AI News Archive: May 20, 2026 — Part 24
Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user content
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their respo...
- Disney accused of misusing facial recognition technology
Disney faces $5 million lawsuit over use of facial recognition technology
- Perform[cb] Appoints Yuriy Boykiv, Executive Chairman, as Company Expands Predictive Outcome Engine
Perform[cb] Appoints Yuriy Boykiv, Executive Chairman, as Company Expands Predictive Outcome Engine azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- Barnes & Noble CEO OK selling AI-written books, under one condition
Barnes & Noble CEO OK selling AI-written books, under one condition USA Today
- Claude, GPT, Gemini Agents Fail 72% of U.S. Healthcare Workflows, New Benchmark Finds
Claude, GPT, Gemini Agents Fail 72% of U.S. Healthcare Workflows, New Benchmark Finds azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- Chartered Accountants reject AI 'replacement' narrative
Chartered Accountants Ireland said it rejects the narrative that accountants will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).
- Anthropic adds sandbox, MCP tunnel features to Claude platform
Anthropic adds sandbox, MCP tunnel features to Claude platform verdict.co.uk
- Standard Chartered boss says AI comments taken ‘out of context’ after backlash
The Asian-focused bank unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut around 7,800 jobs as it ramps up the use of AI across its operations.
- AI can pass the Turing Test in live chats and appear more human than us. I am spooked now
A UC San Diego study found GPT-4.5 was judged human more often than real people in live chats, raising sharper questions about AI disclosure, trust, and online identity.
- New documentary sees AOC visit Trump country where voters embrace her in fight over new data center
The documentary sees the New York Congresswoman travel to Morgan County, Georgia, where Trump won over 70 percent of the vote in 2024
- Riverbed expands autonomous AI capabilities for Aternity platform
Riverbed this week introduced a broad set of AI-driven enhancements to its Aternity digital employee experience (DEX) platform aimed at helping enterprise IT teams move beyond reactive troubleshooting to automating more IT operations workflows. The Aternity Experience Platform now includes autonomous operations, observability , and AI governance capabilities aimed at helping IT teams identify and resolve problems before end users are affected. The company said the updates will help enterprise IT teams move toward “prevention-first” operations support by AI and autonomous technologies. “What’s now made it an achievable goal is the maturity of AI combined with the availability of full-fidelity, cross-domain operational data,” said Richard Tworek, Chief Technology Office r at Riverbed, in an interview with Network World. “The shift Riverbed is driving is towards prevention-first operations, where our new agentic AI framework is used not just to surface insights, but to identify and remedi
- Andreessen-backed AI search startup Exa valued at $2.2 billion
Andreessen-backed AI search startup Exa valued at $2.2 billion The Mercury News
- Is Spark Another Rebrand of Google Gemini or Something Else?
Is Spark Another Rebrand of Google Gemini or Something Else? PCMag Middle East
- Is Spark Another Rebrand of Google Gemini or Something Else?
Is Spark Another Rebrand of Google Gemini or Something Else? PCMag Australia
- Google Pics Lets You Use AI to Edit Specific Parts of an Image
Google Pics Lets You Use AI to Edit Specific Parts of an Image PCMag UK
- Google’s AI Overviews Don't Have an Off Switch. 4 Tricks to Return to Traditional Web Results
Google’s AI Overviews Don't Have an Off Switch. 4 Tricks to Return to Traditional Web Results PCMag UK
- How Will Googlebooks Actually Work? I Answer Your 7 Biggest Questions About Google's New AI Laptop Line
How Will Googlebooks Actually Work? I Answer Your 7 Biggest Questions About Google's New AI Laptop Line PCMag UK
- Lyrio AI Workspace
The AI Workspace for Complex Thinking
- Some Google AI Plans Now Include YouTube Premium, Overhauls Top Tiers
Some Google AI Plans Now Include YouTube Premium, Overhauls Top Tiers PCMag UK
- Google Overhauls Top-Tier AI Plans, Drops Price and Adds YouTube Premium
Google Overhauls Top-Tier AI Plans, Drops Price and Adds YouTube Premium PCMag Middle East
- Pizza Hut sued over new AI system that wreaked havoc on deliveries
Pizza Hut sued over new AI system that wreaked havoc on deliveries
- Pizza Hut sued over new AI system that wreaked havoc on deliveries
Pizza Hut sued over new AI system that wreaked havoc on deliveries
- Cybertruck pulled from Grapevine Lake after driver tests vehicle's Wade Mode
Cybertruck pulled from Grapevine Lake after driver tests vehicle's Wade Mode Dallas News
- Someone drove a Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test Wade Mode. It didnt end well.
A Tesla Cybertruck owner was arrested after driving into a lake to test the vehicle's "Wade Mode."
- Tech Editors Talk Generative AI Announcements at Google I/O 2026
Tech Editors Talk Generative AI Announcements at Google I/O 2026 PCMag UK
- Tech Editors Talk Generative AI Announcements at Google I/O 2026
Tech Editors Talk Generative AI Announcements at Google I/O 2026 PCMag Australia
- Al Gergawi: UAE leadership's vision positions country as world's leading government in Agentic AI deployment
Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi presented the comprehensive strategic framework of the new national Agentic AI system for the federal government
- Al Gergawi: UAE Leadership's vision positions the country as the world's leading Government in agentic AI deployment
The first track covers Capabilities and Training, led by Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future
- Google wants its search bar to act on your behalf in AI revamp
Google on Tuesday showed off new plans to turn its famous search bar into an AI assistant that can book restaurants, track news, and contact businesses—just by asking a question.
