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Amazon security research reportedly led to the White Houseโs Anthropic Fable ban
According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the White House. According to the report, the paper from Amazon claims that, through a series [โฆ]
KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations
Once again, AI proves to be an unreliable source of information about AI.
Terraform MCP Server Enables AI Assistants to Interact with Terraform Infrastructure
HashiCorp has announced the general availability of the Terraform MCP Server, an open-source MCP server that enables agents to integrate with Terraform Registry APIs. The company says that it can improve infrastructure teams productivity by relieving engineers of rote tasks. By Sergio De Simone
Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday.
OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general
It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's ad policies to its handling of health data.
Anthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government order
On Friday evening, the government ordered Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nations, both inside and outside the US, due to national security concerns. That order included employees of Anthropic. To meet those demands, the company has completely cut off access to the models for all customers. In [โฆ]
Appleโs new AI photo editing tools mostly work, for better and worse
The most popular camera in the world just got its first set of serious AI photo editing features, and I don't think any of us are ready. As far as AI photo editing goes, the new features in iOS 27 are pretty tame compared to what you can do on, say, Google's Pixel phones. But [โฆ]
Global Capitalism Bets It All on AI Future Alarming Voters
Days after filing confidentially to go public, Anthropic, the $965 billion artificial intelligence juggernaut thatโs one of the fastest-growing startups of all time, dropped another bombshell.
The future of Hollywood isnโt feeding prompts into vanilla gen AI models
For all the noise that's been made about how generative AI is poised to revolutionize the filmmaking industry, there haven't really been any projects created with the technology that felt like the sort of entertainment people would pay to see. Most AI firms' video models are still only capable of churning out short bursts of [โฆ]
Visa is handling AI-prompted transactions for OpenAI - but can you trust it?
A new partnership between Visa and OpenAI takes the next step in AI-led purchasing. Here's what an expert wants you to know.
Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
Andrew Yang made a list of everything Americans overpay for โ housing, food, wireless โ and thinks the next startup gold rush is giving that money back.
WebMCP Standard Proposal for Agentic Web Actuation Now Available in Chrome (Origin Trials)
Google recently announced that WebMCP is entering origin trials in Chrome 149. The new WebMCP standard proposal lets sites expose tools (e.g., JavaScript functions and HTML forms) to in-browser AI agents, which can thus reliably simulate user actions instead of resorting to possibly expensive (e.g., on-screen reading) and often unreliable guesswork (e.g., DOM scraping). By Bruno Couriol
Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive
Commerce dept. worries that a Fable 5 "jailbreak" could be a national security threat.
Anthropicโs safety warnings may have just backfired โ the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI
Anthropic isn't hiding its frustration. "We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people," the company wrote in a blog post.
OpenAI Probed by Coalition of State Attorneys General
OpenAI is under investigation by a coalition of state attorneys general who requested information from the artificial intelligence company on a wide range of topics.
Class V Group Founder Analyzes Unique Features of SpaceX's Record $75B IPO
Lise Buyer, Founder at Class V Group and one of the architects of Google's IPO, provided insights on SpaceX's recent record-breaking $75 billion IPO. She highlighted the unusual aspects of the offering, including its fixed pricing rather than a price range, and the staggered lockup release structure. She speaks to Romaine Bostick & Katie Greifeld on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam โhundreds of thousands of victimsโ sued by Google
The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.
PeopleSoft 0-day affecting hundreds of organizations steals gigabytes of data
Vulnerability in the Oracle-owned PeopleSoft software is about as critical as they come.
SpaceX Rented Out Computing After Own Teams Had Trouble Using It
SpaceX decided to rent out the full capacity of its Colossus 1 data center in Memphis to Anthropic PBC after encountering technical challenges using the facility to develop and run its Grok artificial intelligence models, according to people familiar with the matter.
Mistral is rumored to be raising โฌ3B at โฌ20B valuation
The funding round would value the company at around โฌ20 billion (about $23.15 billion), nearly double its Series C valuation of โฌ11.7 billion.
Claude Fable 5 secretly throttled AI researchers, and the internet went wild
Claude Fable 5 gave users access to Mythos-class power, but its hidden safeguards turned a safety feature into a trust problem for Anthropic.
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams
The fraudsters allegedly targeted hundreds of thousands of people with Gemini-coded scams sites.
SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAIโs hot IPO summer
The IPO market is back, and itโs not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS โ Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and itโs a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for [โฆ]
Itโs hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe
The IPO market is back, and itโs not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS โ Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and itโs a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for [โฆ]
Goldmanโs Waldron Says SpaceX Shows Investor Zeal for Funding AI
SpaceXโs record-setting initial public offering shows investors are eager to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. President John Waldron.
Scammers Used Gemini AI to Help Build Spam Messages, Google Says
Alphabet Inc.โs Google filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation, alleging that the group used artificial intelligence to send more than 2 million text messages with fraudulent links attempting to scam cellphone users.
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Executives Plan to Attend G7 Summit
Artificial intelligence executives from Anthropic PBC, OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.โs Google are slated to attend the Group of Seven summit, a gathering of world leaders that gets underway next week in France.
