AI News Archive: May 18, 2026 — Part 22
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- Apple’s Siri Update Could Include a Major AI Privacy Twist
With Apple’s WWDC around the corner, the tech giant is under pressure to deliver a functional and unique Siri.
- Siri's biggest upgrade ever: How Apple plans to reinvent AI on your iPhone
Siri's biggest upgrade ever: How Apple plans to reinvent AI on your iPhone
- Apple’s AI revamp of Siri may feature auto-deleting chats to protect user privacy: Report
Apple’s AI revamp of Siri may feature auto-deleting chats to protect user privacy: Report
- Standalone Siri App to Reportedly Feature Chat Auto Deletion as Apple Focuses on Privacy
Apple is said to be preparing a major overhaul of Siri for iOS 27 as part of its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts, and at the forefront could be the standalone app. The Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to unveil its next-generation operating system for iPhone and other devices at WWDC 2026. Ahead of the developer conference, a seasoned journalist has suggest...
- 'Suggested Genmoji' Are Coming to an iPhone Near You
Apple wants users to look again at their use of generative Genmoji in iOS 27, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman. Genmoji is an Apple Intelligence feature that lets you use AI to generate all-new emoji characters based on text input. All Genmoji generation happens directly on-device, but the feature has had a rocky run. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter , Gurman says that the generated images often looked nothing like Apple's polished marketing examples, and the underlying models were demanding enough to heat up iPhones and drain their batteries. Apple has apparently made some tweaks so that no longer happens, while also adding a new supplementary feature. "Suggested Genmoji" will reportedly offer you custom emoji ideas automatically based on your media and text history, rather than you having to think them up yourself. The feature is said to be optional in the next iPhone and iPad software update. Gurman says a new toggle in the Keyboard settings of iOS 27 reads: "Sugge
- ChatGPT offers personal finance advice
ChatGPT provides personal finance advice and data analysis in Excel
- OpenAI looks to bring ChatGPT, Codex under one product team in latest shake-up
OpenAI looks to bring ChatGPT, Codex under one product team in latest shake-up
- India creates 1 billion AI images in weeks, says Sam Altman
India is leading in AI-generated visuals. Users have created over a billion images with ChatGPT Images 2.0. Popular trends include 'Mini Me' avatars, anime edits, and social media collages. The tool's simplicity and improved multilingual text rendering are driving its widespread adoption.
- ChatGPT Images 2.0 crosses one billion AI visuals in India: 10 most popular prompts users are trying
ChatGPT Images 2.0 crosses one billion AI visuals in India: 10 most popular prompts users are trying
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says Indian Users Created Over 1 Billion Images With ChatGPT Images 2.0
OpenAI’s latest image generation model in ChatGPT has become massively popular in India. The company CEO, Sam Altman, revealed on Monday that Indian users have collectively generated more than one billion images using ChatGPT Images 2.0. The statistic is significant given the fact that the model was released on the chatbot’s platform on April 21, meaning the miles...
- Sam Altman says India has created over 1B images on ChatGPT Images 2.0
Sam Altman says India has created over 1B images on ChatGPT Images 2.0 YourStory.com
- From Aluminium OS to Gemini Omni: The biggest AI upgrades expected at Google I/O 2026
Google I/O will kick off from Tuesday with a keynote address by Sundar Pichai. The company is expected to showcase major AI upgrades including Gemini 4.0 and Gemini Spark and a new Omni video model.
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on India bets, Travis Kalanick, jobs in the AI era & more
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi anticipates India becoming its largest market in a decade, highlighting dynamic growth and talent. The company is investing in tech centres and a data centre partnership with Adani Group, while exploring logistics and local commerce opportunities.
