YouTube’s AI “custom feed” lets U.S. signed-in users (English) generate a pinned video lineup from text prompts on mobile or desktop, with the feature announced in 2026. It requires search and watch history, supports prompt edits via the top text box, and includes a “Something wrong?” feedback option.
Illinois House passed SB 315 on May 28, 2026, requiring “frontier AI” labs like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind to get independent auditors to verify safety practices. Gov. JB Pritzker says he’ll sign; audits could be handled by Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC or the AI Evaluator Forum.
Snowflake will pay $6B over five years to AWS for access to its ARM-based Graviton CPUs, aiming to power growing AI agent workloads, with the deal announced May 27, 2026. Snowflake notes $7B in AWS Marketplace sales since 2012, and customer spend on AWS doubling to $2B in 2025.
Triomics, a startup that builds AI tools for oncology teams, announced a $22 million Series B funding round in May 2026, led by Battery Ventures. Returning investors Nexus Venture Partners,…
Database provider ClickHouse has reached $250 million in annualized revenue run rate, tripling its business from the prior year, co-founder and president of product and technology Yury Izrailevsky…
Meta announced in May 2026 that it is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also beginning tests of new subscription tiers aimed at AI users,…
Amsterdam-based payroll startup Remote surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and reached cash-flow positive status in 2026, crediting a 50% increase in revenue per employee driven…
AI coding startup Cognition announced on May 27, 2026, that it has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round at a $25 billion pre-money valuation — more than doubling its valuation in eight…
Trajectory, launched in May 2026 by ex-DeepMind, Apple, OpenAI and Meta researchers, raised a $15M seed at a $115M post-money valuation led by Conviction with Bessemer VC, Radical VC and BoxGroup. Founded by Ronak Malde, it has 11 people and targets continual learning from real user interactions.
ElevenLabs launched Music v2 in May 2026, enabling mid-track genre switching (opera ↔ heavy metal) without losing coherence. The model supports section-based, text-prompt regeneration, intro/verse/chorus stitching, and more reliable results across languages, lyrics, vocals, and arrangements, built on licensed data cleared for commercial use.
Google is rolling out fixes to the Google Health app after users complained post-Fitbit replacement in 2026, with updates starting the week of May 27, 2026. Changes include customizable Today/Health dashboards, a 24-hour sleep overview, and an AI coach that will be more concise with charts/maps/stats and fewer minor-activity digressions; it also adds run labeling and split times.
DuckDuckGo saw a sharp rise in U.S. app installs in late May 2026, following Google’s announcement at its annual I/O developer conference that it would overhaul its search engine by replacing…