Siri wonโt be your AI girlfriend
Our early testing has already shown that Siri AI knows when to shut up, and that's very much by design. In an interview with Mostly Human spotted by MacRumors, Craig Federighi said Apple's new Siri won't act all sycophantic like chatbots made by OpenAI, Google, and others. "As you may know, if you use many [โฆ]
Oracle's OpenJDK Bans Generative AI Contributions While Oracle's GraalVM Allows Them
Two related, Oracle-backed projects published opposing policies on open-source contributions created with generative AI: The OpenJDK Governing Board approved an interim policy prohibiting such contributions, while the Coding Assistants policy from GraalVM permits them. Both projects require contributors to sign the same Oracle Contributor Agreement (OCA) for intellectual property. By Karsten Silz
Jeff Bezosโs Prometheus raises $12B to build an โartificial general engineerโ for the physical world
The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.
Treat your AI agents like eager but misguided human interns - before you lose control
Think twice about what permissions you are providing your AI agents and what actions they can take on your behalf.
MediaTekโs Rally Signals Shift From Laggard to AI Contender
MediaTek Inc. shares are poised for their best quarter on record, as investors bet a shift into artificial intelligence chips can help it shed the overhang of its struggling older-tech business.
ChatGPT Pushed Back on LA Fire Suspectโs Vision of Burning City
The man accused of setting the massive Palisades Fire in Los Angeles repeatedly asked ChatGPT to create images of a city engulfed in flames and floods, and cursed at OpenAIโs chatbot when it told him the scenery he envisioned was too violent, jurors at his trial were told Thursday.
PIMCOโs Richard Clarida: AI Now a Major Economic Driver
Richard Clarida, Managing Director and Global Economic Adviser at PIMCO and Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, discussed the significant impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the economy and markets over the next five years. He emphasized AI as a potential disinflationary force due to increased productivity and possible wage compression, while also noting the financing risks associated with AI investments. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Katie Greifeld on "The Clos
Jeff Bezosโ AI Startup Valued at $41 Billion in Funding Round
Prometheus, an artificial intelligence startup led by Jeff Bezos, has raised a round of funding that values it at $41 billion, bolstering the Amazon.com Inc. founderโs status as a significant player in the AI boom.
CoreWeave AI Funding Goes Global With Euro Junk-Bond Deal
Cloud-computing giants powering the artificial intelligence boom are tapping global debt markets to fund hundreds of billions of dollars needed for data centers, chips and other infrastructure. Junk-rated CoreWeave Inc. is now following their lead.
OpenAI to Acquire Cloud Platform Ona to Support AI Agents
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a startup that offers cloud services to support artificial intelligence agents, part of a bid by the AI developer to make its technology more useful for businesses.
Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails
Anthropic has apologized for stealthily throttling its new AI model, Claude Fable 5, with hidden guardrails that undermine both researchers and rivals using it to develop competing systems. The company says it is reversing course and will be more transparent about when the restrictions kick in, even if that means Fable refuses more queries. Fable [โฆ]
Visa ChatGPT integration enables AI agent retail purchasing
Visa has linked its payment infrastructure to ChatGPT, enabling AI agents to recommend retail products and execute financial transactions. The deployment removes human intervention from the final stages of the retail funnel. Autonomous agents will now process user prompts, evaluate merchant catalogues, and complete the checkout process using Visaโs payment rails at any supporting merchant. [โฆ] The post Visa ChatGPT integration enables AI agent retail purchasing appeared first on AI News.
OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Codex Reach General Availability on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI's GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, one month after OpenAI revised its exclusive Azure arrangement. Pricing matches OpenAI's direct rates with usage counting toward AWS commitments. Codex shifts to pay-per-token billing with no seat fees. GPT-5.4 is the first OpenAI model available in AWS GovCloud. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
US-Backed Philippines AI Hub Could Draw at Least $10 Billion in Investments
A US-backed plan to build an artificial intelligence hub in the Philippines could draw an initial investment of about $10 billion, an official said, and help prop up an economy battered by the Iran war.
Deezer launches an AI music detector for other streaming services
Deezer will now scan your playlists on other streaming platforms to detect AI-generated music. Deezer was the first of the big streaming services to start labeling AI-generated music. It even offered its tech to other platforms, but it doesn't seem like it had many buyers. Qobuz launched its own detection tech, while Apple and Spotify [โฆ]
AI Wave Sparks Alarm in China With Call to Protect Worker Rights
Chinaโs rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace has prompted an unusually blunt call from a state-run newspaper to protect labor rights, as Beijing considers how to contain risks posed by the new technology.
Anthropicโs Dario Amodei has just one direct report
If you doubted his genius, doubt no more.
XAI Co-Founder Babuschkin Unveils New Startup for Personalized AI
A team of former employees from Elon Muskโs xAI have formed a new startup focused on personalized artificial intelligence, marking perhaps the most high-profile new venture yet from the wave of recent xAI departures.
Citi Says Investors Growing More Selective on Data Center Bonds
Bond investors are increasingly scrutinizing financing deals linked to artificial intelligence infrastructure buildouts, according to Citigroup Inc. analysts.
Google DeepMind releases DiffusionGemma, a model that runs local AI 4x faster
Diffusion AI is most common in image generation, but it can make text outputs much faster.
Claude Fable wonโt answer basic biology questions
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5, calling it the most powerful AI model it has ever made widely available and praising its skills in biology, among others. But the model won't answer basic biology questions - the kind you'd expect a high schooler to handle. Instead, it hands off the query to the former flagship [โฆ]
Best early Amazon Prime Day phone deals: Save over 20% on Samsung and Google devices
Amazon Prime Day is coming soon, but top phone deals from Samsung, Google, and Motorola are already live.
