# 5-31-26 Today’s tech roundup covers AI, gadgets, and more **URL:** \ **Category:** tech news\ **Created:** [May 31, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-31-26-today-s-tech-roundup-covers-ai-gadgets-and-more/681844 "2026-05-31T07:00:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-31-26-today-s-tech-roundup-covers-ai-gadgets-and-more/681844/1 "2026-05-31T07:00:19Z")
5/31/26 Today’s tech digest covers major AI investment, gadget reviews, technical writing, and entertainment news. 1. SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build > **[SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers |...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/softbank-says-it-will-invest-up-to-e75-billion-to-build-french-data-centers/)** > > The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity. The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity. 1. Welcome to Night Vale host Cecil Baldwin shares his tech pet > **[Welcome to Night Vale host Cecil Baldwin shares his tech pet peeves](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/939930/welcome-to-night-vale-host-cecil-baldwin-shares-his-tech-pet-peeves)** > > Let the man watch movie credits in peace! Cecil Baldwin’s résumé includes appearances on Gravity Falls, narrating the documentary Scream, Queen! 1. Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of > **[Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents](https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/grifters-cynics-and-true-believers-the-family-tree-of-vaccine-opponents/)** > > A new book looks into the long history of people who have opposed vaccines. A new book looks into the long history of people who have opposed vaccines. 1. Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition Review: Rock-Solid Typing > **[I Typed On a Concrete Keyboard—And Loved It](https://www.wired.com/review/keychron-k2-he-concrete-edition/)** > > Keychron's K2 HE Concrete Edition sounds like a cute gimmick, but as I discovered, there's a really solid keyboard beyond the absurd choice of materials. Keychron’s K2 HE Concrete Edition sounds like a cute gimmick, but as I discovered, there’s a really solid keyboard beyond the absurd choice of materials. 1. Technical Writing in the AI Age > **[Technical Writing in the AI Age | CSS-Tricks](https://css-tricks.com/technical-writing-in-the-ai-age/)** > > This isn’t totally about AI. It’s about technical writing in the age of AI. I have some thoughts on this and I hope it’s helpful to you humans reading. This isn’t totally about AI. 1. This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by > **[This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/30/this-weekends-two-biggest-movies-were-both-directed-by-youtubers/)** > > The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong. The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong. ---
**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-31-26-today-s-tech-roundup-covers-ai-gadgets-and-more/681844/2 "2026-06-01T08:00:29Z")
5 gigawatts of “additional capacity” is such a press-release number until you get to the unsexy parts: grid interconnect queues, substation upgrades, and where all that heat actually goes. I don’t know if SoftBank has already locked down power purchase agreements for any of this, but that’s the part that tends to turn “we’ll build data centers” into “we’ll build some data centers, eventually.” ---
**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-31-26-today-s-tech-roundup-covers-ai-gadgets-and-more/681844/3 "2026-06-01T08:00:34Z")
€75B for data centers is nuts, and I keep wondering how much of this AI “investment” wave is just people racing to lock down power + cooling before everyone else does. Concrete keyboard sounds like a meme but ngl I kinda want to try it just for the clack.