AI & Tech News Digest

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Industry (5)
SEO Is Dead: AI Has Hijacked Search Results—Most Brands Don't Know It
Google's annual developer conference I/O made it clear that AI-generated responses have taken over the front page of search results, and most companies have no idea what AI systems are saying about th
TechCrunch · May 27, 2026
In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips
Snowflake has committed $6 billion over five years to Amazon Web Services in a new cloud infrastructure agreement, the companies revealed Wednesday. The deal represents a substantial portion of Snowfl
TechCrunch · May 27, 2026
Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
Remote, a seven-year-old payroll company headquartered in Amsterdam, announced it has crossed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and achieved cash-flow positive status. But the metric the compan
TechCrunch · May 27, 2026
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
Meta is expanding its subscription business with new monthly plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company announced on May 27, 2026, that it is rolling out consumer subscri
TechCrunch · May 27, 2026
Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical may have been partially written by artificial intelligence. A detailed analysis by researcher Linch Zhang, shared on the LessWrong forum, used the AI detection tool Pan
The Verge · May 27, 2026
Startups (1)
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
Cognition, the startup behind the autonomous AI software engineer Devin, has secured over $1 billion in new funding at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, the company revealed Wednesday. This marks a d
TechCrunch · May 27, 2026
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