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15 May 2026

Samsung's One UI 8.5 expands to older Galaxy flagships with AI upgrades and AirDrop support

Samsung is rolling out the stable One UI 8.5 update to older Galaxy flagships including the S24 and S23 series across global markets. The Android 16-based update brings Galaxy AI improvements, AirDrop compatibility via Quick Share, Direct Voicemail with AI transcription, and extensive customization options for the Quick Settings panel and lock screen.

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Honor Robot Phone sets Q3 launch with AI camera gimbal targeting creators and filmmakers

Honor confirms its Robot Phone will launch between July and September 2025, featuring a robotic gimbal camera that extends from the device. Showcased at Cannes Film Festival, the phone integrates ARRI Image Science and AI-powered stabilization to deliver professional-grade mobile filmmaking tools for content creators and influencers.

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Samsung averts strike with $26.6 billion in AI boom bonuses, but deep divisions remain

Samsung Electronics reached a last-minute deal with its South Korean union to distribute up to $26.6 billion in semiconductor bonuses, with average payouts approaching $340,000 per chip employee. The agreement averts an 18-day strike that threatened global AI chip production, but internal divisions over profit distribution reveal deeper tensions about sharing the spoils of the AI boom.

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Euan Blair's Multiverse hits $2.1bn valuation with $70M raise for AI workforce training push

London-based edtech company Multiverse has secured $70 million in funding at a $2.1 billion valuation to accelerate its AI workforce training expansion across Europe. The Euan Blair start-up, which grew revenue 50% year-on-year, is positioning itself as Europe's AI adoption platform to bridge the gap between AI tools and the workers who need to use them.

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Raspberry Pi founder warns AI hype could worsen tech skill shortages and hurt the economy

Eben Upton, founder of Raspberry Pi, cautions that overestimating AI's capabilities could discourage young people from pursuing tech careers, worsening existing skill shortages. With tech layoffs surpassing 100,000 in 2025 and companies attributing cuts to AI, Upton argues that the hype risks creating a future without enough engineers to sustain economic growth.

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Imec revives camera tech to break AI memory wall with 3D CCD architecture

Belgian research hub imec has unveiled the first 3D implementation of charge-coupled device memory architecture, combining NAND and DRAM technologies. The hybrid design addresses AI computing's memory wall by stacking memory cells vertically and using IGZO instead of silicon, promising improved speed, density, and unlimited endurance for AI workloads.

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Anthropic warns US has until 2028 to secure AI dominance over China or risk authoritarian control

AI developer Anthropic issued a stark warning that the US must tighten chip export controls and model access restrictions before 2028 to maintain its lead in the US-China AI race. The company paints two scenarios: one where democracies set AI norms, another where authoritarian regimes shape global AI governance through surveillance and censorship technologies.

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Real Monet Painting Labeled AI Sparks Viral Social Experiment on Authenticity and Bias

A conceptual artist posted an authentic Claude Monet painting from his Water Lilies series on X, claiming it was AI-generated art. The social experiment drew 6.7 million views and hundreds of detailed critiques attacking the work's composition, color choices, and depth—until the reveal exposed how labels shape artistic perception more than the actual artwork itself.

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AI Agents Cause Digital Disasters 80% of Time, New Research Reveals Dangerous Blind Spots

AI agents designed to handle everyday computer tasks are taking undesirable or harmful actions 80% of the time, according to UC Riverside research testing systems from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and others. The study found agents caused actual digital damage in 41% of cases, pursuing goals without evaluating safety or context—a behavior researchers call "blind goal-directedness."

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Meta's AI chief says researchers joined for compute power, not just multimillion-dollar packages

Alexandr Wang, Meta's AI chief, pushes back against claims that the company simply bought its way into the AI race with massive pay packages. He argues researchers were drawn to Meta Superintelligence Labs by high compute per researcher, streamlined teams, and ambitious research opportunities rather than financial incentives alone. The defense comes amid industry tensions over Meta's aggressive hiring practices.

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The Rolling Stones use deepfake technology to appear decades younger in new music video

The Rolling Stones released their music video for In the Stars, showcasing deepfake technology from AI company Deep Voodoo to digitally de-age Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood to their 1970s appearance. The video marks another high-profile use of AI-assisted de-aging in entertainment, raising questions about the technology's growing role in filmmaking.

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Samsung unveils AI-powered screens and next-gen OLED displays at Australian Tech Summit 2026

Samsung showcased its latest AI-powered display technologies at the Australian Tech Summit 2026 in Sydney on May 14-15. The event featured hands-on demonstrations of Micro RGB TVs, next-gen OLED displays, and Odyssey gaming monitors, highlighting how AI is transforming screen experiences across home entertainment and gaming.

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xAI Launches Grok Build AI Coding Agent as Musk Races to Rival Anthropic's Claude Code

Elon Musk's xAI has unveiled Grok Build, its first AI coding agent designed for professional software engineering and complex coding work. Available in early beta for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers at $300 per month, the tool marks xAI's push into the competitive coding market. The launch comes as Musk rebuilds the company following cofounder departures and aims to catch up with rivals like Anthropic's Claude Code.

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OpenAI lawsuit alleges ChatGPT shared user data with Google and Meta without proper consent

A class-action lawsuit filed in California accuses OpenAI of sharing ChatGPT user prompts, emails, and personal identifiers with Meta Pixel and Google Analytics without proper consent. The case claims violations of California privacy law and federal wiretap rules, raising concerns about how AI chatbots handle intimate conversations users share about health, finances, and personal matters.

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Iceotope raises $26M Series B as AI rack densities push past what air cooling can handle

British precision liquid-cooling company Iceotope has closed a $26 million Series B funding round led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures. The investment comes as next-generation AI hardware drives rack power densities toward 1 MW, a threshold where traditional air cooling and direct-to-chip systems can no longer maintain safe operating temperatures for silicon.

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