May 9, 2026 Alphabet Inc., Microsoft and xAI have reached an agreement with the Trump administration to provide early versions of their artificial intelligence models to the U.S. government for testing before public release. The arrangement allows federal more...
May 9, 2026 Anthropic has introduced a major set of upgrades to its Claude AI platform, including what it describes as infinite context windows designed to let the model retain and process information across long-running workflows and sessions. more...
May 7, 2026 Artificial intelligence tools that alter the accents of call centre workers in real time are drawing scrutiny in Canada as labour groups warn the technology could mislead customers and accelerate the outsourcing of Canadian jobs. more...
May 7, 2026 Shopify Inc. has laid off at least 30 employees as part of a planned reorganization of its operations, customer support and revenue teams. The cuts come as the Canadian e-commerce company continues reducing headcount while more...
May 7, 2026 Employees at Google DeepMind in London are attempting to unionize amid growing internal opposition to the company’s military and defence-related AI partnerships. Workers involved in the effort say the move is aimed in part at more...
May 7, 2026 Featherless AI has raised $20 million USD in Series A funding as the company positions itself as an infrastructure layer for deploying open-source AI models at scale. The San Francisco-based startup says its platform can more...
May 6, 2026 Ashley MacIsaac has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Google, alleging the company’s AI-generated search summaries falsely identified him as a convicted sex offender. The lawsuit claims Google’s AI Overview feature incorrectly stated that the more...
May 6, 2026 Major banks are searching for ways to reduce their exposure to the enormous loans financing AI data centres as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure pushes traditional lending models to their limits. Institutions including JPMorgan Chase, more...
May 6, 2026 South Africa has withdrawn its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after officials discovered that several academic references cited in the document did not exist. Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said at least six of the 67 more...
May 4, 2026 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company’s share of China’s AI accelerator market has fallen to zero. The decline follows U.S. export restrictions and rising domestic competition, marking a sharp reversal from Nvidia’s dominant position more...
