The day in AI and tech
Thursday 11 June 2026
69 events from 25 outlets. Each line is one event: the headline, then who reported it. Days are UTC.
Artificial Intelligence40 events
- AI Bots Keep Overloading Servers. Should Website Owners Keep Paying? via @sejournal, @martinibuster — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- OpenAI Wants a Price War With Anthropic—Is It Proving DeepSeek Right? — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- Amazon’s Echo Hub gets a customizable new look and Ring’s AI features — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 plays it too safe on safety, developers say — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- VSLive! San Diego 2026 Puts AI at the Core of the Campus IT Stack — Campus Technology (opens Campus Technology's report in a new tab)Read on Campus Technology (opens in a new tab)
- 5 AI Search Shifts Marketers Can’t Afford to Miss Before Q3 via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- Microsoft President Asks Graduates to Stop Fearing AI and Start Adapting — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- Musk’s Grok accused of violating Canadian privacy laws on deepfakes — Al Jazeera English (opens Al Jazeera English's report in a new tab)Read on Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
- New Attacks Trick OpenClaw AI Agent Into Running Code and Leaking Secrets — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- How I use AI to turn failed drugs into new medicines — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- Coinbase launches AI agent accounts that can trade and spend on your behalf — CoinDesk (opens CoinDesk's report in a new tab)Read on CoinDesk (opens in a new tab)
- Coinbase debuts AI agent that can trade and pay for premium research — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab), Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- OpenAI launches product feed ads in Ads Manager beta — Search Engine Land (opens Search Engine Land's report in a new tab)
- Lionsgate Takes Equity Stake in Runway AI, Plans to Draw on Existing Franchises for AI-Generated Short-Form Series — Variety (opens Variety's report in a new tab)Read on Variety (opens in a new tab)
- ‘Can AI Do My Job?’ Is the Wrong Question — The Atlantic (opens The Atlantic's report in a new tab)Read on The Atlantic (opens in a new tab)
- AI Script-Analysis Start-Up Quilty Strikes Preferred-Look Deal With Giovanni Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety (opens Variety's report in a new tab)Read on Variety (opens in a new tab)
- DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- AI wealth boom sending San Francisco home prices surging: ‘It’s ridiculous’ — The Guardian (opens The Guardian's report in a new tab)Read on The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
- AI Search Runs On Two Memory Systems. The Platforms Don’t Use Them The Same Way via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- Interviewing SEOs in an AI-first world — Search Engine Land (opens Search Engine Land's report in a new tab)
- Anthropic taps TCS to scale its enterprise AI deployments — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab), Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact — MIT Technology Review (opens MIT Technology Review's report in a new tab)
- In the age of AI, ‘old-school AI’ is what will set you apart — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- Anthropic Asks The AI Industry To Hit The Brakes – Here’s What It Means For SEO & Search Marketers via @sejournal, @gregjarboe — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- Job titles of the future: Nature’s drug designer — MIT Technology Review (opens MIT Technology Review's report in a new tab)
- Inside soccer’s data renaissance — MIT Technology Review (opens MIT Technology Review's report in a new tab)
- AI Boom Stokes Inflation With Memory Chips at ‘Insane’ Prices — Bloomberg (opens Bloomberg's report in a new tab)Read on Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
- WebMCP Can Be Used To Hijack AI Agents, Chrome Warns via @sejournal, @martinibuster — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- Anthropic’s new AI model is powerful, dazzling—and about to get really expensive — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- Deezer launches an AI music detector for other streaming services — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- Artificial intelligence shines a light on hidden global migration flows — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- Gen Z scepticism towards AI is a wake-up call — universities must take it seriously — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- How AI is reshaping discovery in maths and physics — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Anthropic’s Dario Amodei has just one direct report — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- How an astrophysicist uses Codex to help simulate black holes — OpenAI (opens OpenAI's report in a new tab)
- Supporting Europe’s work in ensuring a trustworthy AI ecosystem — OpenAI (opens OpenAI's report in a new tab)
Computing & Chips3 events
- As Cities Turn to AI To Lower Housing Costs, Data Center Backlash Grows — Realtor.com (opens Realtor.com's report in a new tab)Read on Realtor.com (opens in a new tab)
- Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- On the Historic Route From Selma to Montgomery, an AI Cloud Looms — Inside Climate News (opens Inside Climate News's report in a new tab)Read on Inside Climate News (opens in a new tab)
Robotics & Autonomy4 events
- Waymo launches $30/month ‘Premier’ membership with priority pickups and cashback — Electrek (opens Electrek's report in a new tab), The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)
- Tesla promotes FSD misuse in its own videos — undermining its legal defense — Electrek (opens Electrek's report in a new tab)
- Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- When Robots Come for Dance — The Atlantic (opens The Atlantic's report in a new tab)Read on The Atlantic (opens in a new tab)
Space1 event
Energy Tech6 events
- This Dodge Charger EV Prototype Packs An Experimental Semi-Solid-State Battery — InsideEVs (opens InsideEVs's report in a new tab)
- China Loves This Cheap Battery Tech. Here's Why General Motors Might Not Stick With It — InsideEVs (opens InsideEVs's report in a new tab)
- Solid-state EV batteries are getting real as on-road testing begins in North America — Electrek (opens Electrek's report in a new tab)
- The Download: soccer’s data renaissance and China’s big nuclear plans — MIT Technology Review (opens MIT Technology Review's report in a new tab)
- Stellantis Starts Testing Solid-State Batteries in a Dodge Charger Daytona — Car and Driver (opens Car and Driver's report in a new tab)Read on Car and Driver (opens in a new tab)
- Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors — MIT Technology Review (opens MIT Technology Review's report in a new tab)
Blockchain Tech1 event
Cybersecurity14 events
- Bitcoin Must Prepare for Quantum Threat Now, Coinbase Says — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- New GreatXML Exploit Bypasses Windows BitLocker via Recovery Partition XML Files — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware Claims 478 Victims, Can Spread Like a Worm — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- U.S. House bill would erect crypto-theft task force across law enforcement agencies — CoinDesk (opens CoinDesk's report in a new tab)Read on CoinDesk (opens in a new tab)
- Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026: Winners Announced Across 95 Categories — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- ThreatsDay Bulletin: Worm Code Leaked, AI Agent Phished, Claude Action Patch + 28 New Stories — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- AI models led to a ‘vulnerability apocalypse’ in crypto security: Immunefi CEO — Cointelegraph (opens Cointelegraph's report in a new tab)Read on Cointelegraph (opens in a new tab)
- AI Broke Vulnerability Management. That's Why CISOs Are Moving Budget to BAS. — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- UpdraftPlus WordPress Vulnerability Puts 3 Million Sites At Risk via @sejournal, @martinibuster — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- GitHub to Disable npm Install Scripts by Default to Stop Supply Chain Attacks — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- ‘South Korea’s Amazon’ hit with record fine over data breach — Financial Times (opens Financial Times's report in a new tab)Read on Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
Events are grouped automatically, by matching the publishers' headlines and times; no person reviews the grouping. An event reported by several outlets has its own page listing who reported what and when.