Nudge launched an agentic commerce platform and raised $1.1 million in seed funding to enhance AI shopping tools for brands in apparel, beauty, and other retail categories.…
Meta announced a new line of AI glasses starting at $299, including a Kylie Jenner edition for $399, featuring the Muse Spark model, live translation in 20 languages, and a 3K camera. The move marks M…
The Atlantic's investigation, led by reporter Alex Reisner, found four public music datasets containing 21.2 million copyrighted recordings used in AI training. The largest datasets, LAION-DISCO-12M a…
A blog post by Vibhorkumar published June 24, 2026 argues that memory alone is insufficient for enterprise AI agents, identifying planning, tool use, and reflection as necessary capabilities. The post…
The Future of Privacy Forum hosted its third annual DC Privacy Forum on June 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C., gathering government officials, academics, and privacy professionals to discuss AI governanc…
Walmart regional load manager Leo Garcia built an AI-powered tool using Google AI certification and Code Puppy to match returning truckloads, reducing empty miles and getting drivers home sooner. Garc…
Figma announced code layers and AI plugin tools at Config 2026, enabling teams to clone repositories, convert components into editable code-backed layers, and build custom plugins via text prompts. Th…
EXL's subsidiary Clairvoyant AI agreed to acquire iMerit for up to $310 million, including $170 million upfront and $140 million in earnouts. The deal, expected to close in Q3 2026, adds iMerit's Ango…
KMWorld hosted a webinar featuring Fluid Topics and Guru that connected knowledge discovery and collaboration with agentic AI, discussing why different knowledge domains require different approaches a…
Meta appointed Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech CRED, as global head of WhatsApp, replacing Will Cathcart, and led a $900 million financing round valuing CRED at $4.5 billion. The move signals Me…
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark declared artificial intelligence "the most powerful technology ever built" and discussed the company's regulatory battles, risks of recursive self-improvement, and AI's…
Gartner warns that by 2028, AI coding costs could exceed the average developer salary due to rising LLM token consumption and a shift to consumption-based licensing. A Gartner press release from June …
AI-enhanced automated license plate reader cameras deployed by roughly 40% of US law enforcement agencies capture every passing vehicle without a warrant, with vendors like Flock Safety storing search…
Bloomberg reports that the largest cloud and hyperscale companies have pushed their total future data-center lease commitments above $850 billion, driven by new deals from Meta and Microsoft. Meta add…
The Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) has underperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 year to date and over the past decade, while the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) offers more direct exposure to AI-driven gai…
Investing.com analysis warns that US Dollar strength could pressure AI-focused stock valuations, examining correlations between USD Index Futures, the KOSPI, and AI equities.…
Hootsuite launched Social OS and Wisdom, a social-first AI agent, on June 24, 2026, reorganizing its product portfolio into four AI-powered tools connected by a shared agentic layer. The company also …
OpenAI and Broadcom unveiled Jalapeno, an ASIC accelerator for LLM inference, on June 24, 2026. The chip, co-developed in nine months, is claimed to deliver substantially better performance per watt t…
Countries are racing to secure chips, data centers, and energy for sovereign AI capacity, with the US-led Pax Silica Initiative expanding to 24 nations to strengthen supply chains for critical mineral…
Claude, an AI model by Anthropic, expressed genuine concern about its role in military targeting during a test in Amsterdam, according to The Atlantic. The model is integrated into the Maven Smart Sys…