Today's AI Pulse
Anthropic shuts down Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after US export‑control warning
Anthropic disabled access to its Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 models after the Trump administration, via the Commerce Department, warned that foreign nationals could exploit the systems. The move followed alerts from Amazon and other firms about a potential jailbreak that could aid cyber‑security attacks. Anthropic declined the administration’s request for a voluntary shutdown but complied with the order.
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By the numbers: AMD acquires AI memory‑optimization pioneer Mext
Eastman Is Using AI to Screen for Greenwashing
Eastman’s sustainability team has deployed a generative‑AI chatbot, called “Green Claims,” to audit marketing and packaging language for potential greenwashing. Trained on FTC, EU and other guidance, the tool flags vague terms such as “biodegradable” or “compostable” and suggests precise qualifiers. The AI reduces review time, improves claim defensibility, and is being rolled out via Microsoft Copilot across the firm. Eastman plans to expand similar AI solutions to other processes.
Podcast: Autonomous Labs Redefine the Role of Biopharma Researchers
Autonomous laboratories, integrating robotic hardware with AI-driven decision making, are emerging as a transformative force in biopharma R&D. In a GlobalData Media podcast, Frankie Fattorini interviewed Jason Kelly, CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks, who described how these labs can conduct experiments with unprecedented precision...
The ROI Problem With AI Traffic Nobody Is Measuring Correctly via @Sejournal, @DuaneForrester
The article argues that measuring ROI of AI‑driven traffic with traditional click‑through metrics is flawed because large language models provide answers in place rather than routing users. While AI referral traffic hovers around 1% of total visits, overall organic search...
I'm Obsessed With the 'Conversate' App on These Smart Glasses
The Conversate app, built for Even Realities’ G2 smart glasses, uses AI to transcribe meetings in real time and surface contextual facts on a discreet heads‑up display. It creates post‑meeting summaries that flag action items and sync them to the...
Claude Agents End Programmatic’s Black‑box Era
30 years of the “Black Box” era of programmatic are over. Remember when buying ads meant normalizing everything to the lowest common denominator? Trapped in sandboxes. Rigid formats. No first-party data. Those days are gone. Why “buy efficiently” through programmatic… When you can buy intimately using Claude-powered...
Mirakl Introduce Advanced AI-Powered Trust & Safety Capability
Mirakl has launched Trust & Safety, an AI‑powered moderation add‑on for its marketplace operating system. The tool automatically scans product listings—both text and images—for illegal, illicit or inappropriate content such as weapons, hate symbols, and child sexual exploitation material. Integrated...
Startup Profile: Hazel - The AI Procurement Platform for Government Agencies
Hazel offers an AI‑native, end‑to‑end procurement platform designed exclusively for government agencies. The solution lets public‑sector teams define requirements, auto‑generate solicitations, conduct market research, and evaluate vendor responses within a single interface. Backed by Y Combinator, Hazel positions itself as...
QCraft Unveils Physical AI Model, Expands Autonomy to Robotics and Logistics
QCraft announced its Physical AI Model and the QPilot MAX 500+ TOPS platform, extending its autonomous‑driving stack into robotics and logistics. The system is already deployed in 25 Chinese vehicle models, with 50 more expected this year, and promises a false‑activation...
R&B Fashion Launches an AI Fashion Runway with Takumi AI
R&B Fashion has launched an AI‑powered runway campaign in partnership with Dubai‑based Takumi AI. The “Fashion Walk” video showcases 94 distinct looks across men, women and teen collections, displayed on LED screens in 135 R&B stores. Takumi’s proprietary AI system...
Salesforce Overhauls Revenue Reporting for AI‑Driven 'Agentforce' Strategy
Salesforce announced on May 1 that it will restructure its revenue reporting beginning fiscal 2027, dividing core revenue into two AI‑centric segments. The plan lifted the stock more than 4% and underscores the company's push to position its CRM suite...
