AI News Archive: May 25, 2026 — Part 2
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- Singapore is riding the global AI investment boom but here are the risks, says MTI
Singapore is riding the global AI investment boom but here are the risks, says MTI The Straits Times
- OpenAI, Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL announce strategic content partnership
OpenAI partners with Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL to bring trusted Brazilian journalism to ChatGPT, expanding access to news with attribution and transparency.
- AI firms use same deceptive opt-out tactics as data brokers to confuse users, study finds
AI firms use same deceptive opt-out tactics as data brokers to confuse users, study finds
- Singapore upgrades 2026 key exports growth forecast on strong AI-related electronics demand
Singapore upgrades 2026 key exports growth forecast on strong AI-related electronics demand The Straits Times
- AI Surveillance Inside Homes? How Pronto’s Home Recording Move Has Sparked A Raging Privacy Question
What happens when everyday household chores stop being just labour and start becoming training data for AI systems? And what…
Score: 54🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://inc42.com/buzz/how-prontos-physical-ai-pilot-raised-questions-around-consent-surveillance/ - Africa’s AI Ambitions Face Critical Infrastructure Questions
As artificial intelligence (AI) investment accelerates globally, Africa is increasingly...
Score: 54🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://techpoint.africa/brandpress/africas-ai-ambitions-face-critical-infrastructure-questions/ - The Vatican’s AI Principles: What You Need to Know
The Vatican’s recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, introduces a moral framework that challenges how technology leaders evaluate artificial intelligence. It treats AI as a test of human priorities. Its central question is not whether AI can make institutions faster, cheaper, or more scalable. The question is whether it helps people live with more dignity, freedom, responsibility, Continue reading "The Vatican’s AI Principles: What You Need to Know" The post The Vatican’s AI Principles: What You Need to Know appeared first on Gradient Flow .
- Irish AI health-tech xWave to create 30 jobs amid €3m funding drive
xWave Technologies has earned more than 20 NHS Trusts contracts in the UK for its diagnostic decision-making platform. Read more: Irish AI health-tech xWave to create 30 jobs amid €3m funding drive
Score: 53💰 MoneyMay 25, 2026https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/irish-ai-healthtech-xwave-technologies-create-30-jobs-funding-drive - Google Cloud opens SEA AI startup accelerator
Applications are open for the first cohort of 25 startups, which will begin in August 2026.
Score: 53🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.techinasia.com/google-cloud-launches-program-boost-agentic-ai-thailand - Artificial Intelligence Floods Court Dockets with Home-Brewed Lawsuits
For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I., and their filings are consuming more and more bandwidth.
Score: 53🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/politics/artificial-intelliegence-courts.html - FBI warns of Kali phishing scam hitting Microsoft OAuth tokens — warns 'Kali365 lowers the barrier of entry, providing less-technical attackers access to AI-generated phishing lures'
A new phishing kit is being offered on Telegram allowing even newbie hackers an easy way to grab OAuth tokens.
- Mint Explainer | Why Pronto's physical AI training pilot is drawing scrutiny
Physical AI training is seen across industries ranging from warehousing and logistics to production and assembly lines that require human intervention to fit specific parts. Is this phenomenon testing India's privacy rules?
- US-Saudi venture to build Shahed drone clones in Riyadh
The made-in-Saudi SKYWASP attack drones are part of a Gulf-wide push to localize military manufacturing.
Score: 53🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.semafor.com/article/05/25/2026/us-saudi-venture-to-build-shahed-drone-clones-in-riyadh - HP’s new ZBook workstations are bringing AI chips, Blackwell GPUs, and eye-watering prices
HP has launched new ZBook workstation laptops featuring Ryzen AI processors, premium displays, and high-end configurations aimed at creators and professional users.
- Hyundai creates dedicated units for software-defined factory, robot components
Hyundai Motor Group has created units dedicated to advancing its software-defined factory strategy and procuring robot components as part of broader plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots at its auto manufacturing facilities, industry sources said Monday. The group recently created a position overseeing its SDF initiative and appointed Alpesh Patel, who serves as chief innovation officer at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore, according to the sources. An SDF refers to a factory where
- The dark web’s new ‘AI Marketplace’: Where stolen LLM credentials go to die?
By Mandar Patil, Executive Vice President, Cyble The backbone of the contemporary business, governmental and digital service environment will increasingly be the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday operations […] The post The dark web’s new ‘AI Marketplace’: Where stolen LLM credentials go to die? appeared first on Express Computer .
