AI News Today — Part 1
May 13, 2026 · Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- Amazon Puts Alexa Inside the Shopping Search Bar in AI Push
Artificial intelligence algorithms are coming to some of the most valuable real estate in retail: the Amazon.com Inc. search bar.
Score: 88🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/amazon-puts-alexa-inside-the-shopping-search-bar-in-ai-push - A Toronto AI-Cardiac Diagnostics Company Just Cleared Three of the Hardest Validation Bars in Medtech
A Toronto AI-Cardiac Diagnostics Company Just Cleared Three of the Hardest Validation Bars in Medtech Toronto Star
- Notable Researchers Join $4 Billion Effort to Build Self-Improving A.I.
Recursive Superintelligence, founded by former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers, is part of a growing effort to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.
Score: 86💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/recursive-superintelligence-funding-ai.html - Apple Explores Ways to Welcome AI Agents in the App Store
Apple Explores Ways to Welcome AI Agents in the App Store The Information
Score: 86🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-explores-ways-welcome-ai-agents-app-store - Penn researchers create AI tool to speed antibiotic discovery
Penn researchers create AI tool to speed antibiotic discovery EurekAlert!
- Health systems are exploring AI-powered cardiac risk screening. New CMS reimbursement could unlock a business case for it
Bunkerhill Health executives offered a deeper look at the process for securing a CMS reimbursement pathway for AI-enabled cardiovascular analysis.
- Meta launches Incognito Chat on WhatsApp, the first AI mode it says even Meta cannot read
The new mode runs Meta AI on WhatsApp inside the company’s Private Processing enclave, with conversations deleted by default and no server-side record retained. Meta has launched an Incognito Chat mode for Meta AI on WhatsApp and the Meta AI app, an effort to address the awkward fact that its assistant, like every other major […] This story continues at The Next Web
- AI generates first complete models of proteins in motion
AI generates first complete models of proteins in motion EurekAlert!
- Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple’s AI reboot
Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.
Score: 84🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/google-races-put-gemini-at-center-of-android-before-apples-ai-reboot.html - AI is fabricating citations in biomedical studies, researchers find
"Your doctor could be making decisions around treatment based on studies that never existed," one expert said.
- Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools
Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools San Francisco Chronicle
Score: 83🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/ai-medical-scribes-records-oversight-22257509.php - SoftBank posts $46 billion gain at Vision Fund driven mainly by massive OpenAI bet
SoftBank booked a yearly gain of $46 billion at its Vision Fund driven in large part by the huge rise in value of its investment in OpenAI.
Score: 79💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/softbank-earnings-fy-2025-vision-fund-openai-stake.html - 'A decade or so away, we’ll be viewing it as a more normal way to build data centers': Google and SpaceX are reportedly in talks to build data centers in orbit
There's more movement on the data-centers-in-space front, as Google and SpaceX are apparently teaming up.
- Microsoft Spent Over $100 Billion on OpenAI Partnership
Microsoft Corp. has spent more than $100 billion on its partnership with OpenAI, a sum that underscores the significance of the software maker’s role in the AI company’s growth.
- Microsoft’s new AI system finds 16 Windows flaws, including four critical RCEs
Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-driven vulnerability discovery system that identified 16 previously unknown Windows vulnerabilities, including four critical remote code execution flaws, in what security analysts say could mark a major shift in how software vulnerabilities are discovered and remediated. The system, codenamed MDASH, was developed by Microsoft’s Autonomous Code Security team alongside the Windows Attack Research and Protection group. The platform will enter private preview for enterprise customers next month, Microsoft said in a blog post announcing the system. The vulnerabilities were patched as part of Microsoft’s May 12 Patch Tuesday release. “Cyber defenders are facing an increasingly asymmetric battle,” Microsoft added in the blog post. “Attackers are using AI to increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks.” Critical Windows components affected The four critical vulnerabilities affected core Windows components broadly deployed across enterprise environme
- Anduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion
The start-up, which makes A.I.-backed weapons, was valued at $61 billion in the financing round, double what it was a year ago.
Score: 70💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/anduril-raises-5-billion.html - DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis’ Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion led by Thrive Capital
AI-driven drug discovery firm Isomorphic Labs secured a massive $2.1 billion in Series B funding. This capital will fuel the expansion of their AI drug design engine and advance therapeutic candidates. The investment underscores strong confidence in their innovative approach to tackling diseases.
- Robot Soldiers Could Make Wars Deadlier—And China Is Already Building an Army
If the U.S. falls behind, will it sacrifice its position in the newest arms race?