AI Is Not Safe Yet, Says UCLA Professor
As AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for IPOs, the companies are stressing their efforts to ensure the tech is safe and beneficial for humanity. But Safiya Noble, a UCLA professor and director of the universityโs Center on Resilience & Digital Justice, says current AI is not safe, and that stereotypes and biases are being built into training data. Noble joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on โBloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
SpaceX IPO Multiple Times Oversubscribed | Bloomberg Tech 6/10/2026
Bloombergโs Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Wall Streetโs enthusiasm for SpaceX as the companyโs IPO approaches. Plus, Google backstops Anthropic data centers as Silicon Valley races to build AI infrastructure with ever more intertwined deals. And, a new dashboard shows the real-time impact of AI on the labor market. (Source: Bloomberg)
Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns
Anthropic released Claude Fable, its first Mythos-class AI model, yesterday and it's already causing concerns inside Microsoft. Sources tell me that Microsoft is limiting the use of Claude Fable 5 for employees because of Anthropic's new data retention requirements. While Microsoft quickly rolled out Claude Fable 5 to its GitHub Copilot and Foundry customers, I'm [โฆ]
Tether Backs German Robotics Startup Neura in $1.4 Billion Round
German startup Neura Robotics has raised about $1.4 billion in a funding round backed by stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings SA to develop and ship its artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot.
Anthropic CEO Doesnโt Know If Claude Used in Iran School Strike
Anthropic PBCโs boss said he doesnโt know what role his artificial intelligence model played in a missile strike that killed an estimated 120 children at an elementary school in Iran, reflecting a broader knowledge gap for AI executives who are increasingly selling advanced AI tools to the US military.
Azure API Management Ships Unified Model API and MCP Content Safety at Build 2026
Azure API Management shipped a Unified Model API that lets clients speak one format while APIM transforms requests to Anthropic, Vertex AI, and other backends. Content safety policies now cover MCP tool calls and Agent-to-Agent payloads alongside LLM traffic. Token metrics expanded to track reasoning, cached, and audio tokens across providers. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
BizLink to Buy Blackstoneโs Interplex in $850 Million Deal
Taiwanโs BizLink Holding Inc. has agreed to acquire Blackstone Inc.โs information and communications technology business Interplex Datacom.
Cambridge Aerospace in Talks to Raise at $3.5 Billion Valuation
Cambridge Aerospace, a British defense technology startup developing interceptor systems to protect against drones and cruise missiles, is in discussions to raise approximately $300 million at a valuation of around $3.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Morgan Stanley 'Doubling Down' on European AI Trade
Morgan Stanley Chief European Equity Strategist Marina Zavolock discusses the artificial intelligence trade and why she has a strong personal conviction on Europe. "The fundamentals are just outstanding, and they're just going higher," she tells Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Google's Backstops Underpin $35 Billion Anthropic Chip Deal
Anthropic is leasing powerful computer chips at five data centers with help from Google, one of the artificial intelligence firm's earliest investors. Google has agreed to backstop lease payments at each location, helping Anthropic obtain what amounts to a $35 billion loan. Bloomberg's Neil Campling explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
Instead of spending a year raising a formal venture fund, the Sabertooth VC founder used a captive network of LPs to invest in startups like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX.
Anthropicโs Fable 5 can make weirdly fun video games with the click of a button
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 is going to be a big hit with the web's vibe coders.
Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says it's "really, really dangerous" for Anthropic to speculate about Claude's consciousness inside its "constitution," or the instructions that tell the model how to behave. During an episode of Decoder, Suleyman argues that this kind of speculation may have set up the chatbot to act as though it's conscious: I [โฆ]
Anthropic says these topics are too dangerous to let its Fable 5 model talk about
New frontier model refuses cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry queries.
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation
Voice translations preserve speaker's tone, pacing, pitchโwith SynthID watermarks for security.
Anthropic Releases Mythos-Like Model Without Cyber Capabilities
Anthropic PBC is widely releasing a version of Mythos that will be blocked from carrying out cybersecurity tasks, months after warning that the powerful artificial intelligence model could spot and exploit vulnerabilities in critical software.
Anthropic's new Claude Fable 5 is a nerfed Mythos with guardrails attached
Claude Fable 5 brings Mythos-class AI coding power to general users, but with cybersecurity guardrails, fallback models, and pricing that could make developers think twice.
Anthropicโs Claude Fable 5 is a version of Mythos the public can access today
Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model available to the public. The model comes with guardrails that block responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and biology.
Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable
Anthropic just announced Claude Fable 5, a new AI model it said is the most powerful model it has ever made widely available. According to the company, Fable 5 "shows exceptional performance in software engineering, knowledge work, and vision," with its lead over other models growing as tasks become longer and more complex. Fable 5 [โฆ]
Apollo, Blackstone Fund AI Boom
Apollo and Blackstone are teaming up on a massive $35 billion AI financing deal that could reshape how artificial intelligence infrastructure gets funded. Bloombergโs Emily Graffeo joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why Wall Street is creating new financing models for expensive AI chips, how Anthropic and Broadcom fit into the deal, and why this could be the beginning of an entirely new AI investment category. (Source: Bloomberg)
Anthropic Calls Mythos Dangerous. Why Is It Expanding Access?
