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Engineers are prepping hard for Monday’s keynote at 10am PT; rumors point to Gemini 4.0, Android XR glasses, and new AI features across Search and Android.
A court ruled against Elon Musk in his high-profile case against OpenAI, with Musk's team reserving the right to appeal. The decision comes amid ongoing tensions over OpenAI's for-profit shift.
The annual Dell event in Las Vegas opens today through May 21, featuring keynotes on Dell AI Factory, NVIDIA integrations, enterprise AI scaling, and sessions on moving from AI pilots to production. Jensen Huang is scheduled to join Michael Dell on stage.
Google announced Googlebook, a new AI-first laptop category integrated with Gemini for seamless Android syncing, Magic Pointer, and on-device AI tasks. The hardware push aims to embed Gemini deeper into consumer devices amid competition from Apple Intelligence.
A jury in Oakland reached a decision after a three-week trial seen as pivotal for the future of OpenAI and the artificial intelligence race.
Salesforce CEO recaps the last year: OpenAI chasing video/ads, Google with Nano Banana, but Anthropic’s focus on coding agents paid off—now everyone is following with “Cursor on” and killing side projects.
The annual event in Las Vegas runs May 18-21, featuring keynotes on AI, Dell's latest infrastructure, and partnerships with Samsung and others.
Google rolls out agentic AI actions, AI-generated widgets, and autonomous app navigation powered by Gemini to Android devices, enhancing user convenience.
Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao warns that misjudging compute purchases could bankrupt AI firms, as too little keeps them off the frontier and too much leads to massive losses. The company diversifies across Nvidia GPUs, Amazon Trainium, and Google TPUs to hedge risks amid exponential growth uncertainty.
Escalating tensions spotlight UAE's advanced AI data centers as potential targets, with experts warning of risks to sovereign AI ambitions amid regional instability.
OpenAI is frustrated with Apple regarding a ChatGPT integration that underperformed expectations and is considering lawsuit, marking tensions between the AI leader and Big Tech.
Hackers compromised two OpenAI employees' devices via TanStack open-source library attack, stealing limited credentials from code repos. No user data, IP, or production systems affected; certificates rotated as precaution. Part of broader supply chain attacks.
Meta is launching Incognito Chat with Meta AI on WhatsApp and the Meta AI app, offering completely private conversations processed in a secure environment that even Meta cannot access, with chats disappearing by default.
Google announces Gemini Intelligence for Android, enabling task automation, web summarization, and form filling on premium devices.
A supply chain attack compromised TanStack packages and spread to Mistral AI SDK, Guardrails AI, OpenSearch, targeting AI dev tools to steal credentials. Malicious versions used signed provenance to appear legitimate, prompting urgent credential rotations.
OpenAI is exploring legal action against Apple, claiming the iPhone maker breached their partnership by integrating ChatGPT into Siri in a way that failed to drive subscriptions. Tensions rise as Apple eyes rivals.
Tech giants ramp up debt financing worldwide, eyeing funds for massive AI infrastructure builds.
Taiwan's Quanta Computer forecasts rising quarterly AI server sales, bolstered by ties with Nvidia despite Apple shift rumors.
Chrome has downloaded the on-device Gemini Nano model without explicit user notification, raising privacy questions as it enables local AI processing on laptops and phones.
Cisco shares surged 14% after beating AI infrastructure guidance, raising forecast to $9B from $5B, amid 'networking supercycle' from AI. Announced 5% workforce cuts to focus on AI silicon/optics; partners with Anthropic on AI testing.
Google announced advanced Gemini-powered AI updates for Android, including new capabilities in a 'Googlebook' laptop platform. The features aim to compete directly with upcoming Apple intelligence enhancements.
IBM announces a framework to bridge the gap from AI experimentation to real-world deployment at scale. Amid massive investments, the solution focuses on trustworthy, integrated AI for enterprises. Aims to capitalize on the tipping point in enterprise AI adoption.
IBM launched a rapid AI delivery approach with small senior teams partnering with firms like Pearson to turn strategy into production AI faster in the enterprise.
IBM announces innovations to bridge the gap between AI experimentation and practical enterprise deployment at scale.
Cisco launches AI-optimized networking solutions to support massive data center demands from generative AI workloads.
Anthropic's Claude models now hold the top spot in verified business usage, signaling growing enterprise preference over GPT.
IBM introduces FDUs, small teams blending human experts and AI agents to deploy AI solutions from strategy to production in weeks. Already powering clients like Nestlé and Riyadh Air on watsonx platform.