Score: 69🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a71055086/ai-powered-soldiers-china-military/ - UAE’s Phoenix rises in Europe with AI data centre launch in France and 1GW expansion plans
UAE’s Phoenix rises in Europe with AI data centre launch in France and 1GW expansion plans Arabian Business
- Forget Apps, Google Wants Android Powered By AI Agents
Forget Apps, Google Wants Android Powered By AI Agents YourStory.com
Score: 68🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://yourstory.com/ai-story/google-agentic-ai-android-vibe-coded-widgets - Nvidia CEO's foundation buys $108 million of AI computing from CoreWeave, donates it to researchers
Nvidia CEO's foundation buys $108 million of AI computing from CoreWeave, donates it to researchers
- Criminals have already used AI to create a zero-day exploit
Criminals have already used AI to create a zero-day exploit Computing UK
Score: 68🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/criminals-used-ai-to-create-zero-day-exploit - ChatGPT became teen's 'illicit drug coach' before death, lawsuit claims
ChatGPT became teen's 'illicit drug coach' before death, lawsuit claims USA Today
Score: 68🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/05/13/chatgpt-teen-illict-drug-use-wrongful-death-lawsuit/90062631007/ - Sovereign AI fund supports Hassabis startup, Isomorphic
Isomorphic Labs, a company founded by Demis Hassabis , which uses frontier artificial intelligence (AI) for drug design and development, has received investment from the UK government’s Sovereign AI fund. Isomorphic’s work builds on the breakthrough success of DeepMind’s AlphaFold, the AI model co-created by Hassabis that demonstrated in 2016 how AI could beat the Go world champion, Leo Sedol. The company is developing a number of proprietary breakthrough AI models, which together form its unified drug design engine across multiple therapeutic areas and drug modalities. Backing AI innovators, founders and entrepreneurs Launched in April, the Sovereign AI fund provides grants of £1m up to £9m to fund the creation of strategic AI assets. The programme is initially aimed at high-value AI datasets and autonomous or automated laboratory infrastructure. It is open to UK-registered companies, research organisations, universities and consortia with a credible plan that aligns with the Sovereig
Score: 67💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366643093/Sovereign-AI-fund-supports-Hassabis-startup-Isomorphic - STAT+: AI medical devices’ dirty FDA secret
In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis newsletter: A look at the quirks of the most common FDA medical device approval pathway, sepsis algorithms, and more.
Score: 66🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/ai-medical-devices-dirty-fda-secret-ai-prognosis/?utm_campaign=rss - AI-driven cyberattacks will start to be the 'new norm' in months, Palo Alto warns
The rise of increasingly sophisticated AI models is putting pressure on cybersecurity teams to step up their defenses for newer and faster cyberattacks.
Score: 66🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/palo-alto-ai-cyberattacks-mythos-gpt.html - Mythos goes to Tokyo: Japanese banks to get Anthropic’s vulnerability-hunting AI
MUFG, Mizuho, and SMFG would be the first Japanese institutions added to Anthropic’s restricted Project Glasswing rollout, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters Japan’s three megabanks are set to gain access to Claude Mythos, Anthropic’s vulnerability-hunting AI model, within roughly two weeks, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. It […] This story continues at The Next Web
- SK hynix CEO to meet Gates, Nadella on AI chip ties
SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung will meet Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and CEO Satya Nadella this week at the closed-door Microsoft CEO Summit 2026 in Redmond, Washington. His attendance, industry sources said Tuesday, signals the Korean memory chip-maker has become central to Microsoft's push toward AI infrastructure less reliant on Nvidia. The invitation-only summit, running Tuesday through Thursday at Microsoft's headquarters, gathers about 100 global executives and policymakers for private dis
- Abu Dhabi company launches AI kidney platform in five countries
Abu Dhabi company launches AI kidney platform in five countries
Score: 66🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/m42-abu-dhabi-company-launches-ai-kidney-platform-in-five-countries - Sheikh Mohammed reviews UAE plan to shift 50% of government services to AI
Sheikh Mohammed reviews UAE plan to shift 50% of government services to AI Arabian Business
- CME Group and Silicon Data to launch AI compute futures market
Silicon Data, the startup that provides market intelligence for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, will provide the price indexes for a new futures market that will allow investors to hedge their bets on the semiconductor industry. CME Group’s new “compute futures market” will give investors the opportunity to bet on the price of renting cloud-based computing […] The post CME Group and Silicon Data to launch AI compute futures market appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 65💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/cme-group-silicon-data-launch-ai-compute-futures-market/ - Rivian spinout Mind Robotics valued at $3.4 billion in new funding round
Rivian spinout Mind Robotics valued at $3.4 billion in new funding round Reuters
- How the dream of a non-profit OpenAI died
What’s really behind the Musk-Altman legal battle?
- Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar
"Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.
- South Korean official proposes 'citizen dividend' payouts from AI windfall — markets spooked by suggestion AI revenue should be redistributed to citizens
Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, floated the idea of a "national dividend" in a Facebook post late Monday.
- Meta seeks to avoid EU fine with free WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots
As part of ongoing discussions with the European Commission, general-purpose AI chatbots operating in the EEA will be given free access to the WhatsApp business API for one month.
