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…
Instagram’s TV app is expanding in June 2026 with episodic series, longer-form videos, and live creator experiences aimed at competing with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Launched last year and available on Fire and Google TVs, it’s now on Samsung TVs too, adding personalized channels, phone-to-TV casting (Reels/saved), horizontal video support, and native Stories.
Meta said in June 2026 that CRED founder Kunal Shah will replace Will Cathcart as WhatsApp head after nearly seven years. Meta also backed CRED with a $900M round valuing it at about $4.5B, up from $3.6B in May 2025.
A breach at Vancouver-based market intelligence firm Klue has resulted in data being stolen from multiple corporate customers, including some of the largest names in cybersecurity. Cybercrime group…
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.
Barret Zoph has left OpenAI just five months after rejoining the company, The Verge reported on June 19, 2026. Zoph had been serving as OpenAI’s head of enterprise AI sales and posted a goodbye…