- Musk’s xAI promised staff $420 for their tax returns, hasn’t paid
Musk’s xAI promised staff $420 for their tax returns, hasn’t paid The Mercury News
- India’s SME AI ecosystem is accelerating rapidly. Here’s why recognition has become more critical than ever
India’s SMEs are accelerating AI adoption, unlocking efficiency and growth. As competition intensifies, recognition is becoming essential for credibility and visibility. Awards platforms now offer a crucial opportunity to stand out and gain an advantage.
- AI-Generated Videos Have Invaded the L.A. Mayoral Race
AI election campaign videos have been praised and mocked, but heavily shared. And some see them as a harbinger of how artificial intelligence could reshape political messaging across the country.
- AI-generated videos flood Colombia’s presidential campaign with electoral fantasies
The surge of clips created by artificial intelligence is being driven largely by the two campaigns battling for right‑wing voters, with the left hesitating to use this strategy
- LawX raises €7.5M to build Europe’s legal operating system
Berlin-basedlegaltech LawX has raised €7.5 million in seed funding in a round led by Motive Partners, with participation from WENVEST Capital, xdeck and SIVentures,alongside several angel investors fr...
- Multiplayer AI startup Dust raises $40M to help enterprises move beyond isolated AI assistants
Dust, an agentic artificial intelligence startup that’s trying to push enterprise workers away from isolated chatbots into a more collaborative, multiplayer ecosystem, said today it has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding. Today’s round was led by Abstract and Sequoia Capital and saw participation from two of the technology industry’s biggest […] The post Multiplayer AI startup Dust raises $40M to help enterprises move beyond isolated AI assistants appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- Eric Schmidt met with boos during University of Arizona commencement speech over AI fears
Eric Schmidt was booed during a University of Arizona commencement address after discussing AI, job displacement concerns and the future of technology
- Eric Schmidt booed during commencement speech over AI remarks
Former Google LLC Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt drew boos from students during a commencement speech he gave over the weekend. The jeers came in response to Schmidt’s comments about the economic impact of artificial intelligence. The high-profile incident is at least the third of its kind to have occurred in the past two weeks. […] The post Eric Schmidt booed during commencement speech over AI remarks appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed by graduates at mention of AI
The reaction underscores a growing anxiety among students over AI's impact on jobs and their future careers.
- One in five Brits believe job losses from AI could trigger civil unrest, poll says
The findings suggest people feel “more fear than excitement” as they see the advances in AI, a researcher has said
- One in five Brits believe job losses from AI could trigger civil unrest, poll says
The findings suggest people feel “more fear than excitement” as they see the advances in AI, a researcher has said
- OpenAI is giving everyone in this country free access to ChatGPT Plus for a year
All Maltese citizens can get ChatGPT Plus for free for a year, OpenAI says.
- Salesforce invests $300M in Anthropic tokens to automate coding tasks
Salesforce invests $300M in Anthropic tokens to automate coding tasks YourStory.com
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says the company will spend $300 million on Anthropic this year
Benioff said AI coding agents have unlocked efficiency gains that were previously out of reach, and hinted at new coding tools inside Slack
- Humanoid Robots and Robot Pets Are No Longer Welcome on Southwest Flights
Concerns over lithium-ion batteries — not the bots' personalities — keeps them off Southwest flights.
- Anthropic acquires Stainless
Anthropic acquires Stainless
- Anthropic Buys Developer Tools Startup Stainless
Anthropic Buys Developer Tools Startup Stainless The Information
- OpenClaw's creator used $1.3 million worth of AI tokens in a month and people are freaking out
OpenClaw's creator used $1.3 million worth of AI tokens in a month and people are freaking out Business Insider
- Publicis buys LiveRamp to build agentic AI capabilities on proprietary data
Data was nice, but high-value, proprietary data you can use to train AI agents is even better. The post Publicis buys LiveRamp to build agentic AI capabilities on proprietary data appeared first on MarTech .
