Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all

The phone projection system will now completely fill unconventionally shaped screens, in addition to a variety of other improvements. It’s the biggest update in its 10-year history, says VP for Android Automotive Patrick Brady.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/927759/android-auto-is-now-one-screen-size-fits-all

Princeton Mandates Exam Proctors After Fears of ‘Widespread’ AI-Fueled Cheating
The change reverses an honor-code policy dating back to 1893
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/princeton-cheating-ai-proctors-2a1cf62e?st=TNd4JW&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

For more than a century, Princeton University prided itself on an honor code so revered that proctoring during exams was banned. Students’ pledge not to cheat was enough.

Those days are over—largely because of AI.

On Monday, faculty voted to require proctoring in all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing a policy set in place in 1893 when Princeton introduced its honor code. The change came after “significant numbers” of undergrads and faculty requested it, “given their perception that cheating on in-class exams has become widespread,” according to a letter from Michael Gordin, Princeton’s dean of the college.

AI has made it both easier for students to cheat and harder to spot, Gordin wrote. Students are loath to report cheating because they are afraid they’ll be called out on social media. Those who do make reports often file anonymously, making it difficult for the school to investigate.

Princeton had been among the few schools to use an honor code letting students take exams without a professor present. Students will still be required to attest: “I pledge my honor that I have not violated the Honor Code during this examination.”

The code is embedded in the university’s culture and has long been a point of pride. It goes back to the 19th century, when students petitioned to eliminate proctors during examinations, according to the student newspaper.

The new policy means instructors will be present during exams and will document any infractions they observe. They will report those to a student-run honor committee for adjudication.

Nadia Makuc, a Princeton senior, chaired that committee during the past year. She said she thinks most students support the new policy because it alleviates pressure to report classmates. The committee received about 60 cases in the past year, an uptick, but she thinks most go unreported.

The ease of cheating has created a growing temptation, she said.

“If the exam is on a laptop, someone can just flip to another window. Or if the exam is in a blue book, it’s just people using their phone under their desk or going to the bathroom and using it,” she said.

In a survey of over 500 seniors conducted by the student newspaper last year, 30% reported they had cheated on an assignment or exam. Nearly half reported knowledge of an honor code violation but less than 1% had made a report.

Sam Altman may start a new compute company
Stargate redux? OpenAI’s CEO has recently discussed setting up a new compute effort that he would raise money for, with OpenAI as the majority shareholder.
https://sources.news/p/sam-altman-stargate-redux-maybe

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/anthropic-expands-push-into-legal-industry-with-new-ai-tools

Google to Hire Hundreds of Engineers to Help Customers Adopt Its AI
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/google-hire-hundreds-engineers-help-customers-adopt-ai

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-offers-rival-ai-chatbots-free-access-whatsapp-month-2026-05-12/

https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-connect-2026-date-announcement/

https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-connect-2026-date-announcement/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/deepening-memory-crunch-widens-gap-between-stock-winners-losers