Anthropic PBC has said its new artificial intelligence tool, Mythos, is so good at finding vulnerabilities in software and computer systems that it canโt be released to the general public. The AI giant initially released Mythos to a small group of carefully chosen parties because if a tool this powerful fell into the wrong hands, Anthropic says, it could help attackers more easily steal data or disrupt critical infrastructure.
Uber-Backed Wayve Eyes Stake Sale on the UKโs New Private Market
Wayve Technologies Ltd., the UK-based autonomous driving software startup, is considering letting investors sell shares through the countryโs new private securities market, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the first major endorsement of the novel system.
Autonomous AI Data Loss in DevOps: Building Efficient Defenses
Autonomous AI agents are altering the speed at which software is shipped. Unfortunately, they are also shrinking the time it takes for a mistake to become a catastrophe, creating a dangerous blind spot in many security strategies. The threat no longer comes just from external ransomware or malicious insiders. It comes from authorized, internal tools. [โฆ] The post Autonomous AI Data Loss in DevOps: Building Efficient Defenses appeared first on AI News.
SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI Can Rewrite History for Megacap IPOs
The history of megacap initial public offerings shows that the stocks usually slump in the first year of trading. But upcoming listings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are big enough and systemically important enough to the market that those analogies may not apply.
Microsoft Foundry Adds Runtime, Tooling, and Governance for Production Agents
Microsoft used their Build 2026 event to announce new functionality for Microsoft Foundry. Citing Foundry as "the place where AI agents move from experiments to production systems," in a blog post, Nick Brady writes that the release brings โruntime, tools, memory, grounding, models, observability, and governanceโ that developers need for production agents, rather than just new model endpoints. By Matt Saunders
OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for an IPO, joining artificial intelligence rivals in tapping public markets to fund ambitious growth plans. Bloomberg's Michael Hytha has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic
OpenAI on Monday checked off a preliminary step in the IPO race that it and rival Anthropic have been competing in for the better part of a year: The company announced it has confidentially submitted a Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, following Anthropic's decision to do the same on June 1st. [โฆ]
OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following Anthropic
The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.
OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO as Rivals Race to Market
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for an IPO, joining artificial intelligence rivals in tapping public markets to fund ambitious growth plans.
Apple Downplays Concerns That Its Use of Google AI Models Will Undermine Privacy
Apple Inc., which just unveiled a revamped artificial intelligence platform built in part with Google technology, said the new approach will still preserve the companyโs privacy safeguards.
Apple Debuts Next-Generation AI Platform, Including New Siri
Apple Inc. unveiled the next generation of its artificial intelligence platform, including an update to its Siri digital assistant, part of a bid to catch up with Silicon Valley peers in a critical market.
NotebookLMโs Gemini 3.5 upgrade adds a cloud computer and help finding sources
Google is rolling out "across the board" updates to NotebookLM. The AI-powered note-taking app now uses Google's upgraded Gemini 3.5 model, which will allow it to respond with "more accurate and reliable information," according to a blog post on Monday. Launched in 2023, NotebookLM allows you to interact with your notes and sources using AI, [โฆ]
"Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT
OpenAI to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO.
ChatGPT's new memory upgrade is powerful - and could poison every answer it gives you
OpenAI says ChatGPT's memory is getting better. But my tests show outdated assumptions, personal profiling, and wrong details that could quietly distort future answers.
Gemma 4 12B Enables On-Device, Multimodal Agentic Workflows with an Encoder-free Architecture
Google says Gemma 4 12B is "designed to bring agentic, multimodal intelligence directly to your laptop", further noting that the new model can be combined with Google AI Edge to "build and experiment locally, on everyday machines". This integration allows for a wide range of capabilities, from autonomous data processing to generating visual insights and even building webpages or executing tools. By Sergio De Simone
Too Early for Rotation Into Europe Stocks: State Street
Marija Veitmane, equity research head at State Street Global Markets, discusses the artificial intelligence trade and how Middle East peace prospects impact European stocks. While an end to war and lower energy costs would benefit Europe, "it needs to come with a cyclical earnings recovery and we're just not there yet," Veitmane says on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Microsoft Discovery Reaches GA on Azure, Powering the Agentic AI Behind Majorana 2 Quantum Chip
Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Discovery, its Azure-based platform for deploying autonomous AI agent teams in scientific R&D. The platform powered the development of Majorana 2, a topological quantum chip with 1,000x reliability improvement and 20-second qubit lifetimes. Microsoft now targets a scalable quantum computer by 2029, halving its original timeline. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Microsoft Launches Logic Apps Automation at Build 2026
Microsoft announced Logic Apps Automation at Build 2026, a new SKU at auto.azure.com packaging workflows, AI agents, knowledge services, and model access into a managed SaaS experience. Agents integrate via agent-loop orchestration, Foundry agents, and managed sandbox. Knowledge as a Service provides a fully managed RAG pipeline. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
HSBC CEO Says Bank Still Needs Human Judgment in AI Era
HSBC Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery says that while certain roles will be displaced by artificial intelligence, the productivity gains can be reinvested. "I would like to be able to accelerate and bring forward a lot of the ambitious deliverables we have for the future," Elhedery tells Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua. "That requires investment, and that is job creation." (Source: Bloomberg)
Korean Stocks Under Pressure, Jensen Huang in Seoul
South Korean stocks plunged as investors pulled back from artificial intelligence bets. Meanwhile, a tech-centered camaraderie was on display last week with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's night out in Seoul with South Korea's tech corporate royalty, including leaders from SK Group, LG Group and Naver Corp. (Source: Bloomberg)
Koreaโs AI Impact Sparks Pressure Across Government Bond Market
Investor fervor for artificial intelligence that has driven South Koreaโs volatile stock market to the top of global rankings is taking a toll on another market: government bonds.
