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		<title>Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Indigo brings the open social web to one app</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/indigo-brings-the-open-social-web-to-one-app/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the US</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/amazon-expands-30-minute-delivery-across-the-u-s/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This ultra-fast delivery option will allow customers to shop across "thousands" of items, Amazon says, including fresh groceries, household essentials, and other locally relevant items.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/digg-tries-again-this-time-as-an-ai-news-aggregator/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In an email to beta testers, the company said the site's goal is to "track the most influential voices in a space" and to surface the news that's actually worth "paying attention to." ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NYT&#8217;s Wordle to become a TV game show</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/nyts-wordle-to-become-a-tv-game-show/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This will be the first time that The Times has collaborated with a TV broadcaster for an entertainment-based program, representing yet another pivot in the media company's attempt to build a sustainable digital subscription business as print revenue continues to decline.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pentagon releases UFO files on new website</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/pentagon-releases-ufo-files-on-new-website/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The initial set of files housed on the site will include those containing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire U.S. government. The materials have been reviewed for security purposes, but many have "not yet been analyzed for resolution of any anomalies," the Department's statement read.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Perplexity&#8217;s Personal Computer is now available to everyone on Mac</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/perplexitys-personal-computer-is-now-available-everyone-on-mac/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Perplexity's Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tome, another Goodreads book-tracker rival, shuts down</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/tome-another-goodreads-booktracker-rival-shuts-down/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Built on the back of the sizable and influential BookTok community -- creators who discuss and review books on TikTok -- the app offered readers a place to chronicle and rate their books, get recommendations, and even add photos of things like favorite quotes or memes, or share playlists that match the book's vibes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Google&#8217;s $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/googles-9-99-per-month-ai-health-coach-launches-may-19/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But &#8216;trust is irrelevant&#8217; as AGI nears, he says.</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/barry-diller-trusts-sam-altman-but-trust-is-irrelevant-as-agi-nears-he-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Robinhood&#8217;s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/robinhoods-venture-fund-ipo-attracted-150000-retail-investors-ceo-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/tinder-owner-match-group-is-slowing-hiring-to-pay-for-its-increased-use-of-ai-tools/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money." ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone to open a restaurant</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/marc-lore-says-that-ai-will-soon-enable-anyone-open-a-restaurant/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered “restaurant factories,” letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Airbnb co-founder taps Peter Arnell as first US chief brand architect</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/airbnb-co-founder-taps-peter-arnell-as-first-u-s-chief-brand-architect/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arnell joins Gebbia’s National Design Studio under Trump to unify UX across 27,000 federal sites and streamline how Americans use government services.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PayPal says it&#8217;s &#8216;becoming a technology company again&#8217; — that means AI</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/paypal-says-its-becoming-a-technology-company-again-that-means-ai/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PayPal is pitching an AI-led turnaround, tying automation and restructuring to $1.5 billion in savings as it cuts jobs and works to modernize its tech stack.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/image-ai-models-now-drive-app-growth-beating-chatbot-upgrades/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/as-x-shuts-down-communities-acorn-debuts-an-alternative-that-puts-creators-in-control/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Acorn lets organizations build and run their own online communities using decentralized tech, with custom feeds, moderation, and analytics tools.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/apple-was-surprised-by-ai-driven-demand-for-macs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stripe updates Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/stripe-link-digital-wallet-ai-agents-shopping/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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