… Last month, Intel announced that it would help design and build Terafab, saying, “Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab’s aim to produce 1 TW/year of compute to power future advances in AI and robotics.”
Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft’s in-house AI models. …
… Microsoft also rolled out a new Android-based OS called Project Solara that’s designed for gadgets that run AI agents. Build will continue through June 3rd, and we’ll have all the updates on Microsoft’s announcements here. …
… The keynote description also says that Nadella and Microsoft leaders will be sharing “how Microsoft is creating new opportunity for developers across our platforms in this era of AI,” though specific details about the announcements have yet to emerge. …
Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new “flagship” model: MAI-Thinking-1. It’s an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced its initial in-house models last year — before then, it had relied on OpenAI’s models. …
… Apps created with AI Studio will still need to meet these strict quality and review standards on Google Play.” At I/O, Google is making other developer- and app discovery-focused announcements as well. The company is launching a 1.0 version of its command-line interface for building Android apps. …
… But Microsoft wants to get involved in AI hardware as the category is expected to heat up in the coming months and years. Traditional rivals like Google and Meta are working on their own AI gadgets, and OpenAI is building devices in partnership with Jony Ive.
… Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily . Jay Peters May 20 Google is launching an Android version of its AI Studio vibe coding tool. The app, which you can pre-register for on Google Play , will let you use AI and prompts to starting building other apps. …
… In a statement, Spotify Co-CEO Alex Norström said, “What we’re building is grounded in consent, credit, and compensation for the artists and songwriters that take part.” Sir Lucian Grainge, CEO of UMG, added that, “The most valuable innovations in the music business always bring artists and fans cl… …
… This builds upon deals with OpenAI and xAI, which have already reached agreements with the Pentagon for the “lawful” use of their AI systems. …