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In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search

So ... what's your In the Weights score?

Access OpenAI models and Codex through your Oracle cloud commitment
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Access OpenAI models and Codex through your Oracle cloud commitment

Access OpenAI models and Codex through Oracle Cloud, using existing commitments to build and deploy AI with enterprise security and governance.

From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone

For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? - Databricks
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? - Databricks

What is artificial intelligence (AI)?  Databricks

9 demos of Gemini Omni and Gemini 3.5 in action
AI

9 demos of Gemini Omni and Gemini 3.5 in action

Watch 9 videos showing the capabilities of Gemini Omni and Gemini 3.5, announced at Google I/O 2026.

A near-autonomous AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry
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A near-autonomous AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry

OpenAI and Molecule.one show how a near-autonomous AI chemist using GPT-5.4 improved a key drug-making reaction, advancing medicinal chemistry research.

The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China, but how?
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China, but how?

There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic

Jumper isn't the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.

How AI created an HOA controversy in Ahwatukee - AZ Family
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

How AI created an HOA controversy in Ahwatukee - AZ Family

How AI created an HOA controversy in Ahwatukee  AZ Family

New usage analytics and updated spend controls for enterprises
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New usage analytics and updated spend controls for enterprises

OpenAI introduces new spend controls and usage analytics for ChatGPT Enterprise, helping organizations manage costs and scale AI with confidence.

Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?

Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5’s guardrails.  Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an open letter calling the move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models. So is […]

Operational Autonomy: How Artificial Intelligence is Quietly Rebuilding the Modern Airport - Metropolitan Airport News
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Operational Autonomy: How Artificial Intelligence is Quietly Rebuilding the Modern Airport - Metropolitan Airport News

Operational Autonomy: How Artificial Intelligence is Quietly Rebuilding the Modern Airport  Metropolitan Airport News

We’re announcing new community investments in Missouri.
AI

We’re announcing new community investments in Missouri.

We’re helping build the state’s next-generation workforce and investing in energy programs.

New research shows how AMIE, our medical AI, could help manage health conditions.
AI

New research shows how AMIE, our medical AI, could help manage health conditions.

Research in “Nature” shows our conversational AI system matches primary care physicians in complex disease management.

Predicting model behavior before release by simulating deployment
OpenAI News

Predicting model behavior before release by simulating deployment

OpenAI introduces Deployment Simulation, a method to predict AI model behavior before deployment using real conversation data to improve safety and evaluation accuracy.

How AI Mode is changing the way people search in the U.S.
AI

How AI Mode is changing the way people search in the U.S.

One year after launch, see how AI Mode’s users are shifting from keywords to natural language queries.

OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO 
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO 

OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.

Catch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.
AI

Catch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.

A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.

Our new community investments in Virginia support local jobs and expand energy affordability.
AI

Our new community investments in Virginia support local jobs and expand energy affordability.

We’re helping build the state’s next-generation workforce and investing in energy programs.

CEO of Chinese Anthropic rival tells Elon Musk that China will have a Fable 5-class AI model before next year — it ‘won’t take that long’ says Jie Tang in response to Musk's prediction of a Q1 target - Tom's Hardware
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

CEO of Chinese Anthropic rival tells Elon Musk that China will have a Fable 5-class AI model before next year — it ‘won’t take that long’ says Jie Tang in response to Musk's prediction of a Q1 target - Tom's Hardware

CEO of Chinese Anthropic rival tells Elon Musk that China will have a Fable 5-class AI model before next year — it ‘won’t take that long’ says Jie Tang in response to Musk's prediction of a Q1 target  Tom's Hardware

The latest AI news we announced in May 2026
AI

The latest AI news we announced in May 2026

Here are Google’s latest AI updates from May 2026

Take our I/O 2026 quiz, vibe coded in Google AI Studio.
AI

Take our I/O 2026 quiz, vibe coded in Google AI Studio.

We used Google AI Studio to vibe code a quiz about our top I/O 2026 announcements.

5 ways Google Search can level up your thrift and vintage shopping
AI

5 ways Google Search can level up your thrift and vintage shopping

Uncover second-hand scores with AI tools in Google Search and Shopping.

We’re strengthening our presence in Alabama through new investments and community support.
AI

We’re strengthening our presence in Alabama through new investments and community support.

