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May 15, 2026, 4:25 PM
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
OpenAI debuts personal finance tools for US ChatGPT Pro users, partnering with Plaid to give access to 12K+ financial institutions to analyze spending and more  —  On Friday, OpenAI launched a new set of personal finance tools in preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S. …
Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
OpenAI memo: Greg Brockman says he will lead product strategy as part of a reorg, folding ChatGPT, Codex, and developer-facing API into one core product team  —  OpenAI is once again reorganizing its executive ranks as part of its effort to unify ChatGPT and Codex into one core product experience.
Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
Nvidia's future in China remains unclear after the Trump-Xi Summit; Trump says China “chose not to” buy Nvidia chips as “they want to try to develop their own”  —  The standoff comes as Chinese firms increasingly turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei …
Akshay Gangwar / Android Authority:
Google confirms a new storage policy test, after some users reported that new Gmail accounts get 5GB, not 15GB, of free storage if they don't add a phone number  —  Update: Google has confirmed that it's testing a 5GB storage limit for some new Gmail users, unless they add their number.  —  •
Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Bill Ackman says his fund has taken a new stake in Microsoft after the company's recent share price decline; Ackman says investors underestimate Microsoft 365  —  Bill Ackman said Pershing Square has built a new stake in Microsoft Corp., taking advantage of a decline in the company's share price …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
ArXiv, the repository of preprint academic research, says it will ban authors for a year if their papers have “incontrovertible evidence” of AI-generated work  —  The change comes as arXiv and others struggle to manage an influx of AI-generated materials masquerading as rigorous science.
Associated Press:
Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk's attorney doubled down on claims of Altman's untrustworthiness, while OpenAI's lawyer said Musk has no evidence  —  Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Ofcom says X has committed to implementing stronger protections for UK users, including reviewing illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours, after a probe  —  Social media platform commits to providing faster review of reported material following regulator's investigation
Anthropic:
In a policy paper, Anthropic urges the US and allies to enforce export controls, curb distillation attacks, and export US AI to hold the lead over China by 2028  —  We're releasing a new paper that explains our views on the competition on AI between the US and China.
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
A profile of AI video generation startup Runway, which is training models directly on observational data, is now valued at $5.3B, and added $40M in ARR in Q2  —  Every major AI lab is betting on language.  Runway is betting they're wrong.  —  AI video-generation startup Runway doesn't have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A look at Matthew McConaughey's novel legal strategy to fight unauthorized AI use of his image and likeness, by trademarking video and audio clips of himself  —  The actor has secured trademarks covering his persona, hoping to deter unauthorized AI use.  Will it make a difference?
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Transformer:
OpenAI's disavowal of a liability shield in Illinois SB 3444 bill and endorsement of a stronger SB 315 suggest it is open to meaningful AI safety legislation  —  Transformer Weekly: US-China talks, AI executive order, and Anthropic's $900b valuation … - Scott Bessent said the US and China will …
Bianca Giacobone / Latitude Media:
Gridcare, which uses AI to detect underused capacity in electric grids, raised a $64M Series A, following a $13.5M seed in 2025  —  The grid intelligence startup uses AI to unlock capacity and get data centers connected faster.  —  Gridcare has raised $64 million in an oversubscribed Series …
Bloomberg:
Cerebras shares closed up 68% at $311.07 in the company's Nasdaq debut on May 14 after it raised $5.5B in 2026's largest IPO, giving it a market value of $67B  —  Cerebras Systems Inc. shares jumped 68% in its trading debut after raising $5.5 billion in the year's largest IPO …

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From Mediagazer

Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:
A UK jury convicts two Iranians of assisting Iranian intelligence in a plan to “eliminate” journalists at London-based Persian broadcaster Iran International

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Bill Simmons and Spotify canceled a ChatGPT partnership after audience backlash; Ringer hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins had voiced unease on air

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Source: NBC News will stop airing one hour of primetime programming on the NBC News Now streaming service, eliminating the Stay Tuned show and a handful of jobs

More News

Kieran Smith / Financial Times:
London-based edtech startup Multiverse raised $70M at a $2.1B valuation from Index and others as it pushes into AI training; it acquired StackFuel in January
Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Security research firm Calif says it used Mythos to help build a macOS kernel memory corruption exploit circumventing Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement tech

Earlier Picks

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Sources: Anthropic has agreed to the terms of a $30B fundraising at a $900B valuation, with Sequoia, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Altimeter co-leading the round
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Gemini reports Q1 revenue up 42% YoY to $50.3M, vs. $47.9M est., and announces a $100M strategic investment from Winklevoss Capital Fund; GEMI jumps 25%+
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
OpenAI adds remote access to Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users control Codex sessions running on a computer directly via iOS, iPadOS, and Android
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says two employee devices were impacted via a supply chain attack on open-source library TanStack but no user data or production systems were compromised
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation pledge $200M to use AI in health and education initiatives; the foundation signed a similar, $50M deal with OpenAI in January
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon sign an “agreement in principle” to form a joint venture that aims to end wireless dead zones in the US, without giving many details
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