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Nvidia receives orders from China: Huang calls OpenClaw the next ChatGPT
Nvidia resumes H200 shipments to China despite restrictions. Jensen Huang called the Chinese AI product OpenClaw “the next ChatGPT” — shares of Chinese AI companies jumped immediately.

EU prepares ban on AI services like Grok over generating intimate images without consent
The European Union is discussing a ban on AI tools capable of generating intimate images without consent after the scandal around Grok and thousands of fake photos of women and children.

Gradient Ventures raised $220 million for its fifth seed fund for AI startups
Gradient Ventures has closed its fifth seed fund at $220 million and is doubling down on early-stage AI startups despite rising company valuations and debate over a possible bubble.

NTT Global Data Centers aims to double data center capacity to 4 GW amid the AI boom
NTT Global Data Centers is preparing 34 projects to double capacity to 4 GW in two years and meet rising demand for AI infrastructure from hyperscalers and large companies.

Samsung to direct $73 billion to chip production expansion and research in 2026
Samsung is set to invest more than $73 billion in 2026 in expanding memory production and research, showing that AI and chips remain at the center of the global technology race.

Crypto.com cuts 12% of its workforce and links layoffs to shift to AI tools
Crypto exchange Crypto.com announced a cut of about 12% of its staff and directly linked it to the growing capabilities of AI, to which it is adapting its business and internal processes.

Meta cuts external moderation and shifts content review to more advanced AI
Meta plans to significantly reduce its reliance on moderation contractors in the coming years and hand over the detection of fraud, illegal and dangerous content to new AI systems.

Cursor prepares a new AI model for coding to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic
Cursor is preparing to release a more efficient AI model for software development, trying to keep up with OpenAI and Anthropic in the rapidly growing market for AI tools for programmers.

OpenAI plans to acquire Astral and double down on Python tools for developers
OpenAI is preparing to acquire Astral, a startup that builds tools for Python developers, to deepen its presence in the fast-growing market for AI coding and developer services.

Oasis Security raised $120 million to manage access for AI agents and service accounts
Startup Oasis Security, which helps companies manage access for AI agents and other non-human accounts, raised $120 million from major investors.

DoorDash Starts Paying Couriers for Data to Train AI and Robotics
DoorDash in some regions pays couriers not only for deliveries but also for videos and digital tasks, turning gig work into a tool for training AI and robotics models.

World Bank shifts focus to AI-resilient industries to boost employment
The World Bank is changing its development strategy: when launching employment programs, it wants to give more weight to AI’s impact and support industries where human workers remain needed for longer.

Democratic Alliance ministers in South Africa embroiled in scandal over AI errors
In South Africa, two Democratic Alliance ministers have faced the fallout from AI hallucinations: one withdrew a policy draft, the other suspended officials.

NSA tests Anthropic Mythos model to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft products
The US NSA is assessing whether the new Anthropic Mythos model can find vulnerabilities in widely used software, including Microsoft products, and speed up cybersecurity audits.

1X opened a factory in California and wants to produce 10,000 home robots in a year
Backed by OpenAI, 1X has opened a factory in California and plans to produce 10,000 home robots in its first year — one of the most ambitious moves yet toward a mass market for humanoids.

Eurozone finance ministers to discuss Anthropic's Mythos model amid rising concerns
Finance ministers of eurozone countries will return to the topic of Anthropic's Mythos on May 4, as regulators and banks try to understand how deep its cyber capabilities run and where the real risks lie.

BlackRock speeds up product launches with AI: prototypes for Aladdin are now built in days
BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein said the company is already using AI to build working prototypes in days instead of months and to improve transparency in private markets.

AI boom buoyed the US economy and softened the blow of war-driven inflation in the first quarter
Growing AI investment helped US GDP accelerate to 2% in the first quarter, even as the war involving Iran drove up oil prices, inflation and pressure on consumers.

Anthropic withholds Mythos from public release over the risk of attacks on critical infrastructure
Anthropic has restricted access to Mythos because the model is too effective at finding vulnerabilities and, in the hands of malicious actors, could make data theft and attacks on critical infrastructure easier.

Musk admitted: no written agreement existed with OpenAI at its founding
Elon Musk confirmed in court that when he made his initial contribution to OpenAI more than a decade ago, there was no written agreement on the terms of the donation.

Claude and other AI services help Americans file tax returns
Tax preparation in the US is becoming a new niche for AI: Claude and other tools are already helping users navigate forms, rules, and calculations, while financial services are quickly adding AI features.

Generative AI tested in a US Supreme Court case: can it replace lawyers
A lawyer handling a case before the US Supreme Court tested generative AI on materials from his own case, and the experiment again raised the central question: does the model help in court or merely sound convincing.

White House presents AI regulation plan: Trump wants a single standard for the US
Donald Trump's administration has released a framework for a future federal AI law, proposing uniform rules for the US and triggering a new dispute with Congress and the states.

Elon Musk's xAI sends engineers to client offices to take contracts from OpenAI
xAI has begun sending engineers directly to prospective corporate customers, hoping to take enterprise contracts from OpenAI and Anthropic through implementation and support.

Super Micro co-founder accused in scheme to divert AI servers with Nvidia chips to China
US authorities charged Super Micro's co-founder and two other defendants in a case over the illegal shipment of servers with Nvidia chips to China in circumvention of export restrictions.

OpenAI to nearly double headcount by end of 2026 amid competition with Google and Anthropic
OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce by the end of 2026 to keep pace in the race with Anthropic and Google and scale products, infrastructure, and research faster.

Elon Musk launches Terafab in Austin: Tesla, xAI and SpaceX prepare a chip factory
Elon Musk has chosen Austin for Terafab, a future factory for in-house chips for robots, AI and space data centers that Tesla, xAI and SpaceX are launching.

Upstage in talks with AMD to buy 10,000 AI accelerators in South Korea
South Korean startup Upstage is in talks with AMD to buy 10,000 of the latest AI accelerators to deploy large-scale compute capacity within South Korea.

BlackRock's Larry Fink: AI boom will deepen inequality unless people start investing
Larry Fink says AI risks widening the income gap even further: large companies and investors will capture most of the gains unless access to market growth becomes broader.

Kandou AI raises $225 million from SoftBank and Synopsys amid the AI chip race
Kandou AI, led by a former Goldman Sachs executive, has raised $225 million from SoftBank, Synopsys, and Maverick Silicon — another sign of growth in the AI chip market.