The day in AI and tech
Sunday 21 June 2026
17 events from 12 outlets. Each line is one event: the headline, then who reported it. Days are UTC.
Artificial Intelligence12 events
- Samsung Electronics brings ChatGPT and Codex to employees — OpenAI (opens OpenAI's report in a new tab)
- SZA, Kenneth Blume Decry Use of Their Songs in AI Training Data Sets — Pitchfork (opens Pitchfork's report in a new tab)Read on Pitchfork (opens in a new tab)
- SZA Slams ‘Disgusting‘ Musicians Using AI, Says Platforms Like Suno Train on the ‘Best and Brightest Black Minds of Writers and Producers’ — Variety (opens Variety's report in a new tab)Read on Variety (opens in a new tab)
- Inception Labs' Mercury 2 AI Beats Google's DiffusionGemma at Its Own Game — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits? — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27 — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Tesla plans to sell modular AI data center hardware called ‘Megapod’ — Electrek (opens Electrek's report in a new tab)
- AI 'Amplification Spiral' May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, Study Suggests — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- The ‘Mass Affluent’ Are Losing Their Allure for Wealth Managers Navigating AI — Bloomberg (opens Bloomberg's report in a new tab)Read on Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
- I’d Rather Risk Cancer Than See AI Move This Fast — The Atlantic (opens The Atlantic's report in a new tab)Read on The Atlantic (opens in a new tab)
- J. D. Vance’s AI Doctrine — The Atlantic (opens The Atlantic's report in a new tab)Read on The Atlantic (opens in a new tab)
- Daters say AI dependence gives them the ick — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
Robotics & Autonomy3 events
- TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- How Roomba started a robot revolution — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
Cybersecurity2 events
- Ethereum's biggest 'sandwich' bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit — CoinDesk (opens CoinDesk's report in a new tab)Read on CoinDesk (opens in a new tab)
- Notorious ‘sandwich attack’ bot Jaredfromsubway.eth exploited for $7.5M — Cointelegraph (opens Cointelegraph's report in a new tab)Read on Cointelegraph (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.