May 21, 2026 News
Trump Administration Postpones AI Security Executive Order Citing Innovation Concerns
President Trump has delayed signing an executive order that would require government evaluation of AI models before public release, citing concerns about hindering U.S. technological leadership over China. The proposed o...
Hark Secures $700M Series A at $6B Valuation for Secretive AI Personal Assistant Platform
Hark, an AI lab founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock, raised $700 million in Series A funding at a $6 billion valuation to build an agentic AI personal assistant with custom hardware. The company plans to release...
Google Introduces Multiple AI Agent Products Behind Premium Paywall at I/O Conference
Google announced several AI agent products at its I/O developer conference, including information agents (AI-powered alerts), Google Spark (personal digital assistant), and Android Halo (notification tracking), primarily...
Nvidia's Vera CPU Targets $200B Agentic AI Market with $20B Initial Sales
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company's new Vera CPU, designed specifically for agentic AI, has already generated $20 billion in sales and opens a new $200 billion total addressable market. Huang argues that...
Anthropic Achieves First Quarterly Profit with Revenue Doubling to $10.9B
Anthropic has informed investors it will more than double its revenue to approximately $10.9 billion in Q2 2026 and achieve its first operating profit, according to the Wall Street Journal. This milestone puts the compan...