AI News Archive: May 6, 2026 — Part 13
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- ChatGPT's New 5.5 Instant Default Model Reduces Errors, Shows Fewer Emoji
ChatGPT's New 5.5 Instant Default Model Reduces Errors, Shows Fewer Emoji PCMag Australia
- OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 Instant with improved accuracy, sets it as ChatGPT default
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 Instant with improved accuracy, sets it as ChatGPT default
- OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT’s Default AI Model to GPT-5.5 Instant, Adds New Capabilities
OpenAI, on Tuesday, announced that it is updating the default artificial intelligence (AI) model in ChatGPT. The default model is available to everyone when they first open the website or the app, including those on the free tier. So far, this experience has been powered by the GPT-5.3 Instant, but now, the San Francisco-based AI giant is replacing it with the GPT-5.5...
- Google is working on a “24/7 personal agent” that sounds a lot like its answer to OpenClaw
Google is building an AI agent codenamed Remy inside its Gemini app, as the company looks to compete in a fast-moving market already claimed by OpenClaw, Meta, and Anthropic.
- Google Gemini Remy: New AI personal agent for work, school, daily life
Google is reportedly testing a new AI personal agent named Remy for its Gemini platform. This advanced tool aims to act as a 24/7 assistant, capable of taking actions on behalf of users across various aspects of their lives.
- Google tests Remy AI agent for Gemini as focus turns to user control
Google is testing Remy, a new AI personal agent for Gemini, according to Business Insider. The tool is designed to take actions for users in work and daily tasks. Remy is being tested in a staff-only version of the Gemini app. The report said it reviewed an internal document and spoke with two people familiar […] The post Google tests Remy AI agent for Gemini as focus turns to user control appeared first on AI News .
- Meet Remy: Google is creating a ‘24/7 personal agent’ to manage your digital life, says report
Google is developing a personal agent named Remy for its Gemini app, designed to act on users' behalf across various tasks. Similar to the AI platform OpenClaw, Remy will integrate with Google's ecosystem, learning user preferences and managing tasks proactively.
- Anthropic launches bank-friendly AI agents, vendor alliances
In addition to 10 new AI agents for financial services, the company announced partnerships with software and data providers FIS, Microsoft, Verisk, Third Bridge, Fiscal AI, D&B, Experian, GLG, Guidepoint and IBISWorld.
- Anthropic’s financial agents expose forward-deployed engineers as new AI limiting factor
When financial tech vendor FIS announced its new AI agent for detecting financial crimes on Tuesday, it made much of its embedding of a team of forward deployed engineers (FDEs) from Anthropic to make it happen. It’s just one of the dozen or so companies working with Anthropic on developing agents for financial services using new connectors and so-called “ready-to-run” templates Anthropic announced the same day. Enterprise CIOs are increasingly paying for the services of AI vendors’ FDEs, given their own data quality issues and the complexity of working with AI models. But how and why such teams are brought in can make the difference between whether the enterprise is helped to get to the next AI level or becomes a hostage to never-ending consulting costs. FIS listed the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Amalgamated Bank as the first two companies to deploy its agent, which it said will compress anti-money-laundering investigations from hours to minutes, assembling evidence across a bank’s cor
- Anthropic rolls out a host of new AI agents to target 'the most time-consuming work in financial services'
Anthropic has launched 10 prebuilt AI agents specifically for finance workers powered by Claude Opus 4.7.
- ChatGPT's New 5.5 Instant Default Model Reduces Errors, Shows Fewer Emoji
ChatGPT's New 5.5 Instant Default Model Reduces Errors, Shows Fewer Emoji PCMag
- Anthropic Launches 10 AI Agent Templates for Financial Services
Anthropic launches 10 AI agent templates for financial services.
- Anthropic rolls out new Claude financial agents as OpenAI rivalry escalates
Anthropic’s latest set of Claude AI agents are built for banks, investment managers, and insurers.