- How Xiaomi’s push into AI, chips and EVs is future-proofing its hardware empire
Xiaomi is betting on artificial intelligence to future-proof its sprawling hardware empire, pouring massive resources into open-source models to ensure its next generation of smartphones and electric vehicles (EVs) does not get left behind in an AI-driven market. The Beijing-based firm’s latest AI model, MiMo-V2.5-Pro, introduced last month, was ranked by third-party benchmark platform Artificial Analysis as the world’s top open-source model for agentic capabilities – referring to an AI system’s...
- Anthropic: Mythos Detected 23,000 Potential Vulnerabilities Across 1,000 OSS Projects
Many findings have been confirmed to be critical or high-severity vulnerabilities and the number will continue to increase. The post Anthropic: Mythos Detected 23,000 Potential Vulnerabilities Across 1,000 OSS Projects appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Score: 52🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-mythos-detected-23000-potential-vulnerabilities-across-1000-oss-projects/ - Malaysia, Singapore exports surge on AI boom, defying Middle East shock
Electronics shipments to Taiwan, South Korea, and the US rose in April.
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://kr-asia.com/malaysia-singapore-exports-surge-on-ai-boom-defying-middle-east-shock - Chatbots struggle with news accuracy and sourcing ahead of midterms
Researchers asked the four chatbots more than 3,100 questions about a wide range of news topics, like politics, healthcare and foreign affairs.
- RAMpocalypse now and beyond: Malaysia’s chip hub of Penang is riding the AI wave
RAMpocalypse now and beyond: Malaysia’s chip hub of Penang is riding the AI wave The Straits Times
- AI must be treated as a multi-year operating model shift: Ratan Kumar, Central Bank of India
At ETCIO Annual Conclave 2026, Ratan Kumar said banks must move beyond fragmented AI pilots and embed governance, accountability and orchestration into enterprise workflows to scale AI responsibly.
- AI wealth must benefit the public, South Korea's deputy PM says amid Samsung labor tensions
South Korea's deputy PM tells CNBC there are concerns as to whether AI could worsen wealth gaps or lead to job losses.
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/23/ai-wealth-must-benefit-the-public-south-koreas-deputy-pm-says.html - OpenAI Offers $445,000 to Study Self-Improving AI
The researcher would work on areas such as defending AI systems against data poisoning attacks.
Score: 51💰 MoneyMay 25, 2026https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/openai-offers-445000-to-study-self-improving-ai - Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing
Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing Business Insider
Score: 51🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-andrew-macdonald-ai-token-spending-harder-justify-2026-5 - Salesforce Has an AI Vaporware Problem
Marketing for Agentforce, Salesforce's agentic platform, has been, um, very future-oriented.
- The death of the deep dive — why Google’s new AI search wants to do your thinking for you
Google’s new AI search tools promise to save time, but they may also reshape how we think, explore and navigate the internet.
- Wisconsin trucking firm tests driverless technology
A Wisconsin trucking company has entered a partnership that shows it's willing to join other firms that are buying into autonomous trucking technology.
- The AI upskilling wave is real but the gap it leaves behind is growing
We are counting courses completed, certifications issued, and AI tools deployed. What we are not counting — not carefully enough, anyway — is who is being left out of all of it. There is a version of the AI upskilling story that sounds almost aspirational. Governments are investing. LinkedIn feeds are full of people announcing […] The post The AI upskilling wave is real but the gap it leaves behind is growing appeared first on e27 .
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://e27.co/the-ai-upskilling-wave-is-real-but-the-gap-it-leaves-behind-is-growing-20260523/ - SK Innovation E&S backs Indonesia’s next startup wave in AI, energy and agriculture
Winners of the MAJU:ON Final Demo Day take a group photo after the event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21. [SK INNOVATION E&S] JAKARTA, Indonesia — What if you could determine, in advance, the most optimal soil for cultivating fruit? What if a single spray could extend the shelf life of apples by 10 days? These were just a few of the startup ideas awarded at the MAJU:ON Final Demo Day, an entrepreneurship support program backed by SK Innovation E&S, held on May 21 at the Garuda Spark Innovation Hub in Jakarta, Indonesia. Related Article Indonesia courts Korean capital with faster permits Gov't agrees to transfer KF-21 Boramae fighter jet prototype to Indonesia SK Innovation E&S launched the MAJU:ON project in 2025, attracting 270 startup teams from eight universities across Indonesia. Over the course of 10 months, 130 selected teams received support from SK to transform their entrepreneurial ideas into viable ventures. And out of that group, only the top 10 teams were invited to the final event, where five teams received awards. Gisact, the top-prize winning startup, showcased its “Spatial Data Insight Platform” which analyzes complex geographic information from disaster response to agriculture to support pivotal decision-making. The platform can monitor soil conditions to determine the most suitable areas for crop cultivation, while also providing real-time insights into how land conditions shift during floods and other natural disasters. Dr. Ir. Hariyanto, head of the planning bureau of Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, delivers remarks at the MAJU:ON Final Demo Day, an entrepreneurship support program backed by SK Innovation E&S, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21. [SK