AI News Archive: May 6, 2026 — Part 1
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- DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising, sources say
DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising, sources say Reuters
- Anthropic Signs Computing Deal With SpaceX to Meet AI Demand
Anthropic PBC has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bolster computing resources and meet surging demand for its Claude artificial intelligence software.
- The FBI Is Now Tracking AI Scams, and the Losses Are Huge
Americans reported nearly $21 billion in cyber crime losses in 2025, and within that, more than 22,000 complaints were tied to artificial intelligence, totaling about $893 million in losses.
Score: 88🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/the-fbi-is-now-tracking-ai-scams-and-the-losses-are-huge - Microsoft in Talks to Ax Energy Pledge Amid Data Center Boom
Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to shelve one of the industry’s most ambitious clean-energy targets as it tries to remove hurdles that could hold it back in the race to power data centers, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
- Elon Musk to spend $120bn on world’s biggest chip plant
Elon Musk to spend $120bn on world’s biggest chip plant The Telegraph
Score: 84💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/06/elon-musk-to-spend-120bn-on-worlds-biggest-chip-plant/ - A model to predict and improve the efficacy of cancer treatment
How to determine the dose and frequency of chemotherapy treatments is a crucial question in pharmacology. A multidisciplinary team, which includes Inria, has developed a numerical model that is able to provide an answer and has already proved its worth in vivo. Their groundbreaking results pave the way for more effective treatment.
Score: 84🤖 ModelsMay 6, 2026https://www.inria.fr/en/model-predict-and-improve-efficacy-cancer-treatment - AI lets chemists design molecules by simply describing them
Creating complex molecules usually requires years of experience and countless decisions, but a new AI system is changing that. Synthegy lets chemists guide synthesis and reaction planning using simple language, while powerful algorithms generate and evaluate possible solutions. The AI doesn’t just compute—it reasons, scoring pathways and explaining which ones make the most sense.
- Nvidia to invest up to $3.2 billion in Corning as part of massive optical fiber deal with 3 new factories focused on AI
Corning is opening three new advanced manufacturing plants in the U.S. dedicated entirely to optical technologies for Nvidia.
Score: 81💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/nvidia-corning-optical-factories-nc-texas-ai.html - Kenya suspends $1 billion Microsoft data centre as energy shortfall raises doubts over Africa’s AI ambitions
Kenya suspends $1 billion Microsoft data centre as energy shortfall raises doubts over Africa’s AI ambitions Business Insider Africa
- AI agents now commit and conceal cybercrimes on their own
Autonomous AI fraud agents steal massive data, hiding their tracks beyond human attribution
Score: 80🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-agents-now-commit-and-conceal-cybercrimes-on-their-own - Samsung crosses $1 trillion valuation as AI frenzy drives historic rally, lifting shares over 15%
The rally comes after the company reported an over eightfold increase in first-quarter operating profits last week.
Score: 80💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/samsung-electronics-ai-chip-rally-kospi-record-1-trillion.html - 'Change in technology that will reshape medicine': Leading medical experts say new AI reasoning models are so good they outperform even the best specialist doctors when it comes to diagnosing some of the world's most mysterious cases
AI diagnostic models show strong performance on complex cases, though limitations in handling uncertainty raise concerns about real-world clinical use.
- Anthropic launches slew of AI finance tools as CEO warns some software firms will ‘go bust’
Anthropic launches slew of AI finance tools as CEO warns some software firms will ‘go bust’ The Straits Times
- Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens
Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?
- AMD's stock soars 16% as data center growth pushes revenue and guidance past estimates
AMD's earnings report lands as investors rush into the stock on optimism that the AI boom is just getting started.
- Arm projects $2bn in sales of its new AI chip from next year
SoftBank-backed UK group says its first in-house semiconductor has drawn strong demand
- French startup unveils AI model for robots and human-like hand
French startup unveils AI model for robots and human-like hand Reuters
Score: 71🤖 ModelsMay 6, 2026https://www.reuters.com/world/china/french-startup-unveils-ai-model-robots-human-like-hand-2026-05-06/ - Europe's first commercial robotaxi service rolls out in Croatia
A Croatian company has begun testing what it says is Europe’s first robotaxi service on the streets of Zagreb. Backed by Uber and powered by Chinese firm Pony.ai, the self-driving cars are currently operating in a limited rollout with a human operator still present.
