Friday, 22 May 2026
Welcome to today's roundup of the most interesting developments in AI and technology.
Top Stories
MIT CSAIL PhD student Ryan Bahlous-Boldi introduces Vector Policy Optimization, a reinforcement learning method that maximizes vector-valued rewards to preserve distinct objectives in LLM post-training · Digg
VPO raises pass@k scores on LiveCodeBench over GRPO baselines.
Read moreWe tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there
Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.
Read moreDeepSeek makes its 75% discount on the DeepSeek-V4-Pro API permanent, keeping rates at one-quarter of prior levels for input and output tokens beyond the prior May 31, 2026 cutoff. · Digg
The 1.6-trillion-parameter model offers 1M-token context and fixed per-million pricing.
Read moreDeepSeek makes its 75% discount on the DeepSeek-V4-Pro API permanent, keeping rates at one-quarter of prior levels for input and output tokens beyond the prior May 31, 2026 cutoff. · Digg
The 1.6-trillion-parameter model offers 1M-token context and fixed per-million pricing.
Read morePolsia, which operates businesses autonomously through AI, raised $30 million at a $250 million valuation while running with zero employees besides founder Ben Cera · Digg
Platform nears $10 million annual run rate with over 7600 users.
Read morePolsia, which operates businesses autonomously through AI, raised $30 million at a $250 million valuation while running with zero employees besides founder Ben Cera · Digg
Platform nears $10 million annual run rate with over 7600 users.
Read moreYou can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’
After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.
Read moreGemini Omni performed native video edits on the 1896 Lumiere film of a steam train, converting it into versions with a bullet train, LEGO styling, Muppets, and a time traveler while preserving reflections. · Digg
Wharton associate professor Ethan Mollick shared the 56-second example.
Read moreTrump administration closes loophole that allowed O-1 visa holders including advanced researchers at OpenAI to remain in the US during green card applications · Digg
Applicants must now pursue consular processing abroad with years-long waits.
Read moreTrump delays AI security executive order, saying language ‘could have been a blocker’
President 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.
Read moreSpotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Spotify 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.
Read moreSix search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore
Google is about to look really different, and if you're not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you're not going to like what's coming.
Read moreOpenAI reports its internal general-purpose reasoning model found new point configurations for the Erdős planar unit distance problem that outperform prior square-grid optima · Digg
Lijie Chen, recently from UC Berkeley, contributed during exploratory testing.
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Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”...
Read moreGoogle just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.
For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm. At its annual I/O developer conference , Googl...
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