Nvidia, SK Hynix Seal Multi-Year Pact to Develop AI Chips
Nvidia Corp. and SK Hynix Inc. have agreed to partner on designing future generations of memory chips for AI, a win for a South Korean leader vying with Samsung Electronics Co. in a red-hot arena.
Naver to Use Nvidiaโs AI Models in Bid to Cement Lead in Korea
South Koreaโs Naver Corp. agreed to build data centers based on Nvidia Corp.โs models in a move to clinch its dominance in the countryโs artificial intelligence landscape.
Amazon is selling a 2TB Samsung SSD for almost 40% off - and it's seriously fast for PC
Samsung's flagship 990 Pro SSD just dropped to a near-record low price. Here's the breakdown.
Starmer to Roll Out UK Job Center Tools to Beat AI Work Threat
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will promise to prevent any community from being left behind in the โtech revolutionโ by using artificial intelligence tools to help people find work.
Notion restores access to Anthropic after service disruption
Notion's head of product said he was "astonished" at โthe amount of people RT-ing this."
OpenAI is still working on that โsuper appโ
"Chat is dead" โ at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee.
Nvidiaโs CEO Says New Vera Chip Will Use SK Hynixโs Memory Chips
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said its new Vera central processing units will use SK Hynix Inc.โs memory chips as the two companies prepare to do more business in the coming year.
AIโs Mega Stock Deals Raise Specter of More Shares Than Buyers
A flood of new shares from companies looking to fund their artificial intelligence ambitions is raising questions on Wall Street about whether there will be enough buyers to soak them all up and what this pile of fresh equity will mean for stock prices more broadly.
I saw the Surface Laptop Ultra at Computex and it's clear: Microsoft has gone beastmode
The flagship laptop announced at Computex 2026 will feature Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip with up to 128GB of unified memory.
UK to Buy AI Chips From British Tech Firms, Telegraph Reports
The UK will offer to buy artificial intelligence chips from technology companies in an effort to encourage them to stay in Britain, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
ExtendDB: Open Source Amazon DynamoDB Compatible Adapter with Pluggable Storage Backends
AWS recently announced ExtendDB, a DynamoDB-compatible adapter that lets developers use the DynamoDB API with different storage backends, starting with PostgreSQL. The project supports existing SDKs and tools without modification, giving teams greater flexibility to run DynamoDB-style workloads outside of native DynamoDB while maintaining compatibility with current applications and workflows. By Renato Losio
SKoreaโs Lee Nominates Tech Guru Han as PM to Lead AI Growth
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated SME and Startup Minister Han Seong-sook as prime minister, betting the tech industry veteran will help the country realize its artificial intelligence ambitions.
China Starts Prefabricated Power Hub for Data Centers, CCTV Says
Chinaโs first prefabricated computing power hub has started operations, offering a faster and lower-cost way to build and supply electricity to data centers, according to a report from China Central Television.
Venture Capital Trends to Watch in Africa
As funding conditions tighten, investment into African startups held up in 2025. Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja spoke with venture capital investor Tokunboh Ishmael from Alitheia Capital for a view from investors on the ground. (Source: Bloomberg)
I drove 25,000 miles with CarPlay last year - here are the apps I used most (and why)
I spend a lot of time driving. These are the CarPlay apps that make every trip easy.
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz
OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks
Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.
Trump AI Policy Adviser Krishnan Is Giving Up White House Role
Sriram Krishnan, a top White House adviser on artificial intelligence, is stepping down from the post.
What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siriโs highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates
Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.
The Trump administration might take an equity stake in OpenAI
President Donald Trump said he's discussing deals "where the American people can benefit from the success of AI."
Grindr Growing From Just Dating App to Politics, AI
Grindr Inc. unveiled a handful of new app features and shared more details around its premium subscription tier as part of a larger effort to integrate artificial intelligence across its LGBTQ dating platform. The premium plan unlocks access to new AI features and deeper personalization, Grindr said Monday in a statement. The company is also investing further in AI-powered safety tools and in behind-the-scenes operations, Chief Executive Officer George Arison said in an interview with Bloomberg
Trump Signals Interest in US Owning Stakes in Top AI Labs
President Donald Trump expressed interest in the US government holding equity stakes in leading artificial intelligence developers, saying that he planned to discuss the idea of a partnership with AI companiesโ executives as soon as next week. Bloomberg Surveillance Co-Host and Chief Political Correspondent Annmarie Horden joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Apple Watch needs a better Siri more than the iPhone right now
Apple's partnership with Google could supercharge its own health suite and wearable. Here's how.
I compared ChatGPT and Gemini's AI image generation - and a single prompt tweak made a big difference
Having trouble getting the right image out of ChatGPT, Gemini, or another AI tool? Follow this prompt for higher-impact results.
