Apple warns EU against forcing Google to open Android to AI rivals Marcus Mendes | May 13 2026 - 3:22 pm PT | May 13 2026 - 3:22 pm PT Apple submitted a filing to the European Commission today criticizing proposed measures that would force Google to open parts of Android to rival AI services. …
… Airbnb is also shipping a new Smart Setup feature that uses AI to dramatically simplify the process for listing a home. The company says it post-trained a model that uses publicly available property information and local services to populate the listing. …
… Anthropic says these services will surface when chatting with Claude based on relevance, emphasizing the lack of paid placements or sponsored answers. “Claude is ad-free and will stay that way,” Anthropic says. “There are no paid placements or sponsored answers in conversations with Claude. …
… The company already has a partnership with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and it has internally tested integrations for Siri and other AI features with Google’s Gemini and Anthropic PBC’s Claude. Users will be able to route queries directly to outside AI services from the Search or Ask interface. …
… AirPods Pro 2 USB-C Despite a new version reportedly being around a corner, I still personally believe AirPods Pro 2 are a great deal. They're already equipped with USB-C, and continually gain new software features. …
… Cook said iPhone 17 demand “was off the charts”. He said supply of advanced processor nodes is constrained and “there’s just a little less flexibility in the supply chain at the moment” in terms of getting more parts available. …
… Claude also recently gained a routines feature as part of the redesigned Claude Code experience. In addition to today’s creative tool connectors, Claude also added connectors for Spotify and a lot more services last week. …
… Jeff and Fernando make the case for and against Apple’s latest services endeavor. …