INNOVATION E&S] Gisact's Spatial Data Insight Platform analyzes complex geographic information from disaster response to agriculture to support crucial decision-making. [SARAH CHEA] The second prize went to Aigra, a startup that developed an AI system that monitors storage conditions to prevent post-harvest losses and agricultural product spoilage. Life Guards received the third place with its coating spray made from discarded potato starch that extends the freshness of fruits and vegetables for more than 10 days. The top three teams shared a total prize of $8,000 and earned an opportunity to visit Korea for networking engagements with Korean startups. The first-place team also received an additional $4,000 award from Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR). “MEMR is deeply grateful for SK Innovation E&S’s longstanding commitment to cultivating the next generation of leaders in Indonesia’s energy sector,” Dr. Ir. Hariyanto, head of the planning bureau at the ministry, said during the event. “We hope greater opportunities will emerge for young entrepreneurs driving innovation across the energy industry, and we remain committed to providing sustained support in the years ahead.” Participants will also be given opportunities to secure investment through one-on-one matchmaking sessions with leading Indonesian venture capital firms. Following a qualification review, selected startups will be eligible for interest-free loans of up to 20 million won ($13,000). Life Guards' coating spray, made from discarded potato starch, extends the freshness of fruits and vegetables for more than 10 days. [SARAH CHEA] The top three peppers in this box were treated with Life Guards' coating spray, while the ones in the lower row were left untreated. [SARAH CHEA] Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country with more than 280 million people, is widely regarded as a dynamic young nation, with a median age of around 29. Yet the country continues to face structural gaps in its entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly in access to startup infrastructure and early-stage funding. Against this backdrop, SK Innovation E&S and ESG solutions firm UD Impact have launched the project to help bridge these shortcomings. Building upon energy as a key pillar of Korea–Indonesia cooperation, the two companies plan to launch the second cohort of the program in September, with an expanded effort to recruit and support a greater number of young entrepreneurs. “Through the MAJU:ON Project, we witnessed the boundless potential of Indonesia’s young entrepreneurs,” said Shon Dong-kun, President Director of SK Innovation E&S, adding that he hopes the initiative will serve as “a bridge connecting the industrial ecosystems of Indonesia and Korea.” SK’s latest MAJU:ON Project arrives at a particularly consequential moment for Indonesia, whose once-booming startup ecosystem has been mired in a prolonged downturn following the spectacular collapse of eFishery. The aquaculture technology startup, which was once hailed as one of the country’s unicorns with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, ultimately unraveled amid allegations of large-scale accounting fraud. Lee Jong-mun, head of SK Innovation E&S' LNG business, delivers remarks at the MAJU:ON Final Demo Day, an entrepreneurship support program backed by SK Innovation E&S, in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 21. [SK INNOVATION E&S] Gisact CEO Anjar Dimara Sakti, left, receives the top award at the MAJU:ON Final Demo Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21. [SK INNOVATION E&S] The scandal marked a watershed moment for Indonesia, as the government now avoids using the word “unicorn,” and abandoned its previous strategy of channeling disproportionate resources into a handful of high-profile startups. Instead, it has pivoted toward a broader cultivation model aimed at fostering a wider pool of promising early-stage ventures with long-term growth potential. “The MAJU:ON project was warmly embraced because it delivered two things Indonesia needs most at this moment: entrepreneurship education and AI training for young founders,” said Kim Jeong-heon, CEO of UD Impact. Indonesia also reiterated its belief that the country could serve as a “test bed” for Korea in the energy sector to combine the complementary strengths of the two economies. While Korea remains resource-poor despite its technological prowess, Indonesia possesses vast energy reserves but continues to seek advanced industrial expertise. In fact, SK Innovation has steadily expanded its footprint across Indonesia’s strategic industries, starting in 2006 when the company invested in the Tangguh Gas project, from which it continues to import liquefied natural gas through long-term supply agreements. In 2025, SK secured development rights to three Indonesian energy blocks — Serpang Block, Binaiya Block and North Ketapang Block — through a government-led bidding process. “Korea has lots of advanced technology, especially in the energy sector, and we would like to endorse them to test the technology in Indonesia,” said Hariyanto. “Indonesian energy is more than 50 percent imported, especially for oil, and that’s why now the government is trying to find the availability of energy supply itself,” he added. Dr. Ir. Hariyanto, head of the planning bureau of Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, speaks during an interview with the Korean media on the sidelines of the MAJU:ON Final Demo Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21. [SARAH CHEA] BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
- Governance is BFSI’s competitive advantage in scaling AI, say Indian banking leaders
At ETCIO Annual Conclave 2026, BFSI leaders said AI adoption must be anchored in explainability, auditability, data quality and customer trust as banks move from pilots to enterprise-scale deployment.
