Daily Weekly

  1. OpenAI Personal Finance ChatGPT Launch

    OpenAI launched a new ChatGPT feature for personal finance on May 15, 2026, enabling users to connect bank accounts for insights and management.

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts | TechCrunchOnce users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.

  2. Google Gemini Spark Announcement

    At Google IO 2026 on May 19, Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant integrated with Gmail for enhanced productivity.

    Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration, at IO 2026 | TechCrunchAt the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini's base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.

  3. Google Antigravity 2.0 Release

    Google launched Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool during IO 2026 on May 19.

    Google launches Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool at IO 2026 | TechCrunchGoogle is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside the Antigravity 2.0 launch.

  4. Nvidia Record Quarter Results

    Nvidia posted another record quarter on May 20, 2026, revealing $43 billion in holdings across various startups.

    Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups | TechCrunchNvidia announced another record revenue figure after market close on Wednesday, but forecasted that revenue growth would slow in the following quarter.

  5. Anthropic Dev Tools Acquisition

    Anthropic acquired a developer tools startup on May 18, 2026, which is used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare.

    Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare | TechCrunchStainless, a New York-based startup, founded in 2022, rose to prominence in the emerging AI industry for automating the creation and maintenance of software development kits, or SDKs — the libraries developers use to interact with APIs.

  6. Exa Labs AI Search Funding

    Andreessen Horowitz-backed Exa Labs raised $250 million at a $2.2 billion valuation on May 20, 2026, targeting AI search.

    AI search startups are blowing up | TechCrunchAI search has quietly become one of the most attractive targets in consumer AI.

  7. Trump AI Executive Order Delay

    President Trump delayed an AI security executive order on May 21, 2026, to avoid blocking innovation.

    Trump delays AI security executive order, saying language 'could have been a blocker' | TechCrunchPresident Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order's language.

  8. Spotify Universal AI Music Deal

    Spotify and Universal Music announced a deal on May 21, 2026, allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes.

    Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes | TechCrunchSpotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue.

  9. Elon Musk OpenAI Lawsuit Outcome

    Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI on May 18, 2026.

    Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI | TechCrunchElon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI co-founders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late.

  10. AI Automotive Skills Focus

    Discussion on the AI skills arms race impacting the automotive industry emerged on May 17, 2026.

    TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive | TechCrunchWelcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.