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NanoCo raises $12M seed for NanoClaw after turning down $20M acquisition offer

NanoCo landed a $12M oversubscribed seed led by Valley Capital Partners after turning down a roughly $20M acquisition offer for containerized AI agent tool NanoClaw. Built as a security-first alternative to OpenClaw, NanoClaw runs sandboxed inside a container and went from first code to term sheet in under six weeks, boosted by open-source endorsements from Andrej Karpathy and Singapore’s Foreign Minister.

TechCrunch12:04 PM

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Stability AI Launches Stable Audio 3.0 With Models That Generate Over Six Minutes of Music

Stable Audio 3.0 (May 2026) boosts music generation to 6 min 20 sec—more than double Stable Audio 2.0—across 459M (small/SFX) through 2.7B (large). Small SFX/Small/Medium are open weights; large is API/paid self-hosting and needs an enterprise license for $1M+ revenue.

TechCrunch12:04 PM

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AI Search Startups Attract Major Funding as Google Overhauls Its Own Search

A wave of AI-powered search startups is drawing significant venture capital in 2026, with Exa Labs and Parallel Web Systems among the companies raising large rounds as the search industry undergoes a…

TechCrunch12:04 PM

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Intuit Cuts 3,000 Jobs in Shift Toward AI

In a May 2026 memo, Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says it will cut ~3,000 jobs (~17% of its 18,200 employees as of July 2025) to reduce complexity and refocus on AI. TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma are in scope.

TechCrunch12:03 PM

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Quartermaster Raises $43 Million to Replace Outdated Ship-Tracking Technology With Sensor Network

Quartermaster, an Arlington, Virginia-based startup, announced a $43 million Series A funding round in May 2026 to expand its maritime sensor platform, called SmartMast — a package of…

TechCrunch10:03 AM

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Figma Launches AI Agent for Its Collaborative Design Canvas

Figma has introduced an AI agent that operates directly within its collaborative canvas, allowing users to generate new designs, edit existing ones, and automate tasks using natural language prompts….

TechCrunch10:03 AM

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Google Unveils Gemini Spark and AI Agents at I/O 2026, Taking Aim at OpenClaw’s Lead

At I/O 2026 (announced in May 2026), Google unveiled Gemini Spark, a cloud AI agent that can run 24/7 across web, Android, and iOS, with 30+ external partners like Dropbox, Uber, and Spotify. Trusted testers start this week, with a US beta next week on Google’s Ultra plan. Google also says Gemini 3.5 Flash is expected next month.

The Verge10:03 AM

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Enterprise

GitHub Confirms Hack Exposed Data from 3,800 Internal Repositories

In May 2026, GitHub said hackers stole data from ~3,800 internal repos after a poisoned VS Code extension compromised an employee device. GitHub reports no evidence customer info outside GitHub’s internal repos was affected; TeamPCP claims credit and sells the data.

TechCrunch10:03 AM

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YouTube Launches AI Search Tool, Adds Gemini Omni to Shorts, and Expands Deepfake Protection

YouTube announced three significant updates in 2026: an AI-powered conversational search feature called “Ask YouTube,” the integration of Google’s Gemini Omni video model into Shorts, and a broader…

TechCrunch8:04 AM

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Enterprise

Android 17 to Add “Continue On” Feature for Picking Up Tasks Between Phone and Tablet

Android 17’s “Continue On” adds Handoff-like pickup from phone to tablet, initially one-way. Announced in 2026, it brings tasks like document and email resuming and even loading the relevant browser page, with testing in RC1 and no release timeline yet.

The Verge8:04 AM

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Take It Down Act Takes Effect, Requiring Platforms to Accept Removal Requests for Nonconsensual Intimate Images

As of May 19, 2026, US tech platforms are legally required to provide a way for people to report and request removal of nonconsensual intimate images and videos (NCII) under the Take It Down Act, a…

WIRED6:01 AM

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Google Adds Self-Avatar Feature to Flow, Letting Users Generate AI Videos of Themselves

Google’s Flow (May 2026) adds self-avatar video generation: scan a QR code, recite a number string, rotate your head for angles, then insert the avatar into scenes with adjustable backgrounds and clothing. Omni Flash replaces Veo to improve character consistency, and every video includes a SynthID watermark; avatars are limited to the user.

WIRED6:01 AM

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OpenAI Adds Metadata Tags and Invisible Watermarks to Flag AI-Generated Images

OpenAI announced in May 2026 two new measures to help users identify images generated by its AI models: support for an open metadata standard called C2PA and a partnership with Google to embed an…

TechCrunch6:01 AM

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Google Launches Gemini Omni at I/O 2026, Combining Text, Audio, and Images to Generate Video

At I/O 2026 in May, Google debuted Gemini Omni and launched Omni Flash right away in the Gemini app, YouTube Shorts, and Flow, generating up to 10 seconds of video. Omni adds SynthID watermarks and deepfake-safe avatar onboarding that records users and has them speak numbers; Omni Pro is planned.

TechCrunch6:01 AM

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Google Launches Antigravity 2.0 at IO 2026 With New Desktop App, CLI Tool, and Revised Pricing

Google unveiled Antigravity 2.0 at Google IO 2026, releasing an updated desktop app, a command-line interface (CLI) tool, and a software development kit (SDK) for its agentic coding platform. The…

TechCrunch6:01 AM

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Google Adds Voice Prompting to Docs, Keep, and Gmail at I/O 2026

At I/O 2026, Google added voice prompting to Docs, Keep, and Gmail—voice-only drafting/editing in Docs and Gemini Q&A to fetch info in Gmail. Demo: résumé data from Drive + email logistics; Keep converts spoken transcription into structured notes, and Rambler launched on Gboard in May 2026.

TechCrunch4:01 AM

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Google Launches Universal Cart to Centralize Shopping Across Search, Gmail, YouTube, and Gemini

Google announced Universal Cart at its Google I/O developer conference in 2026, a centralized shopping tool that lets users save and manage products from across Google’s ecosystem — including Search,…

TechCrunch4:01 AM

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Google Releases Stable Android CLI to Support AI Agent App Development

Google at I/O in May 2026 made its Android CLI stable at v1.0, adding an “android studio” command for AI agents to reuse Android Studio capabilities. Google Antigravity can include it via an optional bundle, and it’s designed to support agents like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex.

TechCrunch4:01 AM