OpenAI Unveils Self‑Serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT with CPC Bidding
OpenAI has launched a beta self‑serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT, letting U.S. advertisers buy ads with cost‑per‑click (CPC) bids and track conversions. The move expands access beyond agency‑managed pilots and adds familiar performance tools to the AI chat environment.
Exiger Leads 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management
Exiger secured the top spot in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management, achieving the highest execution rating and the furthest vision score. The AI‑native platform’s autonomous capabilities are reshaping how enterprises monitor and mitigate supply‑chain risk.
7 Common AI Website Mistakes That Are Easy To Avoid via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
Y Combinator general partner Aaron Epstein and former Cron founder Raphael Schaad unpacked seven common pitfalls of AI‑generated, or “vibe‑coded,” websites. They warned that over‑reliance on large language models produces generic design trends like purple gradients and bento‑box layouts, as...
Atlassian Unveils AI‑Native Teamwork Graph and Rovo Agentic Execution at Team ’26
Atlassian announced at its Team ’26 conference that its Teamwork Graph now contains more than 150 billion connections and is open to external agents, while the Rovo AI assistant has been upgraded to an autonomous, agentic executor. The move, backed by...
AI Saves Lives: Early Cancer Detection, Faster Drugs
Hear me out: AI also does things that are good There are lots of things to dislike about AI, but we should admit that it is also doing some inarguably beneficial things, like detecting cancer earlier, designing new medications that work...
Code for America Appoints Former California CTO Jonathan Porat as New CTO
Code for America announced Wednesday that Jonathan Porat, who stepped down after three‑and‑a‑half years as California’s chief technology officer, will become its chief technology officer in June. The hire is aimed at scaling the nonprofit’s public‑benefits platform and accelerating responsible...
KPMG India Partners with CleverTap to Embed AI‑driven Engagement in Enterprise Transformations
KPMG India and CleverTap have formed a strategic alliance to embed the latter’s AI‑powered engagement platform into KPMG‑led enterprise transformation projects. The partnership targets banking, financial services, retail and consumer sectors, aiming to cut churn and boost customer lifetime value...
OLOS Impact Deploys AI‑Powered Model to Speed Affordable Housing in LA
OLOS Impact has launched an AI‑driven multifamily development platform in Los Angeles, promising to cut feasibility studies from months to days. The firm pairs the technology with a partnership model that leverages underused church land, aiming to deliver "attainable" housing...
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Andrew Yang: How AI Can Build a Future that Works for Everyone [MAICON 2026]
Andrew Yang will deliver the keynote at MAICON 2026, urging a human‑centered economy as AI reshapes work. He draws on his 2020 presidential campaign, bestselling books, and Humanity Forward nonprofit to argue for universal basic income, data‑as‑property rights, and a modern...
How Claude Built a Full Video Marketing Campaign in Under 24 Hours
Claude, Anthropic’s advanced language model, assembled a full‑scale video marketing campaign for a fictional headphone brand in under 24 hours. The AI produced hero visuals, motion‑design animations, ad copy, and a landing‑page layout, iterating on each element to meet predefined creative...
Proofpoint Unveils Prism Investigator, Autonomous AI for Compliance Investigations
Proofpoint has launched Prism Investigator, an autonomous AI platform that reconstructs events from scattered communications for compliance and legal teams. Available in mid‑June, the tool promises to replace manual keyword searches with explainable, source‑agnostic AI analysis, speeding up investigations in...
Littler Survey Shows 68% of U.S. Employers Adopt AI Governance, Yet Gaps Remain
Littler Mendelson's 2026 employer survey reports that 68% of U.S. companies have formal AI governance policies, up from 38% in 2025. Despite the rise, fewer than half have key controls such as third‑party vendor vetting or dedicated oversight committees, leaving...
AMD Posts 57% Data‑center Revenue Jump as EPYC, Instinct AI Chips Surge
AMD reported a 57% year‑over‑year increase in data‑center revenue, reaching $5.8 billion, as demand for its EPYC processors and Instinct AI GPUs accelerated. Total quarterly revenue hit $10.3 billion, up 38%, and net income nearly doubled to $1.4 billion, positioning the data‑center segment...
