AI & Tech News Digest

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

8 articles 5 categories
Regulation (1)
Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
A jury rejected Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI's founders and Microsoft, delivering a swift verdict that legal observers saw as validation of what unfolded in court. Musk's case was considered wea
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Startups (1)
From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing
Shay Shwartz spent his teenage years as a hacker earning money from illicit activities, but after getting caught at 16, he decided to redirect his skills toward preventing cyberattacks rather than lau
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Tools (2)
How to use Google’s new AI agents to go beyond your standard searches
Google unveiled AI agents at its I/O 2026 keynote that operate continuously in the background, monitoring topics users specify rather than waiting for manual searches. The new agentic capabilities let
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
You can now talk to your Gmail inbox, as seen at Google IO 2026
Google unveiled Gmail Live, a new conversational AI feature for its email platform, during the company's I/O 2026 developer conference. The Gemini-powered tool allows users to interact with their inbo
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Industry (1)
Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026
Google unveiled Pics, a new AI-powered design and image-generation application for Google Workspace, during its Google I/O 2026 event on Tuesday. The tech company designed Pics specifically for access
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Models (3)
With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots
Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash at its annual I/O developer conference, positioning the new AI model as a significant leap in autonomous agent capabilities rather than just conversational AI. The com
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Google’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View
Google DeepMind announced at its I/O developer conference that it is connecting Street View imagery to Project Genie, its general-purpose world model capable of generating diverse, interactive environ
TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Gemini is in danger of going full Copilot
Google's AI assistant Gemini is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid, and according to The Verge's Allison Johnson, writing on May 19, 2026, it's starting to grate on users the same way Microsoft
The Verge · May 19, 2026
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