# Latest AI News — whatstrending.ai

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- **Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves DeepMind for rival Anthropic** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-20) — Nobel laureate John Jumper announced Friday that he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly 9 years to join Anthropic. In a post on X, Jumper thanked DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, saying Hassabis "took a real chance letti
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/nobel-laureate-john-jumper-is-leaving-deepmind-for-rival-anthropic
- **The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM** (The Verge, 2026-06-19) — The film "Artificial," directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield, has been dropped by Amazon MGM. The movie covers the five days in 2023 spanning Sam Altman's termination and reinstatement as OpenAI CEO an
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-film-about-sam-altman-has-been-dropped-by-amazon-mgm
- **From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — Last Friday, the White House directed Anthropic to halt exports of its frontier AI models, Fable and Mythos, citing unspecified national security threats. The order bars the models from being shared with anyone outside t
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/from-pgp-to-mythos-a-brief-history-of-export-controls-that-didnt-stop-anyone
- **The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no team** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — Smartbird, the recently rebranded AI infrastructure company formerly known as Allbirds, has tapped former AWS executive Nadia Carlsten as its new CEO. The company, which made headlines in April when the direct-to-consume
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-ceo-of-allbirds-new-ai-biz-has-a-plan-but-no-team
- **White House halts Anthropic AI exports—history says controls fail** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — The White House last Friday directed Anthropic to halt exports of its frontier AI models Fable and Mythos to any entity outside the United States, as well as to foreign nationals working domestically, citing unspecified
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-
- **Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is betting big on making artificial intelligence ubiquitous across India's daily digital life, unveiling a suite of AI-powered services at the conglomerate's annual shareholder
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/billionaire-ambani-wants-ai-in-every-call-app-and-home
- **Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — The US government has forced Anthropic to pull its two newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns that emerged late last week. The action reportedly stems from Amazon researchers who allege
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/is-the-us-governments-anthropic-ban-accidentally-helping-the-brand
- **The US banned Anthropic’s Fable 5 release, but the numbers don’t seem to care** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — The US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, late last week over national security concerns. The action followed reports that researchers at Amazon allegedly discovered a met
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-us-banned-anthropics-fable-5-release-but-the-numbers-dont-seem-to-care
- **Barret Zoph exits OpenAI — again — after just 5 months** (The Verge, 2026-06-19) — Barret Zoph has departed OpenAI for the second time in less than two years, ending a five-month stint as the company's head of enterprise AI sales. OpenAI confirmed his exit, and Zoph posted a farewell message in the com
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/barret-zoph-is-out-at-openai-again-after-just-five-months
- **The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has privately warned executives at ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, that he believes one of the company's extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines may have been
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-us-says-asmls-top-chip-tool-may-be-in-china-asml-says-it-isnt
- **Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-19) — Enterprise search company Elastic has agreed to acquire DeductiveAI, a young startup using artificial intelligence to detect and resolve software bugs, in a deal valued at up to $85 million, according to a person familia
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/source-elastic-agrees-to-buy-crv-backed-deductiveai-for-up-to-85m
- **OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-18) — OpenAI is making two high-profile hires as it prepares for an initial public offering, recruiting Noam Shazeer, one of the architects of modern generative AI, and Dean Ball, a former White House AI policy official. Shaze
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/openai-is-bringing-on-some-big-guns-in-the-lead-up-to-its-ipo
- **Baseten eyes $1.5B raise at $13B valuation just months after last mega-round** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-18) — AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly on the verge of closing a massive $1.5 billion funding round at a $13 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The raise comes just five months after the company
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/ai-inference-startup-baseten-reportedly-raising-1-5b-months-after-its-last-mega-
- **Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-18) — Snap is spinning off its internal generative AI video team into a standalone company called Dotmo, with the new venture aimed at building AI models that power interactive gaming experiences. The Snapchat parent company c
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/snap-spins-off-ai-video-team-into-new-company-dotmo-due-to-costs
- **AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-18) — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a unanimous order on Thursday directing six major U.S. grid operators to fast-track interconnection requests from AI data centers and other large electricity users, giving
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/ai-data-centers-just-got-a-government-mandated-fast-lane-to-the-grid
- **Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-17) — Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha has been appointed to SpaceX's board of directors, the company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The timing is nota
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/roelof-botha-joins-spacexs-board-of-directors
- **How to turn off AI in your Google Docs** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-18) — Google Workspace users who have grown weary of the persistent Gemini AI prompts invading their Google Docs now have a clear path to silence the assistant, though the process remains more buried than users might expect. T
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/how-to-turn-off-ai-in-your-google-docs
