TECHNOLOGYMorgan Stanley boosts price targets for China indexes, sees upside through 2Q 2027China's highly competitive supply chain also makes the country best positioned in the high-end power and green tech space, the strategists said.CNBC·May 13, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesignSony's Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that's finally changing with the Xperia 1 VIII, which moves to a chunky square camera island. The phone also boasts what should be a substantially improved telephoto camera, along with an AI camera assistant that looks like The Verge·May 13, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMedicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no ideaThere is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time.TechCrunch·May 13, 2026
TECHNOLOGYOpenAI's Sam Altman takes the stand to fend off Elon Musk's accusations he 'stole a charity'The trial pits two of tech's most famous personalities against each other and could lead to seismic changes for the maker of ChatGPT.NPR·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYWaymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to 'drive into standing water'Waymo issued a voluntary recall of about 3,800 of its robotaxis to fix software issues that could allow them to drive into flooded roadways.CNBC·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYiOS 27 might add a lot more customization to the Camera appApple's next iOS update could include something phone photographers have been waiting for: a lot more control over the Camera app. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the Camera app will be "fully customizable" in iOS 27 and users will be able to "pick their own set of controls - called widgets - The Verge·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMeta won’t let you block its AI account on ThreadsMeta announced on Tuesday that it's testing a Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account to get answers to questions or context about a conversation on the platform. If you've spent any time looking at replies on X as of late, this new feature sounds a lot like Meta's take on people [RThe Verge·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThis metal just set a new record, boosted by AI data center demand. Citi says it’s time to 'chase the move higher'Citigroup sees copper rising to $15,000 per metric ton, or approximately 7% above the metal's Tuesday close.CNBC·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe Audemars Piguet x Swatch Collaboration Is Here for RealWith Instagram awash with inaccurate AI-generated concepts for its Royal Pop collab, Swatch was forced to reveal the genuine article.Wired·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYTraders will soon be able to bet on computer chip prices as AI drives costs skywardContracts can be used to hedge against rising GPU rental rates and other operational costsCNBC·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYGoogle races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple’s AI rebootGoogle is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.CNBC·May 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYKevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450MThe firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies across categories such as AI applications, fintech, healthcare, and security. The average check size for this fund will be between $3 million and $5 million, with the aim to back at least 30 startups.TechCrunch·May 12, 2026