[5/12 15:00] April CPI hits 3-year high, Iran war and AI spending blamed / AI dictation startup Wispr in funding talks at $2B valuation

AI News Flash for May 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. April CPI hits 3-year high, Iran war and AI spending blamed https://fortune.com/2026/05/12/april-cpi-inflation-iran-war-ai-spending-three-year-high-trump/ 2. AI dictation startup Wispr in funding talks at $2B valuation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/ai-dictation-startup-wispr-in-funding-talks-at-2-billion-value 3. Microsoft says AI power users are pulling away from everyone else https://www.inc.com/fast-company-2/ai-power-users-microsoft-work-trend-index-report/91343725 4. AI godfather Bengio warns of hyperintelligent AI extinction risk https://fortune.com/article/ai-godfather-warning-humanity-risks-extinction-hyperintelligent-machines/ 5. Google embeds Klarna BNPL into Gemini AI conversations https://www.pymnts.com/buy-now-pay-later/2026/google-embeds-klarna-bnpl-into-gemini-ai-conversations/

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