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Today's AI news.
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mediaThe Verge AI / May 28, 2026
A $2,000 AI-generated film will make its debut at Tribeca
Next month's Tribeca Festival will include the premiere of an AI-generated film: Dreams of Violets. The 75-minute film is a fictional dramatization of the Iranian government's mass killing of protestors in January, with the people and image...
officialGoogle AI Blog / May 28, 2026
Catch up on 12 major I/O 2026 moments
Here are 12 of the biggest Google I/O 2026 keynote moments, including news about Gemini Omni, Gemini 3.5 Flash and more.
mediaAI News / May 28, 2026
Google Pay preps for AI agents with Universal Commerce Protocol
Google Pay is overhauling its payment infrastructure for an impending wave of transactions from AI agents. The latest updates introduce the Universal Commerce Protocol and a new server architecture, p...
mediaMIT Technology Review AI / May 28, 2026
The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
It is one thing to say AI will change the world. It is another to expect the class of 2026 to applaud it. In fact, when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told University of Arizona graduates that their t...
officialOpenAI / May 28, 2026
OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework
Explore OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework and how our AI safety, security, and risk practices align with emerging EU and California regulations.
mediaThe Verge AI / May 28, 2026
YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app
New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS. A new "on-the-go mode" shifts YouTu...
mediaAI News / May 28, 2026
NBA plans AI system for automatic out-of-bounds calls
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league plans to introduce an automated system for certain officiating decisions, including out-of-bounds calls. The system would use AI and cameras placed around...
Model companies
Product, model, and release-side updates.
OpenAI / May 27, 2026
freshCisco and OpenAI redefine enterprise engineering with Codex
Cisco and OpenAI are redefining enterprise engineering with Codex, helping Cisco scale AI-native development, accelerate AI Defense work, and automate defect remediation.
OpenAI / May 27, 2026
freshBuilding self-improving tax agents with Codex
See how OpenAI, Thrive, and Crete built a self-improving tax agent with Codex, automating filings, improving accuracy, and accelerating workflows.
OpenAI / May 27, 2026
freshElection information and safeguards in 2026
Ahead of global elections, we’re helping people access information, supporting cyber defenders, and increasing AI transparency
OpenAI / May 27, 2026
freshWarp’s big bet on building open source with GPT-5.5
Warp uses GPT-5.5 and OpenAI models to coordinate coding agents across local, cloud, and open-source development workflows.
OpenAI / May 25, 2026
this weekOpenAI, Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL announce strategic content partnership
OpenAI partners with Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL to bring trusted Brazilian journalism to ChatGPT, expanding access to news with attribution and transparency.
OpenAI / May 22, 2026
this weekOpenAI named a Leader in enterprise coding agents by Gartner
OpenAI is named a leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise AI Coding Agents, with Codex recognized for innovation and enterprise-scale deployment.
Labs and tooling
Research, platform, and ecosystem updates.
Hugging Face / May 27, 2026
freshITBench-AA: Frontier Models Score Below 50% on the First Benchmark for Agentic Enterprise IT Tasks — by Artificial Analysis and IBM
Open Hugging Face for the full post.
Hugging Face / May 27, 2026
freshReachy Mini goes fully local
Open Hugging Face for the full post.
Hugging Face / May 27, 2026
freshShipping a Trillion Parameters With a Hub Bucket: Delta Weight Sync in TRL
Open Hugging Face for the full post.
Hugging Face / May 25, 2026
this weekHarness, Scaffold, and the AI Agent Terms Worth Getting Right
Open Hugging Face for the full post.
Hugging Face / May 23, 2026
this weekTowards Speed-of-Light Text Generation with Nemotron-Labs Diffusion Language Models
Open Hugging Face for the full post.
Google AI Blog / May 22, 2026
this weekCatch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.
A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.
Media coverage
Reporting, analysis, and the wider picture.
The Verge AI / May 27, 2026
freshAI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
By the time that the Democratic primary for New York's 12th congressional district wraps up in June, Anthropic and OpenAI will have spent millions on their battle over the politica...
The Verge AI / May 27, 2026
freshRobinhood will let your AI agent trade stocks and make (or lose) lots of money
Robinhood is opening its trading platform to AI agents. In an announcement on Wednesday, Robinhood says traders can now create a separate account for an AI agent and add a specific...
AI News / May 27, 2026
freshGoogle folds Display Ads into AI-first Demand Gen platform
Google is folding Display Ads into its AI-powered Demand Gen platform, marking the end of a long-standing digital advertising model. The Google Display Network (GDN) has been a sta...
AI News / May 27, 2026
freshExploring the Benefits of AI Bots for Forex Trading in Forex Markets
The foreign exchange market is really moving away from pure intuition and toward a space shaped by speed, data and precision. By using automated systems in your routine, you can ap...
