Apple wants Europe to blink
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Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements
Geoff Keighley’s annual June showcase for videos games has officially happened, and it was a big one. Across a two hour event — and another hour for Day of the Devs — we got news about the third Final Fantasy VII remake game, a new look at Control Resonant, the reveal of Tupac for RGG Studio’s Stranger Than Heaven, a July 1.0 launch date for Palworld, and a whole lot of 2027 release dates as developers steer clear of GTA VI in November.
Google follows Anthropic in signing a compute deal with SpaceX.
Per a regulatory filing, Google will pay SpaceX $920 million per month from October 2026 through June 2029, as reported by TechCrunch.
Sam Altman reportedly talked to the Trump administration about taking a stake in OpenAI.
The CEO pitched the idea as a way to bring economic benefits from AI to the public, according to NOTUS, which added that Altman first pitched the idea to President Donald Trump early last year.
New York passes a bill that would bar AI chatbots from acting like companions to kids.
State lawmakers passed a bill that, if signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, would restrict AI companies from letting teens use chatbots that suggest they’re human. It comes after some AI companies have faced lawsuits (some of which have settled) over allegations their chatbots coaxed teen users toward suicide or self-harm.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board.
Hoffman, who joined Microsoft’s board in 2017, won’t stand for reelection at the company’s next shareholder meeting, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.
New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers
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Google debuts Pixel Studio AI image-making app
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Google has officially sunset its Pixel Studio app.
The Google graveyard: all the products Google has shut down
This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
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I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts
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No sharp objects.
The bubble is very delicate, even a social media slop filter might burst it.
Google is testing a floating desktop AI Search bar.
I wasn’t able to enable it in Google’s Chrome Canary developer sandbox, but Windows Report got it working using a Ctrl+Shift+Space keyboard shortcut on Windows. It opens as a standalone window centered on the screen, with AI Mode at the heart of the experience.
Airbnb CEO is the latest bot-licker.
OG Silicon Valley founder / CEO types just can’t resist the lure of AI. At least Chesky will reportedly remain at Airbnb, unlike Dropbox’s Drew Houston who jumped ship entirely with his billions.
ChatGPT will now remember your old conversations
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Alexa, set a timer for my life sentence.
Adrian Bliss never misses. I might actually start being nicer to my Google Nest orbs.
Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer
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Suno valued at $2.45 billion in latest funding round as lawsuits loom.
The AI music company just announced that it raised $250 million in its latest funding round, and its valuation soared from about $500 million last year to nearly $2.5 billion. That money might be going right back out the door, though, as all three major labels — Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Group — are currently suing Suno.
Major record labels sue AI company behind “BBL Drizzy”
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Record labels claim AI generator Suno illegally ripped their songs from YouTube
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