π€ AI News Digest π May 07, 2026
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1. Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent π https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ π 1691 pts | π¬ 1111 comments | β° 2d ago
2. Cloudflare responded to the "Copy Fail" Linux vulnerability π https://blog.cloudflare.com/copy-fail-linux-vulnerability-mitigation/ π 44 pts | π¬ 45 comments | β° 2h ago
3. Estimating the expected output of wide random MLPs more efficiently than sampling π https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05179v1 π 100 pts | β° 14h ago
4. MRI-Eval: A Tiered Benchmark for Evaluating LLM Performance on MRI Physics and GE Scanner Operations Knowledge π https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05175v1 π 100 pts | β° 15h ago
5. Chinaβs Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open-source AI skyrockets π https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/chinas-moonshot-ai-raises-2b-at-20b-valuation-as-demand-for-open-source-ai-skyrockets/ π 75 pts | β° -299m ago
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6. Spotify wants to become the home for AI-generated personal audio π https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/spotify-wants-to-become-the-home-for-ai-generated-personal-audio/
7. Spotifyβs AI DJ now supports French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese π https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/spotifys-ai-dj-now-supports-french-german-italian-and-brazilian-portuguese/
8. Startup Battlefield 200 applicationsΒ close May 27:Β A shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K π https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-may-27-a-shot-at-vc-access-global-visibility-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k/
9. Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Get in front of 10,000 decision-makers before space runs out π https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/exhibit-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-get-in-front-of-10000-decision-makers-before-space-runs-out/
10. Auroraβs Chris Urmson on why self-driving trucks are finally readyΒ to scale π https://techcrunch.com/podcast/auroras-chris-urmson-on-why-self-driving-trucks-are-finally-ready-to-scale/
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