The day in AI and tech
Friday 26 June 2026
56 events from 19 outlets. Each line is one event: the headline, then who reported it. Days are UTC.
Artificial Intelligence35 events
- Luca Guadagnino Says He Can’t Discuss Amazon Dropping ‘Artificial’ Because ‘We Are Right in the Middle of This Situation,’ But AI Is ‘Changing the Identity of the World’ — Variety (opens Variety's report in a new tab)Read on Variety (opens in a new tab)
- NYT slams Microsoft for building copyright-infringing supercomputer for OpenAI — Ars Technica (opens Ars Technica's report in a new tab)Read on Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)
- Linux Foundation, Tech Giants Launch Akrites to Defend Open Source Against AI-Powered Attacks — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- AI doesn’t scale by removing people — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- A24 Explains Why AI Deal With Google Exists: ‘We’d Rather Have a Seat at the Table Than on the Sidelines’ — Variety (opens Variety's report in a new tab)Read on Variety (opens in a new tab)
- OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Virtuals' Jansen Teng says AI agents are evolving into autonomous economic actors — CoinDesk (opens CoinDesk's report in a new tab)Read on CoinDesk (opens in a new tab)
- This AI Agent Survived 6,000 Hack Attempts—Here’s How — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia) — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- BIO 2026: AI, federal policy impacts, and general vibes — STAT News (opens STAT News's report in a new tab)
- It’s not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse — The Verge (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
- A Third Of Fintech Is Invisible To AI Agents via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- Disparate privacy risks from medical AI — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- Google Spam Update Rolls Out, AI Manipulation In Scope – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions — MIT Technology Review (opens MIT Technology Review's report in a new tab)
- My AI bill just went way up — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- Guardian Agents: The Next Layer of Identity Governance — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Google Answers Question About SEO For AI Agents via @sejournal, @martinibuster — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- You know OpenAI and Nvidia. These are the AI companies building everything else — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- Inside AI’s $5 trillion quest to develop taste — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- BitGo Joins Crypto's AI Layoff Wave, Slashing Staff by 15% — Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Decrypt (opens in a new tab)
- Google Gemini Can Now Control Your Computer. Hackers Are Already Targeting AI Agents via @sejournal, @martinibuster — Search Engine Journal (opens Search Engine Journal's report in a new tab)
- Silicon Valley’s vision for global AI is flawed: each country needs its own blueprint — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol: a next-generation model — OpenAI (opens OpenAI's report in a new tab)
- This film festival left me feeling better about AI moviemaking — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- 5 things to keep in mind about AI hype — Fast Company (opens Fast Company's report in a new tab)Read on Fast Company (opens in a new tab)
- Australians to pay at least 20% more for iPads and Macbooks after Apple hikes prices citing AI — The Guardian (opens The Guardian's report in a new tab)Read on The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
- Demant’s Latest AI Hearing Aid Fuels Best Quarter in 26 Years — Bloomberg (opens Bloomberg's report in a new tab)Read on Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
- Global markets fall as investors fret about AI demand — Financial Times (opens Financial Times's report in a new tab)Read on Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
- An ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death discovered with deep learning — Nature (opens Nature's report in a new tab)Read on Nature (opens in a new tab)
- BitGo cuts 15% of staff to sharpen focus on AI, stablecoins — Cointelegraph (opens Cointelegraph's report in a new tab)Read on Cointelegraph (opens in a new tab)
- Trump administration asks OpenAI to stagger release of new model to vet users — Financial Times (opens Financial Times's report in a new tab), Decrypt (opens Decrypt's report in a new tab)Read on Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
Computing & Chips1 event
Robotics & Autonomy6 events
- Podcast: Slate’s $25,000 electric pickup, Polestar banned from US, Tesla FSD crash, and more — Electrek (opens Electrek's report in a new tab)
- Feds Want to Drop Requirement for Autonomous Cars to Have a Brake Pedal — Car and Driver (opens Car and Driver's report in a new tab)Read on Car and Driver (opens in a new tab)
- Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash — Electrek (opens Electrek's report in a new tab)
- Robotaxis drives miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Adult Swim Announces Cartoon Network Docuseries, Plus Two Anthology Anniversary Specials From ‘Robot Chicken’ (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety (opens Variety's report in a new tab)Read on Variety (opens in a new tab)
Space2 events
- Ars Live, today: The latest on the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe — Ars Technica (opens Ars Technica's report in a new tab)Read on Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)
- Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response — Ars Technica (opens Ars Technica's report in a new tab)Read on Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)
Wearables & XR1 event
Cybersecurity11 events
- FBI Warns Russian Intelligence Hackers Target Signal Backup Recovery Keys — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- New SharkLoader Malware Deploys Cobalt Strike in StrikeShark Cyberattacks — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Russian hackers were behind $2.5 billion hack of Jaguar Land Rover: Report — TechCrunch (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
- Chinese-Speaking APT Deploys New TinyRCT Backdoor in Southeast Asia Campaign — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Amazon Q Developer Flaw Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code via MCP Configs — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- CISA Adds Exploited PTC Windchill RCE Flaw to KEV as Web Shell Attacks Continue — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Miasma Malware Targets npm Packages and GitHub Actions in Supply Chain Attack — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Microsoft Warns of Photo ZIP Phishing Campaign Targeting Hotels with Node.js Implant — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report in a new tab)
- Google Details Turla's New STOCKSTAY Backdoor Used in Ukraine Espionage Attacks — The Hacker News (opens The Hacker News's report 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.