AI News Archive: May 18, 2026 — Part 11
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- NextEra bets $66.8B on AI power boom with Dominion Energy acquisition
NextEra Energy announced a $66.8 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy, expanding its reach into Northern Virginia’s booming AI data-center market.
- Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Musk had sought to oust Altman from his leadership position over claims that he and others breached their duty to OpenAI's original nonprofit mission and unjustly enriched themselves.
- This Hidden Gemini Feature Completely Changed the Way I Watch YouTube
This Hidden Gemini Feature Completely Changed the Way I Watch YouTube PCMag Australia
- This Hidden Gemini Feature Completely Changed the Way I Watch YouTube
This Hidden Gemini Feature Completely Changed the Way I Watch YouTube PCMag UK
- NextEra seeks Dominion to create massive power company as AI drives energy demand
NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion.
- Dubai Insurance wins bid to insure autonomous taxi fleet
The announcement follows the recent introduction of self-driving taxis in Dubai
- NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US
NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US AP News
- Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late AP News
- Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI
A jury in Oakland ruled Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its leaders, a decision that significantly benefits the AI company and its founders. The jury found Musk's lawsuit barred by the statute of limitations, a finding the judge indicated she agrees with. This ruling comes as OpenAI prepares for a potential IPO.
- Dubai’s self-driving taxis now officially insured in regional first
Dubai’s self-driving taxis now officially insured in regional first Arabian Business
- NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US
NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power company as the energy needs of artificial intelligence drive demand higher in the U.S. It is one of the biggest proposed mergers so far this year and would create the world’s biggest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization, the companies said on Monday.
- UAE to train 80,000 government employees in agentic AI
UAE to train 80,000 government employees in agentic AI Arabian Business
- UAE to train 80,000 government workers in Agentic AI under high-tech drive
UAE to train 80,000 government workers in Agentic AI under high-tech drive The National
- Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AI's future
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AI's future AP News
- Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25 Boston Herald
- Baidu Stock Climbs After Q1 Earnings As AI Growth Outshines Ad Concerns
Baidu earnings and revenue fell less than expected, as AI gains mitigate advertising woes. The post Baidu Stock Climbs After Q1 Earnings As AI Growth Outshines Ad Concerns appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical The Mercury News
- Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI
Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI Houston Chronicle
- Elon Musk loses $150 billion OpenAI lawsuit; jury says he sued too late
Elon Musk has lost his $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI. A nine-person Oakland jury has unanimously cleared OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Microsoft in Elon Musk's $150 billion lawsuit, ruling the Tesla CEO sued too late. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the case on the spot. Musk had accused them of "stealing a charity" he co-founded in 2015. The verdict clears OpenAI's path to a planned $1 trillion IPO.
- Jury rules against Elon Musk in $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
Jury rules against Elon Musk in $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman Fortune
- He Said, She Said, AI Said: Wall Street Sex Scandal Rivets And Confounds
He Said, She Said, AI Said: Wall Street Sex Scandal Rivets And Confounds Barron's
- Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25
Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25
- Apple Expanding AI Writing Tools With Grammar Checker in iOS 27
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will include a revamped AI chatbot version of Siri with new capabilities, but Apple is also planning to introduce new Apple Intelligence features across the operating system, reports Bloomberg . Apple is testing an expanded version of Writing Tools that will do more rewriting and text generation than the current version. There is a "Write With Siri" toggle at the top of the keyboard, along with a "Help Me Write" option that comes up when Siri is activated while a text field is open. Apple is planning to introduce a dedicated AI grammar checker for Writing Tools that will work like Grammarly. When writing in Messages, Mail, and other apps there will be a translucent menu that slides up from the bottom of the iPhone's screen, and it will show suggested revisions next to the original written text. Users can go through the suggestions and accept or reject them one by one, approve all of the changes at once, or ignore all of the changes. Apple has an option for paus
- iOS 27 to Let Users Generate Wallpapers and Build Shortcuts With AI
iOS 27 will include a custom wallpaper generator and an option to automatically create shortcuts using AI, reports Bloomberg . When choosing a new wallpaper, users will have the option to generate something custom using the Image Playground app. Image Playground is used for generating custom emoji and images that can be used throughout iOS, and it is set to get an upgrade in iOS 27. Apple is testing models that produce more lifelike images, so the version of Image Playground that's used for generating custom wallpapers could be different from the current version. Shortcuts is also getting a major update, with users able to use natural language to ask Siri to make a shortcut. There is an option for users to tell Siri what they want to accomplish with a shortcut to have the workflow created using AI. Bloomberg says the Shortcuts app has a prompt that says "What do you want your shortcut to do?" with a text field to enter a description. Shortcuts that are created using AI are then
- Pope Leo XIV to launch his first encylical, a document on artificial intelligence, with Anthropic's co-founder
The presence of Anthropic's Christopher Olah at the Vatican is significant, and suggests that the U.S. pope's position on AI will become a new flashpoint with the Trump administration.
- Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
A federal jury has sided with OpenAI founders in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it as a nonprofit.
- Apple’s iOS 27 could bring AI writing tools, smarter Siri, and custom wallpapers
Apple’s iOS 27 may introduce AI writing tools, smarter Siri integrations, natural-language shortcuts, and AI-generated wallpapers as the company expands its AI ecosystem.
- Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25 AP News
- S. Korea to invest over W50b until 2030 to develop homegrown AI humanoids
South Korea will invest 50.4 billion won ($33.5 million) over the next five years to develop core technologies needed in artificial intelligence-based humanoid robots with universities and local tech companies, the science ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Science and ICT held the inaugural meeting of the buildup project at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul, the ministry said. The program, led by KIST and set to run until 2030, is part of the government's "K-Moonshot" in
- Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.
- Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk
Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk The Boston Globe
- Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI in US court ruling
The trial, seen as a key moment for the AI industry, highlighted disputes over OpenAI’s governance, profit goals, and the broader direction of artificial intelligence development
- Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports
Linux founder Linus Torvalds said in his most recent state of the kernel post that "the continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things with the same tools," as The Register reports. That probably doesn't apply to stuff […]
- 'Almost entirely unmanageable': Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list
Torvalds says everyone is using AI to report on the same flaws, most of which have already been fixed.
- HTML is the new Markdown: How Anthropic engineers are building with Claude Code | Thariq Shihipar
Watch now | 🎙️ Anthropic's Claude Code engineer on why HTML replaced markdown, building micro-apps for spec editing, living design systems, and becoming a "compute allocator"
- The Pope Is Hooking Up With a Co-Founder of Anthropic for Collab on AI
On God.
- Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI
Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI San Francisco Chronicle
- What is an AI agent? A 2026 guide for contact center managers
What is an AI agent? A 2026 guide for contact center managers
- Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25 Toronto Star
- AI is moving too fast for static strategies
The companies pulling ahead with AI are not predicting the future better than everyone else, they are learning and adapting faster in real time. The post AI is moving too fast for static strategies appeared first on MarTech .
- Pope Leo to address rise of AI in first major text on May 25
Pope Leo to address rise of AI in first major text on May 25 The Straits Times
- Jury rejects Elon Musk's lawsuit, sides with OpenAI in bitter feud over AI future
A federal jury sided with OpenAI and its top executives on Monday in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to guide artificial intelligence's development as a nonprofit.
- Jury rules against Elon Musk in case against OpenAI
Elon Musk took on Sam Altman, accusing him of betraying OpenAI's original nonprofit mission.
- What to Know About Elon Musk’s Trial Against OpenAI
A jury in Oakland, Calif., reached a decision after a three-week-long trial seen as pivotal for the future of OpenAI and the artificial intelligence race.
- Elon Musk loses legal fight against OpenAI
Elon Musk loses legal fight against OpenAI The Telegraph
- China Telecom launches nationwide AI token plans
China Telecom's AI token plans support coding and AI agent deployment for businesses.
- Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans
For years, mobile carriers have billed users by the gigabyte. Now, China’s telecoms giants are seeking to monetise the artificial intelligence boom by introducing a new unit of measurement to monthly bills: the AI token. On Sunday, China Telecom unveiled nationwide, token-based pricing packages aimed at a range of customers – from casual users to developers and businesses – according to information listed on the company’s app. Consumer packages, tailored for everyday tasks, start at 9.9 yuan...
- Pope Leo to address rise of AI in first major text
Pope Leo to address rise of AI in first major text The Japan Times
- Why AI safety controls are not very effective | Analysis
Three years after the debut of ChatGPT, fooling AI systems into bad behavior is almost trivial.
- Pope Leo XIV presents first AI encyclical, Anthropic co-founder invited as guest speaker
Pope Leo XIV will present his first encyclical on artificial intelligence on May 25. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah has been invited as a guest speaker. The article Pope Leo XIV presents first AI encyclical, Anthropic co-founder invited as guest speaker appeared first on The Decoder .