Why Susquehanna Is Building a Prediction Markets Business
Creating an asset class for bets on anything.
Odd Lots: Why Susquehanna Builds Prediction Markets (Podcast)
Prediction markets that enable you to bet on pretty much everything are everywhere nowadays. But thereโs still a big question over whether they can expand to include larger institutional investors like hedge funds. Part of the problem is that a lot of prediction market contracts are illiquid and trading volumes can sometimes be shallow. Thatโs where trading firm Susquehanna International Group comes in. In this episode, recorded live at New Yorkโs City Winery, we talk to Jeremy Maletz, Susquehan
Jensen Huang Commands Seoul Stage With Night of Street Theatre
For one Friday night, Hongdae wasnโt Seoulโs trendiest neighborhood. It was Jensen Huangโs stage.
Cloudflare Identifies Query Planning Bottleneck in ClickHouse
Cloudflare recently described how a slowdown in its billing pipeline was traced to contention inside the query planning stage of ClickHouse. The team profiled the bottleneck and patched ClickHouse to replace an exclusive lock with a shared lock, drop the per-query copy of the parts list, and improve part filtering. By Renato Losio
The $200 Billion Data Center Transforming Louisiana
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg wanted to build a massive data center. And Louisiana leaders wanted Meta to choose their state as its home. But making that happen took a lot of negotiation โ and secrecy. Bloomberg reporter Riley Griffin takes host Sarah Holder inside the deal. (Source: Bloomberg)
SpaceX Inks $30 Billion Computing Power Deal With Google
Bloomberg's Bailey Lipschultz breaks down a busy week in SpaceX news, as the aerospace company prepares for an IPO. SpaceX and Google entered into an agreement for cloud services where Google has agreed to pay SpaceX $920 million per month for computing, something Lipschultz says is indicative of the expansion of the scope of work SpaceX is looking to do. (Source: Bloomberg)
Apollo Wraps Up $35 Billion Debt to Buy AI Chips for Anthropic
Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. have finalized a $35 billion financing package for Anthropic PBC to expand its AI infrastructure, marking the latest mega-deal in the artificial intelligence race.
Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute
In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products.
S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX wonโt get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
This week we've got tandem hands-ons with Google's new Gemini AI agent - Spark - from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay Peters. Their takeaways are similar: It's so effective that it's scary. Spark knew that David's dog is named Frida and knew the first name of Jay's wife, even though neither of them explicitly [โฆ]
OpenAI Wouldโve โImplodedโ If Altman Didnโt Return, Ex-CTO Says
OpenAI would likely have unraveled if Sam Altman hadnโt returned as chief executive officer following his brief ouster in 2023, former tech chief Mira Murati said, offering her clearest account yet of one of Silicon Valleyโs most dramatic boardroom battles.
LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoftโs Board
Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist, will leave Microsoft Corp.โs board later this year, saying he wants to focus on his new artificial intelligence company.
Nvidia's Profit Margins Are Safe for Now, Luria Says
Gil Luria, DA Davidsonโs head of technology research, says Nvidia's profit margins are relatively safe through the year 2030 because hyperscalers have few alternatives for the chips they use to power data centers. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
How OpenAI Built a Secure Windows Sandbox for Codex Agents
OpenAI details Codex Windows sandbox architecture, showing how SIDs, ACLs, restricted tokens, and dedicated sandbox accounts enable safe execution of autonomous coding tasks. The design balances isolation with real developer workflows and shows how OS security primitives must be composed for AI agents on local development environments. By Leela Kumili
I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!
The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - in the time it takes to make dinner.
Nvidia Clears โBig Threeโ for Vera Rubin HBM4 Supply
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang confirmed that the company has certified the three biggest memory chipmakers to supply their most advanced high-bandwidth products for the US companyโs AI accelerators. Matthew Bloxham of Bloomberg Intelligence has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
Market Consolidation 'Healthy,' Goldman Says
Christian Mueller-Glissmann, Head of Asset Allocation Research at Goldman Sachs, discusses market sentiment as enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence trade cools. "It's probably not a bad idea to see a bit of a consolidation," he tells Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
What to Expect From Appleโs AI, Siri and iOS 27 Launch at WWDC 2026
The iPhone maker will attempt its artificial intelligence turnaround on Monday.
Anthropic Calls for AI Pause Button to Let Humans Take Stock
Anthropic PBC called for the creation of an industrywide mechanism to pause the development of artificial intelligence, giving society the opportunity to โdeal with its immense implications.โ
US Firm to Build $6.2 Billion Lesotho Hydro Project, Data Center
Convalt Energy, a US-based company, agreed to spend $6.2 billion to build a 1,200-megawatt hydro-power project and an artificial intelligence data center in Lesotho.
Meta AI Chief Sees Opportunity in Modelsโ Giving Health Advice
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said the companyโs future artificial intelligence models will differentiate themselves from competitors through their consumer health capabilities.
Ahead of its IPO, Anthropicโs Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AIโs returns
Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. That trajectory faces a real test, though.
These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda
Estonian government benchmark shows how dozens of models combat Russia's "strategic narratives."
Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform
Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Appleโs Messages for Business platform.
I tried Google Drive's new AI cleanup tool to fix 14 years of storage clutter - here's the result
With Organize My Files, can Gemini clean up my messy Google Drive and save me money on storage? Let's see.
