Yann LeCun’s second attempt at a VC fund lands with $100M and Gemini’s co-lead as a partner
Google is cutting 52 jobs in Washington the same week it lost four star researchers
Anthropic built an inspection layer that lets enterprises block sensitive data before it reaches Claude
Google named the new boss of Gemini 4. Both of Gemini’s co-leads quit the same day
The US wants Chinese optics out of its AI data centres. Amazon and Microsoft pay first.
Anthropic confirmed it is designing custom chips for Claude. It wants engineers who have “shipped silicon.”
A startup that slashes AI agent bills just raised $35M. Anthropic is a backer.
Reddit’s new Rules Hub uses AI to enforce moderation by intent, not keywords. Automod’s other features stay.
Google is killing Assistant on phones September 4. Gemini is the only option left.
GPU prices are approaching 2.5x their launch cost. Asus and Gigabyte just made it official with a second 2026 price hike.
Zoox will start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10
TikTok kept a safety fix from 15 million US users “by design,” a sealed document shows. One was a teenager who died.
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