Google announced a number of new initiatives and products this week. Ron Richards from Android Faithful is here with the big highlights. Plus A professor and research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University posted five tips on The Conversation for using screens as a parent. We review what was said and share what we think of them.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Ron Richards, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

Top Tech Story of the Week:

Everything You Need to Know From the Android Show: I/O Edition 2026
http://www.androidfaithful.com/everything-you-need-to-know-from-the-android-show-i-o-edition-2026

Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/amazon-launches-an-ai-shopping-assistant-for-the-search-bar-powered-by-alexa/

Nintendo warns of Switch 2 price hikes as sales fall and memory crunch looms
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/nintendo-switch-2-price-hike-sales-fall-memory-crunch.html

Microsoft says it will cut thousands more jobs amid AI push
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdepzg83x87o

eBay rejects GameStop acquisition bid
https://www.theverge.com/games/928436/ebay-rejects-gamestop-acquisition-bid

Reddit starts blocking mobile website access to push app usage
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/reddit-starts-blocking-mobile-website/

Anthropic’s Mythos AI reportedly exposed a macOS bug Apple missed
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-mythos-apple-macos-bug-339da403

OpenAI and Apple partnership frays, setting up possible legal fight
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-14/openai-apple-partnership-frays-setting-up-possible-legal-fight

Top Tech Story Patreon Post
https://www.patreon.com/posts/top-tech-story-158263731?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Discussions:

Everything You Need to Know From the Android Show: I/O Edition 2026
https://www.androidfaithful.com/everything-you-need-to-know-from-the-android-show-i-o-edition-2026/

Android Faithful YouTube Discussion

Screens are part of modern parenting — five tips for healthy use
https://theconversation.com/screens-are-part-of-modern-parenting-five-tips-for-healthy-use-280673

Live With It Show
https://www.youtube.com/@LiveWithItShow

Today’s guest:

Len Peralta

https://patreon.com/len

https://lenperaltastore.com

https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta

https://x.com/lenperalta

https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta

Ron Richards

https://androidfaithful.com

https://scorbit.io

https://x.com/ronxo

https://mastodon.social/@ronxo

Show Links:

https://dailytechnewsshow.com

https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx

https://knowalittlemore.com

http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store

https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support

https://dtns.tv/wiki

Sarah Lane Links:

https://sarahlane.com

https://x.com/sarahlane

https://medium.com/@sarahlane

https://masto.ai/@sarahlane

https://havesuchagoodday.com

Tom Merritt Links:

https://tomsnewbook.com

https://swordandlaser.com/store

https://www.cordkillers.com

https://awordpodcast.com