- **World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-17) — Odyssey, a startup building AI "world models" that simulate the physical environment, has closed a $310 million Series B that pushes its valuation to $1.45 billion. The round was led by Natural Capital, with Amazon, AMD
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/world-model-maker-odyssey-nabs-1-45b-valuation-backed-by-amazon-and-other-big-na
- **Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-17) — A new Pew Research study has revealed that only 16% of Americans believe artificial intelligence will have a positive impact on society over the next two decades, while roughly 40% expect a negative effect. The findings
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/only-16-percent-of-americans-think-ai-will-have-a-positive-impact-on-society-a-n
- **Pinterest launches experimental AI shopping app "Ask Pinterest** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-17) — Pinterest unveiled a standalone experimental app called "Ask Pinterest" on Wednesday, June 17, betting that a chatbot-style interface can extend its visual discovery roots into more conversational shopping experiences. T
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/pinterest-launches-an-experimental-ai-shopping-app-called-ask-pinterest
- **This humanoid robot looks nothing like us—and that's the point** (The Verge, 2026-06-17) — Paris-based robotics startup Genesis AI has unveiled Eno, a humanoid robot that deliberately breaks from the traditional humanoid mold by prioritizing capability over appearance. Backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt,
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-next-humanoid-robot-might-not-look-human-at-all
- **Apple 2027 rumors: AirPods with cameras for AI and the second folding iPhone** (The Verge, 2026-06-16) — Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has shared fresh details about Apple's hardware roadmap through 2027, including camera-equipped AirPods, a second-generation folding iPhone, and a special 20th anniversary model with a curved glas
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/apple-2027-rumors-airpods-with-cameras-for-ai-and-the-second-folding-iphone
- **SpaceX briefly leapfrogs Amazon, hits $2.9T valuation** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-16) — SpaceX briefly leapfrogged Amazon to claim the title of the world's fifth-most-valuable company on Tuesday, with its market capitalization spiking to $2.9 trillion at one point before retreating. The Elon Musk-led space
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/spacex-valuation-balloons-to-2-6t-briefly-passes-amazon
- **Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-16) — Anthropic is closing out one of the most consequential months in its history, capped off by a fresh showdown with the Trump administration that, paradoxically, may end up boosting the AI lab. According to Ramp's business
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/anthropics-latest-feud-with-the-trump-admin-may-actually-help-it-sales-data-sugg
- **Android 17 launches with multitasking tools, deeper Gemini integration** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-16) — Google rolled out the stable build of Android 17 on Tuesday, June 16, alongside the new Wear OS 7 for smartwatches, with the update first hitting the company's own Pixel devices. The launch is paired with a Pixel Drop th
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/android-17-launches-with-new-multitasking-tools-as-google-expands-gemini-feature
- **60% of US Consumers Say "AI" in Brand Messaging Is a Turnoff** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-16) — A new survey from WordPress VIP, the enterprise arm of Automattic's publishing platform, reveals a sharp disconnect between how brands are marketing themselves and what consumers actually want to hear. According to the r
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/sixty-percent-of-us-consumers-say-ai-in-brand-messaging-is-a-turnoff-survey-find
- **SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-16) — SpaceX is acquiring AI coding startup Cursor in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion, finalizing a deal first telegraphed just days after the space company's blockbuster public offering in mid-June 2026. The ac
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/spacex-to-acquire-cursor-for-60b-in-stock-days-after-blockbuster-ipo
- **Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-15) — Meta is doubling down on artificial intelligence across its platforms, unveiling a new "AI Mode" for Facebook on Monday that the company says will reshape how its billions of users search for information, create content,
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/metas-new-ai-mode-on-facebook-pulls-from-public-info-across-its-platforms
- **The Anthropic ban: how one government letter killed a major AI product—no court needed** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-15) — The U.S. Commerce Department's enforcement action against Anthropic on Friday, June 12, 2026, reveals how a single government letter can shut down a major AI product without court oversight. The Commerce Department invok
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-us-governments-anthropic-models-ban-was-never-about-an-ai-jailbreak
- **Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-15) — More than 70 cybersecurity professionals have signed an open letter urging the U.S. government to reverse an export control order that blocks access to Anthropic's most advanced AI models, Fable and Mythos. The letter, p
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/cybersecurity-vets-protest-dangerous-us-government-ban-on-anthropics-most-powerf
- **Salesforce Acquires AI Customer Service Platform Fin for $3.6 Billion** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-15) — Salesforce announced Monday it will acquire Fin, the AI-powered customer service platform formerly known as Intercom, in a deal worth approximately $3.6 billion. Fin's flagship product is an AI agent capable of handling
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/salesforce-acquires-ai-customer-service-platform-fin-for-3-6-billion
- **The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-15) — The tech industry is shedding workers at a pace that defies its own financial success, with companies pointing to artificial intelligence as the reason even as skeptics call it a convenient smokescreen. According to True
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-ai-layoff-wave-is-becoming-a-powder-keg
- **China may have accessed Mythos** (The Verge, 2026-06-14) — The White House's recent decision to slap export restrictions on Anthropic's cutting-edge AI model, Mythos, was reportedly fueled in part by fears that a China-linked group may have already gotten their hands on it. Acco
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/china-may-have-accessed-mythos
