Anthropic has updated its privacy policy to allow it to ask certain Claude users to verify their age and identity by uploading government-issued documents, with the change set to take effect on July…
AMD released FSR 4.1 for Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs on June 22, 2026, ahead of its July schedule, and Jack Huynh says it’s in 300+ games. Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations (July 7) and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (July 9) join next; RDNA 3 APUs follow, with RDNA 2 in early 2027.
Reflection AI’s first compute deal with SpaceX is $150M/month for Nvidia GB300 chips at Colossus 2 near Memphis, starting July 1, 2026 through 2029 for up to $6.3B; both sides can exit with 90 days’ notice after the first three months. Founded in 2024 by ex–Google DeepMind researchers, it cites U.S. bans on Anthropic’s closed models.
In June 2026, OpenAI launched “Patch the Planet” with Trail of Bits, HackerOne and Calif to help open-source maintainers fix vulnerabilities before AI bug-hunting tools exploit them. The free consulting program includes a five-day sprint with 25 engineers, yielding hundreds of bugs and dozens of patches in week one, plus funding and unmetered model access.
In June 2026, Google’s DeepMind will partner with A24 on production and distribution technologies, investing about $75M—the first time Google has taken a financial stake in a film studio. The deal is non-exclusive; Google won’t access A24’s library data, and A24 says the tools won’t resemble “prompted generation” AI that users dislike.
Amazon is inviting users in India to beta test a Hindi-language version of Alexa+, its generative AI-powered conversational assistant, as the company works to expand the product beyond its current…
Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner has uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public, raising fresh questions about how AI developers source…
John Jumper, who shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced on Friday that he is leaving Google DeepMind to join AI company Anthropic after nearly nine years at the firm.
Jumper made the…
Apple announced a range of iOS 27 updates in June 2026, adding new features across Maps, Wallet, Apple Pay, Music, Podcasts, iCloud Shared Albums, and Fitness+. The changes were unveiled alongside…
ShinyHunters posted alleged Madison Square Garden data totaling ~45GB, claiming it was stolen in June 2026 and surfaced days after the Knicks won their first NBA title since 1973. 404 Media says the files may include customer personal info, Knicks “talent” names, and emails complaining about face recognition; MSG didn’t respond, and a federal class action was filed.
Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the lead developer behind VLC, raised $5M for Kyber in a 2026 round led by Lightspeed. Kyber’s SDK syncs video, audio, sensor data, and control inputs with minimal latency and is deployed in defense, telecom, robotics, and AI; the Paris startup has 25 employees with offices in San Francisco and Singapore.
Smartbird, formerly Allbirds, rebranded after pivoting to AI in April 2026 and named Nadia Carlsten (ex-AWS) as its first CEO for AI infrastructure. After a $43M shoe sale and $100M stock-market raise, Carlsten—based in Amsterdam—will earn $700K/year and about $9M in stock.
