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May 15, 2026, 2:20 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.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Replit says it has “worked things out with Apple”, which has approved a Replit update after four months, following a reported dispute over vibe coding apps  —  All's well that ends well in App Store review controversies.  Back in March, a major agentic coding company made news …
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.  —  •
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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  —  Education technology start-up raises $70mn in its first fundraising since 2022  —  Euan Blair's Multiverse has raised $70mn …
Bloomberg:
A profile of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who is killing projects, cutting staff, and assuring investors, all while also placing staggeringly expensive bets on AI  —  Thirteen miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, past the self-storage facilities, a Nissan factory and a Coca-Cola bottling plant …
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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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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  —  OpenAI has released a new way to interact with its Codex app from your smartphone.  An update to ChatGPT's mobile app brings remote access …
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  —  During tests in April, researchers found software issues in MacOS, one of the world's toughest targets for hackers

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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sky agrees to acquire ITV's TV business for £1.6B, uniting the UK's two largest commercial broadcasters; ITV says shareholders will receive £950M from the deal

Alex Ritman / Variety:
AI-focused studio Particle 6 plans a full-length feature film to be led by the AI “actor” Tilly Norwood, as a hybrid production using film and TV professionals

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is studying its data to see why viewers quit its shows after S1, with some shows seeing a 30%-70% S2 drop, as it faces a quarter without hits

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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

Earlier Picks

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%+
Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Figma reports Q1 revenue up 46% YoY to $333.4M, vs. $313.2M est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates, citing traction on AI monetization; FIG jumps 10%+
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft plans to remove most of its Claude Code licenses and push its developers toward GitHub Copilot CLI, after previously pushing Claude Code
Bloomberg:
The Senate Banking Committee advances the Clarity Act, which would make the CFTC the main regulator for most of crypto while the SEC oversees digital securities
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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