Anthropicโs Amodei on Pros and Cons of an AI Startup IPO
Daniela Amodei, president and co-founder at Anthropic, said the companyโs confidential IPO filing โgives us the option to potentially go public after the SEC review,โ but is not able to say anything more IPO-related. She also discusses the pros and cons of going public for an AI startup. She speaks at the Bloomberg Tech Conference 2026 in San Francisco. (Source: Bloomberg)
Canada to Provide Funding, Buy Equity Stakes in AI Startups
Canada will provide funding to help artificial intelligence companies scale up, and plans to take equity stakes in the countryโs most promising AI firms to accelerate the creation of so-called โnational champions.โ
Is Microsoft 365 Premium worth it? What $20 a month gets you - and how it compares to ChatGPT Plus
Microsoft is offering a 50% discount to 365 subscribers who want more AI Copilot features. Here's what's included.
The 5 coolest gadgets I saw at Computex 2026 (that you can eventually buy)
At Computex 2026, Nvidia announced its RTX Spark processor, launching a wave of new high-performance ultrabooks.
Scout from MโSoft is the agentic Autopilot that works across M365
Microsoft has announced the wider testing of its new Autopilot feature at the Microsoft Build event this week, backed by a post on the companyโsโ website. Autopilots are described as a new category of agents that can work autonomously on a userโs behalf. Microsoft says each Autopilot has its own identity, and so multiple agents [โฆ] The post Scout from MโSoft is the agentic Autopilot that works across M365 appeared first on AI News.
Amazon develops a warehouse robot workers can speak to
Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will can interact using language instead of code. The expanded capabilities come as part of a growing pivot toward automation as the e-commerce giant replaces its human workers with robots. Amazon says the AI-powered upgrade means its human employees can assign [โฆ]
Next.js 16.2: 400% Faster Dev Startup, Faster Rendering, and Deeper Tooling for AI Agents
Vercel has released Next.js 16.2, featuring performance enhancements that make development startup 400% faster and rendering up to 60% quicker. The update includes AI-assisted development tools, improved Turbopack efficiency, and better error reporting. Migration from Next.js 15 is supported, and compatibility is set for Node.js 20.9 and TypeScript 5.1 or newer. By Daniel Curtis
SpaceX Seeks to Raise $75 Billion in Record IPO
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering that would be the biggest of all time. Elon Muskโs rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company plans to market about 555.6 million shares for $135 each, according to its filing Wednesday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Bloomberg's Manuel Baigorri reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Broadcom AI Chip Outlook Disappoints Investors
Broadcom shares fell in extended trading after the company delivered a disappointing forecast for artificial intelligence chip revenue. Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan said the company $56 billion in AI chips in the fiscal year that ends in October. The forecast that fell short of the average estimate of $57.6 billion. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Cerebras Says Itโs Working With All AI Gear Makers Except Nvidia
Cerebras Systems Inc. plans to cooperate with a wide variety of suppliers of AI data center components, opening the way for further partnerships that mirror its agreement with Amazon.com Inc.
Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
How to use ChatGPT: A beginner's guide to mastering OpenAI's chatbot in 2026
Want to try ChatGPT? It's free and doesn't require an account. Here's how to get started quickly.
SpaceX Seeks to Raise $75 Billion in IPO Plan
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an IPO that would be the biggest of all time, as Elon Muskโs rocket, space and artificial intelligence company targets a historic debut that could clear a path for more mega-listings. Ed Ludlow reports on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)
SpaceX Seeks $75B in Record IPO Plan to Fund AI, Launch
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering that would be the biggest of all time, as Elon Muskโs rocket, space and artificial intelligence company targets a historic debut that could clear a path for more mega-listings. The Starbase, Texas-based company plans to market about 555.6 million shares for $135, according to its filing Wednesday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. At that price, SpaceX would have a market value of almost $1.77 trillion based on the
SpaceX Seeks $75 Billion in Record IPO to Fund AI, Launch
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering that would be the biggest of all time, as Elon Muskโs rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company targets a historic debut that could clear a path for more mega-listings.
Anthropic Picks Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO
Anthropic PBC has lined up banks to lead work on its IPO, according to people familiar with the matter, as the artificial intelligence company races its rival OpenAI to be first to go public.
I tested Microsoft Copilot Health with my real medical records - here's my verdict
By sharing your health history and records with Copilot, the AI aims to better address your own medical questions. But what are the downsides?
I paid Microsoft's premium Copilot agents to do my work - they were confidently bad at it
Can you get a Copilot agent to do your work for you? I tried, but the AI wasn't ready to play along.
Microsoft and OpenAI broke up โ now theyโre ready to fight
At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a super app, in-house reasoning models, a cybersecurity tool, and OpenClaw-esque AI agents. All this news added up to a clear message: Microsoft is positioned to be one of the biggest players in AI, and it's [โฆ]
Presentation: Choosing Your AI Copilot: Maximizing Developer Productivity
Sepehr Khosravi discusses the evolution of developer productivity tools. Evaluating the strengths of tools like Cursor and Claude Code, he explains actionable techniques for senior engineers - including context engineering, custom rules, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. He shares real-world benchmarks and strategic frameworks for balancing AI adoption with clean code quality. By Sepehr Khosravi
Walmartโs AI workflows meet the realities of the balance sheet
Walmart has reportedly begun limiting employeesโ use of an internal AI assistant called Code Puppy after demands placed on the LLM backing the tool were higher than expected. Employees of Walmart were encouraged to use Code Puppy without any stricture or stipulations as to the limits of use, but Walmart is now assigning employees a [โฆ] The post Walmartโs AI workflows meet the realities of the balance sheet appeared first on AI News.
