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Technology - Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Technology headlines for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Summary of this day news

Technology headlines for 2026-05-13 focused on 3 major developments:

Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions (Wired)

  • 1) Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs (The Verge)
  • 2) Everyone at the Musk v.
  • 1) Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed (Ars Technica) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance.

Together they provide a representative view of the day in technology news before diving into each full report.

Why it matters: This snapshot shows where technology attention concentrated on 2026-05-13, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.

Key Points

3 highlights

  1. Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs

    Sources: #1 The Verge

  2. Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions

    Sources: #2 Wired

  3. Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed

    Sources: #3 Ars Technica

Top 10 Stories

Ranked by daily score
  1. Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs
    #1 Score 74
    Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs

    Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot questions about what's in your tabs, compare the products you're looking at, summarize your open articles, and more. In its […]

    The Verge 74 days ago
  2. Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions
    #2 Score 74
    Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions

    The plaintiffs and defense have rested their cases, as well as their rear ends.

    Wired 74 days ago
  3. Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed
    #3 Score 74
    Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed

    Open source article for the full coverage.

    Ars Technica 74 days ago
  4. Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents
    #4 Score 73
    Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents

    Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.

    TechCrunch 74 days ago
  5. Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
    #5 Score 67
    Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US

    The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns […]

    The Verge 74 days ago
  6. Instagram’s New Instants App Is a Snapchat Clone for Thirst Traps
    #6 Score 64
    Instagram’s New Instants App Is a Snapchat Clone for Thirst Traps

    Instagram’s Instants app lets you send disappearing photos—and it’s probably where your horny friends will post spicy pics.

    Wired 74 days ago
  7. FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum
    #7 Score 64
    FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum

    Open source article for the full coverage.

    Ars Technica 74 days ago
  8. Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
    #8 Score 61
    Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center

    Gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as power plants.

    TechCrunch 74 days ago
  9. YouTube is courting creators — and sponsors — with streaming shows
    #9 Score 59
    YouTube is courting creators — and sponsors — with streaming shows

    In the ongoing fight for content and talent, YouTube is pitching itself as the connector between the creators and advertisers - and marketing its creators not just as the future of social media, but also of advertising, TV, streaming, and entertainment more broadly. At the company's annual advertiser event in New York on Wednesday, YouTube […]

    The Verge 74 days ago
  10. Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA
    #10 Score 56
    Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA

    Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.]]>

    Ars Technica 74 days ago

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