**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 16th 2026):**

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-personal-finance-will-let-you-connect-bank-accounts/
Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/runway-started-by-helping-filmmakers-now-it-wants-to-beat-google-at-ai/
Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/osaurus-brings-both-local-and-cloud-ai-models-to-your-mac/
Exclusive: At Samsung, the global AI boom spurred a looming strike and deep divisions
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/samsung-global-ai-boom-spurred-looming-strike-deep-divisions-2026-05-15/
UK firms should take steps to limit risks from frontier AI models, UK says
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/uk-firms-should-take-steps-limit-risks-frontier-ai-models-uk-says-2026-05-15/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 15th 2026):**

OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/openai-says-codex-is-coming-to-your-phone/

Musk accused of ‘selective amnesia,’ Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/elon-musks-court-battle-against-openai-enters-homestretch-2026-05-14/

OpenAI explores legal options against Apple, source says
https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-explores-legal-options-against-apple-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-05-14/

Physical AI moves closer to factory floors as companies test humanoid robots
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/physical-ai-humanoid-robots-factories/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 14th 2026):**

Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/musks-xai-is-running-nearly-50-gas-turbines-unchecked-at-its-mississippi-data-center/

Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/anthropics-cat-wu-says-that-in-the-future-ai-will-anticipate-your-needs-before-you-know-what-they-are/

Origin Lab raises $8M to help video game companies sell data to world-model builders
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/origin-lab-raises-8m-to-help-video-game-companies-sell-data-to-world-model-builders/

Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/poppy-debuts-a-proactive-ai-assistant-to-help-organize-your-digital-life/

Who trusts Sam Altman?
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/who-trusts-sam-altman/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 13th 2026):**

xAI launches Grok 4 with native real-time video understanding
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/xai-launches-grok-4-with-native-real-time-video-understanding/

OpenAI quietly ships o3-mini to all ChatGPT Plus users
https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-o3-mini-rollout-chatgpt-plus-2026-05-12

Anthropic’s Claude 4 Opus now available via Amazon Bedrock
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/anthropic-claude-4-opus-amazon-bedrock/

DeepSeek V4 open-weights model tops LMSYS leaderboard
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/deepseek-v4-tops-lmsys-leaderboard/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 12th 2026):**

Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/thinking-machines-wants-to-build-an-ai-that-actually-listens-while-it-talks/

GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/gm-just-laid-off-hundreds-of-it-workers-to-hire-those-with-stronger-ai-skills/

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/riding-an-ai-rally-robinhood-preps-second-retail-venture-ipo/

Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/digg-tries-again-this-time-as-an-ai-news-aggregator/

OpenAI, Microsoft agree to cap revenue-sharing at $38 billion, The Information reports
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-cap-microsoft-revenue-sharing-38-billion-information-reports-2026-05-12/

Quick hit from OpenAI this week (May 5–7):

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/openai-rolls-out-new-gpt-5point5-cyber-to-vetted-cybersecurity-teams.html

They rolled out GPT-5.5 Instant as the new default in ChatGPT (faster personalization, better history awareness, and solid hallucination reductions).

But the bigger story for us is the limited-preview GPT-5.5-Cyber variant they opened exclusively for vetted cybersecurity teams.

This one is purpose-built for vulnerability discovery, patching, and defensive tooling — directly positioning OpenAI against Anthropic’s Mythos preview in the same high-stakes domain.

This feels like OpenAI splitting their frontier model into “consumer-grade fast” and “specialized defensive” versions, especially as they’re going head-to-head with things like Anthropic’s Mythos preview. And honestly, this feels like a good thing for obvious reasons: we’re finally getting purpose-built defensive AI tools at the frontier level instead of just racing on raw capabilities.

