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Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs, blames AI; OpenAI ships first chip
Oracle told Wall Street on June 22 it slashed 21,000 jobs — 13% of staff — and explicitly blamed AI, even as quarterly net income hit $3.7 billion, up 27% year-over-year. The savings fund capex, with
Atwood Tried Claude Once, Called Out Its Father Brown
At a literary festival in Porto, Margaret Atwood recounted that her one attempt to use Anthropic's Claude produced a wrong answer about the British TV series Father Brown, prompting her to declare tha
Trump Admin Nears Lifting Anthropic Fable 5 Ban
The Trump administration is close to lifting restrictions on Anthropic's most powerful Fable 5 AI model, which has been offline for 15 days, though the Pentagon and NSA still need to sign off.
Apple Vision Pro VP Paul Meade Departs for OpenAI
Paul Meade, Apple's VP overseeing the Vision Pro headset, is leaving for OpenAI's hardware team, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman — the latest former Apple executive to join the AI company.
Trump Admin Close to Restoring Anthropic's Fable 5
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its powerful Fable 5 AI model after 15 days offline, with limits potentially lifted as soon as next week pending Pentagon a
Why is Apple asking me to pay more for Big Tech’s AI obsession?
Apple has raised prices on the MacBook Pro, iPad Air, and HomePod Mini, with Tim Cook blaming the AI-driven RAM shortage — but experts question why a company posting record earnings and 30-40% hardwar
Xbox Disputes GTA 6 PS5 Preorder Reports
Xbox publicly disputed reports that PS5 is dominating GTA 6 preorder demand, calling the data unrepresentative, as retailers separately warned of potential console shortages and rising prices ahead of
AI Memory Crunch Hits Apple, Xbox, Small Makers
A global DRAM shortage fueled by AI demand is reshaping consumer electronics economics, with Apple and Microsoft hiking prices while Micron posts record results and smaller manufacturers like GoPro, S
Matter 1.6 Launches as Apple, Google, Amazon Lag on Adoption
Matter launched four years ago promising seamless smart home interoperability, but ecosystems haven't kept pace. At CSA's Unify conference, Matter 1.6 debuted with Joint Fabric — though Apple, Google,
OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol to Government Partners
OpenAI launched a limited preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna to select companies under U.S. government oversight, marketing Sol as its most cyber-capable model yet with its hardest safety stack.
Sakana, 360 launch Mythos rivals amid US export ban
Two Asian AI firms — Tokyo's Sakana AI and China's 360 — launched models they claim rival Anthropic's Mythos, filling a gap left by a two-week-old US export ban, with Sakana insisting American AI stil
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Sol, Gates Access via US Government
OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.6 Sol as its most capable model yet, matching Anthropic's Mythos Preview on security benchmarks, but the US government is now vetting which partners get access to the company's f
US Lifts Block on Anthropic's Mythos 5 Model
The US government lifted its block on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 AI model, allowing limited release to more than 100 US institutions, while talks over the newer Fable 5 model continue.
Prime Day's Final Day: 140+ Deals Still Live
Amazon's Prime Day enters its final day with over 140 deals still available across smart home, audio, and e-reader categories, though some of the top discounts have already started selling out.
OpenAI Debuts Jalapeño Chip; Nekko Targets AI Services
OpenAI announced its first-ever custom AI chip, named Jalapeño, while Bengaluru-based Nekko is repositioning itself as an AI and machine learning services firm for business process transformation.
Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick informed Anthropic that Claude Mythos 5 can be redeployed to more than 100 trusted US organizations, marking a partial reversal of a June 12 export control directive
U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations
The US government has lifted its two-week block on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 AI model, allowing it to be released to more than 100 trusted US institutions under a new regulatory framework that gives
OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol, Limits Access at US Request
OpenAI began a limited preview of GPT-5.6 Sol—calling it its strongest model yet—while restricting access at the Trump administration's request, with the company publicly calling the arrangement unsus
OpenAI's Jalapeño Chip Builds Pressure on Nvidia
OpenAI unveiled Jalapeño, a custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in designing their own AI silicon. The trend is framed as a hedge against single-supplier depen
Gemini Rolls Out to Android Automotive Vehicles
Google's Gemini AI assistant is now rolling out to existing vehicles running Android Automotive, with multiple outlets confirming the in-car deployment.
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