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Google Search Just Got a Brain Upgrade

At this year’s I/O, Google revealed what might be its most ambitious overhaul of Search yet: AI Mode, a Gemini-powered assistant baked directly into your search bar. Think ChatGPT but with a browser window—and way more context. With AI Mode, search is no longer just about finding links; it’s about getting answers, summaries, and even actions, all in a chat window that talks back.

The new AI Mode is rolling out to all US users, and it’s stuffed with experimental features that feel like a sneak peek at the post-web era. Want your assistant to read your email for context? Done. Ask it to find the cheapest concert ticket and book it? That’s Project Mariner. Prefer a narrated search summary or auto-generated chart? Welcome to the new Search interface, where AI doesn’t just assist—it acts.

Key features in AI Mode:

• Deep Search: Turns one query into dozens, then compiles a comprehensive summary.

• Project Mariner: Agent-style AI that can click, search, book, and buy on your behalf.

• Search Live: Use your phone camera to search via visuals and engage in real-time.

• Contextual memory: It can access your search history—and soon, your Gmail and other apps.

• AI Overviews: Already seen by 1.5B people monthly, and they’re not going anywhere.

Google’s execs say this isn’t the death of the open web—just a new chapter. They argue that AI-powered summaries actually increase user engagement with source sites. Still, there’s a clear shift happening: away from static lists of links and toward dynamic, personalized, even problem-solving interfaces. If this is the new default, we might look back on the classic Google homepage the same way we remember Yahoo’s: nostalgic, a bit messy, and very, very over.

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OpenAI Just Bought Jony Ive’s Hardware Team

OpenAI just made its biggest design move yet - by acquiring io, the secretive hardware startup led by former Apple design king Jony Ive and staffed by some of the most iconic product minds in Silicon Valley. The $6.5 billion deal brings about 55 engineers, designers, and product obsessives (including Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and Tang Tan) directly into OpenAI.

Ive himself isn’t joining OpenAI, but his firm LoveFrom will now take the reins on all OpenAI design - hardware and software alike. And while no one’s spilling specifics just yet, the company’s first products are expected in 2026, and early statements suggest we should expect something totally new - not an iPhone clone, but maybe something closer to a next-gen interface altogether.

Here’s what we know so far:

• The first device has reportedly “captured the imagination” of Sam Altman and Jony Ive alike.

• Concepts on the table include AI-powered headphones and camera-based wearables.

• Ive slammed recent AI hardware like the Rabbit R1 and Humane Pin as “very poor products.”

• Altman: “I think it is the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.”

• The io team will be deeply embedded with OpenAI’s research and product teams in SF.

This isn’t just a design refresh - it’s OpenAI building the iPod moment for AI. Altman says it’s about human-first tools, not just smarter machines. And if Jony Ive is on the blueprint, expect something that looks and feels like the future.

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Fortnite Returns to iPhones—And This Time, It’s Packing V-Bucks

Fortnite is officially back on the iOS App Store in the US after nearly five years in exile. Epic Games’ smash hit was booted in 2020 for dodging Apple’s 30% cut with its own in-app payment system. But after a major court ruling in Epic v. Apple that forced Apple to allow alternative payment methods, the battle royale has come full circle - landing right back in the App Store.

The return wasn’t exactly smooth. After submitting the app on May 9 via its Swedish developer account, Epic ran into resistance from Apple, who claimed the submission might mess with Fortnite’s status in other regions. Epic escalated, a judge stepped in, and suddenly… the app is live. A joint filing from both companies said they’ve “resolved all issues.”

What’s new in this chapter:

• Fortnite is back on the App Store, AltStore, and the Epic Games Store.

• Epic Rewards: Players who use Epic’s payment system get 20% back to spend in-game.

• New season: The Star Wars crossover event launched May 2.

• Slim install, big download: The App Store version starts small but pulls ~13GB after launch.

CEO Tim Sweeney says Epic will drop all global litigation if Apple expands the current “Apple-tax-free” framework worldwide. Until then, Fortnite is back on iPhones - and this time, you choose how to pay for your V-Bucks.