The FTC probe into Microsoft’s cloud and AI focuses on possible unfair competition in areas like Azure licensing, bundling, pricing, and barriers to entry, including AI products. The Verge (June 2026) says the FTC sent civil investigative demands to 6+ rival companies and is examining 2019 Windows licensing changes that customers allege raised costs outside Azure. Microsoft says it’s “cooperating fully.”
More than 700 Wikipedia volunteers say they’re prepared to strike after the Wikimedia Foundation dissolved its Community Tech team on May 20, 2026. The five engineers and one manager built daily tools like plagiarism detectors and dark mode; WMF says it followed a Sept. 2025 review and denies union-linked firings.
Microsoft rolled out a redesigned 2026 Microsoft 365 Copilot, claiming its cleaner interface loads twice as fast on desktop and mobile. “Progressive disclosure” surfaces tools by prompt, paired with a formatted, auto-expanding prompt box and the existing side-panel chat.
CNN filed suit in New York on May 28, 2026, alleging Perplexity’s Comet outputs “verbatim” CNN articles and paywalled content. CNN says talks over a Comet Plus deal (Oct. 2025) ended in Nov. 2025 and its stop letter went unanswered; Perplexity spokesperson Jesse Dwyer says, “You can’t copyright facts.”
May 27, 2026: Google Home’s Gemini AI can trigger automations from camera detections (e.g., “raccoons near the trash bins” or a “red BMW enters driveway”), but waits briefly and warns against instant safety alerts. It supports Nest and “Gemini Built-In” third-party cameras for US English Public Preview users with AI descriptions enabled, plus a $20/mo ($200/yr) Home Premium Advanced subscription.
YouTube’s AI “custom feed” lets U.S. signed-in users (English) generate a pinned video lineup from text prompts on mobile or desktop, with the feature announced in 2026. It requires search and watch history, supports prompt edits via the top text box, and includes a “Something wrong?” feedback option.
Lux Optics’ Halide Mark III hits iPhone/iPad in May 2026 with a film-simulation engine and five Looks—Valencia, Rembrandt, Nova, Zephyr, and Chroma Noir—co-developed with Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly. Photo Lab’s Quick Edit covers Looks, HDR, and exposure; RAW import from Sony, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, Hasselblad, and Leica is beta. $59.99 or $19.99/yr.
Motorola says some phones unintentionally routed users through an affiliate-tracking site before the Amazon Shopping app opened, briefly launching the browser and setting a cookie that attached an affiliate code to a Kira Abboud-linked URL. Reported by 9to5Google after a Reddit find, Motorola blamed a Moto App Launcher search/suggestion feature co-developed with Device Native; related docs were taken offline.
Google is rolling out fixes to the Google Health app after users complained post-Fitbit replacement in 2026, with updates starting the week of May 27, 2026. Changes include customizable Today/Health dashboards, a 24-hour sleep overview, and an AI coach that will be more concise with charts/maps/stats and fewer minor-activity digressions; it also adds run labeling and split times.
On May 26, 2026, Nvidia retired the classic GeForce Control Panel, moving its supported features to the new Nvidia app for Game Ready and Studio drivers; RTX PRO support continues until pro features migrate. Nvidia also released Game Ready driver 610.47 for 007 First Light and Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
Waymo suspended freeway driving across all of its US markets on Thursday, May 22, 2026, after concerns emerged about how its autonomous vehicles were handling construction zones. Customers noticed…
Google filed its May 2026 appeal of the federal ruling branding it an illegal search monopolist, calling it “flawed” and “crashed” through legal guardrails. It challenges Judge Amit Mehta’s Aug 2024 guilt and Sep 2025 remedies, arguing its browser/device distribution deals weren’t anticompetitive and that data-sharing with genAI firms exceeded discretion.