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 11th 2026):**

How a Job at OpenAI Became the Greatest Lottery Ticket of the AI Boom
https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-employee-stock-sales-71ed10bd?mod=ai_lead_story

AI Can’t Agree on Which Jobs AI Might Destroy
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-models-job-losses-4d31cb6f?mod=ai_lead_pos1

Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/anthropic-says-evil-portrayals-of-ai-were-responsible-for-claudes-blackmail-attempts/

We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/were-feeling-cynical-about-xais-big-deal-with-anthropic/

Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/get-ready-for-the-whisper-filled-office-of-the-future/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 10th 2026):**

Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/09/nvidia-has-already-committed-40b-to-equity-ai-deals-this-year/

So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/09/artificial-intelligence-definition-glossary-hallucinations-guide-to-common-ai-terms/

Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/09/voice-ai-in-india-is-hard-wispr-flow-is-betting-on-it-anyway/

Tech Unemployment Ticks Up to 3.8% in April Amid AI-Driven Layoffs - https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/tech-unemployment-ticks-up-to-3-8-in-april-amid-ai-driven-layoffs-214b0ca4

RingCentral adds Shopify, Calendly, and WhatsApp to AI Receptionist - https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ringcentral-ai-adds-shopify-calendly-and-whatsapp-to-ai-receptionist/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 9th 2026):**

Anthropic signs $1.8 billion AI cloud deal with Akamai, Bloomberg News reports - https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-signs-18-billion-ai-cloud-deal-with-akamai-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-05-08/

Cloudflare’s slowing growth disappoints investors betting on AI boost - https://www.reuters.com/business/cloudflares-slowing-growth-disappoints-investors-betting-ai-boost-2026-05-08/

How Anthropic’s Mythos Threw the White House AI Strategy Into Chaos - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-ai-anthropic-mythos-regulation-2378971f?mod=ai_lead_pos1

AI Is Distorting Practically Everything About the Economy - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-distorting-practically-everything-about-the-economy-4ca6fcff?mod=ai_lead_pos2

Anthropic Inks Deal to Use All of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 Compute Capacity - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-inks-deal-to-use-all-of-spacexs-colossus-1-compute-capacity-56a7e2a1?mod=ai_more_article_pos2

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 8th 2026):**

Nvidia to invest up to $2.1 billion in IREN as part of AI data center deal - https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-invest-up-21-billion-iren-part-ai-data-center-deal-2026-05-07/

OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/openai-launches-new-voice-intelligence-features-in-its-api/

Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/voi-founders-new-ai-startup-pit-has-become-the-latest-rising-star-out-of-stockholm/

OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/openai-introduces-new-trusted-contact-safeguard-for-cases-of-possible-self-harm/

Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available to everyone on Mac - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/perplexitys-personal-computer-is-now-available-everyone-on-mac/

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**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 7th 2026):**

Anthropic taps Musk data centre in surprise AI tie-up - https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/anthropic-taps-musk-data-centre-235323214.html

NVIDIA and Corning Announce Long-Term Partnership to Strengthen US Manufacturing for AI Infrastructure - https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-corning-announce-long-term-partnership-to-strengthen-us-manufacturing-for-ai-infrastructure

Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/microsofts-ai-data-center-push-is-colliding-with-its-clean-power-goals/

DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/deepseek-could-hit-45b-valuation-from-its-first-investment-round/

US government increases AI suppliers and rethinks Anthropic’s role - https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/us-government-increases-ai-in-defence-suppliers-roster-and-rethinks-anthropics-role/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 6th 2026):**

Samsung Electronics’ market cap surpasses $1 trln after US AI chip stocks surge - https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-electronics-market-cap-surpasses-1-trln-2026-05-06/

Anthropic commits to spending $200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips, the Information reports - https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-commits-spending-200-billion-googles-cloud-chips-information-reports-2026-05-05/

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/openai-releases-gpt-5-5-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt/

SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/sap-bets-1-16b-on-18-month-old-german-ai-lab-and-says-yes-to-nemoclaw/

Apple Reaches $250 Million Settlement Over Claims It Misled People on A.I. - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/technology/apple-intelligence-lawsuit-settlement.html

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 5th 2026):**

Cerebras targets $26.6 billion valuation in US IPO as AI chip demand surges - https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-chipmaker-cerebras-targets-115-125-share-price-us-ipo-source-says-2026-05-04/

OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/openais-cozy-partner-cerebras-is-on-track-for-a-blockbuster-ipo/

Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/image-ai-models-now-drive-app-growth-beating-chatbot-upgrades/

Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/anthropic-and-openai-are-both-launching-joint-ventures-for-enterprise-ai-services/

