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Alleged Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro renders and a promo video and images of Android 12 leak ahead of Google I/O (Joshua Swingle/PhoneArena)

Joshua Swingle / PhoneArena:
Alleged Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro renders and a promo video and images of Android 12 leak ahead of Google I/O  —  Google is rumored to be revamping Wear OS this year and the update is said to be so substantial that even Samsung is on board with the plans.  Now, an Android 12 leak points …



Study: being corrected by another user for posting false political news increases subsequent sharing of low quality, partisan, and toxic content (Matthew Gault/VICE)

Matthew Gault / VICE:
Study: being corrected by another user for posting false political news increases subsequent sharing of low quality, partisan, and toxic content  —  Twitter is a hellscape and it only gets worse when you point out some is sharing bad information.  —  Matthew Gault



A look at WhatsApp's approach to detecting child porn, as police worry that wider use of end-to-end encryption online will make it harder to catch predators (Matt Burgess/Wired UK)

Matt Burgess / Wired UK:
A look at WhatsApp's approach to detecting child porn, as police worry that wider use of end-to-end encryption online will make it harder to catch predators  —  A trail of clues helped police close in on a dangerous predator.  Now, a battle over the future of end-to-end encryption could change the rules of engagement



A brief history of NFTs and cryptoart, including interviews with artists who kickstarted the NFT boom, as celebrities and major brands fuel the frenzy (Clive Thompson/New York Times)

Clive Thompson / New York Times:
A brief history of NFTs and cryptoart, including interviews with artists who kickstarted the NFT boom, as celebrities and major brands fuel the frenzy  —  Digital creators used the blockchain to create a whole new art scene.  Then their work started selling for thousands — sometimes millions of dollars.



A look at apps promising 10-minute grocery delivery in Europe, where VC-backed grocery delivery firms have raised $1.56B in 2021 so far, according to PitchBook (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
A look at apps promising 10-minute grocery delivery in Europe, where VC-backed grocery delivery firms have raised $1.56B in 2021 so far, according to PitchBook  —  - Turkey's Getir, Germany's Gorillas and Britain's Dija are just a few of the apps promising users 10-minute grocery deliveries.



Apple led global Q1 smartphone shipments for the first time with a 21% market share in Q1 2026; overall smartphone shipments fell due to memory chip shortages (Counterpoint Research)

Counterpoint Research : Apple led global Q1 smartphone shipments for the first time with a 21% market share in Q1 2026; overall smartphone...