- Latest Version of Anthropic’s Mythos AI is Even Better at Hacking, UK Researchers Say
Latest Version of Anthropic’s Mythos AI is Even Better at Hacking, UK Researchers Say The Information
Score: 63🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/new-version-anthropics-mythos-ai-better-hacking-uk-researchers-say - A generative artificial intelligence approach for peptide antibiotic optimization
Nature Machine Intelligence, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s42256-026-01237-5 Torres et al. present ApexGO, a generative approach capable of redesigning peptide antibiotics to better kill drug-resistant bacteria. They validated candidates in laboratory tests and mouse infections and matching or outperforming standard antibiotics.
- OpenAI’s Daybreak vs Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: The future of AI security explained
Cybersecurity is emerging as a key focus in frontier AI, with OpenAI’s Daybreak and Anthropic’s Claude Mythos offering two complementary approaches. Daybreak focuses on continuous, structured security built into development, while Mythos focuses on deep reasoning about how systems fail. Together, they reflect a shift toward more proactive, AI-driven security that is integrated into how software is built and maintained.
- Chips Startup Fractile Raises $220 Million to Speed Up AI Queries
Factorial Funds, Accel and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in the company.
- Details of Intel's HBM-killer memory tech emerge, revealing nine layers, up to 9GB of DRAM capacity, and almost as much bandwidth as HBM4 that powers Nvidia's Vera Rubin AI platform
Intel-backed ZAM memory uses nine vertically stacked layers while reportedly approaching HBM4 bandwidth levels for future AI hardware systems.
- Luma opens Uni-1.1 image model API at prices and quality matching OpenAI and Google
Luma is making its Uni-1.1 image model available via API, with prices starting at $0.04 per image at 2,048-pixel resolution. On the Arena leaderboard, the model ranks third, right behind Google and OpenAI. The API includes web search, built-in reasoning, and support for up to nine reference images. The article Luma opens Uni-1.1 image model API at prices and quality matching OpenAI and Google appeared first on The Decoder .
Score: 63🤖 ModelsMay 13, 2026https://the-decoder.com/luma-opens-uni-1-1-image-model-api-at-prices-and-quality-matching-openai-and-google/ - Scale AI Expands Pentagon AI Partnership to $500 Million
Scale AI expands Pentagon AI partnership to $500 million.
- Nvidia CEO joins Trump for China trip, spurring hopes for H200 deal
Nvidia CEO joins Trump for China trip, spurring hopes for H200 deal Reuters
Score: 62🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidias-huang-joins-trumps-china-trip-spurring-hopes-h200-deal-2026-01-03/ - Startup Modal in Talks to Raise at $4.5 Billion Valuation After Revenue Surges
Startup Modal in Talks to Raise at $4.5 Billion Valuation After Revenue Surges The Information
Score: 62💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://www.theinformation.com/articles/startup-modal-talks-raise-4-5-billion-valuation-revenue-surges - ECB urges banks to quickly prepare for AI-assisted cyberattacks
ECB urges banks to quickly prepare for AI-assisted cyberattacks Reuters
- Applied Materials and TSMC partner at EPIC Center to accelerate AI scaling
Building on more than 30 years of collaboration, Applied Materials Inc. announced a new innovation partnership with TSMC to accelerate the development and commercialization of semiconductor technologies required for the next era of AI. Working together at Applied’s EPIC Center in Silicon Valley, the companies will co‑innovate to advance materials engineering, equipment innovation, and process integration technologies designed to deliver energy-efficient performance from the data center to the edge. “Applied and TSMC share a long history of deep collaboration built on trust and a shared commitment to advancing innovation at the leading edge of semiconductor technology,” said Gary Dickerson, President and CEO of Applied Materials. “By bringing our teams together at the EPIC Center, we are strengthening that partnership and accelerating the development of technologies to address the unprecedented complexity driving the chipmaking roadmap.” “As semiconductor device architectures evolve wit
Score: 62🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://www.dqindia.com/esdm/applied-materials-and-tsmc-partner-at-epic-center-to-accelerate-ai-scaling-11826285 - Alibaba Health Unveils Medical AI "Hydrogen Ion" and Forges Exclusive Partnership with UK's BMJ Group
Alibaba Health launches "Hydrogen Ion" medical AI in partnership with the UK's BMJ Group, granting Chinese doctors exclusive access to 70+ leading medical journals and multimedia resources.
- Family Sues OpenAI, Alleging ChatGPT’s Advice Led to Son’s Overdose Death
Without ChatGPT's drug-related advice, Sam Nelson would be alive today, a new lawsuit argues.
Score: 62🌐 MovesMay 13, 2026https://gizmodo.com/family-sues-openai-alleging-chatgpts-advice-led-to-sons-overdose-death-2000758014 - Tencent Says China’s AI Chip Crunch Is Easing, Plans to Spend More
Tencent Says China’s AI Chip Crunch Is Easing, Plans to Spend More The Information
Score: 62💰 MoneyMay 13, 2026https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/tencent-says-chinas-ai-chip-crunch-easing-plans-spend