Looking back, May 29, 2025
Perplexity Labs turned a search engine into a report builder
The May 2025 feature let paying subscribers generate spreadsheets, dashboards and reports from one request.
May 2025
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Tech, AI and apps
Looking back, May 27, 2025
WhatsApp shipped an iPad app, 15 years in
The messaging service released a version built for Apple's tablet in late May 2025, closing one of the longest-running gaps in the iPad's app catalog.
Looking back, May 21, 2025
When OpenAI bought Jony Ive's hardware startup for $6.5 billion
The May 2025 deal put the designer of the iPhone in charge of design at the company behind ChatGPT, and set a 2026 target for a device.
Looking back, May 4, 2025
Google's newer Gemini model scored worse on its own safety tests
A May 2025 report found Gemini 2.5 Flash was more likely than its predecessor to produce content that broke Google's guidelines.
Looking back, May 4, 2025
Google opened Gemini to children under 13
In May 2025 Google told families it would make its chatbot available on supervised accounts for younger children.
Health and wellness tech
Looking back, May 7, 2025
Oura added meal tracking and glucose readings to its app
The May 2025 features paired the ring with Dexcom's over-the-counter Stelo sensor, sold through Oura for $99.
Markets and trading
Looking back, May 28, 2025
Nvidia reported $44.1 billion in quarterly revenue
The chipmaker beat Wall Street's expectations in May 2025, extending the run that made it the market's AI bellwether.
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