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Regulation

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 weak in part because he waited years to file it. During closing arguments, OpenAI's

TechCrunchMay 19
Startups May 19

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 redire

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Tools May 19

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 w

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Tools May 19

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

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Industry May 19

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 Tue

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Models May 19

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 ag

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Models May 19

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 wo

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Models May 19

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, 2

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Tools May 18

SandboxAQ brings its drug discovery models to Claude — no PhD in computing required

SandboxAQ has announced a partnership with Anthropic to embed its scientific AI models directly into Claude, aiming to make drug discovery t

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Startups May 18

Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare

Anthropic has completed the acquisition of Stainless, a New York-based startup founded in 2022 by former Stripe engineer Alex Rattray. The d

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Regulation May 18

Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

A California jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI and its leadership, finding that his lawsuit was filed after the le

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Industry May 18

South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses

South Korean startup LetinAR is positioning itself as a key supplier of optical technology for the AI smart glasses boom, having just closed

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Tools May 17

Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats

Apple is positioning privacy as its competitive advantage in the artificial intelligence race, with a revamped Siri that will give users gra

The Verge
Regulation May 17

Why trust is a big question at the Elon Musk-OpenAI trial

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI delivered their closing arguments this week, leaving it to jurors to determine whether OpenAI acted imprope

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Industry May 17

If you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI

At this year's commencement ceremonies, graduates are making it clear they're not thrilled about artificial intelligence. Gloria Caulfield,

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Industry May 17

TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive

General Motors has eliminated approximately 600 salaried positions from its information technology division, representing more than 10% of t

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Industry May 17

Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning

McDonald's kicked off the AI drive-thru trend in 2021, becoming one of the first major fast-food chains to deploy voice-ordering chatbots at

The Verge
Industry May 16

The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush

Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das is raising alarms about what he calls a stark wealth divide in the AI industry. In a lengthy social media p

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Regulation May 16

Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work

ArXiv, a major open repository for preprint research papers, has announced a strict new policy targeting researchers who rely too heavily on

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Industry May 16

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy

Greg Brockman, OpenAI's co-founder and president, is now officially leading the company's product strategy, according to a Wired report. Thi

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Industry May 16

Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn’t suck

Sony is defending its AI Camera Assistant feature on the Xperia 1 XIII after initial demonstrations drew criticism. The company clarifies th

The Verge
Industry May 15

OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle

OpenAI announced another major reorganization Friday, consolidating product divisions and officially putting company president Greg Brockman

The Verge
Industry May 15

AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone

Andon Labs conducted an experiment called "Thinking Frequencies" where four AI models each ran their own internet radio station with $20 in

The Verge
Tools May 15

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

YouTube announced on May 15, 2026, that it is making its AI-powered likeness detection tool available to all users aged 18 and older with a

The Verge
Regulation May 15

ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop

ArXiv, the widely-used preprint server for academic research, announced new enforcement measures against researchers who submit papers conta

The Verge
Tools May 15

Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac

Osaurus, a new open source platform, is bringing flexibility to Mac users who want to experiment with different AI models without sacrificin

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Tools May 15

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts

OpenAI has introduced personal finance capabilities to ChatGPT, with the new tools now available in preview for Pro subscribers in the Unite

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Regulation May 15

The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning

The high-profile trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman concluded this week, with closing arguments repeatedly centering on one c

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Industry May 15

Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

The Bay Area's beloved mountain retreat, Lake Tahoe, is facing an energy crisis as its current power contract expires next May. Liberty Util

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Industry May 15

Runway Aims to Dethrone Google with AI Video Revolution

Runway, an AI video-generation startup based in New York, is positioning itself as a challenger to tech giants like Google and OpenAI by bet

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