Month: May 2026

Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic’s AI coding tool daily. It was part of an effort to get project managers, designers, and other employees to experiment with coding for the first time, and sources tell me…

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Early Memorial Day Tech Deals: Sony, Apple, Beats (2026)

Lots of our most-recommended headphones, power banks, and other gadgets are on sale for Memorial Day. Source

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Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet

In January, Colorado lawmakers introduced a proposal to make operating systems collect users’ ages and pass them to app developers. The bill, SB26-051, had clearly been designed for commercial platforms like iOS and Android — one of numerous plans to age-gate the internet through users’ devices. It was intended to…

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Lowe’s Memorial Day sale starts now — 45% off patio furniture, appliances, grills, tools, flowers, and more

The Lowe’s 2026 Memorial Day has begun. While Memorial Day proper is still over a week away (Monday, May 25), the home improvement store has kicked off its sale event with up to 45% off sitewide. • Shop Lowe’s full Memorial Day sale. The Lowe’s Memorial Day sale comes at…

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Microsoft’s unreleased cloud controller has been spotted in the wild and it’s teeny

It reportedly uses Wi-Fi to directly connect to the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, for lower latency. Source

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Spotify and its hosting platforms are adopting Apple’s tech for video podcasts

HTTP Live Streaming support will let Apple Podcasts play Spotify-hosted video podcasts. Source

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