Top Tech News, May 4, 2026: Oscars Ban AI-Generated Performances, Dictation Apps Hit Maturity, and Search Shifts After Ask.com
The first week of May delivered a telling snapshot of where AI stands in 2026: powerful enough to supercharge daily tools, controversial enough to trigger new guardrails, and disruptive enough to reshape entire businesses. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reportedly moved to make AI-generated actors and scripts ineligible for Oscars—an unmistakable signal…
