2026-06-23
Micron and Anthropic sign a multi-year AI memory supply deal
The chipmaker will supply high-bandwidth memory, DRAM, and SSDs for Claude’s data centres, run Anthropic’s models internally, and take a stake in its latest funding round. Micron Technology and Anthropic have signed a strategic agreement that ties the memory maker to the AI company across three fronts at once. A multi-year supply deal for the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]
2026-06-23
Five Eyes alliance warns frontier AI cyber threats are ‘months’ away
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance has issued a joint warning that the next generation of artificial intelligence is poised to supercharge offensive hacking, and that the window to prepare for it is closing fast. In a coordinated statement, the agencies of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand said urgent action […]<br /> This story continues at The Nex [...]
2026-06-23
IBM joins OpenAI’s cyber program to bring frontier AI into enterprise security
IBM has signed up to OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, a tie-up the company says will put frontier AI models to work inside corporate security operations. The partnership comes with a concrete first product: a new application-security service that uses the cyber capabilities of OpenAI’s models to find and confirm software vulnerabilities faster than conventional […]<br /> This s [...]
2026-06-23
BP, Walmart and 7-Eleven sued over AI-set petrol prices in California
A group of California drivers has sued six of the country’s biggest fuel retailers, accusing them of using an artificial-intelligence pricing tool to coordinate the cost of petrol and keep it artificially high. The complaint, filed on 22 June 2026 in federal court in Sacramento, names BP, Circle K, Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Albertsons […]<br /> This story continues at Th [...]
2026-06-23
AI infrastructure startup Baseten raises $1.5bn at up to $13bn valuation as Blackbird makes its biggest-ever bet
The AI infrastructure startup raised $1.5bn in a Series F, with Australia’s Blackbird VC putting in what may be the largest single outlay yet by an Australian firm. Baseten has raised $1.5bn in a Series F round that values the AI infrastructure startup at up to $13bn, a number that arrives barely 18 months and […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-23
Meta pauses its employee mouse-tracking program over data-security fears
The Model Capability Initiative, which logs mouse movements and keystrokes to train Meta’s AI, is on hold after sensitive staff data was left accessible to the whole company. Meta has paused a programme that watches its own employees work. On Monday 22 June 2026, the company said it would halt the internal tool that tracks […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-23
Trump signs orders calling for a powerful quantum computer by 2028
Two executive orders set a research-grade target, push the post-quantum cryptography deadline to 2031, and tie $2bn in grants to government equity stakes. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on quantum computing on 22 June 2026, the first directing the federal government to help build a quantum computer “powerful enough for scientific research” by […]<br /> This story co [...]
2026-06-23
I love my Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, but even with its 20% price cut, right now it's still cheaper to buy a Kindle, a Scribe and a Colorsoft separately
Even at 20% off, the Scribe Colorsoft offers no real benefit over the other Kindle models — and right now it's cheaper to buy them separately [...]