Pinterest CTO Matt Madrigal explains how the company cut AI inference costs by 90% and boosted accuracy 30% by ripping out Qwen3-VL's vision encoder and rebuilding it with proprietary multimodal embeddings for 620M monthly users.Enterprise AI agents are stalling not because of model performance, but because of permissioning. Workday's Sana agent system treats its system of record as the governance layer for agents, ensuring integrity of approvals and security models.The Verge analyzes SpaceX's massive IPO filing, noting that $26.5T of its $28.5T total addressable market is attributed to AI applications. The filing is "peppered with references" to AI despite the company being known for rockets.AI chip startup Groq is raising $650 million in new funding as it shifts focus from hardware to its inference neocloud business, following Nvidia's $20B "not-an-acquisition" deal that saw senior Groq employees depart for Nvidia.updated at May 26, 2026Wired Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" addresses AI's impact on humanity, inviting Anthropic's Christopher Olah to speak at the presentation โ signaling an unprecedented alliance between the Catholic Church and Silicon Valley.updated at May 29, 2026Wired A team of former Google and Apple AI researchers has launched a new startup aimed at building the "missing feedback loop" in AI systems โ enabling models to get smarter as they're used, rather than requiring constant manual updates.Microsoft opens Copilot Health to all Microsoft 365 subscribers, allowing users to find doctors and get insights from connected medical records, wearables, and apps like Apple Health.updated at May 29, 2026Wired Wired explores the Vatican's unexpected influence within Anthropic, revealing how Christopher Olah's work on AI safety and alignment has been shaped by Catholic philosophical traditions.German startup MicroAGI's Shift app is offering free home cleaning to NYC residents, with cleaners wearing head-mounted cameras to capture first-person data for robot training datasets.GitHub Copilot is transitioning from a flat-rate subscription to token-usage billing starting June 1. Developers report costs jumping from ~$29/month to $750โ$3,000/month, prompting widespread cancellations and backlash.TechCrunch reviews Google's Gemini Spark, a cloud-based 24/7 agentic assistant that automates inbox summaries, event planning, and expense tracking. Unlike always-on local agents, Spark runs on virtual machines in the cloud โ "yes, you can close your laptop."Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant for testing within the next year, building on its December 2025 acquisition of Limitless. The memo also mentions expanding AI glasses and launching a "Wearables for Work" business subscription.SoftBank Group announced plans to spend up to โฌ75 billion (~$87B) to expand data center capacity in France, developing up to 5 gigawatts of additional capacity. This is SoftBank's largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe.Humanoid robots wearing designer outfits walked alongside human models at the "Mach33: Physical AI Fashion Show" in Seoul, exploring how humans and robots may coexist in everyday cultural life. The event was hosted by Galaxy Corporation at its Robot Park.Hyundai Motor is spotlighting Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot capabilities in a new World Cup-themed campaign, demonstrating the robot's football skills and mobility in a promotional series.China has deployed humanoid robots at the Jianggao logistics site under the Guangzhou postal center, capable of sorting 1,200 parcels per hour. The facility handles an average of 6.5 million pieces of mail daily with peak volumes exceeding 10 million.Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a bio-hybrid AI system that "listens" to cyborg cockroaches for collaborative control, improving the precision of hybrid human-insect robotics.A startup linked to the Trump administration is pitching the U.S. military on deploying humanoid robots for defense applications. The company aims to build 50,000 humanoid robots by the end of 2027 for both military and commercial use.China's new HG-STR algorithm reportedly allows drone swarms to hunt targets despite network jamming and blocked vision, advancing autonomous swarm capabilities in contested environments.