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Gemini Spark is Google’s new 24/7 agent assistant designed to help you “navigate your digital life.” That means finishing things you need to do online, summarizing things you don’t have time to read (like your entire inbox), and organizing things that take up screen time and are too manual, like spreadsheets for your personal expenses. The service was first introduced at Google’s annual developer conference in May, where CEO Sundar Pichai joked that Spark running on a virtual machine in the cloud meant “yes, you can close your laptop.” The joke here is that he’s comparing Spark to other agent…
Bent oil posted its biggest monthly loss in six years as traders hoped the US and Iran were close to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The international oil index fell more than 19% in May, the worst month since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the economy. US West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices fell nearly 17% in May, the worst performance since April 2025.Prices fell on Friday after President Trump said he would meet in the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on the deal with Iran. west texas intermediate It…
Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant and plans to begin testing it next year, according to a memo seen by The Information. The device will likely build on the work of Limitless, an AI device startup acquired by Meta in late 2025. The startup has developed an AI pendant that allows users to record conversations by attaching it to a shirt or wearing it as a necklace. At the time, Meta said the acquisition would allow it to “accelerate the development of AI-enabled wearables.” Previous AI wearables have not been well-received by consumers. Perhaps because of privacy concerns, tone-deaf marketing,…
Chen Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPrediction market giant Kalsi on Friday announced plans to launch perpetual futures contracts, starting with perpetual contracts for cryptocurrencies. These will provide U.S. traders with a regulated alternative to the offshore platforms that have dominated this market.Perpetual futures, or “perps”, are futures-style contracts with no set expiration date. Traders don’t have to keep moving from one dated contract to the next. Instead, the contract is designed to continuously track the price of the underlying asset, and the payment of funds keeps the PERP price in line with the market.For example, virtual currency…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves this midday: Energy stocks — Energy stocks fell for a fourth straight day after President Donald Trump said he was nearing a “final decision” on a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war. OneOK led the decline in the S&P 500 energy sector, dropping more than 3%. Chevron and ExxonMobil each fell 0.8%. Occidental Petroleum fell more than 1%. Nextpower — Shares of the solar power business rose 13% after the company announced it had acquired battery storage company Prevalon Energy for about $365 million. NextPower also raised its full-year earnings outlook. Dell…
Würzburg, Bavaria, May 15, 2026: German Defense Secretary Carsten Breuer takes part in the 104th German Catholic Day panel discussion under the motto “Between deterrence and diplomacy”. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa – Note: For editorial use only, with full credit above (Photo by: Sven Hoppe/picture Alliance via Getty Images)Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGermany’s Defense Minister Carsten Breuer said on Saturday that China was missing an opportunity for dialogue by not convening a ministerial-level delegation to the annual defense forum in Singapore.Speaking at a media roundtable on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Breuer said China is losing…
summary Four men trapped in a flooded cave in Laos escaped on their own after the water level dropped unexpectedly. International rescue divers spent days training the men to make risky underwater escapes through narrow passages. Two other villagers who entered the cave in search of gold remain missing as rescue teams consider resuming operations. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. Saisombun Province, Laos — After a long and complex operation inside a flooded cave in a remote area of central Laos, the men at the center of the mission did something few expected Saturday. they left. It was…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a mobile phone as he arrives to attend a state dinner with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2026. Evan Vucci | ReutersTraders are confident Elon Musk will reach trillionaire status by 2027 following talk that SpaceX is set to make a record-breaking initial public offering.When the market in Karshi first opened, Mr. Musk’s chances of becoming the world’s first millionaire were tepid. But his chances began to inch up last fall, after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla…
A driver refills his vehicle with regular gasoline at a Shell gas station in Hercules, California, on May 21, 2026.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEconomically for some Americans, the Iran war was over almost as soon as it began. People with access to stocks (most of the ultra-rich have them, but the vast majority of Americans own them) S&P500 It fell by about 8% when the war began, but has rebounded 19% since late March, more than making up for the losses. The index is currently up 10.7% since the beginning of the year, which would be the…
The web browser market is currently dominated by Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari, with Chrome gaining a larger share thanks to the tech giant’s continued innovations, especially the integration of generative AI into its search functionality. However, users looking for alternatives will find a variety of browsers aimed at competing with these industry giants. To help you navigate the competitive landscape of browser wars, we’ve put together an overview of the top alternative browsers currently available. This includes AI-powered browsers, open-source browsers that promote customization and privacy, and “mindful browsers” (a new term for browsers designed to improve user comfort).…