Substack announced on Wednesday, June 4, 2026, a new feature called “Reply Rules,” giving creators greater control over how audiences respond to their content across posts, Notes, and Chat.
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Early June 2026, Instagram told users their accounts were hijacked via Meta’s AI support chatbot: attackers claimed ownership, got it to link accounts to attacker-controlled emails, then reset passwords and sometimes locked owners out. Andy Stone said Monday it was fixed, but Telegram claims ran into Tuesday, including OG handles and U.S. Space Force CMSgt John Bentivegna; Meta denied an Obama White House breach.
Wearable health-tech startup Ultrahuman disclosed that hackers gained unauthorized access to customers’ wellness data after stealing credentials from a malware-infected employee laptop, affecting…
On June 3, 2026, GitLab cut ~350 jobs (~14% of staff) and exited 22 countries as it rebuilds infrastructure for AI agents at “machine scale,” targeting 100x growth needs. Q1 2026 revenue hit $264M (+23%) with 88% gross margins; it expects $30–$35M in restructuring charges.
AethexAI, a startup focused on voice AI for Africa and the Middle East, announced a $3 million pre-seed funding round in 2026, led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Enza Capital, Dorm Room…
On June 3, 2026, Suno closed a $400M Series D at a $5.4B valuation—up from $2.45B just seven months earlier—despite ongoing copyright litigation. Bond Capital led a round that included IVP and Forerunner; lawsuits allege training on 560 songs and 61,000+ more, while Warner settled with a licensing deal in Nov 2025 as Suno generated 7M+ songs per day.
Plex’s June 2026 social rollout makes discovery community-driven with Match Score (a percentage match to viewing habits), emoji reactions, and Alerts. Lists are live for all users and Discussions arrives this month; Plex moderates Discussions using AI plus human review, and plans list imports from other platforms later this year.
Coralogix raised $200M in a June 2026 Series F at a $1.6B valuation, led by Advent and CPPIB, bringing total funding to $550M—11 months after its $115M Series E. It has 5,000+ customers, $100M+ annualized revenue, and revenue up 60%+ over the past year.
Meta announced on June 4, 2026 that its customer support AI tool, now called Meta Business Agent, is available globally within WhatsApp Business. The launch follows nearly two years of testing the…
Microsoft announced in June 2026 an open source specification called Agent Control Specification (ACS), designed to give developers a more consistent and granular way to define what AI agents are and…
Google says Android’s Phone by Google will roll out global “fake call detection” starting with Pixel phones in June 2026, for Android 12+ devices. Enabled by default, it uses a silent RCS “digital handshake” to warn you to hang up if a spoofed caller ID (e.g., “Mom” requesting money for a fake emergency) can’t be verified.
Microsoft announced Scout in 2026 at its annual Build developer conference — a new AI assistant designed to bring the capabilities of the OpenClaw framework into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Scout…
