Latest AI News: May 26, 2026

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Mackenzie Ferguson

AI Tools Researcher & Implementation Consultant

Anthropic and OpenAI Race to Embed AI Agents on Wall Street

Within a 72-hour window in May 2026, Anthropic and OpenAI each launched enterprise deployment arms, announced major financial-services partnerships, and shipped agent tooling targeting Wall Street's most critical workflows. The race to become the operating system for finance is accelerating — and the stakes have never been higher.

2 days ago

Anthropic and OpenAI Race to Embed AI Agents on Wall Street

OpenAI Codex Can Now Control Your Mac Even When Locked

OpenAI's Codex desktop agent for Mac can now operate applications and complete tasks even after the screen is locked — a capability the company calls "Locked Use." The feature, announced May 21, 2026, uses an Apple authorization plug-in that temporarily unlocks the Mac with strict temporal and behavioral safeguards, letting developers trigger and monitor long-running agent tasks remotely from their phone. The update also shipped Appshots for instant window context, graduated Goal Mode to general availability, and improved the in-app browser.

2 days ago

OpenAI Codex Can Now Control Your Mac Even When Locked

Pentagon Tests OpenAI and Google AI to Replace Anthropic's Claude

The Pentagon is testing AI models from OpenAI and Google to replace Anthropic's Claude, after Defense Secretary Hegseth designated the company a supply-chain risk. The tests began in early March with 25 'power users' across the department, while Anthropic battles the designation in court arguing it could cost billions.

3 days ago

Pentagon Tests OpenAI and Google AI to Replace Anthropic's Claude

Intuit Lays Off 17% of Workforce as AI Restructuring Wave Spreads

Intuit is cutting about 3,000 jobs — 17% of its workforce — while simultaneously signing multi-year AI deals with Anthropic and OpenAI. The maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp joins Meta, Amazon, and Block in a wave of 2026 layoffs where AI investment and headcount reduction go hand in hand.

3 days ago

Intuit Lays Off 17% of Workforce as AI Restructuring Wave Spreads

OpenAI Model Disproves 80-Year-Old Math Conjecture for Real This Time

An OpenAI general-purpose reasoning model autonomously disproved a conjecture posed by Paul Erdos in 1946, overturning 80 years of mathematical belief. Fields Medalist Tim Gowers said he would recommend the proof for publication 'without any hesitation' — a first for AI-generated mathematics.

4 days ago

OpenAI Model Disproves 80-Year-Old Math Conjecture for Real This Time

Jury Rejects Musk OpenAI Lawsuit as Statute of Limitations Expires

A federal jury unanimously dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, ruling it was filed too late. The verdict clears a major legal hurdle for OpenAI's IPO — but the trial exposed Musk's own plans to turn OpenAI into a for-profit company years earlier.

5 days ago

Jury Rejects Musk OpenAI Lawsuit as Statute of Limitations Expires

Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic as OpenAI Co-Founding Member Defects

Andrej Karpathy, one of OpenAI original 11 co-founders and former Tesla AI director, has joined Anthropic pretraining team to lead a new group focused on using Claude to accelerate AI research itself.

5 days ago

Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic as OpenAI Co-Founding Member Defects

SoftBank $60B OpenAI Bet Sparks Internal Revolt as Son Doubles Down

SoftBank insiders are growing uneasy over Masayoshi Son $60 billion bet on OpenAI, questioning the lack of board oversight and the one-sided relationship with Sam Altman as S&P lowers its outlook to negative.

5 days ago

SoftBank $60B OpenAI Bet Sparks Internal Revolt as Son Doubles Down

OpenAI Launches Guaranteed Capacity to Lock In Compute Before IPO

OpenAI announced Guaranteed Capacity, letting customers lock in 1-3 years of compute with tiered discounts as the AI industry faces a worsening GPU shortage. The move signals a new enterprise business model ahead of a potential mega-IPO.

5 days ago

OpenAI Launches Guaranteed Capacity to Lock In Compute Before IPO

Jury Unanimously Rejects Musk OpenAI Lawsuit, Clearing Path to $1 Trillion IPO

A federal jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk's $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, ruling he waited too long to file. The verdict, reached after less than two hours of deliberation, removes a major obstacle to OpenAI's planned IPO and sets a precedent for nonprofit-to-for-profit conversions in the AI industry.

6 days ago

Jury Unanimously Rejects Musk OpenAI Lawsuit, Clearing Path to $1 Trillion IPO