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Nvidia Takes $500M Corning Stake, Bets on AI Optics
Nvidia is investing $500M in Corning via warrants and partnering to build three new US optical manufacturing plants, betting that fiber and co-packaged optics will be the critical chokepoint for next-
Alphabet Talks AI Model Access with Blackstone, KKR
Alphabet is moving to supply its AI models to private‑equity portfolio companies, joining a wave of partnerships that already sees Anthropic’s Opus 4.7 rollout and OpenAI’s recent consolidation of pro
Apple to pay up to $95 to some US iPhone buyers over AI lawsuit
Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement, paying up to $95 to U.S. iPhone 15 and 16 owners after a class‑action suit accused the company of false advertising its new AI features. The deal, which
Nuro Secures Permit for Lucid SUVs, Uber Ups Deal
Nuro has secured a California DMV driverless permit to test Lucid Gravity SUVs, paving the way for Uber’s $500 M premium robotaxi rollout. The move ties Nvidia’s Drive AGX Thor AI hardware to a high‑p
SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw
SAP is pouring €1 billion into German AI startup Prior Labs, turning it into a dedicated lab for tabular foundation models that can crunch enterprise tables and databases. The move also tightens SAP’s
Google Home's Gemini 3.1 handles multi-step voice commands
Google upgraded its Gemini for Home assistant to Gemini 3.1, enabling it to handle complex, multi-step tasks in a single voice command, while also rolling out web-based smart home management and impro
Xbox CEO Sharma halts Copilot on console, mobile
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced Tuesday that Xbox is winding down Copilot on mobile and stopping development of Copilot on console, reversing Microsoft's March promise to bring the gaming-focused A
OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5.5 Instant as Default ChatGPT Model
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's new default model, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant with what the company describes as smarter, more accurate, concise, and personalized responses rolling out to
Coinbase Cuts 700 Jobs, 14% of Staff, Citing AI
Coinbase announced it is cutting roughly 700 jobs, about 14% of its global workforce, with CEO Brian Armstrong saying AI is fundamentally changing how the company operates.
OpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way less
OpenAI rolls out GPT‑5.5 Instant, slashing hallucinations by 52.5% and adding transparent memory features, a move that underscores its recent shift toward core model quality after trimming side projec
Google Home adds Gemini AI, upgrades Nest Cam for all
Google rolled out a major Home update that embeds its Gemini AI voice assistant into the smart‑home hub and adds AI‑enhanced camera controls for Nest Cam users. The move extends Gemini’s reach beyond
PayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again’ — that means AI
PayPal’s CEO Enrique Lores announced a sweeping AI‑first turnaround, creating a dedicated AI team, cutting 20% of staff, and reorganizing into three business units to chase $1.5 billion in cost saving
Etsy Launches Native App Inside ChatGPT
Etsy has rolled out a native ChatGPT app that lets shoppers browse its 100 M+ listings via natural‑language prompts, marking a deeper push into AI‑driven commerce. The move comes as OpenAI trims inter
OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT Default
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's new default model on May 5, 2026, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant with a smarter, more accurate version that cuts misleading answers on medical and financial que
OpenAI to Release ChatGPT Phone Powered by MediaTek
OpenAI is shifting from trimming projects to launching a dedicated ChatGPT phone, built on a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 chip with a dual‑NPU for AI tasks. The device is slated for early‑2027 mass
Google, Microsoft, xAI Open New AI Models to US Review
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to let the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation evaluate their new AI models before public release, expanding a government revie
Mindgard gaslit Claude into bomb-making instructions
Security researchers at Mindgard say they got Anthropic's Claude to voluntarily produce bomb-making instructions, malicious code, and harassment guides through a roughly 25-turn conversation built on
Musk Trial Reveals OpenAI's Hassabis Obsession
Court testimony and emails from the Musk v. Altman trial show that Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis was an enduring fixation for Elon Musk and OpenAI's cofounders, who for years feared he would outp
OpenAI Targets 2027 Mass Production of AI Agent Phone
OpenAI is accelerating development of its first AI‑agent smartphone, targeting mass production by early 2027, a move tied to its upcoming IPO and growing competition in AI‑driven devices, and could re
CAISI Secures Early AI Access from Google, Microsoft
The U.S. Commerce Department’s AI standards agency, CAISI, announced that Google, Microsoft, xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic will provide the government early access to their frontier AI models for pre‑rel
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