May 06, 2026

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reMarkable's new Paper Pure tablet goes back to basics with a monochrome screen: The new Paper Pure is lighter and faster than the reMarkable 2, which is going to be retired six years since its launch. Read More

SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw: SAP plans to buy German AI startup Prior Labs and invest heavily in it. It is also prohibiting customers' agents use to a select few like Nvidia's NemoClaw. Read More

Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone open a restaurant: Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered “restaurant factories,” letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache: A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age verification laws around the world. Read More

AI boom pushes Samsung to $1T: Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone. Read More

Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models: With Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks. Read More

Peter Sarlin's QuTwo reaches $380M valuation in angel round: QuTwo, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It's a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies. Read More

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch: The Silicon Valley AV startup has not started driverless testing yet. Read More

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