Japan's Digital Minister Launches Gennai AI Pilot for 180,000 Civil Servants
Japan’s Digital Agency will roll out Gennai, a generative‑AI platform, to roughly 180,000 government staff in 39 ministries. The pilot aims to cut administrative workload, showcase trustworthy AI, and catalyze broader tech investment.
TeachBetter.ai Rolls Out Version 5.0 with PaperQR Live Quiz, a Device‑free Real‑time Assessment Tool
TeachBetter.ai unveiled Version 5.0 of its AI‑driven teaching platform, introducing PaperQR Live Quiz – a QR‑code based, device‑free assessment system. The feature lets teachers capture real‑time student responses, aiming to close the gap between instruction and learning in K‑12 classrooms across...
Workato Debuts Otto, Autonomous AI Teammate for Enterprise Workflows
Workato announced Otto, an autonomous AI teammate that can execute tasks across a company’s entire application stack while preserving IT‑level controls. The new agent promises to move beyond single‑app copilots by combining end‑to‑end automation with role‑based access, auditability and governance...
Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs
Artera, formerly WELL Health, has introduced an AI Services Model that replaces generic SaaS with clinic‑specific, agentic solutions. The company deploys AI Service Squads—small teams of AI builders who work alongside providers—to deliver bespoke tools for scheduling, prior authorizations, referral...
Atlassian Adds AI Chat, Code Insights and Agent Metrics to DX Suite
Atlassian unveiled four AI‑native capabilities in its recently acquired DX platform, including an AI chat interface, AI Code Insights, proactive SLA alerts and an Agent Experience scorecard. The additions aim to give engineering leaders concrete data on AI tool usage,...
‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World
A Chinese startup has released a real‑time deepfake engine that can map a target’s face onto a live video feed within seconds, allowing scammers to impersonate victims on platforms like Microsoft Teams. The software runs on consumer‑grade gaming laptops and...
Us Pulls Further Ahead on AI Pay as Europe Reshuffles and Emerging Markets Accelerate, According to WTW
WTW’s latest AI and Digital Talent Salary Survey shows the United States widening its lead in AI compensation, with median total pay for mid‑level machine‑learning roles topping $170,000. Germany and the UK hold second and third spots, while Canada fell...
Enterprises Are Making an AI Native Transformation
AI agents are rapidly moving from experimental tools to core collaborators in enterprises, handling tasks from customer experience to software development. At the AI Agent Conference 2026, leaders highlighted the need for companies to become AI‑native, revamping business models, code...
Iowa State and ETH Zürich Unveil ‘Rulebooks’ Framework to Boost Autonomous Robot Safety
Researchers at Iowa State University, together with ETH Zürich, released a new “rulebooks” decision framework that ranks safety‑critical rules above efficiency goals, promising clearer, auditable behavior for autonomous robots. The IEEE‑published study shows the approach can resolve conflicts that stump traditional...
ARBOR Technology Unveils ARES-2100 Series for Next-Generation Edge AI with Intel Core Series 3 Processors
ARBOR Technology introduced the ARES-2100 series, a fanless 1U edge AI system powered by Intel Core Series 3 (Wildcat Lake) processors. The platform delivers up to 40 TOPS of AI compute, including 17 TOPS from a dedicated NPU, and combines CPU, Intel Xe3...
Gemma 4 Delivers 3x Speedup, Day 0 Support for vLLM
Google has introduced the MTP Drafter plug‑in for its Gemma 4 model, promising up to three‑times faster inference while preserving output quality. Gemma 4 spans a parameter range from 2 billion to 31 billion, supports text, image, video and audio, and scores above 85%...
The 5-Prompt Check I Run Before Publishing Anything that Might Land Badly
The post outlines a five‑prompt workflow that solopreneurs can run through AI to rigorously test controversial ideas before publishing. It starts by forcing the model to build the strongest case for the claim, then sequentially challenges, breaks down, destroys, and...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says Company Saw 80‑Fold Quarterly Growth, Triggers Compute Crunch
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told investors the AI startup’s revenue and usage jumped 80‑fold in the first quarter, far outpacing its 10‑fold growth plan and sparking a compute bottleneck. The company secured over 300 MW of extra capacity from SpaceX and...
