A wave of AI-powered search startups is drawing significant venture capital in 2026, with Exa Labs and Parallel Web Systems among the companies raising large rounds as the search industry undergoes a…
In a May 2026 memo, Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says it will cut ~3,000 jobs (~17% of its 18,200 employees as of July 2025) to reduce complexity and refocus on AI. TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma are in scope.
Quartermaster, an Arlington, Virginia-based startup, announced a $43 million Series A funding round in May 2026 to expand its maritime sensor platform, called SmartMast — a package of…
Figma has introduced an AI agent that operates directly within its collaborative canvas, allowing users to generate new designs, edit existing ones, and automate tasks using natural language prompts….
At I/O 2026 (announced in May 2026), Google unveiled Gemini Spark, a cloud AI agent that can run 24/7 across web, Android, and iOS, with 30+ external partners like Dropbox, Uber, and Spotify. Trusted testers start this week, with a US beta next week on Google’s Ultra plan. Google also says Gemini 3.5 Flash is expected next month.
In May 2026, GitHub said hackers stole data from ~3,800 internal repos after a poisoned VS Code extension compromised an employee device. GitHub reports no evidence customer info outside GitHub’s internal repos was affected; TeamPCP claims credit and sells the data.
YouTube announced three significant updates in 2026: an AI-powered conversational search feature called “Ask YouTube,” the integration of Google’s Gemini Omni video model into Shorts, and a broader…
Android 17’s “Continue On” adds Handoff-like pickup from phone to tablet, initially one-way. Announced in 2026, it brings tasks like document and email resuming and even loading the relevant browser page, with testing in RC1 and no release timeline yet.
As of May 19, 2026, US tech platforms are legally required to provide a way for people to report and request removal of nonconsensual intimate images and videos (NCII) under the Take It Down Act, a…
Google’s Flow (May 2026) adds self-avatar video generation: scan a QR code, recite a number string, rotate your head for angles, then insert the avatar into scenes with adjustable backgrounds and clothing. Omni Flash replaces Veo to improve character consistency, and every video includes a SynthID watermark; avatars are limited to the user.
OpenAI announced in May 2026 two new measures to help users identify images generated by its AI models: support for an open metadata standard called C2PA and a partnership with Google to embed an…
At I/O 2026 in May, Google debuted Gemini Omni and launched Omni Flash right away in the Gemini app, YouTube Shorts, and Flow, generating up to 10 seconds of video. Omni adds SynthID watermarks and deepfake-safe avatar onboarding that records users and has them speak numbers; Omni Pro is planned.
