Pinterest announced in June 2026 the launch of “Ask Pinterest,” a standalone experimental app that lets users seek shopping recommendations and inspiration through a conversational, chatbot-like…
Apple plans to shift iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses from @icloud.com to @private.icloud.com in the coming weeks, signaling privacy to apps and sites—Apple told developers on June 16, 2026. Existing addresses will keep forwarding without interruption, but providers must update filtering after TechCrunch reported earlier in 2026 that Apple shared real account details in a Hide My Email case.
BobDaHacker says a June 2026 FIFA back-end API bug skipped authorization checks, potentially letting one attacker hijack the live TV stream for every World Cup match. Starting from FIFA’s public player-agent registration, she accessed systems controlling broadcast and commentator screens; FIFA patched within hours after a Tuesday-night Japan report, but didn’t acknowledge.
Mobileye, the Intel subsidiary best known for supplying autonomous vehicle technology to automakers, announced Tuesday it will launch its own robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027 — a move that…
Google released Android 17 and Wear OS 7 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, rolling out the updates first to its Pixel devices alongside a Pixel Drop that brings support for several new AI models and…
African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave announced on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, a Series E funding round that values the company at $3.2 billion. The round includes an equity investment from…
AI startup Probably raised $9 million in seed funding in 2026 to develop a system designed to eliminate hallucinations and factual errors from AI-generated outputs, with backing from Andreessen…
Threads announced on June 16, 2026 that it has reached 500 million monthly active users, adding 100 million users in the 10 months since reporting 400 million in August 2025. Alongside the milestone,…
India’s National Testing Agency ordered a nationwide temporary Telegram block in June 2026, keeping it offline until June 22 after the June 21 NEET (UG) re-test, citing cheating networks selling fake papers and spreading misinformation. It also ordered Telegram to disable message editing until June 30, saying it was used to fabricate evidence of leaks; the actions were issued under Section 69A.
Respond.io, a Kuala Lumpur-based customer conversation management platform, announced in June 2026 that it has raised a $62.5 million Series B round led by Camber Partners, with participation from…
At Stanford’s June 15, 2026 commencement, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was booed and ~200 students walked out. Activists protested Project Nimbus’s $1.2B cloud/AI contract with Amazon for the Israeli military and Google’s ICE ties, citing EFF claims they “look the other way.”
Meta announced June 15, 2026 that Facebook’s AI Mode will answer plain-language questions by synthesizing public posts from Groups and Reels with Meta AI (no classic results). It also ships collage/transition video tools, AI photo presets, and jersey try-ons, amid reliability concerns.