AI stocks rally amid President Trump's China tech push and Cerebras IPO success, with analysts predicting an IPO boom. 1789 Capital's Chris Buskirk highlights record market gains tied to AI infrastructure expansion.
Meta AI introduces Incognito Chat, allowing users to interact with AI without data being used for training or visible to others, enhancing privacy in Meta apps.
OpenAI confirmed ads in ChatGPT to sustain free access, with GPT 5.5 Instant as default. New GPT Realtime 2, Translate, and Whisper enable real-time voice apps with 70-input/13-output language translation and conversational reasoning.
Google integrates Gemini deeper into Android, Chrome, laptops, and cars across 3B devices to dominate AI assistance before Apple's moves.
Snowflake announced enhancements to its AI Data Cloud platform, integrating advanced analytics and model training capabilities to capitalize on surging demand for AI data infrastructure.
Anthropic's business adoption hit 34.4% in April per Ramp data, surpassing OpenAI's 32.3% for the first time. Adoption quadrupled YoY for Anthropic amid enterprise revenue race.
Amazon is shutting down Rufus and pivoting to Alexa for Shopping, a personalized e-commerce agent using shopping history, reviews, and stock data. It integrates Rufus features and appears in search results with ads.
Top US tech CEOs are accompanying Trump to China, with AI discussions overshadowing traditional trade talks. The trip signals a shift toward tech rivalry in bilateral relations.
Alibaba reports strong growth in AI-related cloud services but core profits crater due to aggressive AI investments; stock jumps on bullish outlook. Management vows to exceed AI spending goals as margin takes backseat to growth.
Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plan to deploy Anthropic's advanced AI models to bolster cybersecurity operations.
European car marketplace AutoScout24 integrated OpenAI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and expand AI across teams.
SAP at Sapphire event launches AI-driven Autonomous Enterprise, integrating Anthropic's Claude and other models for enterprise automation.
Reports indicate Google and SpaceX are discussing putting AI data centers in space to overcome earthly power and cooling limits.
Google launched Googlebook laptops built around Gemini AI, partnering with Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo for fall release. Features include Magic Pointer for contextual AI suggestions and Android OS integration.
In testimony, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed Elon Musk considered transferring control of OpenAI to his children during tense negotiations. The revelation underscores the bitter feud between the two tech titans over OpenAI's direction.
During testimony in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman accused Musk of damaging the company's early culture through mind games, amid ongoing disputes over OpenAI's direction.
Google's new Rambler feature brings advanced AI voice dictation to Gboard keyboard, potentially disrupting standalone dictation apps with seamless integration.
Google announced agentic AI features and 'vibe-coded' customizable widgets powered by Gemini at Android Show: I/O Edition 2026, enabling more intuitive and personalized user experiences on mobile.
OpenAI is providing access to its advanced models to firms like Deutsche Telekom and BBVA to build AI resilience in Europe.
Thomson Reuters integrates Claude via Model Context Protocol into CoCounsel Legal, enabling seamless AI workflows grounded in 1.9B Westlaw documents for fiduciary-grade legal research, drafting, and analysis.
Google revealed ambitious plans to infuse Android with deeper AI capabilities, including expanded automation, Gemini Intelligence features, and vibe-coded widgets for personalized experiences.
SAP and Anthropic are expanding their partnership to integrate Claude's agentic AI capabilities into the SAP Business AI Platform, enabling autonomous tasks in finance, HR, procurement, and supply chain via Joule agents.
IBM announced Red Hat AI Inference as a managed service on IBM Cloud, generally available May 22, alongside Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for secure AI workloads. These tools aim to simplify AI deployment and operations at scale. Integration with Red Hat ecosystem enhances hybrid cloud AI capabilities.
IBM announced two new cloud services: Red Hat AI Inference for scalable AI model deployment and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for hybrid cloud ops. These aim to simplify enterprise AI adoption.
At Android Show 2026, Google unveiled Gemini Intelligence, bringing smarter, anticipatory AI to Android devices including dictation and agentic widgets.
General Motors cut over 10% of its IT staff to reskill for AI demands, signaling a broader industry shift.
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever stands by his role in Sam Altman's ouster during the ongoing lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI.
New data shows Anthropic's Claude surging 128% YoY in enterprise adoption, Gemini up 48%, while OpenAI dips 8% for the first time.
CIOs face pressure to deliver AI ROI amid hype, with new tools demanding strategic shifts.
Major indexes fell from records with AI stocks leading declines amid rising oil prices and investor caution after recent rallies.