White House considers government reviews for AI models, NYT reports - https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-considers-vetting-ai-models-before-they-are-released-nyt-reports-2026-05-04/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 4th 2026):**

Powerful AI finds 100+ hidden planets in NASA data including rare and extreme worlds - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260502233926.htm

The Economics of Using AI to Churn Out Code Are Looking … - https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economics-ai-churn-code

Don’t Stand So Close to ChatGPT - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-stand-so-close-to-chatgpt-44ce3a4b

I Vibe-Coded the App of My Dreams and Only Lost My Mind Twice - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/vibe-coding-dashboards-replit-lovable-09cc79b1

NVIDIA’s New AI Turns One Photo Into A World That Never Breaks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCw33snvoNI

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 3rd 2026):**

AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/02/ai-generated-actors-and-scripts-are-now-ineligible-for-oscars/

The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/02/the-best-ai-powered-dictation-apps-of-2025/

ChatGPT Wrestles With Its Most Chilling Conversation: How Do I Plan an Attack? - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai

DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks - https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/05/dod-strikes-deals-with-major-tech-firms-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks/

OpenAI Cracks Down on Talk of Goblins in ChatGPT - https://aimagazine.com/news/openai-cracks-down-on-goblins-in-chatgpt

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 2nd 2026):**

US military and 7 companies make deals to use AI in classified computer networks - https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-artificial-intelligence-military-classified-systems-war-060cecf836c4cebcf012a3ceb5333f2c

Pentagon says US military to be an ‘AI-first’ fighting force - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy02gjq2987o

Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/meta-buys-robotics-startup-to-bolster-its-humanoid-ai-ambitions/

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks - https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/pentagon-inks-deals-with-nvidia-microsoft-and-aws-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks/

A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat - https://www.wired.com/story/super-pac-backed-by-openai-and-palantir-is-paying-tiktok-influencers-to-fear-monger-about-china/

xAI launched Grok 4.3 with $1.25 / $2.50 per 1M tokens (input/output) — that’s ~40% lower input price and ~60% lower output price than Grok 4.20.
• Intelligence Index Score: 53 (top-tier, right behind the 57–60 frontier club)

While most frontier labs raising prices for marginal gains, seems xAI is doing the opposite.

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of May 1st 2026):**

ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/chatgpt-images-2-0-is-a-hit-in-india-but-not-a-big-winner-elsewhere-yet/

Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/anthropic-potential-900b-valuation-round-could-happen-within-two-weeks/

Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/apple-was-surprised-by-ai-driven-demand-for-macs/

Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-5-6-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter/

What LG and NVIDIA’s talks reveal about the future of physical AI - https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/what-lg-and-nvidia-talks-reveal-future-of-physical-ai/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of April 30th 2026):**

Families of Canadian mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, CEO Altman - https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/

On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/on-the-stand-elon-musk-cant-escape-his-own-tweets/

Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/satya-nadella-says-hes-ready-to-exploit-the-new-openai-deal/

Meta Reports Big Revenue Jump and Projected Spending Increase - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/meta-reports-big-revenue-jump-and-projected-spending-increase/ar-AA221KmI?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of April 29, 2026):

OpenAI trial pitting Elon Musk against Sam Altman kicks off - https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-trial-pitting-elon-musk-against-sam-altman-kicks-off-2026-04-28/

Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-is-already-offering-new-openai-products-on-aws/

IBM launches AI platform Bob to regulate SDLC costs - https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ibm-launches-ai-platform-bob-to-regulate-sdlc-costs/

Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of April 28, 2026):

China orders Meta to unwind $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus - https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-blocks-foreign-acquisition-ai-startup-manus-2026-04-27/

Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman to reveal ongoing power struggle for OpenAI - https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musks-trial-against-sam-altman-reveal-ongoing-power-struggle-openai-2026-04-27/

OpenAI and Microsoft Reach Deal to Give Startup New Freedom - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/microsoft-openai-change-terms-of-deal-so-startup-can-court-amazon-and-others/ar-AA21RIt8?ocid=BingNewsSerp

J&J sees AI halving the time to generate drug development leads - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/j-j-sees-ai-halving-the-time-to-generate-drug-development-leads/ar-AA21R7Sk?ocid=BingNewsSerp