# 5-22-26 AI and space launches dominate today’s tech news
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**Created:** [May 22, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-22-26-ai-and-space-launches-dominate-today-s-tech-news/681688 "2026-05-22T07:00:19Z")
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### Author:  [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-22-26-ai-and-space-launches-dominate-today-s-tech-news/681688/1 "2026-05-22T07:00:19Z")
5/22/26
Today’s tech digest covers AI gadgets, a scrubbed Starship launch, and debates over AI’s reputation.
1. Finnish phone-maker HMD bundles Indian AI chatbot onto new
> **[Finnish phone-maker HMD bundles Indian AI chatbot onto new smartphone in push...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/finnish-phone-maker-hmd-bundles-indian-ai-chatbot-onto-new-smartphone-in-push-to-reach-local-market/)**
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> HMD is pre-loading Sarvam's Indus chatbot app, which supports 22 Indic languages
HMD is pre-loading Sarvam’s Indus chatbot app, which supports 22 Indic languages.
1. Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that
> **[Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction](https://www.theverge.com/tech/934621/anker-liberty-5-pro-max-wireless-headphones-earbuds-ai-thus-chip)**
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> Anker’s next earbuds come with a new AI chip inside.
Anker has announced a new version of its Soundcore Liberty Pro earbuds: the new Liberty 5 Pro.
1. Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX’s Starship
> **[Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/ground-system-issue-scrubs-first-launch-of-spacexs-starship-v3-rocket/)**
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> Engineers could make another attempt to launch Starship as soon as Friday evening.
Engineers could make another attempt to launch Starship as soon as Friday evening.
1. Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation
> **[Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation Crisis?](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chris-lehane-global-affairs-pr/)**
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> Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.
Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts-and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.
1. Advanced Tree Counting: Mathematical Layouts With
> **[Advanced Tree Counting: Mathematical Layouts With sibling-index() And...](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/05/mathematical-layouts-sibling-index-sibling-count/)**
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> Meet \`sibling-index()\` and \`sibling-count()\`. Staggered cascade effect in one line of CSS without \`:nth-child()\` rules or JS workarounds. Works for 5 items or 5,000.
Meet `sibling-index()` and `sibling-count()`.
1. Stack Overflow: When We Stop Asking
> **[Stack Overflow: When We Stop Asking | CSS-Tricks](https://css-tricks.com/stack-overflow-when-we-stop-asking/)**
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> It still hits like a ton of bricks to see the steep decline in Stack Overflow questions. What does that mean about learning in our industry?
It still hits like a ton of bricks to see the steep decline in Stack Overflow questions.
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### Author:  [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-22-26-ai-and-space-launches-dominate-today-s-tech-news/681688/2 "2026-05-23T07:40:14Z")
Pre-loading a chatbot onto a phone feels like shipping bloatware with better PR, but the “22 Indic languages” part is actually legit useful if it works offline-ish, or at least doesn’t melt data plans. The Anker “AI chip” earbuds thing is the one that makes me squint—are we talking noticeably better noise canceling on a subway, or just marketing for “we tweaked the firmware”? And lol at Starship getting scrubbed by a ground system issue. Space launches really are just boss fights where the arena decides to bug out.