AI News Archive: May 12, 2026 — Part 3
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- WWDC 2026 Preview: Apple Readies Siri Overhaul, AI Updates, and More
Apple’s WWDC 2026 is expected to preview iOS 27, a smarter Siri, broader AI model options, and macOS 27 design refinements. The post WWDC 2026 Preview: Apple Readies Siri Overhaul, AI Updates, and More appeared first on TechRepublic .
Score: 54🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-wwdc-2026-ios-27-siri-ai-preview/ - CII and NUS-ISS Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance AI Governance and Digital Leadership in India
CII and NUS-ISS Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance AI Governance and Digital Leadership in India The Straits Times
- SAP bets big on the autonomous enterprise with unified AI platform
At SAP Sapphire in 2026, SAP SE introduced the Autonomous Enterprise to help enhance the world’s most critical business workflows, so that humans and AI work together to meet the accelerating demands of global business profitably, strategically and safely. The post SAP bets big on the autonomous enterprise with unified AI platform appeared first on Express Computer .
Score: 53🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.expresscomputer.in/news/sap-bets-big-on-the-autonomous-enterprise-with-unified-ai-platform/134892/ - US bank reports itself after slinging customer data at 'unauthorized AI app'
Volume and sensitivity of the data cited as chief concerns
Score: 53🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/12/us-bank-reports-itself-after-ai-customer-data-mishap/5238787 - Agentic SOC startup Exaforce closes $125M round at reported $725M valuation
Agentic security operations startup Exaforce Inc. today announced that it has raised $125 million in new funding to scale up its AI-driven security operations platform and expand its real-time threat reasoning capabilities. Though not confirmed directly by Exaforce, TechCrunch reports that the round was raised at a valuation of $725 million. Founded in 2023, Exaforce sells what […] The post Agentic SOC startup Exaforce closes $125M round at reported $725M valuation appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 53💰 MoneyMay 12, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/agentic-soc-startup-exaforce-closes-125m-round-reported-725m-valuation/ - The U.S. quietly deleted a page announcing AI security testing deals with Google, Microsoft, and xAI
The page, posted May 5, outlined a pre-deployment review program for frontier AI models; the link now redirects to a government testing body's homepage
Score: 53🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://qz.com/commerce-department-deletes-ai-security-testing-google-microsoft-xai-051226 - HrdWyr Raises $13 Million to Build AI Native Chips for Physical AI
The funding round, led by Ideaspring Capital, also saw participation from Singularity AMC, Avatar Growth Capital and existing investor Persistent Systems.
Score: 53💰 MoneyMay 12, 2026https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/hrdwyr-raises-13-million-to-build-ai-native-chips-for-physical-ai - Unions press Ottawa to make companies consult employees before adopting AI
Groups have warned that rapid adoption of AI could upend the labour market by transforming or eliminating jobs
- Kazakhstan launches driverless Light Rail Transit system after 10 years of delays
After a decade of construction delays, Astana has launched its Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, featuring driverless overground trains serving 18 stations across the city.
- Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen
As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasingly recognizing the need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses. The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million.
- Rotterdam’s Ditto raises €7.6 million to make “what did the doctor say?” easier to answer
Ditto, a Rotterdam-based HealthTech startup that has developed a free app that translates complex medical information into plain language, has raised €7.6 million for its European rollout. The round was led by Heal Capital, with participation from Optiverder and Rubio Impact Ventures. “No patient should have to guess what was just said. We are fundamentally […] The post Rotterdam’s Ditto raises €7.6 million to make “what did the doctor say?” easier to answer appeared first on EU-Startups .
- Ecosystem Roundup: The rise of the humanoid economy
The humanoid robotics industry is no longer a futuristic curiosity confined to research labs and viral demonstration videos. It is steadily evolving into a serious industrial and economic force with the potential to reshape global manufacturing, logistics and service sectors over the next two decades. The projections cited in Roland Berger’s report — US$750B by […] The post Ecosystem Roundup: The rise of the humanoid economy appeared first on e27 .
- Bain & Company invests in the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new venture to deploy AI at enterprise scale
Bain takes a stake in the OpenAI Deployment Company, launched with 19 global partners, extending a three-year Bain–OpenAI partnership
- Meta seeks to avoid EU fine with free WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots
Meta seeks to avoid EU fine with free WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots Reuters
- Google Cloud sees its marketplace as the launchpad for the agentic enterprise
Enterprise software buyers are moving fast — and they’re no longer shopping the way they used to. The shift toward platform-centric, outcome-driven procurement is accelerating the new agentic reality that’s transforming how work gets done, creating a rare window for companies that have positioned themselves at the intersection of distribution and autonomous AI. As Google […] The post Google Cloud sees its marketplace as the launchpad for the agentic enterprise appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 52🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/embracing-agentic-reality-cloud-marketplaces-rhsummit/ - A simplified system: Integrating AI into the Office productivity suite
The post A simplified system: Integrating AI into the Office productivity suite appeared first on Source .
