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27 May 2026

ElevenLabs Partners With Stan Lee Universe to Digitally Resurrect Marvel Creator's Voice

The $11 billion AI speech synthesis company ElevenLabs has partnered with Stan Lee Universe to bring the late Marvel co-creator's voice and likeness to its platform, seven years after his death. The deal enables commercial licensing of Lee's AI voice and allows fans to hear him narrate audiobooks, while his likeness will appear in visual content generators—raising fresh ethical controversies about consent and digital resurrection.

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HCLTech launches autonomous finance platform with Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise AI

HCLTech unveiled an autonomous finance platform powered by Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise AI to transform finance and accounting operations. The solution automates complex workflows across Invoice-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, and FP&A, reducing manual intervention while integrating with existing ERP systems to enable agent-led operations.

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Roku launches biggest home screen update in a decade with AI-powered app organization

Roku unveiled its most significant home screen redesign in over ten years, rolling out automatically to all US devices starting today. The update introduces AI-powered features including Quick Access for app organization, Top Picks for You, and Your Daily Scoop for trending content. The redesign maintains the familiar three-column layout while shifting priorities toward personalized content discovery.

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Broadcom partners with FuriosaAI on 2nm AI accelerator chip with HBM4e memory for inference

Broadcom has partnered with South Korean startup FuriosaAI to develop a third-generation AI accelerator chip built on a 2nm process with HBM4/HBM4e memory. The custom AI silicon targets high-volume AI inference workloads and leverages Broadcom's advanced packaging technology to integrate multiple chiplets into a single system-on-package, with sampling expected in early 2028.

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Amazon licenses its AI shopping technology to retailers through new AWS service

Amazon Web Services launched the AWS Agentic Shopping Assistant, packaging the technology behind Alexa for Shopping for other retailers. The service, which drove $12 billion in incremental sales for Amazon last year, can be deployed in 60 days. Kate Spade became the first customer, launching an AI Gift Concierge in April as competition intensifies among tech giants to control AI-powered commerce.

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Security Pioneer Warns DeFi Is Unsafe as AI Threats Expose Smart Contract Vulnerabilities

Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of OpenZeppelin, has declared all of DeFi unsafe, citing AI-powered coding agents that excel at finding smart contract vulnerabilities. His warning follows April's record-breaking month of crypto hacks and over $1.1 billion in DeFi losses in the past year. The claim has split the crypto community, with some arguing AI is reshaping security while others say most exploits stem from operational failures, not code flaws.

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MediaTek Dimensity 8550 could bring Gemini Intelligence to affordable Android phones

MediaTek quietly launched the Dimensity 8550 chipset with Gemini Nano V3 support, potentially enabling Gemini Intelligence on mid-range Android phones. The chip adds an LLM Booster and upgraded NPU 880 to its predecessor, but devices still need 12GB RAM and other qualifications. First devices include HONOR 600 Pro and OPPO Reno 16.

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India Tests Banks and Government Systems as Anthropic Mythos AI Raises Cybersecurity Alarms

India has launched extensive security reviews of critical digital infrastructure as concerns mount over Anthropic Mythos, an AI model that identified 23,019 vulnerabilities in just one month. Banks, telecom operators, and government agencies are stress-testing systems including Aadhaar and Finacle banking software, while only 97 vulnerabilities have been patched due to a severe cybersecurity talent shortage.

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BadHost Vulnerability in Starlette Framework Puts Millions of AI Agents at Critical Risk

A critical vulnerability in Starlette, an open source Python framework with 325 million weekly downloads, threatens millions of AI agents worldwide. Dubbed BadHost and tracked as CVE-2026-48710, the flaw allows attackers to bypass security checks and steal sensitive data including credentials, clinical trial databases, and personal information. Security researchers warn the 7/10 severity rating understates the actual risk.

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Shadow AI drives security incidents at 58% of firms as workers bypass approved tools

More than half of organizations experienced AI-related security incidents in the past year, driven by shadow AI use. New research reveals 52% of knowledge workers use unapproved AI tools, while 64.5% of personal AI account activity is actually for work purposes. Despite this, 90% of executives remain confident in their visibility over AI usage, exposing a dangerous disconnect between leadership perception and workplace reality.

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Google Health app sparks backlash as Fitbit users demand their old app back

Google officially replaced the Fitbit app with Google Health on May 26, triggering widespread user dissatisfaction. Over 50% of users in a survey expressed frustration with the redesign, citing intrusive AI features, missing health data, and a confusing interface. Hundreds of one-star reviews flooded Google Play as longtime Fitbit users threatened to switch to competitors like Garmin.

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YouTube rolls out automatic AI video detection as photorealistic content floods the platform

YouTube is overhauling how it identifies AI-generated content with automatic detection systems that flag photorealistic AI videos. The platform will now apply prominent AI labels even when creators fail to disclose AI usage, addressing concerns as models like Google's Veo and Gemini Omni make synthetic content increasingly difficult to distinguish from reality.

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Cisco finds no closed frontier AI model safe from multi-turn attacks across major providers

Cisco's AI Threat Research team tested 15 proprietary flagship models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Amazon, and xAI, revealing multi-turn attack success rates between 7.9% and 88.3%. The study exposes how single-turn safety benchmarks fail to capture real-world adversarial behavior, where attackers iterate and adapt across conversations. Even the strongest models like Claude showed vulnerability, with rates climbing from 2.2% to 16.2% under iterative pressure.

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Robinhood opens platform to AI agents for stock trading and autonomous credit card spending

Robinhood now allows customers to deploy AI agents that can trade stocks and make purchases autonomously. The company launched agentic trading accounts and virtual credit cards for its 700,000 Gold Card holders, complete with spending limits and fraud monitoring. The move marks a shift toward autonomous finance technology for retail investors.

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Apple developing iPhone anti-theft feature that mirrors Android's theft detection system

Apple is working on a new security system for future iPhones that can automatically detect when a device is snatched and lock it instantly. The feature uses motion sensors and AI to identify theft patterns, closely resembling Android's Theft Detection Lock introduced with Android 15. The move addresses a critical security gap where thieves exploit unlocked phones before owners can react.

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