- Publicis bets $2.2 Billion on LiveRamp as advertising giants race to build AI-powered data networks
In the escalating battle to dominate the artificial intelligence era of advertising and marketing, Publicis Groupe said on Monday that it would acquire LiveRamp in a deal valued at roughly $2.2 billion, a move that significantly expands the French advertising giant’s ambitions in data infrastructure and AI-driven business services.The all-cash acquisition, priced at $38.50 a share, represents a nearly 30 percent premium to LiveRamp’s closing stock price before the announcement. Publicis said the transaction would deepen its investments in artificial intelligence, identity resolution and data collaboration technologies — areas increasingly viewed as critical to the next generation of digital advertising and enterprise automation.The deal also signals how major advertising holding companies are repositioning themselves beyond traditional media buying into broader technology and data ecosystems designed to power AI agents and automated decision-making systems for clients.Publicis executiv
- France’s Publicis bags LiveRamp for $2.2bn in agentic push
Publicis acquired Irish-founded e-commerce analytics business Profitero for €200m in 2022. Read more: France’s Publicis bags LiveRamp for $2.2bn in agentic push
- China's Xpeng begins mass production of robotaxis in Guangzhou
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has started mass production of its first robotaxi. The company aims for fully driverless operations by early 2027. This move accelerates Xpeng's focus on driverless vehicles and robotics. Pilot robotaxi operations are planned for the second half of this year. Xpeng expects to produce hundreds to thousands of these robotaxis in the coming months.
- OpenAI says ChatGPT is not a lawyer, asks to dismiss case
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it gave unauthorised legal advice, arguing that its generative artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT is not a lawyer and does not practice law.
- Anthropic to brief global financial watchdog on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos
US tech group will discuss capabilities of its new AI model with members of the Financial Stability Board
- Anthropic to brief global financial regulators on cyber flaws found by Claude Mythos
Anthropic will brief leading finance ministries and central banks on vulnerabilities in the global financial system's cyber defenses that its new AI model Claude Mythos Preview has uncovered. The article Anthropic to brief global financial regulators on cyber flaws found by Claude Mythos appeared first on The Decoder .
- Anthropic will brief world's most powerful financial watchdog on Mythos AI cyber dangers: Report
Anthropic has agreed to brief the Financial Stability Board on cyber vulnerabilities exposed by its Mythos AI model, after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey requested the meeting
- Anthropic to brief global financial watchdog on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos
US tech group will discuss capabilities of its new AI model with members of the Financial Stability Board
- Anthropic to share Mythos cyber flaw findings with global finance watchdog
Startup has declined to release Claude Mythos AI model publicly amid fears it could be used by hackers Business live – latest updates Anthropic is to brief the global finance watchdog on the implications of its Claude Mythos AI model, whose potential threat to cyber defences has alarmed experts. The US startup will discuss Mythos with the Financial Stability Board (FSB), which is chaired by the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey. Continue reading...
- Anthropic Lets Mythos Users Share Cyber Threats With Others
How to restrict access while still allowing users to share threat information is a major challenge facing AI companies.
- Anthropic to let partners share Mythos cybersecurity findings with others
Anthropic to let partners share Mythos cybersecurity findings with others Reuters
- Anthropic to brief global financial watchdog on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos, FT reports
Anthropic to brief global financial watchdog on cyber flaws exposed by Mythos, FT reports Reuters
- Global centres in India slow hiring as AI reshapes work, ANSR CEO says
Global capability centres in India are slowing hiring. Companies are cautious about global uncertainties and the rise of artificial intelligence. This cautiousness leads to reduced hiring plans. New entrants will drive growth with flexible workforces. Companies are experimenting with smaller teams. This approach allows for scaling up as needed.
- 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 Boston Herald
- 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 East Bay Times
- 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 The Mercury News
- NextEra to acquire Dominion Energy for $67 billion in deal driven by data center demand
The combined company will serve 10 million utility customers across Florida, Virginia and the Carolinas.
- Dominion Energy agrees to $67B sale to NextEra in deal driven by data center demand
The combined company will serve 10 million utility customers across Florida, Virginia and the Carolinas.