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Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows

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 highlight a deep dis

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Research Jun 17

New Google research shows how AMIE medical AI could help manage health conditions

Google published research in Nature on AMIE (Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer), its research AI system for medical reasoning and con

Google AI Blog
Tools Jun 17

Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called ‘Ask Pinterest’

Pinterest unveiled a standalone experimental app called "Ask Pinterest" on Wednesday, June 17, betting that a chatbot-style interface can ex

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Research Jun 17

The next humanoid robot might not look human at all

Paris-based robotics startup Genesis AI has unveiled Eno, a humanoid robot that deliberately breaks from the traditional humanoid mold by pr

The Verge
Industry Jun 16

Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests

Anthropic is closing out one of the most consequential months in its history, capped off by a fresh showdown with the Trump administration t

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Industry Jun 16

SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon

SpaceX briefly leapfrogged Amazon to claim the title of the world's fifth-most-valuable company on Tuesday, with its market capitalization s

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Tools Jun 16

Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

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 hi

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Tools Jun 16

Apple 2027 rumors: AirPods with cameras for AI and the second folding iPhone

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has shared fresh details about Apple's hardware roadmap through 2027, including camera-equipped AirPods, a second-ge

The Verge
Industry Jun 16

Sixty percent of US consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds

A new survey from WordPress VIP, the enterprise arm of Automattic's publishing platform, reveals a sharp disconnect between how brands are m

TechCrunch
Industry Jun 16

SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO

SpaceX is acquiring AI coding startup Cursor in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion, finalizing a deal first telegraphed just day

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Regulation Jun 15

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

The U.S. Commerce Department's enforcement action against Anthropic on Friday, June 12, 2026, reveals how a single government letter can shu

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Tools Jun 15

Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

Meta is doubling down on artificial intelligence across its platforms, unveiling a new "AI Mode" for Facebook on Monday that the company say

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Regulation Jun 15

Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

More than 70 cybersecurity professionals have signed an open letter urging the U.S. government to reverse an export control order that block

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Industry Jun 15

Google strengthens its Alabama presence through new investments and community support

Google is expanding in Alabama with a new data center facility that powers essential digital services and supports long-term regional growth

Google AI Blog
Industry Jun 15

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce announced Monday it will acquire Fin, the AI-powered customer service platform formerly known as Intercom, in a deal worth approx

TechCrunch
Industry Jun 15

The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg

The tech industry is shedding workers at a pace that defies its own financial success, with companies pointing to artificial intelligence as

TechCrunch
Regulation Jun 14

China may have accessed Mythos

The White House's recent decision to slap export restrictions on Anthropic's cutting-edge AI model, Mythos, was reportedly fueled in part by

The Verge
Industry Jun 14

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in history this week, vaulting CEO Elon Musk into the history books as the world's firs

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Industry Jun 14

As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future

Anthropic has suspended access to its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all foreign nationals—including its own foreign national e

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Industry Jun 14

Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand

Meta is actively dismantling its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, cutting off the Chinese-founded AI agent startup from its internal systems

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Regulation Jun 13

Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban

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 b

The Verge
Tools Jun 11

Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails

Anthropic is walking back a controversial decision to secretly throttle its newly released Claude Fable 5 model, issuing an apology for embe

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Industry Jun 13

KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations

Professional services giant KPMG has pulled a research report on artificial intelligence after multiple organizations disputed claims about

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Regulation Jun 13

Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy appears to have been the source of security concerns that prompted the U.S. government to impose export controls on tw

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Regulation Jun 13

OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general

A multi-state coalition of attorneys general has launched an investigation into OpenAI, with New York Attorney General Letitia James serving

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Tools Jun 13

My yard is dying, so I made an app for that

A senior reviewer at The Verge has turned her neglected yard into an AI coding experiment, building a custom yard management app using Googl

The Verge
Regulation Jun 13

Anthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government order

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

The Verge
Tools Jun 13

Apple’s new AI photo editing tools mostly work, for better and worse

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 t

The Verge
Industry Jun 13

The future of Hollywood isn’t feeding prompts into vanilla gen AI models

Hollywood's relationship with generative AI has been mostly hype and disappointment, but a handful of experimental films screened at the 202

The Verge
Industry Jun 13

Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living

Andrew Yang, the entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidate, is betting that the next big wave of startup innovation will come from busine

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