- **As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-14) — SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in history this week, vaulting CEO Elon Musk into the history books as the world's first trillionaire. Despite the company's name, executives have been leaning hard in
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/as-ai-companies-race-to-go-public-who-else-is-along-for-the-ride
- **The future of Hollywood isn’t feeding prompts into vanilla gen AI models** (The Verge, 2026-06-13) — Hollywood's relationship with generative AI has been mostly hype and disappointment, but a handful of experimental films screened at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival suggest that the industry's path forward lies not in raw
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/the-future-of-hollywood-isnt-feeding-prompts-into-vanilla-gen-ai-models
- **Amazon Security Research Pushed White House to Ban Anthropic's Fable AI** (The Verge, 2026-06-13) — The White House's decision to block Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models from being accessed by foreign nationals was driven in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/amazon-security-research-reportedly-led-to-the-white-houses-anthropic-fable-ban
- **Anthropic cuts off Fable 5, Mythos 5 access after US export control order** (The Verge, 2026-06-13) — Anthropic has shut down access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for all customers after receiving an export control directive from the US government on Friday evening, citing national security concerns. The order, w
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/anthropic-cuts-off-fable-5-and-mythos-5-access-following-government-order
- **As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-14) — Anthropic has suspended access to its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all foreign nationals—including its own foreign national employees—following a directive from the U.S. government, according to an announc
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/as-anthropic-suspends-access-to-new-models-india-debates-its-ai-future
- **Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-14) — Meta is actively dismantling its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, cutting off the Chinese-founded AI agent startup from its internal systems and ending data sharing between the two companies. According to Bloomberg, Meta
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/meta-reportedly-moves-to-unwind-2b-manus-deal-after-beijings-demand
- **KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-13) — Professional services giant KPMG has pulled a research report on artificial intelligence after multiple organizations disputed claims about their AI usage, with the firm now investigating whether the document was riddled
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/kpmg-pulls-report-on-ai-usage-due-to-apparent-hallucinations
- **Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-13) — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy appears to have been the source of security concerns that prompted the U.S. government to impose export controls on two Anthropic AI models last week, according to reporting from The Wall Street Jou
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/amazon-ceo-reportedly-raised-anthropic-model-concerns-before-government-crackdow
- **OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-13) — A multi-state coalition of attorneys general has launched an investigation into OpenAI, with New York Attorney General Letitia James serving the company with a subpoena on Friday. According to The Wall Street Journal, th
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/openai-faces-investigation-from-state-attorneys-general
- **Tech reviewer solves dying yard with one-prompt AI app** (The Verge, 2026-06-13) — A senior reviewer at The Verge has turned her neglected yard into an AI coding experiment, building a custom yard management app using Google's Gemini in a single prompt. Allison Johnson, who has spent more than a decade
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/my-yard-is-dying-so-i-made-an-app-for-that
- **Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-12) — Google filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to dismantle an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which the company says weaponized artificial intelligence to run phishing campaigns that defrauded "
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/chinese-cybercrime-operation-that-used-ai-to-scam-hundreds-of-thousands-of-victi
- **Apple's iOS 27 AI Photo Tools Mostly Work — For Better and Worse** (The Verge, 2026-06-13) — Apple's iOS 27 is rolling out its first serious set of AI-powered photo editing tools, and The Verge's senior reviewer Allison Johnson put them through their paces in the developer beta released at WWDC 2026. The update
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/apples-new-ai-photo-editing-tools-mostly-work-for-better-and-worse
- **Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-13) — The U.S. government ordered Anthropic on Friday to immediately disable access to two of its most advanced AI systems—Claude Mythos 5 and the recently released Claude Fable 5—citing national security concerns, and the com
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/anthropics-safety-warnings-may-have-just-backfired-the-government-has-pulled-the
- **Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-13) — Andrew Yang, the entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidate, is betting that the next big wave of startup innovation will come from businesses designed to reduce the cost of living rather than extract more money from c
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/andrew-yang-thinks-the-next-big-startup-opportunity-is-lowering-the-cost-of-livi
- **SpaceX IPO: Live updates on everything you need to know** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-12) — SpaceX made history on June 12, 2026, with the largest initial public offering ever recorded. The company, founded by Elon Musk 24 years ago, priced 555.6 million shares at $135 each, raising $75 billion and setting a ne
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/spacex-ipo-live-updates-on-everything-you-need-to-know
- **Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-12) — Inside Meta's roughly 6,500-person Applied AI unit, morale has cratered to the point that an employee hijacked a livestreamed, internal presentation this week with an expletive-laden tirade, telling attendees to inform a
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/metas-months-old-ai-unit-is-a-soul-crushing-gulag-say-the-engineers-stuck-inside
- **Mistral in Early Talks for €3B Funding at €20B Valuation** (TechCrunch, 2026-06-12) — Mistral AI, the Paris-based artificial intelligence company, is in early-stage talks to secure roughly €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in new funding at a valuation of about €20 billion ($23.15 billion), according to a Friday
  https://whatstrending.ai/news/mistral-is-rumored-to-be-raising-3b-at-20b-valuation

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