- Anthropic commits to $200bn spending on Google Cloud over five years
Anthropic commits to $200bn spending on Google Cloud over five years Computing UK
- Anthropic commits to spending $200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips: Reports
Anthropic commits to spending $200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips: Reports
- Anthropic commits to spending $200 billion on Google's cloud and chips: Report
AI startup Anthropic will spend a massive $200 billion with Google Cloud over five years. This deal significantly boosts Google's revenue backlog. Anthropic also secured computing capacity from Broadcom and Amazon. Google is heavily investing in Anthropic, deepening their partnership in the AI race. Major cloud providers see substantial backlogs from AI contracts.
- OpenAI's AI phone just jumped the line
PLUS: Make your Notion agents more autonomous
- Is OpenAI launching a mobile phone? Here’s the lowdown
OpenAI is reportedly accelerating its AI agent smartphone development, with mass production targeted for early 2027. This device aims to move beyond current assistant-driven phones by enabling autonomous agents to handle tasks independently. The phone is expected to feature a custom MediaTek chipset with enhanced imaging and high-end hardware for faster performance and AI processing.
- Anthropic and OpenAI move into enterprise services, testing India’s IT leaders
Synopsis: Anthropic and OpenAI are shifting from building AI models to offering complete business services. Backed by multi-billion dollar investments, they are embedding their engineers with clients to design, deploy, and manage custom AI solutions that deliver fast results. This move challenges India’s IT giants like TCS, Infosys, and Wipro, while creating new partnership opportunities. In the end, success will go to those who deploy AI most effectively.
- Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack
Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack Boston Herald
- Mark Zuckerberg accused of breaching copyright to ‘win AI arms race’
Mark Zuckerberg accused of breaching copyright to ‘win AI arms race’ The Telegraph
- At OpenAI trial, founder recounts battle for control and fraught split with Elon Musk
Elon Musk became so “angry” with his OpenAI co-founders, Greg Brockman says he feared Musk might get physical.
- Elon Musk 'was going to hit me,' OpenAI executive says at trial
Elon Musk 'was going to hit me,' OpenAI executive says at trial
- Musk 'was going to hit me,' OpenAI executive says at trial
OpenAI President Greg Brockman told a California jury Tuesday that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation, testifying that the billionaire stormed out after he was refused absolute control of the artificial intelligence company. Brockman also testified that when Musk announced his departure from OpenAI in February 2018, he told staff he intended to pursue AI development inside Tesla without regard for safety.
- Musk vs. Altman: Was the Mother to (4 of) Elon’s Kids an Unwitting Agent for OpenAI?
Shivon Zilis, who took the stand on Wednesday, is one of the most complicated witnesses in the dramatic trial.
- Mother of four of Musk’s children, Shivon Zilis, takes the stand at OpenAI trial
Shivon Zilis described her experience serving on OpenAI's board while beginning a relationship with billionaire Elon Musk, one of the company's co-founders.
- Mother of 4 of Elon Musk’s kids takes the stand in OpenAI trial and reveals details about their personal relationship
Shivon Zilis, 40, insisted her relationship with Musk never influenced her judgment as an OpenAI board member
- Mother of 4 of Elon Musk’s kids takes the stand in OpenAI trial and reveals details about their personal relationship
Shivon Zilis, 40, insisted her relationship with Musk never influenced her judgment as an OpenAI board member
- Who is Shivon Zilis, the woman at the centre of Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial?
Who is Shivon Zilis, the woman at the centre of Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial?
- Meta introduces AI-powered measures to further guarantee teens safety online
The company explained that its AI-powered age-assurance technology is part of its commitment to continue promoting safer, age-appropriate experiences for young people on Facebook, Instagram, and all its other platforms.
