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Last updated: May 15, 2026, 11:43 PM ET

Mobile & Chips

Oppo's Find X9s launch pricing in India is shaping up to be steeper than initially projected, with the latest leak pointing to a starting price above the previously rumored INR 70,000 ($729) mark ahead of its May 21 rollout. The higher estimate comes as the company faces stiff competition from Samsung's next-gen Exynos 2700, which reportedly is abandoning Fan-Out Wafer-Level packaging in favor of a new chip design targeting improved thermal efficiency for the upcoming Galaxy S27 series.

AI & Autonomous Vehicles

Verizon signed on to Anthropic's Project Glasswing to benchmark the Claude Mythos Preview model on its network infrastructure, which Anthropic says can identify complex vulnerabilities in enterprise codebases. The partnership signals growing enterprise demand for on-premise AI evaluation as carriers seek to monetize edge compute. Meanwhile, Tesla's robotaxi rollout hit a setback after two crashes since July 2025 involving vehicles controlled by remote operators, raising fresh questions about the readiness of its autonomous driving stack for public deployment.

Legal & Regulation

Snap and YouTube reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit, the latest in a wave of litigation targeting platform design practices, though both companies face additional legal challenges. Separately, California lawmakers are drafting a game preservation bill with guidance from the advocacy group Stop Killing Games, aiming to prevent the permanent loss of digital titles as online services are shuttered.