MIT Technology Review AI / May 26, 2026
this weekRethinking organizational design in the age of agentic AI
Amid rapidly growing adoption of enterprise-level AI agents, there’s a disconnect emerging between ambition and execution. Although 85% of organizations say they want to be agentic...
AI News / May 26, 2026
this weekAutonomous AI systems test governance in physical environments
Autonomous AI systems are beginning to move beyond software environments and into warehouses, delivery networks, and public spaces. The development is drawing attention to whether...
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OpenAI
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onlineOpen source
fresh
May 28, 2026
OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework
Explore OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework and how our AI safety, security, and risk practices align with emerging EU and California regulations.
fresh
May 27, 2026
Cisco and OpenAI redefine enterprise engineering with Codex
Cisco and OpenAI are redefining enterprise engineering with Codex, helping Cisco scale AI-native development, accelerate AI Defense work, and automate defect remediation.
fresh
May 27, 2026
Building self-improving tax agents with Codex
See how OpenAI, Thrive, and Crete built a self-improving tax agent with Codex, automating filings, improving accuracy, and accelerating workflows.
fresh
May 27, 2026
Election information and safeguards in 2026
Ahead of global elections, we’re helping people access information, supporting cyber defenders, and increasing AI transparency
fresh
May 27, 2026
Warp’s big bet on building open source with GPT-5.5
Warp uses GPT-5.5 and OpenAI models to coordinate coding agents across local, cloud, and open-source development workflows.
this week
May 25, 2026
OpenAI, Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL announce strategic content partnership
OpenAI partners with Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL to bring trusted Brazilian journalism to ChatGPT, expanding access to news with attribution and transparency.
Google AI Blog
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onlineOpen source
fresh
May 28, 2026
Catch up on 12 major I/O 2026 moments
Here are 12 of the biggest Google I/O 2026 keynote moments, including news about Gemini Omni, Gemini 3.5 Flash and more.
this week
May 22, 2026
Catch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.
A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.
this week
May 20, 2026
We’re announcing new community investments in Missouri.
We’re helping build the state’s next-generation workforce and investing in energy programs.
this week
May 20, 2026
100 things we announced at I/O 2026
We've been busy! Here’s a rundown of the top announcements, launches and demos at I/O 2026.
this week
May 20, 2026
A new experiment brings better group meetings to Google Beam
See and hear your colleagues in true-to-life size and sound, making hybrid meetings feel more inclusive and connected.
recent
May 19, 2026
I/O 2026
At Google I/O 2026, we shared how we’re making AI more helpful for everyone. See everything we announced.
Google DeepMind
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onlineOpen source
this week
May 21, 2026
We’re launching the Google DeepMind Accelerator program in Asia Pacific to tackle environmental risks
Open Google DeepMind for the full item.
recent
May 18, 2026
Fast-tracking genetic leads to reverse cellular aging
Biologists use Co-Scientist to find novel factors that successfully rejuvenate human cells.
recent
May 17, 2026
Simulate real-world places with Project Genie and Street View
We’re expanding access to Google AI Ultra subscribers globally and introducing a new capability powered by Street View.
recent
May 17, 2026
Introducing Gemini Omni
Open Google DeepMind for the full item.
recent
May 17, 2026
Introducing Google Antigravity 2.0
Open Google DeepMind for the full item.
recent
May 17, 2026
Gemini for Science: AI experiments and tools for a new era of discovery
A collection of science tools and experiments to expand the scale and precision of scientific exploration.
Hugging Face
officialtooling / 8 loaded
onlineOpen source
fresh
May 27, 2026
ITBench-AA: Frontier Models Score Below 50% on the First Benchmark for Agentic Enterprise IT Tasks — by Artificial Analysis and IBM
Open Hugging Face for the full item.
fresh
May 27, 2026
Reachy Mini goes fully local
Open Hugging Face for the full item.
fresh
May 27, 2026
Shipping a Trillion Parameters With a Hub Bucket: Delta Weight Sync in TRL
Open Hugging Face for the full item.
this week
May 25, 2026
Harness, Scaffold, and the AI Agent Terms Worth Getting Right
Open Hugging Face for the full item.
this week
May 23, 2026
Towards Speed-of-Light Text Generation with Nemotron-Labs Diffusion Language Models
Open Hugging Face for the full item.
this week
May 22, 2026
Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook
Open Hugging Face for the full item.
VentureBeat AI
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May 19, 2026
Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.
For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words,...
older
Jan 22, 2026
Railway secures $100 million to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure
Railway , a San Francisco-based cloud platform that has quietly amassed two million developers without spending a dollar on marketing, announced Thursday that it raised $...
older
Jan 19, 2026
Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.
