Google Arts & Culture rolls out a digital look at America’s 250th

Google Arts & Culture is marking America’s 250th with a fresh set of digital exhibits and history-focused experiences that bring major moments, places, and collections online.
Musk vs. Altman: The OpenAI Fight Is Now a Full-Blown Courtroom Battle

The legal clash between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has sharpened into a major courtroom fight over OpenAI’s structure, direction, and future control.
Ouster bets color lidar can do what cameras can’t

Ouster’s latest move is a big swing: bring color into lidar and make the case that machines may not need conventional cameras in as many places as they do now.
Programmatic’s next power struggle is here as rival trade groups crowd the field

A growing set of trade bodies wants to shape programmatic advertising’s next chapter. That could sharpen standards and accountability — or deepen fragmentation across adtech.
Nicolas Sauvage is betting on the boring parts of AI

While much of the AI market is focused on headline-grabbing apps, Nicolas Sauvage is leaning into the less glamorous layers that help the technology run in the real world.
Publishers say AI data brokers are becoming ad tech’s next costly middle layer

Publishers say a new class of AI data brokers is emerging as yet another middle layer—one that can capture the full upside from publisher data while creators struggle to hold onto control, attribution and revenue.
TikToker’s Crowd-Buy Spirit Pitch Turns Airline Collapse Into Internet Spectacle

A viral TikTok campaign is asking the internet to help buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse, turning a chaotic travel story into a bigger conversation about collective ownership online.
Harvard study puts AI ahead of doctors in simulated ER diagnoses

A Harvard-led study suggests AI can outperform physicians in simulated emergency room diagnosis tasks, signaling how fast clinical decision support tools are moving from theory toward practice.
‘This Is Fine’ creator says an AI startup used his art without permission

The creator of the viral ‘This Is Fine’ comic says an AI startup used his art without permission, turning a familiar internet image into the latest front in the AI copyright fight.
Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 get a timely $40 discount in new Mother’s Day promo

A new Mother’s Day promo drops the price of Shokz’s OpenRun Pro 2 by $40, putting fresh attention on the brand’s bass-forward open-ear headphones just as gift shopping picks up.