- APEC Ministers Agree on Digital Trade, AI and Supply Chains in China Talks
APEC Ministers Agree on Digital Trade, AI and Supply Chains in China Talks Caixin Global
- Emotional bonding with AI can lead to social isolation: IIM study
An IIM Lucknow study warns that excessive reliance on AI companion applications for emotional support may harm real-world relationships and mental well-being
- Bihar to Launch Dedicated AI Policy, Aims to Become India’s Next AI Hub
The state is preparing a new AI policy focused on digital infrastructure, innovation and employment generation to accelerate its transformation into an AI-driven economy.
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/bihar-to-launch-dedicated-ai-policy-aims-to-become-indias-next-ai-hub - Nvidia's Jensen Huang says CEOs who blame AI for layoffs are giving a 'lazy' excuse
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says CEOs who blame AI for layoffs are giving a 'lazy' excuse Business Insider
Score: 50🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-ai-job-cuts-losses-lazy-narrative-2026-5 - Together AI Open-Sources OSCAR: An Attention-Aware 2-Bit KV Cache Quantization System for Long-Context LLM Serving
Together AI Open-Sources OSCAR: An Attention-Aware 2-Bit KV Cache Quantization System for Long-Context LLM Serving MarkTechPost
- AI promised cost savings, but Microsoft and Uber say it’s costing more than human workers
Microsoft has cancelled most of its Claude Code licences and Uber burned through its 2026 AI budget in four months. New data reveals why enterprise AI costs are rising even as token prices fall.
- Upgrade grid to realise AI dream: Applied Materials executive
Applied Materials urges India to modernise its power grid to fuel its AI ambitions, highlighting the need for reliable, clean energy. The company suggests incentives for clean power adoption and planning AI infrastructure as a connected national system, emphasising the critical role of grid modernisation for technological advancement.
- Waymo is slowing down after a month of flooded roads and freeway hiccups
Waymo is slowing down after a month of flooded roads and freeway hiccups Business Insider
- Sakura Internet Eyes More Spending to Meet Japan’s AI Demand
Sakura Internet Inc.’s chief said the company may need to hike its capital spending by nearly seven times its initial plan to keep up with artificial intelligence demand in Japan.
- Saudi Arabia issues first drone permit for medicine deliveries during 2026 Hajj season
Saudi Arabia issues first drone permit for medicine deliveries during 2026 Hajj season Gulf News
- One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts.
Demand for security engineers has surged as artificial intelligence generates a glut of new code and models like Anthropic’s Mythos create new concerns.
Score: 48🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/technology/ai-cybersecurity-jobs.html - DeepSeek’s steep V4-Pro price cut escalates AI pricing war
DeepSeek’s steep V4-Pro price cut escalates AI pricing war InfoWorld
Score: 48🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.infoworld.com/article/4176709/deepseeks-steep-v4-pro-price-cut-escalates-ai-pricing-war.html - SWE Atlas is Complete: Measuring Coding Agents Across the Engineering Loop
Measuring coding agents with SWE Atlas
- AI Pilots Are Taking Off as Aviation Embraces Them
AI Pilots Are Taking Off as Aviation Embraces Them YourStory.com
Score: 48🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://yourstory.com/ai-story/ai-copilot-systems-modern-aviation-cockpits - Waymo suspends services in six US cities after flooding
Waymo suspended service in six US cities after its driverless cars drove on flooded roads during storms last week.
Score: 48🌐 MovesMay 25, 2026https://www.semafor.com/article/05/25/2026/waymo-suspends-services-after-flooding - Alibaba's Qwen 3.7 Max Surprises Overseas Developers with 35-Hour Autonomous Task Run
Alibaba's Qwen 3.7 Max completes a 35-hour autonomous run with 1,158 tool calls, impressing overseas developers with sustained long-task performance.
- Google’s AI Overviews Reportedly Broke Down When Users Searched ‘Disregard’ or ‘Stop’
Google Search’s integrated artificial intelligence (AI) experience, AI Overviews, reportedly suffered a snag over the weekend. When users searched specific keywords, such as “disregard” or “stop,” the dedicated space is said to glitch and stop showing any information. This results in a wide blank space that users reportedly had to scroll past to see any resu...
- India's AI ambitions hinge on workforce re-skilling, IBM India head says
India's AI ambitions hinge on workforce re-skilling, IBM India head says Reuters
- Google AI Overviews glitch misreads search queries as commands: Report
Google's AI Overviews feature is reportedly misinterpreting words like "stop" and "disregard" as commands, leading to broken search responses and blank spaces