Tech Brew Ride Home Even 175-year-old Companies Can Join The AI Boom
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May 6, 2026 A major manufacturing tie-up is bringing optical plants and thousands of jobs to the US. A big bank quietly tests lower-fee crypto trading on a retail platform. Google is trialing a personal agent that can act across Gmail and Drive. Meta is building shopping and agent tools powered by its new models. Industry players are also collaborating on network protocols to scale AI compute.
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Legacy Manufacturer Pivoting To AI Optics
- Corning and NVIDIA are partnering to build three US optical plants to support AI infrastructure with Corning supplying co-packaged optics for faster, lower-power interconnects.
- The deal includes up to $2.7B from NVIDIA, warrants, and creates 3,000+ jobs while shifting from copper to fiber close to chips to cut power 5–20x.
Morgan Stanley Undercuts Crypto Fees On E*Trade
- Morgan Stanley rolled out a crypto trading pilot on E*Trade with 50 basis point fees, undercutting Coinbase, Robinhood, and Schwab ahead of a full launch in 2026.
- The push follows Morgan Stanley's crypto ETFs and a National Trust bank charter application to custody digital assets, signaling big-bank entry into retail crypto.
Google Dogfoods A Cross‑Service Agent Remy
- Google is testing an agent called Remy inside a staff-only Gemini app that can act across Gmail, Drive, and other Google services to take actions for users.
- The internal dogfooding aims for proactive, preference-learning behavior and may be highlighted at Google I/O.