AI·
Airbnb says AI writes 60% of its new code. Nobody has explained what that means.
Brian Chesky dropped the 60% figure on an earnings call without defining how Airbnb measures it. Google claims 75%. The independent average is 27%.
Policy·
Apple and Google are bringing hardware attestation to the web. GrapheneOS says it's a monopoly play.
Google's reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification will require a certified iOS or Android device to pass some captchas, even on desktop. GrapheneOS calls the pattern anti-competitive.
Apple·
Apple is turning iOS 27 into an AI model marketplace. ChatGPT loses its exclusive slot.
Bloomberg reports Apple will let users choose Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT across Siri, Writing Tools, and Image Playground via a new Extensions framework this fall.
Policy·
DHS used a customs summons to demand a Canadian's Google data over anti-ICE posts. ACLU sued May 4.
ACLU sued in N.D. Cal. to block a 1930s tariff-act subpoena targeting a Canadian who hasn't been to the US since 2015. Google has not said whether it complied.
AI·
Alphabet hit $109.9B in Q1 and is starting to sell TPUs to outside data centers
Alphabet posted $109.9B Q1 2026 revenue with Cloud up 63% and a $460B backlog. Sundar Pichai said Google will sell TPUs to select customers running them in their own data centers.
Android·
Pixel 11's Tensor G6 leak: brand-new ARM cores paired with a GPU from 2021
Mystic Leaks pegs Tensor G6 with one C1 Ultra at 4.11GHz and six C1-Pro cores. The GPU is the same Imagination CXTP family that's been in the chip for years.
Apple·
Google's Cloud chief just confirmed the deal: Gemini will power the new Siri this year
At Cloud Next 2026, Thomas Kurian named Apple as a customer and Gemini as the engine behind 'a more personalized Siri coming later this year.' Apple has stayed silent.
AI·
Google is putting up to $40B into Anthropic. That's five days after Amazon's $5B.
Google committed $10B upfront and up to $40B total at a $350B valuation, plus five gigawatts of Google Cloud capacity. It's Anthropic's second nine-figure deal in a week.
Hardware·
Google splits its AI chip: the TPU 8t trains, the TPU 8i serves, and Axion handles the rest
At Cloud Next 2026, Google unveiled TPU 8t and TPU 8i, an 8th-generation split that matches Nvidia on agentic inference. Ironwood hit GA the same day.
Android·
Android's Developer Verifier service rolls out this month. Here's the full 2026 sideloading timeline.
Google's Android Developer Verifier is landing in Settings in April 2026. Enforcement starts in four countries in September. Here's what changes, and what 'Advanced Flow' gets you.
AI·
Google Gemini finally has a Mac app, and it's gunning for ChatGPT's desktop lead
Google shipped a native Swift Gemini app for macOS with screen sharing, voice, and Deep Research. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and how it stacks up.
Web·
Google just moved 'Q-Day' to 2029. Here's what that changes for your crypto stack
Google's security team says cryptographically-relevant quantum computers could arrive by 2029, six years before the NSA's 2031 deadline. What to migrate, and in what order.