Score: 70🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/06/europes-first-commercial-robotaxi-service-rolls-out-in-croatia - Inworld AI Launches Realtime TTS-2: A Closed-Loop Voice Model That Adapts to How You Actually Talk
Inworld AI Launches Realtime TTS-2: A Closed-Loop Voice Model That Adapts to How You Actually Talk MarkTechPost
- Pentagon Hands Meta-Backed Scale AI $500 Million Contract, 5 Times Last Year's Deal
The deal is part of the Defense Department's accelerating push to embed artificial intelligence across military decision-making.
- General Catalyst’s $6.3B AMEX deal puts its AI roll-up strategy on display
General Catalyst’s $6.3B AMEX deal puts its AI roll-up strategy on display PitchBook
Score: 70💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/general-catalysts-6-3b-amex-deal-puts-its-ai-roll-up-strategy-on-display - Corgi raises $160M at $1.3B valuation to expand AI-native insurance platform
Corgi Insurance Inc., an artificial intelligence-native insurance carrier built for startups, revealed today that it has raised $160 million in new funding at a $1.3 billion valuation to expand its startup insurance products, develop its technology further and move into new verticals. Founded in 2024 and a graduate of Y Combinator’s Summer 2024 batch, Corgi […] The post Corgi raises $160M at $1.3B valuation to expand AI-native insurance platform appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 69💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/06/corgi-raises-160m-1-3b-valuation-expand-ai-native-insurance-platform/ - Anthropic owes authors $1.5B for pirating work — but the claims process is a Kafkaesque mess
Earlier this year, the author Maureen Johnson was fighting with Anthropic. Specifically, she was wrestling with the Anthropic copyright settlement website. Johnson is the author of 18 books, most of them YA and many of them bestsellers. The AI company Anthropic owes her an estimated $3,000 per book (to be split 50-50 with her publisher) […]
Score: 68🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026https://www.vox.com/culture/487860/anthropic-copyright-settlement-payout-claims-website-authors - Apple to pay up to $95 to some US iPhone buyers over AI lawsuit
Claims from last year said the tech firm’s advertising of Apple Intelligence fooled iPhone buyers.
Score: 68💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j2nydnzy7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - OpenAI built a networking protocol with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to fix AI supercomputer bottlenecks
OpenAI has teamed up with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to develop MRC, an open source network protocol that sends data across hundreds of paths simultaneously between GPUs. Instead of three or four switch layers, MRC needs only two to connect over 100,000 GPUs, cutting both power and costs. The protocol is already running on OpenAI's Stargate supercomputer. The article OpenAI built a networking protocol with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to fix AI supercomputer bottlenecks appeared first on The Decoder .
- Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy
Security researcher says that Google is likely in violation of EU law and wasting thousands upon thousands of kilowatts.
- OpenAI Projects $50 Billion in Compute Spending for 2026
OpenAI projects $50 billion in compute spending for 2026.
- BigEndian Semiconductors bags $6M led by IAN Alpha Fund
BigEndian Semiconductors bags $6M led by IAN Alpha Fund YourStory.com
Score: 67💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://yourstory.com/2026/05/bigendian-semiconductors-bags-6-million-led-by-ian-alpha-fund - Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’
The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.
Score: 67💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/snap-says-its-400m-deal-with-perplexity-amicably-ended/ - Apple settles Siri class action for $250m over delayed Apple Intelligence, making 36m iPhone users eligible for a cash payment — this is the total amount you could receive and how you can claim your share
Apple settles Siri class action for $250m over delayed Apple Intelligence, making 36m iPhone users eligible for a cash payment — this is the total amount you could receive and how you can claim your share Tom's Guide
- NVIDIA Spectrum-X — the Open, AI-Native Ethernet Fabric — Sets the Standard for Gigascale AI, Now With MRC
The race to build the world’s most powerful AI factories demands networking that keeps pace with the ambitions of AI itself. NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet scale-out infrastructure stands at the forefront of that race as the most advanced AI networking technology available today, deployed by industry leaders who can’t afford to compromise on performance, resilience or […]
- UCT researchers develop multilingual AI language model
MzansiLM is an AI model trained on all 11 South African languages, to address gaps in global AI systems.
