[5/18 13:00] Meta major layoffs starting this week / Google internal AI compute crunch

AI News Flash for May 18, 2026 at 13:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Meta major layoffs starting this week https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/metas-layoffs-starting-this-week-underscore-zuckerbergs-ai-reality-.html 2. Google internal AI compute crunch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/google-s-own-ai-researchers-jockey-for-access-to-its-computing 3. Pope Leo XIV first encyclical on AI May 25 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-leo-issue-first-major-work-addressing-ai-may-25-2026-05-18/ 4. Salesforce CEO Benioff AI Slack monitoring https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-ceo-ai-can-identify-upset-employees-from-slack-2026-5 5. DARPA AI Cyber Challenge revolution https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-vulnerability-discovery-darpa-challenge-critical-infrastructure/819494/