A May 12 federal complaint says Hisense and VIDAA snapshot screens every half‑second, build cross‑device profiles and share them with ad‑tech and Chinese affiliates.

Top AI researchers say limited access to TPUs and server time at Google pushed them to found startups that can buy or control compute. The shift is reshaping Bay Area AI.

OpenAI quietly acquired voice‑cloning startup Weights.gg, took its Replay app offline and removed a public catalog of celebrity and political voice models. The tiny team has been folded into OpenAI’s voice work.

A UC Berkeley working paper ties a post‑ChatGPT surge in A grades to students’ use of generative AI. Campuses are redesigning exams and reinstating proctoring to protect degree value.

OpenAI is weighing legal steps against Apple after reporting says its ChatGPT tie‑in with Siri hasn’t delivered as promised.

A PLOS ONE study traced a 2020 apartment outbreak to shared bathroom ducts and urges retrofits — exhaust fans and non‑return flaps — to reduce airborne spread.

Google’s Project Suncatcher has moved from research into launch talks, and SpaceX may be a partner; prototypes are slated for early 2027 amid major technical questions.

Anthropic is reportedly courting $30–$50B in fresh capital that could value the San Francisco AI firm near $1 trillion as Claude demand strains compute.

Apple released iOS 26.5 on May 11 with dozens of security fixes; the company and security agencies are urging iPhone users to install the update immediately. The patches close real‑world attack paths.

A small UCSF‑led trial found a single CAR‑T infusion kept HIV suppressed in two people off drugs for months to years, but experts say the results are preliminary. Larger studies are required.

Hightouch raised $150M at a $2.75B valuation and leased a 13,000‑sq‑ft downtown HQ as its AI marketing tools pushed ARR to roughly $100M and hiring accelerated.

The NSF has suspended multiple UC Berkeley awards — including funding for a mixed‑reality Ohlone exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science — days before a mid‑May launch, renewing legal and budget fights on campus.

Akamai disclosed a seven‑year, $1.8B cloud commitment; reporting identifies Anthropic as the buyer and shares jumped sharply on the news.