- Google Just Took Another Step Toward the AI-First Smartphone
The latest Android update gives Gemini more control over your apps and tasks. It could be the start of a wider shift in how we use our phones.
Score: 52🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gemini-intelligence-ai-first-smartphone/ - Microsoft makes Copilot easier to summon, harder to ignore in Office
It looks like you're trying to get more Microsoft 365 users to engage with your assistant. Would you like help?
- Germany's finance watchdog to make targeted inspections amid 'substantial' AI risks
Germany's finance watchdog to make targeted inspections amid 'substantial' AI risks Reuters
- Moore Threads and Guangyun Intelligence Partner to Build Domestic Physical AI Foundation with Sovereign Compute and Simulation
Moore Threads and Guangyun Intelligence have formed a strategic partnership to build a high-confidence synthetic data solution for embodied AI, combining Moore Threads' domestic GPU compute power with Guangyun's self-developed simulation platform.
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://pandaily.com/moore-threads-guangyun-intelligence-physical-ai-foundation - ‘It would be insane’ for spy agencies to lack early access to AI models, lawmaker says
Commerce Department should also have a role in AI policy, top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says.
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/05/ai-model-access-spy-agencies-insane/413487/ - Authorities say she asked ChatGPT about mixing alcohol and meds. Then, two men turned up dead.
Kim So-young is accused of asking ChatGPT for lethal dosing advice before giving three men benzodiazepine-laced drinks. Two died.
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/chatgpt-advised-south-korea-woman-3-men-poison-police-say-rcna344063 - Red Hat expands agentic AI strategy with new inference, automation and sovereignty capabilities
IBM Corp. subsidiary Red Hat today is unveiling a broad set of product and partnership announcements aimed at helping enterprises put artificial intelligence into operation, modernize infrastructure and extend open-source platforms into new environments ranging from software-defined vehicles to computing in space. The announcements at Red Hat Summit in Atlanta extend Linux and container platforms […] The post Red Hat expands agentic AI strategy with new inference, automation and sovereignty capabilities appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/red-hat-targets-enterprise-deployment-new-version-ai-platform/ - IBM’s enterprise AI strategy makes trust and control the production test
Before artificial intelligence can scale, governed enterprise AI has to prove it can be trusted. As companies move from pilots to production, the real test is whether platforms can bring automation, trusted data and operational control into messy business environments without creating more risk than value. That shift gives IBM Corp. a practical opening as […] The post IBM’s enterprise AI strategy makes trust and control the production test appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/ibm-governed-enterprise-ai-ibmthink/ - Arm’s software chief sees human language as the new way to program
If you haven’t heard of Arm, you haven’t been paying attention to how ubiquitous the chipmaker has become. Arm’s processor designs power Macs, iPhones, and every other major smartphone line. Queries made through ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude pass through an Arm-based chip at some point. For more than 40 years, Arm’s focus was on chip design. Major device and AI chip makers then licensed those designs and turned them into hardware. But the company’s focus is changing: Arm is now making hardware using its own AGI CPU , which OpenAI and Meta will use and which will allow the chipmaker itself to compete with the likes of Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Amazon and Google. Arm’s envisions its new Performix software suite using “recipes” and AI insights to help engineers identify suspect code and CPU hotspots. Alex Spinelli , who leads Arm’s software initiatives as senior vice president for AI and developer platforms, is as AI-native an engineer as you’ll find; he played a central role in the TensorFlow s
- Partnership on AI Receives $500K Investment From Collaborative Philanthropic Initiative to Advance AI Transparency and Accountability
The post Partnership on AI Receives $500K Investment From Collaborative Philanthropic Initiative to Advance AI Transparency and Accountability appeared first on Partnership on AI .
- OpenAI shifts to full-stack
OpenAI moves to full-stack, implications and analysis
- Nemetschek and NCCCL partner to lead India’s AI-driven construction revolution, pilot projects launch with Runwal and L&T Realty
Nemetschek Group India has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Consolidated Construction Company Ltd. (NCCCL. This three-year partnership aims to shatter traditional construction bottlenecks by embedding high-velocity Building Information Modeling (BIM) and structured digital workflows into the heart of India’s most complex projects. The post Nemetschek and NCCCL partner to lead India’s AI-driven construction revolution, pilot projects launch with Runwal and L&T Realty appeared first on Express Computer .
