Google taps its alumni network for a new AI startup incubator
Google’s AI Startup Incubator: A Network of Alumni
Google is building an AI startup incubator that draws on its network of former employees, the so-called “Xo…
Masayoshi Son dismisses Musk’s space data centres as an AI-race bet
Masayoshi Son’s Perspective on AI and Space
Masayoshi Son, founder of SoftBank Group, expressed his views to shareholders on June 23, 2026. He argued against …
UN urges AI firms to come clean on their environmental costs
The United Nations Calls for Accountability in AI’s Environmental Impact
The United Nations wants artificial-intelligence companies to take responsibility for…
Workday must face California lawsuit over AI hiring bias, judge rules
A San Francisco judge clears path for class action against AI screening algorithms
A US federal judge has ruled that Workday must face claims its AI-powered…
Prosus launches ToqanClaw, an OpenClaw-style tool builder for its 5m merchants
Amsterdam-listed Group Focuses on AI-Powered App Building for Restaurants and Shopkeepers
The Amsterdam-listed group is putting conversational app-building in…
Trump signs orders calling for a powerful quantum computer by 2028
Two Executive Orders on Quantum Computing
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on quantum computing on June 22, 2026. These orders:
Set a re…
Meta pauses its employee mouse-tracking program over data-security fears
The Model Capability Initiative Paused Amidst Privacy Concerns
The Model Capability Initiative, which logs mouse movements and keystrokes to train Meta’s AI, …
AI infrastructure startup Baseten raises $1.5bn at up to $13bn valuation as Blackbird makes its biggest-ever bet
AI Infrastructure Startup Raises $1.5bn in Series F Round
The AI infrastructure startup raised $1.5bn in a Series F round, with Australia’s Blackbird VC contr…
BP, Walmart and 7-Eleven sued over AI-set petrol prices in California
California Drivers Sue Fuel Retailers Over AI Pricing Tool
A group of California drivers has sued six of the country’s biggest fuel retailers, accusing them o…
IBM joins OpenAI’s cyber program to bring frontier AI into enterprise security
IBM Joins OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program
IBM has signed up to OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, a tie-up the company claims will deploy cuttin…