1. Saudi Arabia Launches Humain, a National AI Champion
Saudi Arabia has established Humain, a $10B+ AI infrastructure startup under the Public Investment Fund. It secured major deals with Nvidia, AMD, and AWS and plans to release a multimodal Arabic LLM to support global AI growth.
2. Manus AI Introduces Autonomous Digital Agent Capability
Chinese startup Monica.im released Manus AI—an agent combining reasoning, planning, and execution to perform end-to-end tasks across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and robotics, marking a shift toward more autonomous human–AI collaboration.
3. Google’s Veo 3 & Flow Enable Realistic Video and Audio AI Generation
Google released Veo 3, a model generating synchronized video and audio, and launched Flow, a filmmaking tool powered by Veo and Imagen—empowering marketers and content creators with cinematic-quality AI-generated media.
4. Google DeepMind Debuts AlphaEvolve for Algorithm Optimization
AlphaEvolve uses LLM-based evolutionary search to refine algorithms—solving open mathematical problems and improving resource scheduling, boosting efficiency in areas like data center operations.
5. SoundHound Launches Amelia 7.0: Autonomous Voice-AI Agents
SoundHound released Amelia 7.0—an AI platform for natural voice agents deployed in enterprise, including healthcare engagement projects. Revenue surged 151%, reflecting strong adoption across industries.
6. Apple Introduces On‑Device AI Across iPhone, Mac, and iPad
At WWDC, Apple unveiled “Apple Intelligence,” bringing generative AI like Genmoji and Visual Intelligence to devices, enabling privacy-first workflows for writing, photo editing, and more without reliance on the cloud.
7. Google Debuts Gemini 2.5 Pro and AI‑Powered Search Mode
Google unveiled Gemini 2.5 Pro, with massive context windows, multimodal input, and task execution; Search now offers an AI Mode that returns conversational summaries for complex queries—transforming user experiences.
8. Alibaba Qwen 3 Narrows Gap with Western LLMs
Alibaba’s Qwen 3 delivers multilingual fluency and competitive benchmark performance at a lower cost—making advanced AI more accessible globally and accelerating market competition.
9. Mistral AI Launches Mistral Medium 3 and Devstral Coding Model
Mistral AI released Mistral Medium 3—an open model reaching parity with Claude Sonnet 3.7—and Devstral, an open-source coding AI that outperforms comparable models on SWE‑Bench.
10. Microsoft Lays Off 7K Staff to Refocus on AI Investment
Microsoft announced a global 3% workforce reduction—about 7,000 employees—to reallocate funding toward AI, with planned capital expenditures reaching ~$80B in fiscal 2025 as competitive pressure rises.
Note: Information is current as of May 31, 2025. For full details, please refer to the original articles linked above.