The artificial intelligence coding revolution comes with a catch: it's expensive. Claude Code , Anthropic's terminal-based AI agent that can write, debug, and deploy code...
older
Jan 16, 2026
Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews
Alfred Wahlforss was running out of options. His startup, Listen Labs , needed to hire over 100 engineers, but competing against Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million offers see...
older
Jan 13, 2026
Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI
Salesforce on Tuesday launched an entirely rebuilt version of Slackbot , the company's workplace assistant, transforming it from a simple notification tool into what exec...
older
Jan 12, 2026
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required
Anthropic released Cowork on Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successful Claude Code tool to non-technical users — and according to...
The Verge AI
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fresh
May 28, 2026
A $2,000 AI-generated film will make its debut at Tribeca
Next month's Tribeca Festival will include the premiere of an AI-generated film: Dreams of Violets. The 75-minute film is a fictional dramatization of the Iranian governm...
fresh
May 28, 2026
YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app
New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS. A new...
fresh
May 28, 2026
These new iOS 27 renders hint at Siri’s big redesign
Apple's long-awaited Siri overhaul, expected to arrive in iOS 27, might look a lot like ChatGPT with a splash of Liquid Glass. Renders from Bloomberg offer a preview of i...
fresh
May 28, 2026
Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons
Today, I’m talking with Wassym Bensaid, the chief software officer at Rivian, and the co-CEO of Rivian’s platform joint venture with Volkswagen, which everyone just calls...
fresh
May 28, 2026
CNN sues Perplexity over ‘verbatim’ copycat articles
CNN has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, claiming that the startup's AI tools generate "verbatim" copies of its work, as reported earlier by CNN. The lawsuit, filed in...
fresh
May 28, 2026
YouTube will let you ask AI to make a custom video feed
YouTube is launching a new AI feature that creates a personalized video feed based on descriptions of what you want to watch. In its announcement, YouTube says custom con...
AI News
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onlineOpen source
fresh
May 28, 2026
Google Pay preps for AI agents with Universal Commerce Protocol
Google Pay is overhauling its payment infrastructure for an impending wave of transactions from AI agents. The latest updates introduce the Universal Commerce Protocol an...
fresh
May 28, 2026
NBA plans AI system for automatic out-of-bounds calls
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league plans to introduce an automated system for certain officiating decisions, including out-of-bounds calls. The system would use...
fresh
May 27, 2026
Google folds Display Ads into AI-first Demand Gen platform
Google is folding Display Ads into its AI-powered Demand Gen platform, marking the end of a long-standing digital advertising model. The Google Display Network (GDN) has...
fresh
May 27, 2026
Exploring the Benefits of AI Bots for Forex Trading in Forex Markets
The foreign exchange market is really moving away from pure intuition and toward a space shaped by speed, data and precision. By using automated systems in your routine,...
this week
May 26, 2026
Autonomous AI systems test governance in physical environments
Autonomous AI systems are beginning to move beyond software environments and into warehouses, delivery networks, and public spaces. The development is drawing attention t...
this week
May 22, 2026
OpenAI opens Singapore AI lab as IMDA updates AI framework
OpenAI will open its first Applied AI Lab outside the US in Singapore. The lab is part of a new partnership with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The...
MIT Technology Review AI
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onlineOpen source
fresh
May 28, 2026
The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
It is one thing to say AI will change the world. It is another to expect the class of 2026 to applaud it. In fact, when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told University of...
this week
May 26, 2026
Rethinking organizational design in the age of agentic AI
Amid rapidly growing adoption of enterprise-level AI agents, there’s a disconnect emerging between ambition and execution. Although 85% of organizations say they want to...
this week
May 26, 2026
A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria
Haven’t you heard? White-collar jobs are going away, decimated by AI. Waves of layoffs in the tech sector (most recently at Coinbase and Meta and Cisco) are said to presa...
this week
May 26, 2026
It’s time to address the looming crisis in entry-level work.
Artificial intelligence has not so far produced a clean story of mass unemployment. Aggregate employment in developed countries remains broadly stable, and recent assessm...
this week
May 22, 2026
Google I/O showed how the path for AI-driven science is shifting
During Tuesday’s Google I/O keynote, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, proclaimed that we are currently “standing in the foothills of the singularity.” It was a...
this week
May 21, 2026
Roundtables: Can AI Learn to Understand the World?
Listen to the session or watch below AI companies want to build systems that understand the external world and overcome the limitations of LLMs. Recent developments have...
TechCrunch AI
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older
Apr 27, 2026
Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs
Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets.
older
Jan 13, 2026
Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz...
older
Oct 31, 2025
Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week
The social media company inked three deals in the U.S. to power its data centers and offset its carbon footprint.
older
Aug 26, 2025
How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate-friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in m...
older
Aug 20, 2025
Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation
After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart gl...
older
Aug 20, 2025
Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear
The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina.