Googlebook Announcement, Trump Phone, Meta Employees Protest Tracking Tech + more!

Duration: 08:22

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:25 Googlebook Announcement

1:58 Trump Phone

4:03 Meta Employees Protest Mouse Tracking Tech

5:16 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:20 Spotify Outage

5:56 EU Cracks Down on Social Media

6:28 Amazon 30-Minute Delivery

6:54 Apple iOS Update

7:19 Unitree’s New Manned Robot

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

GOOGLE-READ? NO, GOOGLEBOOK!

Google just announced the Googlebook: a Gemini-stuffed AI-first sequel to the Chromebook.

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/12/googlebook-ai-chromebook-announcement

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/io-2026-save-the-date/

Google VP John Maletis says the Googlebook will run native Android apps with no emulation because it’ll be running an OS built on the Android stack

https://lmg.gg/JOhnMaletisquote

Intel formally confirmed the partnership on X, calling the Googlebook a “premium powerful device designed for intelligence.”

https://x.com/intel/status/2054357365818827215

Maletis says Google is working closely with major OEMs from Acer to Lenovo to ensure premium quality, and Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek are all onboard meaning both x86 and ARM support out the gate.

https://lmg.gg/highqualityhighlight

The headline feature, the "Magic Pointer," summons Gemini whenever you wiggle your cursor. Point at a PDF for a summary, a table to turn it into a chart, a recipe to double the ingredients.

https://deepmind.google/blog/ai-pointer/

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

The trump phone is here!....allegedly -https://ca.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/15618/after-delays-scam-accusations-trump-mobile-says-t1-phone-ships-this-week

People have been freaking out . - https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-t1-phone-scandal-1795914

Terms and condition changed - https://fortune.com/2026/05/11/trump-mobile-gold-trump-phone-deposits-t1-device-fcc/

Kicked off a series of tweets - https://x.com/ImBreckWorsham/status/2052836302286930431

According to the verge there’s no proof of the 600k pre-order figure: https://www.theverge.com/tech/863381/trump-mobile-viral-preorder-figures-600000

While the terms and conditions WERE updated on April 6th saying that they don’t guarantee delivery. - https://lmg.gg/vTsDY

They also state that customers can request a refund of the deposit if the device is never delivered - https://lmg.gg/n3WMi

The reality though is that it looks like the trump phone is coming

It seems to have received FCC approval in january https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=EWaxhy4er0AMYOk0tHi6OQ%3D%3D&fcc_id=2BSZG-SGG06SM8661

And As reported by the verge it received PTCRB approval in march, which is one of the final approvals a phone needs before it goes to market

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/922180/trump-mobile-t1-phone-ptcrb-certification-t-mobile

Trump Mobile CEO said it’s coming THIS WEEK - https://mashable.com/article/trump-phone-shipping

Customer care team couldn’t provide any delivery estimate - https://lmg.gg/GpLis

No specific timeframe language in T&C - https://lmg.gg/abIZP

Probably it’ll be overpriced and kinda shitty - https://www.macworld.com/article/2947542/trump-mobile-is-selling-renewed-iphones-that-are-really-terrible-deals.html

We should all keep focusing on the phone and not the US stock market, or inflation, or the war in iran

Stock Market: https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/stock-market-concentration-feature-not-bug-2026-05-11/

Inflation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c202pgxx89lo

War: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/11/middle-east-crisis-iran-us-israel-donald-trump-rejects-iran-peace-proposal-latest-news-updates

OF MICE AND META

Meta employees protest mouse-tracking AI training software at US offices - https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/meta-us-employees-organize-protest-against-mouse-tracking-tech-2026-05-12/

This is in response to last months announcements that Meta employees keystrokes would be used to train the AI that would replace them - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglyklz49jo

Then another announcement that 10 percent of them are getting laid off on May 20th - https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-will-lay-off-8-000-employees-in-may-memo-ce8b97f0

Which has lead to something of an unprecedented event at meta - https://www.thedailystar.net/news/tech-startup/news/meta-staff-protest-surveillance-layoffs-loom-report-4174666

This comes amidst a rocky time for meta where their combo capex and reported loss of users has caused their stock to take a hit - https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/meta-mark-zuckerberg-tech-stocks-reality-labs-metaverse/

Along with landmark losses in child safety and addictive platform design trials resulting in potentially having to pay billions - https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/new-mexico-seeks-changes-meta-platforms-youth-harm-trial-2026-05-04/

QUICKBITS

TIME FOR ANALOGUE

Spotify went dark globally On Tuesday

https://www.techradar.com/live/news/spotify-outage-may-2026

With over 15,000+ users reporting outages hours after the company

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6VaMb9twYyyhPLbGevHpQC-674-80.png.webp

Launched a shiny new mobile experience recapping your entire listening history.

https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/spotifys-new-mobile-experience-is-like-a-supercharged-wrapped-taking-you-through-your-entire-music-history-since-your-first-stream-heres-everything-it-offers

And for a few hours, everyone’s listening history really did stop right there. The worst-hit users reported their music had been cut but the ads kept playing.

https://lmg.gg/oneuserkeptonlygettingads

A different user turn to the old way of records

https://lmg.gg/gottalistentheoldwaymeme

Spotify, the gift that keeps on taking.

https://lmg.gg/stopgiftingpls

Luckily Its over

https://lmg.gg/spotifysaysallgood

SCROLL CALL

EU goes after TikTok, Meta, and X over addictive design with Digital Fairness Act expected this summer - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html

EU Chief has announced that they will be passing a new law, called the Digital Fairness act - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/eu-chief-turns-up-heat-on-social-medias-addictive-design/ar-AA230c7P?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

Stating that these platforms haven't done enough to protect children on their platforms- https://eutoday.net/eu-new-rules-on-addictive-social-media-design-for-children/

The EU’s plan seems to involve using their own age verification which experts have called a security disaster - https://cybernews.com/security/eu-age-verification-app-security-updates/

FASTER THAN PIZZA

Amazon announced Tuesday it's rolling out 30-minute deliveries to dozens of US cities, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/amazon-launches-ultrafast-30-minute-delivery-in-dozens-of-us-cities.html

starting with bits of Seattle and Philadelphia - its most aggressive push yet into quick commerce.

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/philadelphia-seattle-30-min-amazon-delivery

The company's using smaller dark facilities tucked into neighborhoods near where customers live,

https://lmg.gg/AMAZONDARKFACILITIES

so they can finally serve the millions of Americans who need their portable space heater and HDMI cable RIGHT NOW.

https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a28fa00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F60%2F07ff5d4a42a0a94cfac1f7477d47%2Famazonnow-1920x1080-r-03.png

UPDATE NOW!

Apple released iOS 26.5 this week alongside a warning to update immediately,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2026/05/13/ios-265-update-now-warning-issued-to-all-iphone-users/

since it patches over 60 security flaws and you don’t want to gamble with your security. As usual, Apple's keeping the specifics vague to give users a head start before attackers reverse-engineer the patches.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/127110

So go update before your phone becomes a free trial of someone else's botnet.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/100100

IRL KOOL-AID MAN?

Chinese robotics firm Unitree debuted the GD01, a 9-foot, 500kg manned mech all yours for a cool $650 thousand.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/929487/unitree-gd01-giant-mech-suit-robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFdQs-KDidQ Video of mecha doing things