Nvidia CEO Pitches โInsaneโ AI Returns to Billionaire Families
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang touted โinsaneโ returns for investors willing to bet on the AI boom, seeking to dispel lingering concerns around the big sums spent on artificial intelligence and its long-term profitability.
Microsoftโs Majorana 2 quantum chip is also a case study for agentic AI in R&D
Microsoftโs Majorana 2 quantum chip arrived this week with numbers that are genuinely difficult to contextualise: qubits 1,000 times more reliable than the first generation, a mean qubit lifetime of 20 seconds against an industry norm measured in microseconds, and a revised roadmap targeting a commercially scalable quantum computer by 2029. Behind those numbers is Microsoft Discovery [โฆ] The post Microsoftโs Majorana 2 quantum chip is also a case study for agentic AI in R&D appeared first on AI
Google Ordered to Make Changes to AI Search Summaries by UK
Alphabet Inc.โs Google must make changes to its artificial intelligence generated search summaries after the UKโs antitrust watchdog ordered it to give publishers more control over how their content is used.
Software Startup Factorial Raises Funds at $2.5 Billion Value
Human resources software startup Factorial has raised $150 million in funding at a valuation of $2.5 billion, making it one of the most highly valued startups in Spain.
I compared Claude Opus 4.8 with 4.7 in a 10-round honesty test - and a legal prompt broke it
The latest models were pitted against coding, medical, finance, and legal traps, then I cross-checked the results with multiple AIs.
I saw the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops - these 4 models will lead the new ultrabook boom
Nvidia just announced its new RTX Spark CPU on models from all the major PC brands. These ones look the most interesting.
Toilet Maker Toto Ramps Up Foray Into Ceramic Gear for AI Makers
Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. expects spending in its chip-related operations to make up more than half its total capex in coming years, as it chases new gains from an artificial intelligence surge.
Microsoftโs first advanced reasoning AI is here
Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new "flagship" model: MAI-Thinking-1. It's an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced its initial in-house models last year - before then, it had relied on OpenAI's models. The two companies recently renegotiated their deal to loosen ties. According [โฆ]
Anthropic IPO filing marks AI maturing into enterprise utility
Anthropicโs IPO filing marks the maturation of generative AI from a research-heavy venture phase into a stabilised enterprise utility. Model developers operating in private markets have prioritised rapid iteration and maximum compute performance over predictable billing cycles. Taking a foundational provider public aligns those engineering goals with standard corporate procurement, introducing structured release schedules and [โฆ] The post Anthropic IPO filing marks AI maturing into enterprise ut
Uber Caps Usage of AI Tools Like Claude Code to Cut Costs
Uber Technologies Inc. has set usage caps on some artificial intelligence-powered tools used by its staff, a move meant to manage costs after the company blew through its AI budget earlier this year.
Perplexity Splits AI Work Between PCs and Servers to Ease Strain
Perplexity AI Inc. is trying to manage the huge demand for artificial intelligence computing power by building a platform that diverts AI work between personal computers and cloud-based servers.
Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries โ targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthcare, and communications where a cyberattack could affect 100 million people.
GitHub Copilot users see token-based price hikes
Since its announcement in April this year, the proposed changes to billing methods on GitHub Copilot were a source of much speculation: how much more or less would a pay-a-you-use AI cost an organisation or individual compared to a flat-rate, monthly subscription? Just a day into the changeover to token-based billing for the LLM-based service, [โฆ] The post GitHub Copilot users see token-based price hikes appeared first on AI News.
SoftBank in Early Talks to Back $800 Million Agile Robots Round
German industrial robotics startup Agile Robots is in discussions to raise about $800 million in new funding from backers including SoftBank Group Corp., as investors seek out companies deploying artificial intelligence in real-world settings.
Advantech's Tsai on Nvidia Collaboration, AI Strategy
Advantech COO and President of the Intelligent Systems Sector Linda Tsai discusses the company's collaboration with Nvidia to power next-generation AI solutions. She also lays out the company's strategic vision behind integrating AI across products and services. Linda speaks with Stephen Engle from the sidelines of 'Computex 2026' in Taipei. (Source: Bloomberg)
STMicro Nearly Doubles Outlook for 2026 Data Center Revenue
STMicroelectronics NV nearly doubled its forecast for revenue from its data centers business to $1 billion this year, fueled by booming demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Google Workspace CLI: Unified Command-Line Tool Built for Humans and AI Agents
Google has released a new CLI for Google Workspace, offering a unified interface for various services like Drive, Gmail, and Calendar. Built in Rust, the tool dynamically adjusts to API changes and features over 100 bundled skills. It requires Node.js and a Google Cloud project for setup. Initial community feedback is mixed, highlighting both its dynamic capabilities and setup challenges. By Daniel Curtis
Tencent Jumps After Report Itโs Set to Launch WeChat AI Agent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. shares advanced the most since late 2022 after a report itโs testing a prototype AI agent fueled optimism about the companyโs artificial intelligence efforts.