AI News Archive: May 1, 2026 — Part 10
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- AI Is changing the price of work
The pre-AI economy ran on inputs. That's about to change.
- Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force
The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.
- Pentagon signs new military AI deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon
New contracts with tech companies come after clash with Anthropic over Claude use
- Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work
OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding with Pentagon over potential AI misuse, was not included Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence ( AI ) companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. “These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the Pentagon said in statement. Continue reading...
- The Pentagon strikes AI deals with Nvidia, OpenAI, SpaceX, and others after Anthropic feud
The Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk this year after a dispute over the terms under which the military could use its AI tools
- Pentagon Signs Classified AI Deals with Seven Companies Following Anthropic Spat
Pentagon Signs Classified AI Deals with Seven Companies Following Anthropic Spat The Information
- Top AI Companies Agree to Pentagon Deals for Classified Work
The contracts give the Defense Department more AI options after it declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk.
- Microsoft, Amazon Hand Pentagon More Control Over AI Systems
The Pentagon has struck agreements with more technology companies for expanded use of advanced artificial intelligence tools on classified military networks, according to a Defense Department statement and two defense officials briefed on the matter.
- Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.
- Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.
- Everyone keeps talking about AI taking jobs. We put it to the test.
Everyone keeps talking about AI taking jobs. We put it to the test. Business Insider
- Central Texas is adding 70+ data centers. What it means for your health
Central Texas is adding 70+ data centers. What it means for your health Austin American-Statesman
- AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars
Will that stop them from taking over?
- Meta missed mobile. It is building the operating system for humanoids
Lerrel Pinto co-founded Fauna Robotics, a startup that built an approachable bipedal robot called Sprout. He left in 2025. Amazon acquired Fauna in March, along with its 50 employees and its $50,000, three-and-a-half-foot-tall dancing humanoid, to enter the consumer robotics market. Pinto then co-founded Assured Robot Intelligence with Xiaolong Wang, a former Nvidia researcher and associate […] This story continues at The Next Web
- 7 AI firms cleared to provide tools for classified Pentagon networks
The wide variety—which does not include Anthropic—is intended to prevent AI-vendor lock.
- Pentagon reaches agreements with leading AI companies
The Pentagon said today it had reached agreements with seven AI companies to deploy their advanced capabilities on the Defense Department's classified networks as it seeks to diversify the range of AI companies working across the military.
- Microsoft and Amazon join Pentagon’s push to build AI-first military with classified network deals
The agreements — which also include OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX and the startup Reflection — will give those firms' AI systems access to the military's most classified network environments. Read More
- White House Blocks Anthropic Mythos Rollout as Security Fears Mount
White House blocks Anthropic Mythos due to security concerns
- Atlassian Pops On Fiscal Q3 Earnings. 'AI Eats Atlassian Narrative' Debunked?
Atlassian stock, one of the biggest software losers in 2026, popped amid better-than-expected fiscal Q3 earnings. The post Atlassian Pops On Fiscal Q3 Earnings. 'AI Eats Atlassian Narrative' Debunked? appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Atlassian stock soars 29% after earnings show strong cloud, data center growth
Atlassian's stock has been hit hard in the "SaaS-pocalypse" sweeping software names as AI threatens to disrupt their business models.
- AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars: Academy
AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars: Academy Gulf News
- Meta acquired a humanoid robotics AI startup to bolster its physical AI push
The Assured Robot Intelligence team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs and work alongside Meta Robotics Studio on in-house humanoid hardware and AI
- AI is coming for jobs, and ‘We’re not ready,’ labor expert says
AI is coming for jobs, and ‘We’re not ready,’ labor expert says East Bay Times
- US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems
US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems The Boston Globe
- Meta Acquires Robotics AI Startup
Meta Acquires Robotics AI Startup The Information
- ALEX: Automatic Language EXplanations for Interpreting Treatment Effects via Multi-Agents
Precision medicine requires understanding the underlying drivers of heterogeneous treatment responses. Although machine learning methods have shown promise for estimating patient-specific treatment effects, their clinical utility remains limited because they often function as ``black box'' predictors that fail to explain why responses vary across individuals. Here we present ALEX, an explainable AI (XAI)-driven, multi-agent framework that addresses this interpretability gap by translating the patient variables driving these predictions into data-grounded, natural-language clinical explanations. ALEX first performs XAI analysis on treatment effect estimation and couples the intermediate results with large language model (LLM) agents to produce contextualized clinical insights. Across five landmark randomized controlled trials, ALEX outperformed existing agentic methods on explanation quality metrics and alignment with the biomedical literature. In empirical case studies, ALEX identified
- Medical Care Technologies (OTC:MDCE) Targets $100K Per Client with Real Game Used Disruptive AI Platform
Medical Care Technologies (OTC:MDCE) Targets $100K Per Client with Real Game Used Disruptive AI Platform USA Today
- Meta Acquires Robotics AI Company to Help Build Humanoid Technology
Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots, as part of a major initiative to build humanoid technology.
