[5/17 19:00] Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman predicts 18 months for all white-collar automation / Publicis acquires LiveRamp for $2.5B in AI-driven advertising push

AI News Flash for May 17, 2026 at 19:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman predicts 18 months for all white-collar automation https://fortune.com/article/why-microsoft-ai-chief-mustafa-suleyman-predicts-ai-automation-18-months/ 2. Publicis acquires LiveRamp for $2.5B in AI-driven advertising push https://www.beet.tv/2026/05/publicis-buys-liveramp-in-2-5-billion-push-into-ai-driven-advertising.html 3. University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt's AI cheerleading at commencement https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932203/university-of-arizona-students-boo-eric-schmidt-ai-commencement 4. Micron 256GB DDR5 and 245TB AI SSD simultaneous launch https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/semiconductors/nasdaq-mu/micron-technology/news/should-microns-new-256gb-ddr5-and-245tb-ai-ssd-push-mu-inves 5. Apple revamped Siri to feature auto-deleting chats, privacy-first strategy https://www.theverge.com/tech/932207/siri-apple-intelligence-auto-deleting-chats