News about Artificial intelligence

Medical devices are usually designed with efficiency, sterility and procedural compliance in mind. Nadia Ursu, who has more than 15 years of experience in medicine, started with a different question: what would a medical device designed to sense the emotions of a child experiencing a traumatic event look like?

A cryptoblogger under the pseudonym The Smart Ape has published a detailed analysis of the economic consequences of mass AI automation. The starting point was the forecast of Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleiman, who told the Financial Times back in February: AI will automate most office professions in 12-18 months.

Amazon has unveiled Alexa for Shopping, a new AI shopping system that combines the capabilities of the Alexa+ voice assistant and the Rufus chatbot. The service will be able to compare products, track prices, give personalized recommendations and even automatically checkout.

Ilon Musk, during a May 18 speech at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv, again linked the development of autonomous vehicles, AI and robotics to the long-term future of civilization.

Google has topped Kantar’s annual ranking of the world’s most valuable and influential brands for the first time since 2018, ousting Apple, which has remained the leader for the past four years.

AI+ Expo 2026, one of the largest technology forums in the US, has come to an end in Washington, DC, where artificial intelligence has finally ceased to look like a “peaceful” consumer service and has increasingly become an element of geopolitics, defense and industrial policy.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) is developing its internal management system based on artificial intelligence, as well as an AI-based internal assistant used for quick access to institutional information, data analysis and processing, integrated SupTech initiatives and digital infrastructure. This was announced by Anca Dragu, Head of the NBM, at the Tech Talks 2026 international conference held in Timisoara, dedicated to the dialog on the role of innovation in enhancing competitiveness.

A multibillion-dollar deal to supply AI chips from Nvidia to a dozen Chinese companies has hung up. The reasons are twofold: Beijing’s stiff opposition and American President Donald Trump’s exotic terms. Although the former also follows from the latter.

While the world is buying up chips for artificial intelligence, Samsung Electronics is trying to avoid a crisis within the company. On Monday, management and the memory maker’s largest labor union will sit down at the bargaining table again, three days before a possible large-scale strike.

Malta will become the first country where the authorities will distribute OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus subscription free of charge to residents. All citizens of the country will have access to the service for a year, but after completing an AI course.

Ilon Musk has rekindled interest in Tesla’s drone technology. This is about a new version of the Full Self-Driving system for electric cars.

Apple’s founder Steve Jobs used an unconventional method of selection for a job. If he didn’t want to have a beer with the candidate after the conversation, the chances of getting the job were drastically reduced.

South Korean Samsung Electronics is facing the threat of a large-scale strike: up to 50 thousand workers may stop working as early as May 21.

xAI owner Ilon Musk has unveiled an early beta version of Grok Build, a new AI tool for programming and automating tasks. However, users’ attention was attracted not only by the product’s capabilities, but also by the cost of access: the service is available only to subscribers of the SuperGrok Heavy tariff, which costs about $300 per month.

Chipmaker Cerebras Systems raised $5.55 billion in an initial public offering, the largest IPO of 2026 amid growing demand for semiconductors, Bloomberg reported.

The Web Summit Vancouver 2026 technology forum kicked off in Vancouver, Canada, which organizers call one of the largest platforms in North America for discussing artificial intelligence, the digital economy and the startup industry.

Industry studies estimate that more than 60-65% of physicians in the U.S. regularly use AI tools in clinical practice, from diagnosis to analyzing studies and selecting therapies.

Shares of Intel Corporation are declining for the third consecutive session after the publication of data on the loss of its share in the server processor market. According to UBS analysts’ estimates, in the first quarter of 2026, the company’s positions were strengthened by competitors – AMD and Arm Holdings.

Chinese trading giant Alibaba Group has reported accelerating growth in its artificial intelligence-related businesses amid a global AI boom. However, the company’s total revenue grew only 3% to 243 billion yuan (about $36 billion).

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