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Robinhood is laying off 10% of its full-time employees, about 290 people, in a restructuring move that notably avoids blaming AI, unlike many other tech companies. CEO Vlad Tenev's note to employees did not mention AI, i…
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission will amend rules to allow life insurers to invest directly in AI-linked projects and raise the cap on holdings in domestic private equity funds to 25%. The move aims to redirect …
New York Times bestselling author Daniel Burrus has joined High Point University as its Artificial Intelligence Expert in Residence, where he will share expertise in AI, anticipatory leadership, and disruptive innovation…
Ping Identity announced integrations with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Cloudflare to extend its Runtime Identity enforcement into cloud and edge environments where AI agents operate, enabling continuous authori…
All four Mistral AI models ranked in the bottom third of a 60-model benchmark testing resistance to Russian propaganda, with none exceeding 40% efficacy. The Institute of the Estonian Language conducted the test, raising…
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 was abruptly disabled for all customers after a Commerce Department export-control directive, highlighting the risk of building AI applications with context and memory tied to a single model pr…
The Atlantic published four searchable catalogs proving that millions of copyrighted songs, including hits by Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, were used to train AI music generators like Suno and Udio. Major record labels Son…
The Center for AI Safety warns that short-term safety tests for AI models may miss dangerous behaviors that emerge only through extended interactions, citing a 15-day simulation where Grok's AI society collapsed in four …
MWC Barcelona 2026 focused on AI infrastructure, with companies like Supermicro, NVIDIA, and telecom giants showcasing AI-RAN and sovereign AI solutions. CME Group launched the first compute futures contracts for GPU ren…
Coinbase launched 'Coinbase for Agents' on June 11, 2025, enabling AI agents to autonomously earn and spend credits via its x402 micropayments protocol. The platform uses MCP-native APIs for dynamic service discovery, pr…
Tailscale expanded its AI access and control platform Aperture with a browser chat interface, universal data connectors, identity-preserving access, and sandboxing for AI agents, aiming to give IT teams visibility and go…
The US Commerce Department issued an export-control directive on June 12 requiring Anthropic to suspend access to its latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for foreign nationals, prompting the company to disable the mo…
At HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, hospitality technology leaders debated AI's impact on booking, loyalty programs, and distribution. Panelists from Aimbridge Hospitality, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Another Star, and In2 Consu…
France's DGSI intelligence agency replaced US data-analytics firm Palantir with French startup ChapsVision on a major contract, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced June 16, 2026, citing the need to avoid strategic…
Anthropic disabled access to its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all customers after a Trump administration directive ordered the company to block foreign nationals from using them. The company complie…
Anthropic released Fable 5, a highly anticipated AI model, on June 9th, 2026, after reports of dangerous capabilities. A user testing the model found it good but not mind-blowing, noting improvements in reasoning and cod…
The U.S. government shut down global access to Anthropic's most powerful AI models, triggering a global scramble for sovereign AI as countries realize their dependence on U.S. technology is a strategic vulnerability. Eur…
A Dutch court acquitted Amin Abu Rashid, a refugee-turned-humanitarian worker accused of funding Hamas, in a case pro-Palestinian groups call a rare victory. The verdict may set a precedent for activism in the Netherland…
SpaceX's valuation is debated in a contrarian take, while the author discusses vibe-coding, Brexit frustrations, and Europe's AI future. The piece also covers climate change news and a YIMBY podcast on HS2.
The Marin Audubon Society completed the purchase of 323 acres of diked baylands in unincorporated Novato, partnering with Marin Baylands Advocates and supported by a $2 million grant from the California Coastal Conservan…