Google has announced a $1.5 billion investment for 2026 and 2027 to expand its data center campus in Jackson County, Alabama. Operating since 2019 on a repurposed former…

Artificial intelligence enters medicine – and doctors receive new boundaries - The Jerusalem Post
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Artificial intelligence enters medicine – and doctors receive new boundaries - The Jerusalem Post

Artificial intelligence enters medicine – and doctors receive new boundaries  The Jerusalem Post

Got $100? 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Memory ETF to Buy Hand Over Fist - The Motley Fool
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Got $100? 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Memory ETF to Buy Hand Over Fist - The Motley Fool

Got $100? 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Memory ETF to Buy Hand Over Fist  The Motley Fool

Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs
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Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs

The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video development.

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”

Almost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Almost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says

About 47% of singles look negatively at the use of AI in dating -- but many dating app users are open to AI helping with profile punch-ups and conversation starters.

Trump tried to block states from regulating AI, but some are forging ahead - Los Angeles Times
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Trump tried to block states from regulating AI, but some are forging ahead - Los Angeles Times

Trump tried to block states from regulating AI, but some are forging ahead  Los Angeles Times

Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It. - The New York Times
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It. - The New York Times

Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It.  The New York Times

Using AI to help physicians diagnose rare genetic diseases affecting children
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Using AI to help physicians diagnose rare genetic diseases affecting children

Researchers used an OpenAI reasoning model to help diagnose rare diseases, identifying 18 new diagnoses in previously unsolved cases.

Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home

Reliance is weaving AI into telecom services used by more than 500 million people.

With AI, picking a major because of high salaries is riskier | Opinion - The Des Moines Register
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

With AI, picking a major because of high salaries is riskier | Opinion - The Des Moines Register

With AI, picking a major because of high salaries is riskier | Opinion  The Des Moines Register

OpenAI's Massive Losses Strengthen the Bull Case for These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks - The Motley Fool
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

OpenAI's Massive Losses Strengthen the Bull Case for These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks - The Motley Fool

OpenAI's Massive Losses Strengthen the Bull Case for These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks  The Motley Fool

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed Deductive AI for up to $85M
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed Deductive AI for up to $85M

Deductive AI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago.

Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips

AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company.

Towards autonomous medical artificial intelligence agents - Nature
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Towards autonomous medical artificial intelligence agents - Nature

Towards autonomous medical artificial intelligence agents  Nature

This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Is Up 4,800% in the Past Year. Wall Street Says This Will Happen Next. - Yahoo Finance
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Is Up 4,800% in the Past Year. Wall Street Says This Will Happen Next. - Yahoo Finance

This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Is Up 4,800% in the Past Year. Wall Street Says This Will Happen Next.  Yahoo Finance

A new experiment brings better group meetings to Google Beam
AI

A new experiment brings better group meetings to Google Beam

See and hear your colleagues in true-to-life size and sound, making hybrid meetings feel more inclusive and connected.

Improving health intelligence in ChatGPT
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Improving health intelligence in ChatGPT

Learn how GPT-5.5 Instant improves ChatGPT’s health and wellness responses with stronger reasoning, better context, clearer communication, and physician-informed evaluations.

How the Shanghai Film Festival Is Embracing Cinema's Future: From AI to iPhone Moviemaking - The Hollywood Reporter
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

How the Shanghai Film Festival Is Embracing Cinema's Future: From AI to iPhone Moviemaking - The Hollywood Reporter

How the Shanghai Film Festival Is Embracing Cinema's Future: From AI to iPhone Moviemaking  The Hollywood Reporter

Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media - The Guardian
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media - The Guardian

Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media  The Guardian

AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-round
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-round

Startup Baseten is reportedly close to finalizing a $1.5 billion round at a $13 billion as the “inference gold rush" marches on.

Check out real-life AI prototypes from the Futures Lab.
AI

Check out real-life AI prototypes from the Futures Lab.

University of Waterloo students develop AI prototypes like sign language tutors to reshape the future of education and work.

Introducing LifeSciBench
OpenAI News

Introducing LifeSciBench

Introducing LifeSciBench, an expert-authored, expert-reviewed benchmark for evaluating how AI systems handle real-world life science research tasks and decisions.

The US banned Anthropic’s Fable 5 release, but the numbers don’t seem to care
AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch

The US banned Anthropic’s Fable 5 release, but the numbers don’t seem to care

Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5’s guardrails.  Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an open letter calling the move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models. So is […]

How we used Gemini to build Google I/O 2026
AI

How we used Gemini to build Google I/O 2026

Learn how Googlers used AI to produce Google I/O 2026.

Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment - CalMatters
"artificial intelligence" - Google News

Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment - CalMatters

Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment  CalMatters

Introducing the OpenAI Partner Network
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Introducing the OpenAI Partner Network

OpenAI launches the Partner Network, investing $150M to help global partners accelerate enterprise AI adoption, deployment, and transformation.