- Insight and symptoms severity in schizophrenia explained by the flexibility of brain dynamics and pharmacological treatment
Schizophrenia's substantial heterogeneity poses a major challenge for understanding its neurobiological mechanisms and predicting treatment response. Moving toward precision psychiatry, we identified clinically meaningful subtypes and characterised their neural and pharmacological profiles. Clustering of multidimensional clinical feature space revealed two distinct patient subtypes, primarily differentiated by degree of illness insight. In parallel, three symptom-severity groups defined by positive and negative psychopathology dimensions provided a complementary stratification framework. Resting-state fMRI analyses revealed that higher-insight patients exhibited greater dynamic reconfiguration of regional functional connectivity, emerging as the primary neuroimaging feature differentiating subtypes. Multivariate classification and feature importance analysis confirmed the discriminative value of neuroimaging metrics. Across both subtyping approaches, regional flexibility was spatially
- Nebius paid $643 million for 20 people because inference is where the money is
Nebius Group, the Dutch cloud computing company that split from Russian internet provider Yandex in 2024, has agreed to acquire Eigen AI for approximately $643 million in stock and cash. The deal, announced on 1 May, is for a 20-person startup founded by alumni of MIT’s HAN Lab. In a market where the largest AI […] This story continues at The Next Web
- Two officials suspended over botched draft AI policy
The communications department places two officials on precautionary suspension, pending the ongoing investigation into the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy.
- Home Affairs officials suspended over AI ‘hallucinations’
The AI “hallucinations” were cited as references appended to the recently Cabinet-approved Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection.
- Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech's AI bet swells to $700bln
Big Tech AI spending to exceed $700bln in 2026, up from $600bln expected previously
- Rubrik secures and accelerates AI Agents on Google Cloud
New Rubrik Agent Cloud Integration with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform provides a unified control layer for AI agent operations
- Rubrik announces cyber resilience for Google Cloud SQL
Rubrik Security Cloud provides enterprise security and recovery for PostgreSQL databases
- Press Advantage Expands Metro Authority Syndication Network to Enhance Regional AI Search Recognition
Press Advantage Expands Metro Authority Syndication Network to Enhance Regional AI Search Recognition USA Today
- Curious Cardinals Launches The FlightPlan, an AI College Counseling Platform Built to Democratize the $3 Billion Private Admissions Industry
Curious Cardinals Launches The FlightPlan, an AI College Counseling Platform Built to Democratize the $3 Billion Private Admissions Industry USA Today
- Data Center Play Leads Four Stocks To Highs
Primoris Services is in a 5% buy zone above an entry at 174.43 and is near an all-time high in Friday's stock market. The post Data Center Play Leads Four Stocks To Highs appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- IPO Stock Of The Week: AI Data Center Leader BKV Breaks Out Past New Buy Point
BKV Stock: The AI data center leader is breaking out past a new buy point as the strong stock market rally continues. The post IPO Stock Of The Week: AI Data Center Leader BKV Breaks Out Past New Buy Point appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Salesforce Changes Financial Disclosure On AI Products. Good Or Bad For Investors?
Salesforce stock climbed after the software maker said it will disclose more granular data about revenue from AI products in quarterly earnings. The post Salesforce Changes Financial Disclosure On AI Products. Good Or Bad For Investors? appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Riot Platform Stock Spikes After Data Center Debut, AMD Doubles Capacity
Riot Platforms clears sales estimates, bolstered by new data center revenue. Bitcoin production falls. AMD doubles capacity agreement. The post Riot Platform Stock Spikes After Data Center Debut, AMD Doubles Capacity appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- TSM Stock Bolts Into A Buy Zone With AI Trade Back In Focus
TSM stock is in a cup-with-handle base and trading near a high. The leading chipmaker is preparing for robust AI-driven demand. The post TSM Stock Bolts Into A Buy Zone With AI Trade Back In Focus appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- This Nvidia Rival Gains Momentum Ahead Of Earnings Report
With its earnings report just a few days away, Arista Networks is making its mark as a stock leader in data center networks. The post This Nvidia Rival Gains Momentum Ahead Of Earnings Report appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Twilio Delivers Earnings Beat, Strong Guidance As AI Voice Product Ramps
Twilio stock popped on Q1 earnings and revenue that topped estimates while June quarter sales guidance came in above views. The post Twilio Delivers Earnings Beat, Strong Guidance As AI Voice Product Ramps appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems
US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems San Francisco Chronicle
- Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.
- Postiz
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- Marx Finance
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- Buda
Recruit agents to run your company as a synchronous team
- Genspark for Word
Draft, edit, and research inside Microsoft Word with AI