TECHNOLOGYAltara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciencesAltara’s AI aims to diagnose failures and help speed up R&D by unifying data siloed across spreadsheets and legacy systems.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYJim Cramer: Here's the list of AI winners to buy for 2026 and beyondCNBC's Jim Cramer said the data center and artificial intelligence boom is spreading far beyond tech companies and into nearly every corner of the market.CNBC·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYGoogle Home’s Gemini AI can handle more complicated requestsGoogle Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will improve the smart home assistant's ability to interpret and act on requests. The upgrade will also makeThe Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYStocks making the biggest moves after hours: Advanced Micro Devices, Super Micro Computer, Arista Networks & moreSee which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.CNBC·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI SiriApple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused it of misleading customers about the availability of its Apple Intelligence features. The proposed settlement would apply to people in the US who purchased all models of the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 15 Pro between JunThe Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAs crypto cools, a16z crypto raises a $2.2B fundAs some of the biggest VCs in crypto start to consider funding AI startups, a16z crypto's new fund will stay the course.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYScott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringementFive major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.NPR·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple Reaches $250 Million Settlement Over Claims It Misled People on A.I.Some iPhone owners will be eligible to receive $25 to $95 over claims that the tech giant oversold its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.NY Times·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI modelsWith Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks.TechCrunch·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicron zooms past $700 billion market cap as rally in memory stocks acceleratesMicron has emerged as one of the most valuable U.S. tech companies thanks to insatiable demand for memory that's needed in AI chips.CNBC·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft gives up on Xbox Copilot AIXbox is "winding down Copilot on mobile" and "will stop development of Copilot on console," new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on Tuesday. The move follows Sharma's reorganization of the Xbox platform team earlier on Tuesday, which added executives from Microsoft's CoreAI team - where Sharma worked The Verge·May 5, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27The next update to Apple's operating systems could allow users to choose their preferred AI model for running Apple Intelligence. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to allow third-party chatbots to power its AI features system-wide in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, all expecteThe Verge·May 5, 2026