- Amazon's race to 'future-proof' AI data centers for power-hungry new tech
Amazon's race to 'future-proof' AI data centers for power-hungry new tech Business Insider
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-titus-future-proof-ai-data-centers-nvidia-gpus-servers-2026-5 - How to build an AI scribe for therapy sessions
Build an AI scribe for therapy sessions
- Activating AI for Society: SoftBank Corp.’s New Growth Strategy to Continuously Achieve Record-High Profits
Activating AI for Society: SoftBank Corp.’s New Growth Strategy to Continuously Achieve Record-High Profits ソフトバンク
- MindBio Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: MBIO) (OTCQB: MBQIF) Leveraging AI, Voice Analysis to Develop Intoxication Detection
MindBio Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: MBIO) (OTCQB: MBQIF) Leveraging AI, Voice Analysis to Develop Intoxication Detection Toronto Star
- Anthropic’s Claude Platform is now generally available on AWS
AWS has announced the general availability of Claude Platform on AWS, a new service that gives customers direct access to Anthropic’s native Claude Platform experience through their existing AWS account. AWS said it is the first cloud provider to offer access to the native Claude Platform experience. The launch gives developers and enterprises the option to use Anthropic’s native application programming interfaces (APIs), Claude Console, and early-access beta features without creating separate accounts or managing separate billing and tracking. What changes for AWS customers With Claude Platform on AWS, customers can use existing AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) credentials and access controls. Usage is billed through AWS Marketplace, while AWS CloudTrail provides audit visibility for platform activity. However, AWS has also clarified that Claude Platform on AWS is operated by Anthropic, and customer data is processed outside the AWS security boundary. The service is, therefore
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.dqindia.com/news/anthropics-claude-platform-generally-available-on-aws-11824938 - This Billionaire Investor in OpenAI and Instacart Says AI Will Be Able to Do 80% of Jobs in 5 Years. Here’s What He Sees As 'the Most Valuable Skill In the AI Era.'
This Billionaire Investor in OpenAI and Instacart Says AI Will Be Able to Do 80% of Jobs in 5 Years. Here’s What He Sees As 'the Most Valuable Skill In the AI Era.' entrepreneur.com
- Nokia Launches Agentic AI for Networks
The vendor is rolling out AI agents across its fixed network platforms to automate troubleshooting, improve customer support and accelerate fiber deployment.
- Margrethe Vestager backs new AI Safety Institute for children after decade regulating Big Tech
A US nonprofit is borrowing the car industry's safety playbook to protect children from AI — and it wants to use big tech's own money, among others, to do it.
- Early look: Gemini Omni generates realistic AI video in new leak
From math proofs to seaside dinners, here is how Google’s rumored new model handles complex video prompts.
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-omni-video-model-leak-3665801/ - Aston University and STFC Hartree Center announce strategic partnership to advance neuromorphic computing in the UK
Aston University and STFC Hartree Center announce strategic partnership to advance neuromorphic computing in the UK EurekAlert!
- Alibaba's Qianwen Fully Integrated with Taobao: AI Shopping Covers Full Loop from Discovery to After-Sales
Alibaba announced the full integration of its Qianwen AI assistant with Taobao, enabling users to complete the entire shopping journey—from product discovery and comparison to ordering, fulfillment, and after-sales service—entirely through AI conversation.
- NVIDIA and SAP Bring Trust to Specialized Agents
Announced today at SAP Sapphire — where NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang joined SAP CEO Christian Klein’s keynote by video — SAP and NVIDIA’s expanded collaboration helps enterprises run specialized agents with security and governance controls.
- Meta may soon introduce AI agents in Instagram to shop, post on your behalf
Meta is reportedly developing a new AI assistant called Hatch that could help users manage tasks, shopping and content across Instagram, Facebook and other platforms
- SoftBank has injected $450 million into this British AI chip company
U.K.-based Graphcore is developing AI chips and systems and was acquired by the Japanese giant in 2024.
Score: 50💰 MoneyMay 12, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/softbank-graphcore-ai-chip-investment.html - Vapi nabs $50M to make voice AI more human
Voice artificial intelligence startup Vapi Inc. said today it has raised $50 million in new funding to change the way people talk to computers, experience phone calls and interact with customer support. Vapi builds voice AI infrastructure, the middleware that connects AI models, such as OpenAI Group PBC’s GPT and Anthropic PBC’s Claude models to voice-to-text and text-to-voice engines. It allows low-delay […] The post Vapi nabs $50M to make voice AI more human appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- The Sequence Knowledge #858: How State Space Models Went from Curiosity to Serious Transformer Competitor
Inside the core ideas, potential and challenges of SSMs
- OpenAI gives European companies access to its latest models to bolster resilience
OpenAI gives European companies access to its latest models to bolster resilience Reuters
- Hollywood A-listers back proposed standard that would pay them when AI uses their likeness or work
RSL Media expands machine-readable licensing rules to cover AI use of identities and creative works
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/12/actors-new-spec-aims-to-defeat-attack-of-the-ai-clones/5239115 - George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing
This new standard will allow people to set terms for how AI systems can use their likenesses and creative works.
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/928534/rsl-media-human-consent-standard - Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android
Gemini Intelligence will also include Gboard-based dictation and form-filling capabilities.
Score: 49🌐 MovesMay 12, 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/google-brings-agentic-ai-and-vibe-coded-widgets-to-android/ - AI ads face ASCI test as draft rules target deepfakes, misleading claims
The guidelines also state that AI-driven paid or sponsored product suggestions would need to be specifically labelled as "sponsored by". ASCI has sought feedback by June 13
- Exclusive: White Circle raises $11 million to stop AI models from going rogue in the workplace
Exclusive: White Circle raises $11 million to stop AI models from going rogue in the workplace Fortune