This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto that include better sizing for unconventionally shaped screens, video streaming through YouTube, widget support, and of course, more AI-powered Gemini features. The company also announced some
Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Final Architecture series is one of the best space operas in years. Read an excerpt of its prequel, Salvation's Child, here.
It is, once again, Gemini season. Google is announcing a host of new Gemini features during its pre-I/O Android showcase, many of which aim to help use your phone for you. You'll find Gemini in more places, like Chrome on Android, in your autofill suggestions, and all up in
Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that's not all. The platform is getting non-AI updates too, from an emoji overhaul to a new screentime tool that helps you avoid
Researchers have found our emotions toward politics not only play on our minds, but shape how our bodies respond to political experiences, even driving political participation higher. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that
A large study of London's tap water has revealed that trace amounts of PFAS "forever chemicals" are present, but their levels are within U.K. and EU safety limits. The analysis, led by researchers at Imperial College London in 2024, is the largest study of its kind to look at
You'll be able to join 14 computer-controlled players in an endgame loot grind.
The Legal Defense Fund will honor Delroy Lindo, Gabrielle Kirk McDonald and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at its 38th National Equal Justice Awards Dinner on May 14 in New York City. The annual event, known as NEJAD, will be hosted by Leslie Odom Jr. and feature performances
"One of my personal obsessions is trying to convince people to hang glass on the wall instead of in the window." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article
Kelvin Evans accepted a deal that comes with a five-year sentence one day after his trial began in Atlanta
Panasonic has announced a new addition to its Lumix camera line with a compact body and fixed lens that's targeted at photographers instead of creators making video content. The Lumix L10 is available for preorder today with a black or silver finish for $1,499.99. To celebrate
Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks. Details are sparse for now, as the tease is just a small part of various Android announcements during Google's Android Show. But we do know this is a major new initiative in the laptop space for
For the past decade, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has been bringing his Ohana Festival to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA once a year. Vedder pretty much always headlines one night of the festival with an ad-hoc band of his friends, and Pearl Jam usually play, as well.
Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when conditions return to normal. The Trinity nuclear test in 1945 left behind such remnants, and now, 80 years after the explosion, researchers have identified
This week, Apple released iOS 26.5 , an update that supports end-to-end encryption for Rich Communication Services (RCS), meaning conversations between Android and iPhone will soon be encrypted in the default chat apps. This has been a long time coming, and is a welcome
The man accused of stealing hard drives that contained unreleased Beyoncé music in July 2025 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to avoid a jury trial. Kelvin Evans, 40, entered a guilty plea to single counts of criminal trespass and entering a vehicle with the intent to commit theft in
The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.
Who wants to beat up a Beatle? Before Kevin Hart took the hot seat at this year’s live roast on Netflix, the spot was offered to none other than Paul McCartney, sources tell Variety. In an attempt to follow up 2024’s blockbuster Tom Brady roast with another “GOAT,” the
From an interview (gift link) with Don Hertzfeldt, creator of World of Tomorrow : Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but when I was a teenager, I took the train to go to the record store to find rare stuff. Spotify is way more convenient, but that wasn’t the point. The point was
Osama Khalid was just twelve years old when he began contributing to Wikipedia Arabic. In the height of the blogging era, he became a prolific blogger, publishing writings on his home country of Saudi Arabia, meetups he attended, and his opinions and observations about open
The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which launched on Tuesday night, is missing big studios movies and Hollywood stars. But at least it had a visitor from Middle Earth. Peter Jackson, the director of the “Lord of the Rings,” touched down in the South of France to
Every summer, beach closures disrupt families, harm local businesses, and raise public health alarms. Most of the time, the warning comes after it is already too late.
Quantum computers could someday solve pressing problems that are too convoluted for classical computers, such as modeling complex molecular interactions to streamline drug discovery and materials development.
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The home affairs minister hails the ruling as a "victory" against the "abuse" of the refugee system.
By Shariq Khan and Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy's statistical arm on Tuesday said it assumes that the Strait of Hormuz will be effectively shut through late May and traffic will resume gradually from next month, prompting the agency
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Presented by Google Cloud {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Get your summer clothes out of storage. Twenty-two states will feel record heat over the next few days. ☀️ Inflation jumps 3.8 percent Trump’s disapproval hits whopping 70 percent DOJ targets Iran war leaks with journalist
And that's not including upscaling and PSSR.
The family of a 19-year-old college student is suing OpenAI over claims that his conversations with ChatGPT led to an accidental overdose. In the lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Sam Nelson's parents allege ChatGPT "encouraged" the teen to "consume a combination of substances that any
The year is still young, but through at least the first three and a half months of the year, Netflix’s “His & Hers” takes the crown for the most-watched series of 2026 — according to the latest multiplatform numbers from Nielsen. With 35 days of linear and streaming viewership
I have changed my mind, as I would urge President Trump to do now.
If you haven’t done it yet, I strongly suggest that you set aside some time and read our man Chris DeVille’s report from Modest Mouse’s Ice Cream Floats concert cruise. It gets into all kinds of fascinating subjects of study — what it means to be an idiosyncratic aging artist
The studio promised to patch the exploit before its Cryo Archive map returns
The foul-mouthed teddy bear wants an Emmy. Peacock has submitted “Ted” across 19 categories at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Variety has learned exclusively, mounting one of the streamer’s most expansive comedy campaigns to date for the Seth MacFarlane-led series following a
Sophie McComish and Annabel Blackman, the two leaders of the Sydney post-punk band Body Type, sound like they’re having an absolute blast on the mic. On their new song “Mulberry,” they drawl with playful exuberance, as if they’ve been waiting their whole lives to cut loose over
Google I/O is just a week away, and that means it’s time for another Android Show event to unpack all the Android ecosystem highlights Google has in store. Android Show: I/O Edition is set to kick off on YouTube and the Android website at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on Tuesday, May
It's unclear if Pearl Jam have settled on a new drummer or will be playing with a fill-in member at the Eddie Vedder-curated festival in Dana Point, California
Workers at Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey and the Giant Center rejected what was described as its “last, best, and final” contract offer.
Senator Lindsey Graham blew up Tuesday about Donald Trump’s disastrous negotiations with Iran—and made a move at undermining their mediator. During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing about the Pentagon’s outrageous $1.5 trillion dollar budget request, Graham became
If you want the full 80 Gbps of bandwidth, you'll need a DP80-certified cable.
Experiences in the first days and weeks of life can have a profound impact on humans—and birds. A new study led by Sage Madden, a graduate student in evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, shows how weather conditions and family dynamics affect the growth
Living organisms sustain themselves through intricate metabolic processes that continuously convert energy and materials into useful functions. Inspired by these biological systems, researchers are now engineering synthetic materials that can replicate such dynamic behaviors.
The new feature, which is meant to increase security and privacy, isn't available to all iPhone users.
Could "dark triad" traits like narcissism and manipulation in leadership actually foster entrepreneurial energy? New research shows they may, but the same traits that build successful start-ups can also break them.
Fourteen out of 27 EU member states criticised the reopening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which sparked a fierce controversy in Italy, as Brussels called for a suspension of funding.
Andriy Yermak was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme.
