AI News Archive: May 26, 2026 — Part 15
Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
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- 'Google is force-feeding AI with no way to opt ': DuckDuckGo CEO says installs are surging after Google I/O
'Google is force-feeding AI with no way to opt ': DuckDuckGo CEO says installs are surging after Google I/O Tom's Guide
- DuckDuckGo sees iPhone installs spike in the US following AI announcements at Google I/O
Following the AI-heavy Search announcements at last week’s Google I/O, DuckDuckGo says it has seen a notable and sustained surge in U.S. users, including a sharp jump in iPhone app installs. Here are the details. more…
- Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation
Pope Leo’s first encyclical marks an unprecedented alliance between the Church and Silicon Valley.
- Pope Leo, Anthropic Co-Founder Warn of AI Power Concentration, Labor Displacement
Pope Leo, Anthropic Co-Founder Warn of AI Power Concentration, Labor Displacement The Information
- 'Orwell foretold in 1984': How tech leaders, senators are reacting to Pope Leo's encyclical on AI
From David Sacks invoking Orwell to Yoshua Bengio calling for global action, here is what the world's most influential voices in tech and politics are saying about Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
- Anthropic Co-founder Warns of Massive AI Job Disruption Ahead
Anthropic Co-founder Warns of Massive AI Job Disruption Ahead YourStory.com
- Catholic educators back Pope Leo’s warning on AI
The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines expressed support yesterday for the statement of Pope Leo XIV after he denounced the “culture of power” that is fueling the rapid race for artificial intelligence (AI) development.
- Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto
Leo, the first US pope, warned against "a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance".
- Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity Dallas News
- Pope Leo makes call for robust regulation of AI in his first manifesto
Pope Leo makes call for robust regulation of AI in his first manifesto AP News
- Pope Leo XIV calls for robust regulation of AI
Pope Leo XIV calls for robust regulation of AI AP News
- Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto
Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit
- The Pope Is the AI Industry’s New Headwind
The Pope Is the AI Industry’s New Headwind Barron's
- Pope Leo warns AI boom can give Big Tech and the people who run it too much power
Worries change may be ‘governed only by technocratic thinking and presented as necessary and inevitable’
- Pope tackles AI in encyclical celebrating humanity
AI “must be at the service of all, and of the common good,” the pope said
- Pope Leo warns of AI’s risks to humanity in his first encyclical
The pope has warned that AI is never truly neutral: it reflects the society that made it. He has called for ethical oversight – and protecting workers.
- China restricts overseas travel for top AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reports
China restricts overseas travel for top AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reports Reuters
- China expands travel curbs to top AI talent at private firms
China expands travel curbs to top AI talent at private firms The Straits Times
- Chinese AI experts in private firms now required to secure approval before international travel — Beijing enforces policy to secure top-tier talent, expands measures beyond government
The Chinese government has imposed travel restrictions on key AI experts, requiring them to secure an approval before they can leave the country. Beijing is reportedly doing this to secure talent, which it now considers as a strategic resource, as it competes with the U.S. to gain supremacy in artificial intelligence.
- The Cost of Teaching Wall Street Bankers to Use AI Tools
As Wall Street is getting caught up in AI angst and looking to hire more AI specialists and shrink traditional banking roles, two highly sought-after AI trainers in finance are charging $25,000 for a day of training. Bloomberg's Sally Bakewell joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow for more on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
- Qualcomm is landing ByteDance as a customer for its new AI data center chips
ByteDance is set to procure millions of Qualcomm ASICs to support its AI agent software, marking a major push into AI infrastructure
- Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with TikTok owner ByteDance: Bloomberg News
American chipmaker Qualcomm has struck an AI chip deal with TikTok owner ByteDance, according to a Bloomberg News report
- Qualcomm reportedly lands ByteDance AI chip deal
ByteDance has been increasing AI spending, with its infrastructure budget reportedly rising 25% to 200 billion yuan ($29.4 billion).
- S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs on AI optimism, Micron joins $1 trillion club
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs on AI optimism, Micron joins $1 trillion club The Straits Times
- OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'
OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse' Reuters
- Sam Altman says he's 'delighted to be wrong' about AI destroying white-collar jobs
Sam Altman says he's 'delighted to be wrong' about AI destroying white-collar jobs Business Insider
- OpenAI's Sam Altman says artificial intelligence unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'
Altman said he and his executives had been roughly right on the technological predictions made by OpenAI when it launched ChatGPT in 2022. But he said they were pretty wrong on the social and economic implications.
- AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse', says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
A growing number of global companies, including HSBC, Amazon, Standard Chartered and CBA have announced some jobs within their companies were being replaced by AI
- AI unlikely to cause mass job losses, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
AI unlikely to cause mass job losses, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
- 'I'm delighted to be wrong': Sam Altman says AI won't lead to a 'jobs apocalypse' - but admits he was 'pretty wrong' on the social and economic implications it is having
OpenAI CEO says it was "roughly right" about predicting the effect of its tech, but "pretty wrong" on the social and economic implications.
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI unlikely to lead to ‘jobs apocalypse’
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI unlikely to lead to ‘jobs apocalypse’ The Straits Times
- AI unlikely to trigger ‘jobs apocalypse’ as initially feared, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
CEO has come to believe the human interaction required in many jobs would not be replaced by AI
- OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'
UPDATE 1-OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'
- ‘Delighted to be wrong’ – Sam Altman changes tune on AI job apocalypse fears
OpenAI boss Sam Altman has softened his warnings over AI wiping out white-collar work, saying the feared “jobs apocalypse” has so far failed to materialise despite the tech rapidly reshaping business decisions and operations. Speaking on Tuesday, Altman admitted he had expected AI to eliminate far more entry-level office jobs by now following the launch [...]
- OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'
OpenAI chief admits he was wrong on AI's near-term social and economic impact
- OpenAI’s Altman Says AI Unlikely to Lead to ‘Jobs Apocalypse’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global “jobs apocalypse” and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared. Speaking virtually at a …
- SoftBank hires banks for US IPOs of SB Energy and AI robotics spinoff Roze, sources say
2026 is shaping up as a major year for IPOs, with a wave of mega AI listings including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI expected to test investor appetite for large new issues. The Financial Times reported in April that SoftBank was exploring a roughly $100 billion AI and robotics spinoff and taking it public under the name Roze.
- SoftBank lines up AI infrastructure IPOs, sources say
SB Energy, a US data center and power platform developer, said it had about 5 gigawatts of operating and under-construction power assets.
- SoftBank hires banks for IPOs of SB Energy, AI robotics spinoff Roze
SB Energy could go public as early as September and seek a valuation of more than $50-billion, sources say
- South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal
South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal Reuters
- South Africa delays AI policy to 2027 after citation scandal forces rethink
The setback has triggered renewed scrutiny over how generative AI is being used in policymaking and exposed weaknesses in government oversight.
- South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal
Two officials suspended, withdrawal deemed necessary to restore credibility
- IREN to buy Blackwell systems from Dell for about $1.6 billion
IREN to buy Blackwell systems from Dell for about $1.6 billion
- Mistral AI Taps Legal Sector With Harvey Partnership
The generative AI vendor is expanding into the legal industry in a move reminiscent of Anthropic’s legal AI deals.