI will summarize PDFs for you when you open them — The Verge - 14:48
• Meta beefs up disappointing AI division with $15 billion Scale AI investment — Ars Technica - 14:02
• How to draft a will to avoid becoming an AI ghost—it’s not easy — Ars Technica - 11:00
• Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving — TechCrunch - 07:12
• Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race — The Verge - 01:05

Several headlines cover funding rounds for startups, acquisitions by tech giants like Meta, and financial forecasts, indicating significant activity in the tech business landscape.

• Clay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources say — TechCrunch - 21:37
• New details emerge on Meta’s $14.3B deal for Scale — TechCrunch - 21:35
• Nvidia to exclude China from its revenue and profit forecasts — TechCrunch - 15:34

• Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving — TechCrunch - 07:12
• Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race — The Verge - 01:05

Numerous headlines discuss new product releases, updates to existing software, and reviews of tech gadgets, indicating a dynamic consumer tech market.

• The best budget smartphone you can buy — The Verge - 19:25
• The best AirPods to buy — The Verge - 19:00
• The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint — The Verge - 18:05

• Belkin’s 3-in-1 Qi2 wireless charger is the cheapest it’s been in months — The Verge - 18:03
• Anbernic’s sliding screen handheld might be too chunky and heavy for your pockets — The Verge - 17:16
• Kwikset’s newest smart lock gets almost everything right — The Verge - 16:30
• The best Sonos speakers to buy in 2025 — The Verge - 16:01
• Dbrand’s Killswitch is the best all-around Switch 2 case — The Verge - 15:24
• Tesla’s minor Model S and X refreshes cost $5,000 more — The Verge - 11:42
• PCIe 7.0 is coming, but not soon, and not for you — The Verge - 09:22

Google is making changes to existing services like shutting down Instant Apps and testing AI-powered audio overviews, indicating adjustments to their product strategy.

• Google can now generate a fake AI podcast of your search results — Ars Technica - 19:19
• Google tests Audio Overviews for Search queries — TechCrunch - 18:01
• Google’s test turns search results into an AI-generated podcast — The Verge - 17:42

• Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December — Ars Technica - 16:32
• Google just released the first major Snapseed update in years — The Verge - 13:02
• Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usage — The Verge - 11:47

This category includes a miscellany of tech news, from space-related updates to new social media platforms, and even updates about entertainment and robotics.

• Anne Wojcicki is taking back control of 23andMe — The Verge - 22:07
• These VA Tech scientists are building a better fog harp — Ars Technica - 19:37
• Mel Brooks is returning for Spaceballs 2 — The Verge - 19:00

• TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo — TechCrunch - 18:45
• Trump’s FTC may impose merger condition that forbids advertising boycotts — Ars Technica - 18:11
• Apple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses — TechCrunch - 18:00
• Silicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve — TechCrunch - 17:19
• Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS — TechCrunch - 17:16
• There’s another leak on the ISS, but NASA is not saying much about it — Ars Technica - 17:12
• Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages — Ars Technica - 17:10
• Startups Weekly: No sign of pause — TechCrunch - 17:05
• Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol — TechCrunch - 17:04
• Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money — TechCrunch - 17:00
• Boston Dynamics robots dance to ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ for ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition — TechCrunch - 16:36
• The founder experience at TechCrunch All Stage: Built for people building what’s next — TechCrunch - 16:05
• 11 startups from YC Demo Day that investors are talking about — TechCrunch - 13:00
• What to expect at TechCrunch All Stage: One day, countless connections and takeaways — TechCrunch - 12:01
• Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake — TechCrunch - 12:00
• Ars Technica’s gift guide for Father’s Day: Give dad some cool things — Ars Technica - 11:30
• Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37 — Ars Technica - 11:00
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is getting a fifth and final season — The Verge - 10:07
• Switch, Xbox, and the portable future of games — The Verge - 13:28
• The new Pebble watch’s mobile app will also work with some old Pebble watches — The Verge - 13:53
• Steam is finally adding native support for Macs with Apple Silicon — The Verge - 13:54
• USDOT wants more self-driving cars without pedals or steering wheels — The Verge - 14:44
• Pixar is heading back to Italy for its next big film — The Verge - 14:47