- Meta will use AI to detect kids by analyzing height and bone structure
Meta will use AI to detect kids by analyzing height and bone structure Gulf News
- Meta strengthens age checks with AI after EU flags concerns over safeguards
Meta has introduced AI-powered age detection tools and expanded Teen Account protections after EU regulators raised concerns over underage users access to Instagram and Facebook despite safeguards
- Meta expands AI-based age assurance for teens amid rising regulatory pressure
Meta has introduced AI-powered age assurance systems to identify teenagers and underage users on Instagram and Facebook. The post Meta expands AI-based age assurance for teens amid rising regulatory pressure appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
- Meta is using AI to scan photos and videos to identify underage users on Facebook and Instagram
The system analyzes visual cues such as height and bone structure to estimate age, and is currently operating in select countries
- Freshworks cuts 500 jobs as AI reshapes operations
Freshworks has laid off around 500 employees, or 11% of its global workforce, as the Nasdaq-listed SaaS company restructures operations amid rapid adoption of artificial intelligence across the software industry. The layoffs will affect teams globally and are expected to result in one-time restructuring charges of nearly $8 million. Freshworks had around 4,500 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025. CEO Dennis Woodside said the move was partly driven by the company’s increased use of AI across product development and internal operations. According to Woodside, more than half of Freshworks’ code is now generated through AI tools, which has shortened development cycles and reduced routine manual work. “We recently consolidated our go-to-market strategy and rebalanced our teams more towards EX,” Woodside said during the company’s earnings call, referring to Freshworks’ employee experience business. He added that the company has invested heavily in AI and automation across the busines
- OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads Beyond Pilot, Giving SMBs a New Growth Channel
The company introduced a cost-per-click bidding model, among other new features available for advertisers.
- OpenAI is opening its ChatGPT ad platform to all U.S. businesses with self-serve buying
The company dropped its $50,000 minimum spend requirement and added cost-per-click pricing as it expands beyond its pilot partners
- Microsoft's AI Bet Is Getting More Expensive—and More Complicated
“There are real doubts surrounding the appeal of its AI products, and it increasingly looks like Microsoft has squandered an early lead in enterprise AI with Anthropic now taking most of the action, veteran technology analyst Richard Windsor wrote last month.
- Microsoft, Google and xAI to Give Government Early Access to AI Models
Microsoft, Google and Elon Musk’s xAI agreed to give the U.S. government early access to new artificial intelligence models for national security testing, as U.S. officials grow alarmed by the hacking capabilities of Anthropic’s newly unveiled Mythos. The Center for …
- Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to allow government safety checks of their AI models prior to release
Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and xAI have agreed to share unreleased versions of their artificial intelligence models with the U.S. Department of Commerce to ensure the technologies do not pose a threat. Today, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, CAISI, part of the Commerce Department, announced it will take charge of testing the models […] The post Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to allow government safety checks of their AI models prior to release appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- Major AI players agree to give US government early AI model access
The Trump administration will have early access to new AI models from some big AI companies.
- Will Elon Musk win his lawsuit against Sam Altman's OpenAI? Here's what prediction markets think
Trading activity on Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI is the second highest out of all prediction market contracts related to the billionaire.
- Elon Musk's Terafab chip factory in Texas could cost up to $119 billion, filing shows
Elon Musk's giant Terafab facility in Texas could cost up to $119 billion, with hopes of manufacturing chips for Tesla, SpaceX and xAI
- Sam Altman sowed ‘chaos,’ distrust among top OpenAI executives, former technology chief testifies
Elon Musk sued OpenAI in 2024, seeking $150-billion on the grounds that it improperly became a for-profit company
- AI boom drives a rally in buying of tech shares, pushing South Korea's Kospi
Markets on Wall Street soared overnight and U.S. crude prices plunged 13% after China’s foreign minister called for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Iran war, the latest spark of optimism that the two-month war could end soon
- AI boom drives a rally in buying of tech shares, pushing South Korea's Kospi to a record
AI boom drives a rally in buying of tech shares, pushing South Korea's Kospi to a record Dallas News
- AI boom drives a rally in buying of tech shares, pushing South Korea’s Kospi to a record
AI boom drives a rally in buying of tech shares, pushing South Korea’s Kospi to a record Toronto Star
- Samsung hits US$1 trillion in market value on AI chip boom
Samsung hits US$1 trillion in market value on AI chip boom The Straits Times
- Samsung Electronics crosses $1 trillion amid AI boom; Kospi hits record high
Samsung Electronics crosses $1 trillion amid AI boom; Kospi hits record high
- Samsung joins $1 trillion club as AI demand soars
Samsung joins $1 trillion club as AI demand soars YourStory.com