How an Agent Harness Made My Claude Code Setup 10x More Reliable
The author describes how adding an "agent harness" to Claude Code transforms a basic folder‑based setup into a reliable, multi‑layered workflow. By introducing memory files, mechanical hooks, coordinated agents, and evaluation loops, the system captures repeated corrections, enforces style rules,...
D&B and Claude Team up to Streamline KYC Workflows
Dun & Bradstreet has partnered with Anthropic to embed its Commercial Graph risk data into the Claude AI platform via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. The integration lets enterprises build customized KYC and KYB workflows in minutes, merging natural‑language...
Avoid AI Collapse: Keep Agents Diverse, Not Uniform
The hype around agentic AI keeps asking "is the AI agent smart?" That is the wrong question. The interesting question is "how many other agents is it agreeing with right this second?" If the answer is "all of them, on...
Tokens: Building Blocks of the New Information Superhighway
Tokens are the bricks by which the information superhighway is being rebuilt. There is a lot of information. It'll need a whole lot of bricks.
Anthropic Unveils 10 Bank‑Focused AI Agents and Partners with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
Anthropic rolled out ten new Claude AI agents tailored for banking workflows at a New York event, partnering with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, AIG and other financial firms. Executives highlighted the agents' ability to draft pitchbooks, underwriting loans and automate...
Embrace AI: Learn Now or Lose Jobs
AI is coming for content marketers and journalists' jobs (largely already has.) The only thing to do about it: Get curious and start learning how to use it. https://t.co/NlfayVxMjw
Thine AI Turns Reactive Help Into Proactive Intelligence
the AI industry has a prompting problem. every tool assumes the user knows exactly what to ask and when to ask it. thine flips that. it observes, connects, and surfaces things before you even realize you need them. that's proactive...
Zip Deploys AI Agents to Cut Invoice Processing Time by 96% for Large Enterprises
Zip introduced AI Automation for Procure-to-Pay, a suite of agents that automate the full accounting workflow. Early adopters report invoice coding up to 96% faster and a three‑fold increase in monthly processing volume, while the platform has already flagged more...
Two Companies: AI Winners and Those Left Behind
There will be two types of company in the next decade Those who benefit from the structural tailwind of AI And those who get left behind
AI’s Taking A Bigger And Bigger Bite Out Of Payrolls
The latest Challenger update shows AI is reshaping tech payrolls, driving a surge in layoffs. In April 2026, tech firms announced over 33,000 cuts, representing 40% of all layoff announcements and pushing year‑to‑date tech cuts toward 85,000, the highest since...
Ethos Secures $22.75M Series A From A16z to Launch Voice‑Enabled Expert Network
Ethos, the London AI startup that uses voice‑driven onboarding to build richer expert profiles, announced a $22.75 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The funding, also backed by General Catalyst and others, will power the launch of its voice‑first...
Collibra Launches AI Command Center to Govern Agentic AI in Real Time
Collibra introduced its AI Command Center, a control‑room‑style platform that gives enterprises real‑time visibility and control over agentic AI. Launched alongside a strategic partnership with Giskard, the solution follows a survey showing 91% of tech leaders are deploying agentic AI...
ORCA Computing Teams with SiC Systems to Fuse Quantum Power with Industrial AI
ORCA Computing and SiC Systems announced a strategic partnership to integrate ORCA’s photonic quantum processors with SiC’s physics‑informed multi‑agent AI platform for chemical and biomanufacturing. The collaboration aims at the $1 trillion engineering‑procurement‑construction market and promises to shave more than 20,000...
How I’d Charge $5k–$10k Selling AI Voice + AI Ads To Local Businesses
A new tutorial video outlines how to sell AI‑powered voice callers bundled with paid advertising to local service businesses. The creator proposes charging $5,000‑$10,000 per client by delivering a complete lead‑generation system that captures prospects, calls them instantly, qualifies them,...