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9to5Mac Daily: May 21, 2026 – iPhone Ultra leaks, more
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In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs
‘They deserve everything they’re getting.’ (Boos.)
One of Meta’s big legal reckonings just ended in a settlement
YouTube, Snap, and TikTok also settled, but there’s still thousands of cases on deck.
The cost of the smart home is going up
The industry sees AI as its long-awaited business model, but all we’re getting are better notifications and higher bills.
Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you
Workers are often even more vulnerable than consumers, the researchers say.
Google wants Gemini in every home, so it’s giving away the blueprints
Google is making it easier for hardware partners to make their own hardware ready for "Gemini for Home" without much additional investment.
Some Pixel owners are suddenly losing access to most of the My Pixel app
Google may be quietly taking away access to tips, support, and the store for some My Pixel users.
I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app
From prompt to phone in minutes flat.
Meta beware: Google could end up selling 2 million Android XR glasses this year
An analytics firm projects Google's upcoming XR glasses will sell 2 million units in 2026, signaling strong demand
Gemini’s new features are useless as long as Google hasn’t fixed this big issue
Google is excited about Gemini's new features, but they're completely useless because of Gemini's biggest contextual restriction.
The biggest issue with Google One just got even worse
Google keeps adding AI features and new tiers to Google One, but the complexity is becoming a headache for users who just want cloud storage.
Trump Phone unboxed: A few extras we miss from Google and Samsung phones
A new unboxing video has shown off the Trump Phone, giving us a good idea of what to expect in the packaging.
Googlebooks could inherit a Chromebook problem even before they launch
Kansas City Public Schools are replacing over 30,000 Chromebooks and Windows PCs with the MacBook Neo to become an "all-Apple district."
Wear OS 7 is getting ‘Wear Widgets,’ but Tiles aren’t going away just yet
Google is bringing a new widget system to Wear OS, but it'll continuing supporting and improving Tiles for some time.
‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
Demis Hassabis made a bold health tech claim at I/O this year.
Google Health brings a powerful new widget to your home screen
Google Health’s new widget packs up to six fitness stats right on your home screen.
Don’t like the changes coming to Google Search? Then you’re going to hate this news
Google has announced that it's bringing a new generation of ads to Search. It's also testing two new ad formats.
You can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AI
Gemini Omni can turn video into anime or put giant heads on people.
Samsung Overtakes Apple for Top Smartphone Customer Satisfaction
Samsung has edged past Apple for the top spot in customer satisfaction for cell phones, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2026 Telecommunications, Cell Phone, and Smartwatch Study, published this week. Samsung scores 81 in the ACSI's cell phone rankings while Apple posts 80, breaking last year's tie between the two companies for satisfaction leadership.
Google is breaking its ‘free for life’ promise to some G Suite legacy users
Google is warning some free G Suite users to pay for Workspace or risk losing services, even though many say their accounts are personal.
Google I/O 2026 had nothing to say and said it badly ahead of Apple's WWDC
Google I/O is always like a little amateur dramatics show, but this year the company could have boasted about making Apple rely on its Gemini. It just totally failed to do so.
This phone brand is launching a magnetic rear screen, and I wish Samsung and Google copied it
A smartphone maker is launching a magnetic rear display for its smartphone and I really want Samsung and Google to copy it.
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
Google has been working on agentic AI for years. Building on the viral success of OpenClaw could finally tip the scales.