{"id":328151,"date":"2026-05-02T22:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328151"},"modified":"2026-05-02T22:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:41:06","slug":"this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-across-the-web-through-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-across-the-web-through-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week\u2019s Awesome Tech Stories From Across the Web (Through May 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-blocks-60\">\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-robotics\">Robotics<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/when-robots-have-their-chatgpt-moment-remember-these-pincers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>I&#8217;ve Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different<\/strong><\/a><em>Will Knight | Wired ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Eka\u2019s robot demos suggest that the corporate\u2019s approach should enable real robot dexterity with further training. If that\u2019s true, it could revolutionize how robots are used\u2014not only in factories and warehouses but additionally in shops, restaurants, even households. &#8216;Trillions of dollars flow through the human hand,&#8217; Agrawal says. &#8216;To me, that is the most important problem on this planet to be solved.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-artificial-intelligence\">Artificial Intelligence<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/built-ai-agent-job-boss-replacement-2026-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>I Built an Agent to Do My Job. Then It Hung up on My Boss.<\/strong><\/a><em>Amanda Hoover | Business Insider<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The assorted generative AI systems I utilized in this piece each unsettled me with their ability and unnerved me with their shortcomings. &#8230;The method was so tedious that even when ChatGPT could spin up the copy in seconds, every step I took to make that occur added to the workload.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-biotechnology\">Biotechnology<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/osteoarthritis-joint-damage-single-injection-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>This Treatment Could Reverse Osteoarthritis Joint Damage With a Single Injection<\/strong><\/a><em>Javier Carbajal | Wired ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Osteoarthritis has no cure, but researchers have developed recent therapies that help aging or damaged joints repair themselves in a matter of weeks. &#8230;The Colorado team led by biomedical engineer Stephanie Bryant proposes a radically different approach: &#8216;Our goal will not be simply to treat pain and halt progression, but to finish this disease.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-computing\">Computing<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/get-ready-for-more-brain-scanning-consumer-gadgets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets<\/strong><\/a><em>Julian Chokkattu | Wired ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The following gadget you place in your head could scan your brain. Neurable, a Boston-based company that embeds its noninvasive brain-scanning technology into hardware to watch an individual\u2019s focus levels, announced on Tuesday that it&#8217;s transitioning to a licensing platform model. By certifying third parties, Neurable expects its tech to be in a &#8216;flood&#8217; of consumer gadgets this yr and next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-artificial-intelligence-0\">Artificial Intelligence<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/study-finds-a-third-of-new-websites-are-ai-generated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Study Finds a Third of Latest Web sites Are AI-Generated<\/strong><\/a><em>Matthew Gault | 404 Media<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Inspired by the\u00a0Dead Web Theory\u2014the concept that much of the web is now just bots talking forwards and backwards\u2014the team got down to learn how ChatGPT and its competitors had reshaped the web since 2022. &#8230;&#8217;We discover that by mid-2025, roughly 35% of newly published web sites were classified as AI-generated or AI-assisted, up from zero before ChatGPT&#8217;s launch in late 2022,&#8217; [the researchers write].&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-tech\">Tech<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/the-clock-is-ticking-for-big-tech-to-make-ai-pay-b5048a8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Clock Is Ticking for Big Tech to Make AI Pay<\/strong><\/a><em>Asa Fitch and Dan Gallagher | The Wall Street Journal ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Depreciation charges surged in any respect 4 firms, totaling $41.6 billion for essentially the most recent quarter. When firms make capital investments, they don\u2019t count the outlays immediately as expenses. Relatively, these capital assets must be depreciated over a time frame. So the impact on profits is delayed. But a multitrillion-dollar bill could have to clean through in coming years, taking a bite out of reported profits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-future\">Future<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/920401\/gen-z-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The More Young People Use AI, the More They Hate It<\/strong><\/a><em>Janus Rose | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrary to the tales spun by tech firms like OpenAI and Google, polling data shows that Gen Z students and staff are a giant a part of the broader cultural backlash against AI. And whilst they utilize these tools, vast swaths of young individuals are deeply acrimonious and even resentful of the AI-centric future that many feel is being forced on them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-tech-0\">Tech<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theatlantic.com\/economy\/2026\/05\/ai-bubble-revenue-anthropic\/687022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>So, About That AI Bubble<\/strong><\/a><em>Rog\u00e9 Karma | The Atlantic ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Six months ago, people arguing that AI was a bubble were pointing to real-world facts, whereas people arguing against the bubble hypothesis were making speculative guarantees concerning the future. Today, the roles have reversed. AI\u2019s explosive growth may yet encounter some recent unexpected obstacle. However the burden of proof has shifted to the naysayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-blocks-40\">\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-space\">Space<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2026\/04\/a-falcon-9-upper-stage-will-strike-the-moon-in-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>A Falcon 9 Rocket Will Hit the Moon This Summer at Seven Times the Speed of Sound<\/strong><\/a><em>Eric Berger | Ars Technica<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bill Gray, who writes the widely used Project Pluto software to trace near-Earth objects, has published a comprehensive report on the impact expected to occur at 2:44 am ET (06:44 UTC) on August 5. The Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s upper stage is 13.8 meters (45 feet) tall and has a 3.7-meter (12 feet) diameter. For the reason that moon has no atmosphere, it should strike the lunar surface intact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-tech-2\">Tech<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/27\/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OpenAI Could Be Making a Phone With AI Agents Replacing Apps<\/strong><\/a><em>Ivan Mehta | TechCrunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Currently, Apple and Google control the app pipeline and the variety of system access they get, restricting a few of their functions. Kuo suggests that by creating its own smartphone and hardware stack, OpenAI would give you the option to make use of AI in all types of features without restrictions. With ChatGPT nearing a billion weekly users, a hardware product for every day use could also bode well for OpenAI\u2019s ambition to achieve more consumers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-energy\">Energy<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/27\/meta-inks-deal-for-solar-power-at-night-beamed-from-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Meta Inks Deal for Solar Power at Night, Beamed From Space<\/strong><\/a><em>Tim Fernholz | TechCrunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The corporate [Overview Energy] is developing spacecraft that collect plentiful solar energy in space. It then plans to convert that energy to near-infrared light and beam it at sufficiently large solar farms\u2014on the order of lots of of megawatts\u2014which may convert that light to electricity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-tech-4\">Tech<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/918981\/openai-microsoft-renegotiate-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Microsoft and OpenAI\u2019s Famed AGI Agreement Is Dead<\/strong><\/a><em>Hayden Field | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The change impacts a revenue-sharing agreement, which was presupposed to stay in place until AGI was declared. &#8230;The payments may also proceed after which end &#8216;independent of OpenAI\u2019s technology progress,&#8217; which under any reasonable logic includes AGI.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-space-0\">Space<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2524305-10000-new-planets-found-hidden-in-nasa-telescope-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>10,000 Latest Planets Found Hidden in NASA Telescope Data<\/strong><\/a><em>Jonathan O\u2019Callaghan | Latest Scientist ($)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By combining images taken by the telescope, the researchers were capable of search for planets around stars which might be less shiny, attributable to their smaller size or greater distance from Earth, than was previously possible. 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