Microsoft publicly blames Apple's App Store policies and injunction handling for delaying its Xbox mobile store, filing an amicus brief supporting Epic Games and detailing significant developer hurdles.

Google Search AI Mode with Gemini 2.5 launches in the U.S., offering Deep Search, live camera interaction & agentic shopping from I/O 2025, as publisher concerns continue.

Google launches its Jules AI coding agent in public beta, accompanied by Firebase AI updates, boosting autonomous developer tools against OpenAI Codex & GitHub Copilot.

Google has unveiled Firebase AI Logic and the experimental Stitch UI generator at I/O 2025, aiming to simplify AI integration and accelerate app development with enhanced Gemini model access and AI-powered design tools.

Google Stitch, launched at I/O 2025 is an AI tool using Gemini to instantly generate app UI from prompts, streamlining app design and development.

Google introduces Gemini AI-powered real-time speech translation in Google Meet, preserving speaker tone and initially supporting English/Spanish, alongside other Workspace enhancements like personalized Gmail replies.

Google boosts its Gemini 2.5 AI with a 'Deep Think' option for Pro, and enhances its Gemini 2.5 Flash model.

Google has unveiled Google Beam, its rebranded Project Starline, a 3D video conferencing platform offering AI-powered immersive meetings and real-time speech translation for enterprises.

Google's Project Mariner AI agent, updated at I/O 2025, now boasts cloud operation, 10-task multitasking & AI Ultra access. A leap for web automation & Gemini API developer tools.

Google revamps its AI subscriptions: AI Premium becomes AI Pro, and a new $249.99/month AI Ultra tier debuts, unlocking advanced Gemini models, Veo video tools, and exclusive features for users.

Google has launched Veo 3, its advanced AI video generator now with integrated audio creation, alongside the new Flow filmmaking tool and Imagen 4, offering powerful multimodal content capabilities for creators and professionals via new subscription tiers.

Spotify's iPhone app now allows U.S. users to buy audiobooks directly, bypassing App Store fees after a key court ruling vs. Apple, hinting at shifts in digital sales.

Intel reportedly explores selling its $5.8B networking & edge (NEX) unit as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan overhauls the company to refocus on core PC & data center chip markets.

Microsoft has added Elon Musk's Grok AI to its Azure AI Foundry. This expands Azure's model offerings amid OpenAI complexities and Grok's controversial history.

Microsoft launches Discovery, its new enterprise AI platform from Build 2025, set to accelerate scientific R&D via collaborative AI agents & a graph-knowledge engine for faster innovation.

A Microsoft employee has disrupted Satya Nadella's Build 2025 keynote, protesting Israel AI contracts & calling its Gaza tech report a "bold-faced lie," fueling dissent over ethics.

Microsoft has announced at Build 2025 that the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source, with its code available on GitHub, inviting global developer collaboration to enhance Linux integration on Windows.

Microsoft has declared the "Age of AI Agents" at its Build 2025 conference on May 19, unveiling a comprehensive strategy and a suite of tools aimed at transforming software development and business automation. The company is championing an "open...