AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 11:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. DeepSeek 75% permanent discount

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-23/deepseek-to-make-permanent-75-discount-on-flagship-ai-model

2. Google Gemini for Science

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/research/gemini-for-science-io-2026/

3. Mistral AI acquires Emmi

https://mistral.ai/news/accelerate-ai-native-industry

4. Applied Materials UCLA AI chip hub partnership

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/applied-materials-taps-ucla-ai-102118712.html

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 10:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Google Gemini Omni launch

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni/

2. AI industry super PAC immigration ads (WaPo investigation)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/05/23/ai-industry-super-pacs-are-intervening-midterm-congressional-races/

3. South Korea deputy PM on AI wealth public benefit amid Samsung labor tensions

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/23/ai-wealth-must-benefit-the-public-south-koreas-deputy-pm-says.html

4. Visa AI scams supercharging warning

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/visa-says-ai-supercharging-scams-090000526.html

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 09:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic IPO trio testing AI boom limits

https://www.ft.com/content/ae9bb47d-bd1d-473c-b4c5-abae0420cc12

2. EU AI Act high-risk system draft guidelines

https://www.wsgr.com/en/insights/draft-guidelines-clarify-which-ai-systems-are-high-risk-under-eu-ai-act.html

3. Charles Schwab brokerage industry AI cash sweep threat

https://www.barrons.com/articles/ai-kill-cash-sweep-charles-schwab-f56243ec

4. Perplexity Bumblebee open-source developer endpoint supply chain scanner

https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/05/23/perplexity-open-sources-bumblebee-a-read-only-supply-chain-scanner-for-developer-endpoints/

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 08:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Credo Technology AI connectivity boom

https://www.investing.com/news/swot-analysis/credo-technologys-swot-analysis-stock-gains-attention-amid-ai-connectivity-boom-93CH-4708010

2. Peec Berlin startup doubles ARR to $10M

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/peec-one-of-berlins-rising-startups-more-than-doubled-annualized-revenue-in-months-to-10m-sources-say/

3. Forbes AI mental health guidance bias warning

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2026/05/23/sketchy-imbalances-in-data-training-are-distorting-ai-generated-mental-health-guidance/

4. Gemma4 26b a4b Apex quantization

https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1tl9woz/gemma4_26b_a4b_apex_quant_is_quite_good/

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 07:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Marwell Zoo and University of Surrey AI Wildlife Camera Project

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypnll9752o

2. TECSUN x QingCloud AI Livelihood Services Partnership

https://macaubusiness.com/tecsun-science-technology-co-ltd-partners-with-qingcloud-technologies-corp-to-forge-new-engine-for-ai-powered-livelihood-services/

3. Mamba1 Variant SM1 with d_state=1 on Blackwell PyTorch

https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1tl7f8z/i_built_a_mamba1_variant_i_call_sm1_with_d_state1/

4. Medical Manufacturing M&A in AI Era - Everis Medical & AP Technologies

https://www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com/news/medical-manufacturing-acquisitions-everis-medical-ap-technologies-expand-product-portfolios/

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Google Gemini Omni

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-omni/

2. Anthropic Kaplan extinction risk warning

https://www.ndtv.com/feature/anthropic-co-founder-warns-there-is-non-zero-chance-ai-could-kill-everyone-on-planet-risk-hasnt-gone-away-11535973

3. Las Vegas AI entry-level jobs

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/05/23/las-vegas-students-schools-weigh-impact-artificial-intelligence-entry-level-employment/

4. Spice open-source AI agent decision layer

https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1tl7yrx/spice_we_built_an_opensourced_decision_layer_that/

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 05:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Meituan LongCat-Video-Avatar-1.5

https://huggingface.co/meituan-longcat/LongCat-Video-Avatar-1.5

2. Salesforce Agentforce Coworker

https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/servicenow-and-accenture-launch-forward-deployed-engineering-program-to-scale-agentic-ai-across-the-enterprise

3. US Banks AI Scaling

https://www.retailbankerinternational.com/comment/us-banks-proven-ai-works-scaling-now-real-test/

4. AI Changes M&A

https://www.ft.com/content/20aed12e-b196-44f8-8a9d-54ba5e37979f

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 04:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Nvidia-Corning 3.2 Billion AI Optics Pact

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nvidia-us-3-2-billion-031859221.html

2. Micron CEO Memory Chip Shortage Beyond 2026

https://cryptobriefing.com/micron-memory-chip-shortage-beyond-2026-2/

3. Japan Elderly Women Prefer AI Over Humans

https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/76556

4. Trump AI-Generated Video Mocking Colbert

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5892405-trump-shares-ai-video-colbert/

AI News Flash for May 23, 2026 at 02:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. David Sacks 11th-Hour Plea Trump AI Executive Order

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/david-sacks-trump-ai-executive-order-6019242d

2. South Korea AI G3 Public-Defense Alliance

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/05/22/defense-public-sector-technology-institutions-ai-strategy/3641779495861/

3. EU AI Act High-Risk Guidelines Draft

https://www.wsgr.com/en/insights/draft-guidelines-clarify-which-ai-systems-are-high-risk-under-eu-ai-act.html

4. Marvell Technology Stock Surge AI Semiconductor

https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2026/05/22/marvell-technology-inc-nasdaq-mrvl-jumps-3-to-192-on-bullish-analyst-upgrades/

5. SpaceX Starship Second Try Launch

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/spacex-prepares-another-attempt-at-starship-launch-after-prior-scrub.html

AI News Flash for May 22, 2026 at 22:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Zoom Anthropic Investment $1B Return

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-22/zoom-s-anthropic-investment-has-netted-the-company-1-billion

2. Malaysia WIRA-LLM Sovereign AI

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/23/wira-llm-gamudas-first-end-to-end-sovereign-ai-model

3. SpaceX Starship V3 + IPO Governance Concerns

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spacex-launches-starship-v3-for-the-first-time-but-loses-booster-on-return/

4. AI Technology for Deceased Pilots' Voices

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/ai-is-being-used-to-resurrect-the-voices-of-dead-pilots/

5. Next Generation AI-Driven Cyber Attacks

https://www.govtech.com/security/new-generation-of-ai-driven-cyber-attacks-is-looming