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AI News Digest - 2026-05-20

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Google unveiled new AI products at I/O, including new models such as Gemini 3.5 Flash and the multimodal Gemini Omni, introduced a persistent cloud agent called Gemini Spark, redesigned the Gemini app, and restructured its AI subscriptions into three tiers priced from $7.99 to $99.99 per month while moving to a consumption-based compute billing model.

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Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI when a jury found his claims were barred by the applicable statutes of limitations and the presiding judge accepted the unanimous advisory verdict; Musk said he would appeal the decision.

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Anduril disclosed prototypes of augmented-reality smart glasses developed with Meta and a self-funded EagleEye helmet, described features including eye-tracking and voice-commanded drone control, integration with its Lattice system and various LLMs, and stated the systems remained years from production and large-scale field testing.

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Andrej Karpathy joined Anthropic to return to frontier large language model research, foregoing a return to his former employer OpenAI.

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https://the-decoder.com/googles-i-o-announcements-new-models-a-cloud-agent-that-never-sleeps-and-a-redesigned-gemini-app/

Google's I/O announcements: new models, a cloud agent that never sleeps, and a redesigned Gemini app

Google used its I/O developer conference to unveil a wave of new AI products. The highlights: a new model called Gemini 3.5 Flash, a multimodal model called Gemini Omni, and a personal agent named Gemini Spark that runs around the clock in the cloud. The Gemini app also gets a major refresh.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/google-overhauls-its-ai-subscriptions-at-i-o-2026-with-three-tiers-starting-at-10-a-month/

Google overhauls its AI subscriptions at I/O 2026 with three tiers starting at $10 a month

Google is restructuring its AI subscriptions at I/O 2026: three tiers from $7.99 to $99.99 per month with staggered usage limits, new models like Gemini Omni, and the AI agent Gemini Spark. Instead of daily prompt limits, Google is moving to a consumption-based compute model, a trend that's gaining traction across the industry.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137488/elon-musk-suit-openai-verdict/

Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI

After three weeks of dueling testimony, the jury decided Musk had sued the AI giant too late.

technologyreview.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137412/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare/

Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare

It’s been a year since the duo entered the US Army’s troubled augmented-reality contest. Here’s what it looks like so far.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/prominent-ai-researcher-andrej-karpathy-picks-anthropic-over-former-home-openai-to-get-back-into-frontier-llm-research/

Prominent AI researcher Andrej Karpathy picks Anthropic over former home OpenAI to get back into frontier LLM research

Andrej Karpathy, one of the biggest names in AI, is joining Anthropic. The former OpenAI core team member and Tesla Autopilot architect says he wants to get back into R&D, calling the next few years at the frontier of LLMs "especially formative." That he chose Anthropic over a return to OpenAI is a clear loss for his former employer.

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