2026-06-17
‘AI traffic is fundamentally changing how the Internet operates': New report claims bot traffic is growing 6.5 times faster than human users — is this the end of the useful internet as we know it?
New data reveals AI traffic is growing 6.5x faster than human traffic, forcing businesses to rethink infrastructure, content discoverability and more. [...]
2026-06-17
Apple investors are running out of patience with its AI promises
Apple investors are losing patience with the company’s AI strategy. The stock is coming off its worst week since February after the annual Worldwide Developers Conference failed to convince Wall Street that a long-promised upgrade cycle is any closer to arriving. “There’s a bit of fatigue with Apple and AI,” Tim Chubb, chief investment officer at Girard, […]<br /> This story cont [...]
2026-06-17
France breaks EDF’s grip on hydropower with law to auction 6 GW a year
France’s Parliament adopted a bill on Tuesday that dismantles the monopoly Électricité de France has held over the country’s hydropower market for decades, according to Bloomberg. The law converts EDF’s hydropower concessions into permits and requires the state-owned utility to auction 6 gigawatts of capacity each year under the supervision of France’s energy regulator, CRE. EDF […]&l [...]
2026-06-17
Anthropic and Google DeepMind called for a US-led AI coalition at the G7, and Canada said yes
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis used a closed-door lunch at the G7 summit on Wednesday to call for a US-led coalition that would shape international rules and standards for artificial intelligence, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions who spoke to CNBC on condition of anonymity. Canadian Prime Minister […]<br /> This story continues at [...]
2026-06-17
Allbirds sells its shoes, renames itself Smartbird, and says it is now an AI infrastructure company
Allbirds, the sustainable footwear company that went public at a $4.1 billion valuation in 2021, has officially renamed itself Smartbird and appointed a new chief executive to lead its pivot into AI compute. Shares surged more than 50% on Wednesday morning before pulling back. The rebrand completes a transformation first announced in April, when the company […]<br /> This story continues [...]