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- UAE launches first batch of AI agents to aid tax audits and customer service
UAE launches first batch of AI agents to aid tax audits and customer service The National
- Why UAE government entities are hiring AI virtual assistants
Why UAE government entities are hiring AI virtual assistants
- RTA Dubai launches AI powered marine network and here is everything commuters need to know
RTA Dubai launches AI powered marine network and here is everything commuters need to know Gulf News
- California turns to AI as whale deaths spike
California turns to AI as whale deaths spike Boston Herald
- San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food East Bay Times
- San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food The Mercury News
- San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year.
- San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food San Francisco Chronicle
- San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food Toronto Star
- 1Password Allies With OpenAI to Secure Codex AI Coding Tool
1Password Allies With OpenAI to Secure Codex AI Coding Tool DevOps.com
- 1Password extends OpenAI collaboration with Codex MCP server for just-in-time credential access
Cybersecurity and password service provider 1Password LLC today expanded its collaboration with OpenAI Group PBC, releasing a Model Context Protocol server that lets the Codex coding agent pull credentials from 1Password vaults at runtime without exposing them to prompts, code or model context. The 1Password Environments MCP Server for Codex provisions a secure runtime environment […] The post 1Password extends OpenAI collaboration with Codex MCP server for just-in-time credential access appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
- OpenAI partners with 1Password to secure coding agent Codex
Toronto firm's new Codex integration aims to protect credentials in software workflows. The post OpenAI partners with 1Password to secure coding agent Codex first appeared on BetaKit .
- Sagard spins up new $150-million USD AI fund
New fund will target companies helping accelerate AI adoption in financial services and other sectors. The post Sagard spins up new $150-million USD AI fund first appeared on BetaKit .
- Why you should be hiring humans when others are hiring AI agents
The rise of AI agents is no longer theoretical. It is operational. Across industries, businesses are deploying AI systems to handle customer service, automate workflows, generate analytics, write code, and even make preliminary decisions. From fintech to logistics to enterprise SaaS, AI agents are quickly becoming embedded in the core of modern operations. At the […] The post Why you should be hiring humans when others are hiring AI agents appeared first on e27 .
- Samsung Electronics unveils new AI smart glasses with Google
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two Android XR-based AI glasses developed with Google at the Google I/O 2026 conference in Mountain View, California, ahead of their official launch this year. The companies revealed the actual designs of the devices for the first time following Samsung’s earlier partnership announcements with eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Samsung said the AI glasses combine its hardware technology with Google’s AI services and the fashion-oriented desi
- Google unveils smart glasses, taking on Meta
Google unveils smart glasses, taking on Meta The Straits Times
- Reliance bets big on Andhra Pradesh with ₹1.08 lakh crore AI data centre push
In a landmark move that could reshape India’s AI and digital infrastructure landscape, the Andhra Pradesh government has approved the allotment of nearly 855 acres of land to Reliance Industries […] The post Reliance bets big on Andhra Pradesh with ₹1.08 lakh crore AI data centre push appeared first on Express Computer .
- Google talks ‘singularity’ while scaling up agentic AI for enterprises
Google is recasting its enterprise AI roadmap around autonomous systems and artificial general intelligence (AGI) , with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis telling I/O attendees the industry now sits at the “foothills of the singularity.” “When we look back at this time, I think we all realise that we were standing in the foothills of the singularity,” Hassabis said in his speech at Google I/O. “It will be a profound moment for humanity.” The remarks capped a keynote spanning AI agents, cybersecurity systems, scientific research tools, coding platforms, and simulations — suggesting Google increasingly views AI not as standalone enterprise features, but as a broader operational platform capable of executing complex tasks across environments. “AGI is now on the horizon, and it will be the most profound and impactful technology ever invented,” Hassabis said. “If built right, it could propel human progress and flourishing beyond our imaginations.” While terms such as AGI and singularity have hist
- LinkedIn is coming for AI slop, and it’s about time the platform took action
LinkedIn is rolling out systems to detect generic AI-generated posts and automated comments, reducing their reach beyond immediate networks.
- LinkedIn declares war on AI slop
AI is everywhere these days. Try as you might to avoid it, you’re not likely to succeed. LinkedIn, though, is attempting to draw a line in the sand and, if not completely eliminate the AI slop on its pages, at least cut back on it. The company plans to target low-quality AI posts that distract its users from finding value on the platform. That has been a growing problem in recent months as people have trawled LinkedIn for engagement among professional users. The company’s VP of product, Laura Lorenzetti, says LinkedIn isn’t banning all posts generated by artificial intelligence. Some, she concedes, actually have some value. Others, though? Those need to go. They won’t be vanishing anytime soon, however. As the company refines the tools that will hunt out the offending posts, it will be rolling things out slowly—and it could be several months before all users see less slop in their feeds. The new systems will target three types of AI content: generic AI-generated posts and comments, att