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Crypto exchange OKX wants AI agents to hire and pay each other
OKX is bringing together payments, identity and reputation into a marketplace for AI agents.
Jun 30, 2026
The Register
South Korea’s hot new sensation is 3S+1F – a quadrillion-Won AI plan, not a band
Seoul plans to spend about $900 billion to become K-semiconductor powerhouse
Jun 30, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
The AI jobs debate just got messier
A new report finds "high-intensity AI adopters” saw headcount increase 10.2%. Among those companies, entry-level headcount rose by 12%, countering the rhetoric that AI kills junior jobs.
Jun 30, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility
Wix-owned vibe coding platform Base44 has started rolling out its own AI model — with hopes that it will eventually outperform frontier models.
Jun 30, 2026
The Register
Security researchers tricked LLMs into giving them cocaine recipes by abusing role models for prompt injection
If you want a picture of the future of LLM security, imagine Whac-a-Mole meets Groundhog Day
Jun 29, 2026
Ars Technica
South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots
South Korea targets physical AI lead and commercial humanoid robots by 2028.
Jun 29, 2026
TechCrunch AI
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Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users
Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps.
Jun 29, 2026
Ars Technica
Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.
Jun 29, 2026
TechCrunch AI
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Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price
As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival.
Jun 29, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘RAMageddon’
The world's two largest memory chip companies vow to build more memory lab fabs as South Korea positions itself as an AI tech powerhouse country.
Jun 29, 2026
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
AI agents are not your “coworkers”
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will r…
Jun 29, 2026
The Register
How the AI bubble could pop and take down the global economy, according to the BIS
Central bank for central banks sees shades of dotcom mania in hyperscaler capex binge
Jun 29, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September.
Jun 29, 2026
MIT Technology Review
Agent confidence on the technical frontier
Enterprise investment in AI is booming. Gartner is calling 2026 an “inflection year” for organizations to align their AI projects with strategic business objectives. As the pressure to prove ROI mount…
Jun 29, 2026
IEEE Spectrum AI
The Lab Mistake That Might Revolutionize Computing
Today, you probably asked a question of a large language model, or accepted a connection suggestion on LinkedIn, or watched a recommended video on YouTube, or took a different route to work based on a…
Jun 29, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Omen AI’s plan to optimize data centers is all wet
Omen AI raised a $31 million Series A to monitor chip coolant and stop bacterial outbreaks in data centers.
Jun 29, 2026
MIT Technology Review
The Download: metric weaknesses and AI elephant warnings
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The inevitable weakness of metrics There are plenty of useful …
Jun 29, 2026
Politico Technology
Newsom, Anthropic ink deal to expand government use
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new deal with Anthropic would make Claude the first AI tool available to all California agencies and local governments.
Jun 29, 2026
The Verge
China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity
China's Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from…
Jun 28, 2026
The Verge
China claims the world’s fastest supercomputer
The LineShine supercomputer at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen. | Photo: Liang Xu/Xinhua via Getty Images Despite trade restrictions, China has reclaimed the title of the world's fastes…
Jun 28, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
SoftBank’s CEO isn’t the only one with questions about Elon Musk’s orbital data center hype
Not everyone is buying Elon Musk’s vision for orbital data centers.
Jun 27, 2026
Politico Technology
Tech industry grapples with Trump’s AI about-faces
Silicon Valley billionaires backed Trump due to fears that Democrats would overregulate AI. Now the White House is restricting the release of new AI models — and tech lobbyists are cautiously searchin…
Jun 27, 2026
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Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on
New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.
Jun 27, 2026
The Register
NASA tests AI medic for astronauts too far from Earth to call a doctor
Please state the nature of the medical emergency
Jun 27, 2026
The Register
It's looking like a hot, messy summer for security teams as AI finds countless previously hidden vulns
Time to start praying to the goddess of wisdom and war
Jun 27, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies
Over 100 companies and government agencies are reportedly authorized to use Mythos 5, including their non-American employees.
Jun 27, 2026
Politico Technology
Trump administration partially lifts Anthropic’s AI export ban
The release clears the way for a select group of companies and agencies to gain access to the company's Mythos 5 model. But a second advanced Anthropic model remains blocked.
Jun 26, 2026
Ars Technica
South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"
Half-million strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool.”
Jun 26, 2026
Ars Technica
NYT slams Microsoft for building copyright-infringing supercomputer for OpenAI
NYT shifts OpenAI/Microsoft copyright claims after SCOTUS ruling against Sony.
Jun 26, 2026
The Register
Google wants AI regulation, but on its own terms
Surely, we can have rules that allow us to continue doing what we're doing
Jun 26, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm
“We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default,” says OpenAI. “It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber defenders, and global pa…
Jun 26, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US
The hire marks OpenAI's latest push into India, expanding offices, partnerships and hiring.
Jun 26, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)
Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending. OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with …
Jun 26, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
It’s not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore
AI models have progressed to the point where their capabilities have real political consequences. Dealing with those consequences will require collective action.
Jun 26, 2026
The Register
Amazon Q flaw let booby-trapped Git repos execute code, swipe cloud creds
Researchers warn many AI coding assistants now execute commands from project configurations
Jun 26, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia
Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending. OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with …
Jun 26, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
OpenAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of with the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to.
Jun 25, 2026
The Register
AI giants back non-profit to retrain workers left behind by AI
Sorry we spent your wages on datacenters, but call us when you're AI-ready
Jun 25, 2026
The Verge
OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request
The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO …
Jun 25, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents
Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
Jun 25, 2026
The Register
OpenAI says employees moving beyond chat to agents
Codex, it's not just for developers, really
Jun 25, 2026
Ars Technica
Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead
Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
Jun 25, 2026
Ars Technica
Anthropic says Alibaba must be punished for largest Claude cloning attack
Alibaba allegedly used 25,000 accounts to mine Claude over 28.8 million exchanges.
Jun 25, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT
Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, data shows.
Jun 25, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
General Intuition’s $2.3B bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world
General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition.
Jun 25, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x
Un-0 is an image-generation system tool that shows for the first time how the company's technology can replicate conventional AI systems.
Jun 25, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster
Netris provides software that runs on network switches, and offers a platform that helps neocloud operators reduce the time it takes to go live.
Jun 25, 2026
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TechCrunch AI
Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment
Amazon’s latest India investment comes as global tech companies race to expand AI infrastructure in the country.
Jun 25, 2026
Politico Technology
Why a pro-AI super PAC’s election night win may prove short-lived
Leading the Future spent big to stop the author of New York state’s AI safety law from going to Congress. Then came the backlash.
Jun 25, 2026
Ars Technica
IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology
IBM’s nanostack transistors could boost chip performance or energy efficiency.
Jun 25, 2026