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The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a broad launch of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. OpenAI expects to release the model widely this week after additional testi…
Meta launched its Muse Image AI model with Instagram integration, automatically opting public profiles into allowing others to generate AI images using their likeness by tagging their username. Users must manually disabl…
Arcade and Manufact have launched agent authorization and MCP hosting products in cloud marketplaces, signaling that agent gateways are emerging as a distinct enterprise category. Nutanix also released its Agent Gateway …
Maine librarians are offering services to help patrons disable AI features on their devices, driven by concerns over privacy, misinformation, and corporate data collection. Led by Bangor librarian Hannah Cyrus, the movem…
Meta Platforms shares fell 11% in June 2026 after the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $125-145 billion for AI infrastructure, spooking investors despite strong revenue growth. The tech giant also …
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on OpenAI's GPT-5.6, ending a 30-day government pre-testing phase mandated by Executive Order 14409. The move allows broader access to the model, which includes the Sol flagsh…
Elon Musk merged xAI with SpaceX to form SpaceXAI, aiming to compete in AI infrastructure by building space-based data centers and AI compute satellites. The company plans to deploy orbital data centers powered by solar …
Kazakhstan unveiled its national pavilion at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 in Geneva, showcasing its digital ecosystem under the slogan 'Kazakhstan - AI and Digital Hub of Eurasia.' The pavilion highlights the count…
An ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally, after he rammed an ICE vehicle and attempted to run down the agent during a traffic stop in Houston. The FBI and DHS Inspecto…
Indonesian authorities are investigating a fraud scandal at a medical conference in Denmark where a woman allegedly impersonated a researcher and presented AI-generated, fabricated data. The case has exposed underground …
A research group exploring the historical rise of democracy identifies strong civil society, rule of law, and institutionalized political parties as key factors that raise and sustain democratic levels, while warning tha…
A study from Oxford and Potsdam universities found that AI writing tools can inject political bias into user drafts, altering meanings on sensitive topics like abortion and climate change. The researchers warn that these…
Andra Keay's June 2026 robotics funding roundup counted 136 rounds totaling $6.57 billion, with defense investments driving large checks. Keay cautioned that 33% of entries lacked reported amounts and late-stage rounds s…
Google's Pixel 11 lineup will cost $100 more across all models, starting at $899, with the 128GB entry-level tier eliminated, according to leaks. The company blames AI-driven component shortages for the price hikes, desp…
Levels of Self, the developer of the x402 agent ecosystem, is offering free certification for the first three external agent operators under its new Certified Agent Standard. The standard requires five criteria: declared…
Meta launched Muse Image on July 7, an AI image generator that lets users create deepfakes of any public Instagram account without consent, with users opted in by default. The tool pulls photos from public profiles to ge…
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on stable oil and naphtha supplies, strategic oil reserves, and AI adoption in petrochemicals. Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met wi…
Australia's Maritime Union of Australia is demanding a 28-hour week with no loss of pay in July 2026 talks over DP World's AI and automation plans at container terminals, including remote-control cranes and driverless ve…
Shannon Ryan, VP of Marketing at Veritas Automata, told an AgileRTP meetup that AI tools amplify existing team dynamics rather than fixing broken ones. She identified top-down AI mandates, layoffs framed as AI strategy, …
South Korea's proposed RE100 industrial complex remains stalled without a passed special bill or selected site more than a year after its introduction, while the 800 trillion won southwestern semiconductor hub advances r…