The latest AI news we announced in May
Here’s a recap of some of our biggest AI updates from May, including the releases at I/O and Google Marketing…
Perplexity received 780 million queries last month, CEO says
Perplexity received 780 million queries in May, CEO Aravind Srinivas shared onstage at Bloomberg’s Tech Summit on Thursday. Srinivas said that the…
Anthropic unveils custom AI models for US national security customers
Anthropic says it has released a new set of AI models tailored for U.S. national security customers. The new models, a custom…
X changes its terms to bar training of AI models using its content
Social network X has changed its developer agreement to prevent third parties from using the platform’s content to train large…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dismisses AI job fears, emphasizes expansion plans
In a Bloomberg interview Wednesday night in downtown San Francisco, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against concerns that AI…
North America takes the bulk of AI VC investments, despite tough political environment
Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the…
Reddit sues AI startup Anthropic for breach of contract, ‘unfair competition’
Reddit is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for what it’s calling a breach of contract and for engaging in “unlawful and unfair business…
Postman Unveils Agent Mode: AI-Native Development Revolutionizes API Lifecycle
Postman, API collaboration platform maker, today announced Agent Mode, anAI-native assistant designed to deliver productivity gains across the API lifecycle.…
Amazon to invest $10B in North Carolina to expand cloud infrastructure and advance AI
Key takeaways Amazon today announced plans to invest an estimated $10 billion in North Carolina to expand its data center…
New Certification Focused on Fast AI Application Development
Denodo, a leader in data management, announced a new certification, Denodo AI SDK Certified Developer Associate, to recognize individuals with the…
Figma will let your AI access its design servers
Figma is launching a new tool that can help AI models more effectively translate designs into fully coded applications. The…
Accenture Helps High-Potential AI Startups Grow with Support from NVIDIA Inception
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced expanded support for high-potential AI startups with a new engagement initiative, established through Accenture Ventures with support…
Samsung phones are getting a weird AI shopping platform nobody asked for
Glance AI, a brand owned by mobile advertising company InMobi, has announced a partnership with the Samsung Galaxy Store to roll out…
Snowflake continues to add AI, boost Cortex capabilities
Features that enable users to develop agents, coupled with the integration of agentic capabilities into the vendor’s own platform, show…
Helping Build Canada’s AI Workforce with a $13 Million AI Opportunity Fund
Canada stands at an exciting inflection point. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping our world, offering opportunities to transform how…
OpenAI enhances agentic AI development with improvements to Codex and the Agents SDK
OpenAI is pushing the envelope for developers of artificial intelligence agents. Today it expanded the capabilities of its Codex software engineering…
South Korea’s tech giants deepen US ties in AI expansion
South Korean technology companies Naver and Kakao are enhancing collaborations with US firms to strengthen their roles in the global…
Intuit Updates GenOS for Agentic AI Experiences for Its 100 Million Users
Intuit Inc., the financial technology company behind products like TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, has announced enhancements to its proprietary Generative…
Nvidia-backed AI firm Nebius secures $1b in debt financing
Nebius Group, an AI infrastructure firm listed on Nasdaq, announced a private placement of US$1 billion in senior unsecured convertible…
African AI Talent Shrinks Continent’s First Multilingual Language Model by 75%
In a major leap for inclusive and accessible artificial intelligence, Africa’s first multilingual Small Language Model (SLM), InkubaLM, has been reduced…