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Last updated: May 23, 2026, 5:37 PM ET

AI & Creative Rights

The tension between artificial intelligence and established intellectual property rights sharpened this week after the Ansel Adams Trust demanded an explanation for an AI-colorized version of Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico displayed at AIPAD's The Photography Show without authorization. The incident adds to a growing catalog of disputes over AI-generated art derived from protected works, at a time when DeepSeek permanently slashed its flagship V4 model's price by 75 percent, signaling aggressive pricing pressure on competitors in the Chinese AI market. The cost reduction appears designed to undercut rivals and capture market share in a sector where model performance differentials are narrowing fast.

Gaming & Hardware

Handheld gaming continues its niche revival with Ayaneo's Konkr Pocket Block, a Game Boy-inspired device packing AI features that promises to be smaller than the company's prior vertical handhelds. On the smartphone front, Samsung's Galaxy A57 launch has renewed comparisons with its predecessor, the A56, in a mid-range segment that remains one of the most competitive in the market. Meanwhile, Xiaomi teased the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro ahead of their May 28 unveiling, revealing rear designs and confirming the telephoto cameras will offer significant magnification, with the 17T arriving in India on June 4.

Space & Science

NASA released photos captured by the Psyche spacecraft during its flyby of Mars, giving researchers a fresh look at the Red Planet from a mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid. The imagery arrived alongside a broader wave of scientific announcements this week, including chicks successfully hatched from artificial eggshells and a new mission aimed at studying Earth's magnetosphere. Together, the stories illustrate a productive period for space and life sciences research as federal funding priorities shift toward exploration and climate monitoring.

Consumer Deals & Piracy

Memorial Day weekend drove steep discounts across the gadget market, with Best Buy cutting a Motorola 2024 stylus-equipped phone by $210 to push it under $200, while Amazon dropped the price of its best-selling Samsung tablet by $200 and bundled in the S Pen for note-taking and drawing. On the content protection side, Italian authorities shut down the Cinemagoal piracy app, which had been retransmitting content from Netflix, Disney+, and other major platforms. The takedown marks one of the largest streaming piracy networks disrupted in Europe this year.

Privacy & Smart Eyewear

Meta's privacy concerns around its smart glasses persist despite the company offering three configurable settings to limit data collection, a move that likely won't satisfy privacy advocates given the brand's track record. The broader smart eyewear race is heating up, with Samsung's Android XR glasses set to launch later this year, positioning Google and Samsung against the memory of the original Glass failure. Whether the new generation can avoid the "Glassholes" label will depend on both product quality and how aggressively Meta collects user data.

Entertainment

Horror fans got a long-awaited crossover when Dead by Daylight announced Jason from Friday the 13th as its next killer, ending years of community speculation. On the comics front, Image Comics released a new miniseries called Of the Earth that Engadget recommends as this week's must-read, offering a fresh title for readers looking to expand their pull lists during the holiday weekend lull.