For the third time in a row, a Starship test ended in a “rapid unscheduled disassembly,” after tumbling toward the Indian Ocean rather than making the planned controlled descent and soft splashdown.

In case you missed it, King Charles III opened Canadian parliament with a speech from a literal gilded throne, hailing “democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination and freedom” as “values which Canadians hold dear.”

Last month, the European Commission ruled that the App Store’s “anti-steering” policies — which put restrictions on developers pointing to external purchases — violate the Digital Markets Act. That ruling has since been published in full, stating that Apple must pay the €500 million within three months, or it will incur interest. Apple must also come into compliance with EU laws by the end of next month.

The conversational mode for Anthropic’s AI chatbot is now becoming available for users of its mobile apps, “gradually.”

You can see the new metric by selecting a video in your Drive, clicking the three-dot menu, and then hitting “Details.” From there, you’ll find a new “Analytics” section that shows how many times the video has been opened.

Acer’s online spec sheet for 2025 gaming laptops lists the unannounced Nvidia RTX 5050. There are eight RTX 5050 configs, from the mid-range Acer Nitro 18 AI down to an entry-level Nitro V 15. According to the specs, the entry-level card goes up to 100W in certain laptops and as low as 60W.

Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2420 on Tuesday, which will require app store owners like Apple and Google to verify the ages of their users before they can download apps. Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook called Abbott about the law in an attempt to intervene, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The company released a statement last week disclosing that an “unauthorized external party” managed to obtain “contact information relating to consumers who had contacted our customer service help desk in the past.”

While you may have forgotten that Elio is hitting theaters next month, the film’s latest trailer makes it seem like Pixar has been listening to the ridiculous 100 men vs 1. gorilla hypothetical fight people have been debating about for the past few weeks.

That’s according to Nielsen’s media distributor Gauge report, which tracks how much time viewers spend watching TV across the networks and streaming platforms owned by different media companies each month.

With photos of retailers getting Switch 2 inventory in ahead of the console’s launch next week, it was only a matter of time before this happened. Somebody got a Switch 2, and posted a brief unboxing video of it on YouTube.

Announced at CES, the $199 Homey Pro Mini can connect to Zigbee, Matter, and Thread devices, along with those from brands like Ikea, Sonos, Lutron, Roomba, Nest, Philips Hue, and Aqara, to run your smart home.

Following the news that Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s stealthy company, Starfish, plans to produce its first brain chip later this year, there’s a report that Elon Musk’s Neuralink has almost tripled in value in less than two years. Semafor reports that a recent $600 million investment valued the company at over $9 billion.

There’s no word yet on a wider global release, but Sharge has launched a new USB charger in China that trades LCD and OLED screens for a grid of white LEDs on the side showing its charging status. It’s available with 140W of power output and 3 USB-C ports, or 100W that adds an additional USB-A port. The display can rotate at the push of a button so it remains upright and easy to read.

the committee organizing Donald Trump’s 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Mary Hubbard, the executive director of WordPress.org, said the group will work on “accelerating and coordinating artificial intelligence projects across the WordPress ecosystem.” The team will also maintain a public roadmap of its AI plans and plugins, which it will share on its new page for “Core AI.”

The tumultuous year under the Trump administration continues for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), as many senior officials across the agency have recently left, or will soon be leaving, according to a report by The Washington Post and cited by Cybersecurity Drive. These departures punctuate numerous setbacks the agency has faced since Trump took office, including being told to halt its election security efforts and almost lapsing the CVE program that some of the world’s biggest companies rely on to track cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

For folks who’ve been salivating in anticipation of being able to (re)watch Ryan Coogler’s Sinners from their couches, Warner Bros. just announced that the film will be available to purchase on digital platforms beginning June 3rd ahead of its physical release on 4K UHD / Blu-ray / DVD on July 8th.

During Code and Country at the Bitcoin Conference, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) mentioned that as soon as stablecoin bills are passed through Congress and signed into law, the Republicans were ready to gun on creating the Reserve. “It’s gonna be a heavier lift than I thought,” she added, because after watching her colleagues debate the GENIUS Act, it was clear that many of them “don’t understand” crypto.

The Environmental Protection Agency is crafting a plan to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution limits on coal and gas-fired plants, the New York Times reports. Power plant emissions account for about a quarter of the nation’s planet-heating emissions.

The Alphabet-owned company is planning to set its vehicles loose in Houston, Orlando, and San Antonio as part of its 2025 “road trip.” The vehicles will be manually driven, and the testing operations are not necessarily a precursor to the launch of a commercial robotaxi service — nor is Waymo precluded from launching a service, either. The company sees it as an opportunity to see how well its self-driving system adapts to new locales with varying weather conditions and regional driving habits. Waymo previously said it was testing its vehicles in Las Vegas, Miami, and Japan.

After EA’s college football game made a successful return last year, the company is preparing to update it for a new year with another full release due July 10th on PlayStation and Xbox. It’s already trawling for pre-orders for both CFB 26 and Madden 26, despite not revealing details about the new games, saying to check back on May 29th ”...for the full reveal including gameplay details and more.”

The Information reports that three years ago, Musk offered Apple an 18-month exclusive connection via SpaceX in return for $5 billion up front, and $1 billion per year after that to support satellite-connected iPhone features. If Apple didn’t take it within 72 hours, he threatened to announce a competing feature.

This “special announcement” teaser for the upcoming second season of Netflix’s One Piece adaptation could just be a reminder that new episodes are on the way, but it (and all the little hoof prints at the end) are probably a sign that we can expect to hear new details about the show at this year’s Tudum event.