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Nuro approved to test its driverless Uber robotaxis on California roads

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Wed, 06 May 2026 08:25:59 +0000

Uber and Nuro plan to start fully autonomous testing later this year.

Pornhub is unblocking UK users who verify their age with Apple

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:36:12 +0000

Its parent company Aylo says age-verified iOS users in the UK will now be able to fully access the adult website.

Valve releases design files for its out-of-stock Steam Controller

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 05 May 2026 22:29:25 +0000

Make and mod your own accessories if you've already got the gamepad.

Apple will pay $250 million for failing to deliver its AI-powered Siri on time

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:51:45 +0000

The proposed settlement is the result of a class action lawsuit filed in California.

Anthropic reportedly agrees to pay Google $200 billion for chips and cloud access

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:40:41 +0000

This five-year deal is one of many circular agreements keeping the AI sector afloat.

Xbox is ditching Microsoft's Copilot AI

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:11:41 +0000

The AI assistant is no longer coming to consoles and will be removed from the Xbox mobile app.

Remakes of Myst and Riven are coming to PlayStation, Xbox and the Microsoft Store

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:03:41 +0000

Both remakes were already released on Steam and the macOS App Store.

Irish regulators are investigating whether Meta is using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:57:53 +0000

European law requires large platforms to offer alternative feeds.

Apple Intelligence will reportedly let you choose third-party AI models in iOS 27

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:38:11 +0000

iPads and Macs are also expected to embrace external options for generative AI.

Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI over chatbots that pretend to be licensed doctors

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:10:00 +0000

State investigators found a chatbot that claimed it had a medical license and could write prescriptions.

The next Call of Duty is not coming to PS4 (or presumably Xbox One)

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Activision Blizzard seems to be focusing on next-gen platforms.

Google Home gains more Gemini-powered camera features

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:39:00 +0000

The company also updated Gemini for Home for those in an early access program.

The Steam Controller sold out super quickly and Valve is working on a restock

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:16:22 +0000

Well, that was fast.

ChatGPT's new default model is more factual and better at personalization

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:59:11 +0000

OpenAI is deploying GPT-5.5 Instant to all users starting today.

Book publishers accuse Meta and Mark Zuckerberg of copyright infringement

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:52:26 +0000

The class action suit concerns unauthorized scraping by Llama AI.

Alexa+ is now available on a bunch of Bose speakers

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:08:28 +0000

This is the upgraded smart assistant's debut on a non-Amazon device.

Chrome on Android will now let you share your approximate location

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The feature is also coming to desktops soon.

Google will livestream The Android Show: I/O Edition on May 12

staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The virtual event will showcase some of the biggest changes to the OS in years.

Coinbase lays off nearly 700 workers in 'AI-native' restructuring

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:29:56 +0000

CEO Brian Armstrong blamed a downturn in crypto markets.

Game Pass additions for May include Subnautica 2 and Forza Horizon 6

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:01:21 +0000

It's another stacked lineup, with Mixtape also among the games joining Microsoft's subscription service