AI News from May 22, 2026

HMD launched the Vibe 2 5G in India with Sarvam's Indus chatbot preloaded to reach local-language AI users.

SoftBank rallied as investors focused on Masayoshi Son's AI-market bets, including OpenAI exposure and infrastructure ambitions.

Workday raised its margin forecast and shares jumped after the company said its AI strategy is strengthening business performance.

Samsung chip workers may receive unusually large bonuses after a union deal amid surging demand tied to AI semiconductors.

Anthropic’s enterprise services venture made its first acquisition, signaling a broader push into applied enterprise AI services.

AMD announced a $10 billion Taiwan investment aimed at strengthening AI chip manufacturing and infrastructure capacity.

Taiwan authorities moved to detain suspects and raided locations tied to alleged Nvidia AI chip smuggling using forged export documents.

Spotify Labs introduced Studio, a desktop app that uses AI agents to create private personalized podcasts in research preview.

Hark, founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, raised more than $700 million for a secretive AI-powered device and interface push.

Spotify and Universal Music agreed to let subscribers create AI-powered fan covers and remixes under a new licensing framework.

President Trump postponed an AI executive order signing after objecting to language around pre-release model reviews.

Anthropic is in talks to use Microsoft’s Maia 200 AI chips, signaling deeper AI infrastructure ties after a major investment.