AI News You Missed - May 12th-May 16th

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Here’s the AI news you may have missed from last week.

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Monday, May 5th

- OpenAI released a new GitHub connector for its Deep Research feature. source

- OpenAI looks to restructure for IPO amid Microsoft talks. source

- SoundCloud allows AI training on user content, raising content rights issues. source

- President Trump fires U.S. Copyright Chief amid AI copyright battle. source

- Apple partners with Anthropic for AI vibe coding platform. source

- AI system predicts earthquakes with high accuracy. source

- Apple plans iPhone price hike with new features. source

- Klarna hires back staff after AI disappointment. source

- FTC delays enforcement, allowing more time for cancel protocols. source

- Saudi Arabia launches AI firm ahead of Trump's visit. source

- AI-associated workers viewed as less intelligent. source

- US-China suspend tariffs temporarily aiding tech firms. source

- Gemini AI to transform photos into videos soon. source

Tuesday, May 13th

- OpenAI says its latest models outperform doctors in medical benchmark source

- Saudi’s New AI Company source

- Spotify's AI DJ Now Takes Requests with Voice Commands source

- Carnegie Mellon researchers publish LegoGPT source

- Perplexity set to raise funding with increased valuation source

- Coinbase becomes first crypto firm in S&P 500 source

- YouTube cracks down harder on fake movie trailer channels with new demonetizations source

Wednesday, May 14th

- Amazon allegedly warns it'll "terminate" your account for screenshotting Prime Video. Source

- AI was coming for radiologists’ jobs. So far, they’re just more efficient. Source

- US warns companies around the world to stay away from Huawei chips. Source

- Trump admin scraps Biden-era AI chip controls. Source

- Elon Musk foresees universal high income from AI and robotics. Source

- Audible’s Scaling AI Voices. Source

- Spotify’s AI DJ Gets Ears. Source

- Max is changing its name again, back to ‘HBO Max’. Source

- Airbnb expands into services and experiences. Source

Thursday, May 15th

- Anthropic is reportedly testing Claude models that can fix their own mistakes Source

- Google's Gemini AI helps YouTube find the perfect advertising spaces Source

- Teacher Rage Quits. Blames AI. Source

- AI drug discovery is speeding up Source

- Trump tells Apple to stop building iPhones in India Source

- Databricks Acquires Neon Source

- OpenAI’s new Safety Evaluations dashboard Source

- Coinbase data breach exposes customer info and government IDs Source

- Microsoft shuts off Bing Search APIs and recommends switching to AI Source

- YouTube viewers will start seeing ads after ‘peak’ moments in videos Source

- Klarna CEO discusses workforce reduction Source

Friday, May 16th

- Manus AI introduced image generation allowing the agentic AI to accomplish visual tasks with step-by-step planning. Source

- Meta is delaying the rollout of its flagship AI model to the Fall due to a lack of significant improvement. Source

- Salesforce is acquiring Convergence AI, integrating its team and tech into its Agentforce platform. Source

- SoundCloud Backtracks After AI Clause Backlash, ensuring terms weren't for training models on user content. Source

- Windsurf’s in-house AI for developers designed to assist throughout the software engineering lifecycle. Source

- Hedera Drops an AI Dev Toolkit for building verifiable, on-chain AI apps with transparency. Source

- Poe usage charts AI popularity shifts with the spring 2025 model usage trends report. Source

- AI drug discovery is speeding up, though trial coordination remains a hurdle. Source

- Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters. Source

That’s it for today.

Until next time, stay safe.

-Best of AI Team

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