TECHNOLOGYApple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI modelsWith Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicron zooms past $700 billion market cap as rally in memory stocks acceleratesMicron has emerged as one of the most valuable U.S. tech companies thanks to insatiable demand for memory that's needed in AI chips.CNBC·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft gives up on Xbox Copilot AIXbox is "winding down Copilot on mobile" and "will stop development of Copilot on console," new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on Tuesday. The move follows Sharma's reorganization of the Xbox platform team earlier on Tuesday, which added executives from Microsoft's CoreAI team - where Sharma worked The Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27The next update to Apple's operating systems could allow users to choose their preferred AI model for running Apple Intelligence. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to allow third-party chatbots to power its AI features system-wide in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, all expecteThe Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctorAccording to Pennsylvania's filing, a Character.AI chatbot presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation, and also fabricated a serial number for its state medical license.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYOpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way lessOpenAI's newest default model for ChatGPT might not make stuff up as much. Hallucinations have been an ongoing problem for AI models, but OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 Instant model has "significant improvements in factuality across the board." The company claims that, based on "internal evaluations,"The Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYBook publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copyingMeta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims the company "engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history" when training its Llama AI models, as reported earlier by The New York Times. In their suit, MacmillThe Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again’ — that means AIPayPal 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.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYEtsy launches its app within ChatGPT as it continues its AI pushEtsy's new native app within ChatGPT aims to be a conversational shopping experience for users.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYKaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in ‘widespread’ attackThe cybersecurity company says it's seen thousands of infection attempts, and at least a dozen successful hacks after users installed malicious versions of the popular Windows software.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant InstructureThe data breach at education tech giant Instructure includes students' private data, according to a sample of the allegedly stolen data seen by TechCrunch.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMeta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underageThe visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026