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Analysts predict dark times for the PC industry, but sales were up slightly in Q1 2026.
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-In case you haven't gotten around to reading Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, the company shared a 1,000-word X post this weekend covering its main points.

Here's the link to the story.

-Despite the months-long feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon, Axios reported that the NSA is using the AI company's new Mythos Preview.

-More than a hundred humanoid robots stepped up to the start line of Beijing's humanoid robot half-marathon with first place going to Honor, which finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
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Developers get a first look at OpenAI's future.
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-Casely has reannounced a recall of its Power Pods 5,000mAh MagSafe E33A charger after dozens of people were injured and one even killed by the defective devices.

-In order to allow third-party online search engines to be competitive with Google, the EC has recommended that Google permit those services to access its treasure trove of search engine data.

-Perplexity's 'Personal Computer' is a suite of computer use agents that can work with your files, apps, connectors and the web to complete complex and "even continuous workflows."
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A new partnership with Bookshop.org lets you purchase physical books from indie booksellers from within the Spotify app.
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