Score: 66🤖 ModelsMay 6, 2026https://www.itweb.co.za/article/uct-researchers-develop-multilingual-ai-language-model/Gb3BwMWa6Vjv2k6V - SAP snaps up Dremio and Prior Labs in double AI acquisition
SAP snaps up Dremio and Prior Labs in double AI acquisition IT Pro
Score: 66💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://www.itpro.com/business/acquisition/sap-snaps-up-dremio-and-prior-labs-in-double-ai-acquisition - Hut 8 signs about $10 billion AI data center lease in Texas, shares jump
Hut 8 signs about $10 billion AI data center lease in Texas, shares jump Reuters
Score: 66💰 MoneyMay 6, 2026https://www.reuters.com/technology/hut-8-signs-about-10-billion-ai-data-center-lease-texas-2026-05-06/ - First U.S. Patients Treated With Microrobotic Surgery For Alzheimer’s
Indian billionaire Dilip Shanghvi’s plans to expand his healthcare empire in the U.S., the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, and more
- Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo shows
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.
Score: 65🤖 ModelsMay 6, 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/khosla-backed-robotics-startup-genesis-ai-has-gone-full-stack-demo-shows/ - New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems
Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing “mollifier layers” that smooth noisy data, they’ve made these calculations more stable and far less computationally demanding. This could transform fields like genetics, where understanding how DNA behaves is key to disease research.
- Google preps ‘Gemini Agent’ as your ’24/7 digital partner’
With the launch of Gemini 3 last November, Google introduced “ Gemini Agent ” as an “experimental feature that handles multi-step tasks.” It’s due for a big upgrade, according to a new report and strings this week. more…
- Google just bought a stake in the maker of Eve Online to train its AI models
DeepMind will research player behavior in the space-based RPG.
- OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws in developing first ChatGPT model, probe finds
Company collected personal information without adequate safeguards and valid consent, but has since addressed major concerns, watchdogs say
- Freshworks and Coinbase announce more than 1 in 10 jobs to go as companies replace workforce with AI technologies — tech company layoffs near 100K in 2026 alone
Freshworks and Coinbase are joining the list of companies laying off employees due to AI in 2026
- iOS 27 will let you choose third-party AI models to power Apple Intelligence, report says
iPhone users will reportedly be able to use third-party AI tools with Apple Intelligence when iOS 27 is released.
Score: 64🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026https://mashable.com/article/apple-ios-27-third-party-ai-models-apple-intelligence-report - Pennsylvania sues AI company, alleges bots posed as psychiatrists
Pennsylvania sues AI company, alleges bots posed as psychiatrists USA Today
- OpenAI quietly gave US government early access to its powerful GPT-5.5 model for ‘national security testing’
OpenAI provided early access to its GPT-5.5 AI model for national security testing to the US government. The company is also collaborating with the Center for AI Standards and Innovation for testing future models
- White House wants to vet powerful AI models for risks—a computer scientist explains why AI safety is so difficult
The Trump administration is looking to develop a process that would have the federal government review the safety of powerful artificial intelligence models before approving their release, according to a report in The New York Times on May 4, 2026. The move would stand in contrast to the administration's generally anti-regulatory approach to industry and comes in the wake of Anthropic voluntarily postponing the release of its latest AI model, Mythos.
- Meta Expands into Physical AI with Acquisition of Robotics AI Startup
Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a robotics artificial intelligence startup focused on humanoid systems, as the company expands its AI work beyond software and into models that could help robots operate in physical environments.
- GPT-5.5 slashes AI errors 37%
Anthropic ships 10 finance agents with GPT-5.5
- The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally AP News
Score: 62🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026https://apnews.com/article/china-ai-us-tech-openclaw-0126a120113a92fa450ecb2e464b35bc - Nvidia Taps Robotics Ecosystem to Scale Physical AI
Akhil Docca, head of robotics product marketing at Nvidia, on how the vendor is looking to accelerate physical AI adoption.
Score: 62🌐 MovesMay 6, 2026https://aibusiness.com/robotics/nvidia-taps-robotics-ecosystem-scale-physical-ai - ChatGPT becomes smarter, less verbose and better at remembering you with new GPT-5.5 Instant update
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.5 Instant, an upgrade over GPT-5.3 Instant, featuring improved accuracy and clarity. The model reduces hallucinations by 52.5% and enhances performance in everyday tasks, while also offering better memory capabilities and personalization options for users.