Amazon AI Chief Aims to Compete With OpenAI and Anthropic Within a Year
Amazon's top AI executive told CNBC the company hopes to match OpenAI and Anthropic on frontier AI capabilities within the coming year.
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June 18, 2026
AI Memory Chip Shortage 'RAMageddon' May Force Apple to Raise iPhone Prices
AI's insatiable demand for memory chips has caused a global shortage dubbed RAMageddon, with Apple CEO Tim Cook warning of potential iPhone and Mac price hikes.
AI CEOs Join G7 Leaders to Discuss AI Standards and Anthropic Model Ban
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind CEOs met G7 world leaders in France to discuss AI governance, standards, and the Anthropic model access suspension.
Midjourney Pivots to Health Tech With Full-Body Ultrasound Scanner
AI image startup Midjourney unveiled its first hardware product, the Midjourney Scanner, a ring-shaped ultrasonic CT device for 60-second full-body health imaging.
Google Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI in Major AI Talent War Move
Noam Shazeer, Google Gemini co-lead and transformer co-inventor, is leaving Google to join IPO-bound OpenAI less than two years after a reported $2.7B rehire.
Pinterest Launches Ask Pinterest, an Experimental AI-Powered Shopping App
Pinterest has unveiled Ask Pinterest, an experimental conversational AI shopping app designed to explore a more interactive, chat-based approach to product discovery.
AI Labs Pay XDOF to Collect Robot Training Data in Dirty, Unglamorous Work
AI robotics labs are outsourcing the tedious physical work of collecting robot training data to companies like XDOF, highlighting the hidden labor behind AI development.
Anthropic Becomes First AI Startup to Join the Frontier Carbon Removal Coalition
Anthropic has joined the Frontier carbon removal coalition, which received an additional $915 million in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.
Federal Energy Rule Due This Month Could Reshape Who Pays for AI Data Center Power
U.S. federal energy regulators are set to rewrite grid connection rules for data centers before June ends, potentially shifting billions in costs for AI infrastructure.
Only 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Have a Positive Impact on Society, Pew Study Finds
A new Pew Research study reveals just 16% of Americans expect AI to positively affect society over the next 20 years, with roughly 40% predicting a negative impact.
World Leaders Fear the U.S. Could Switch Off Access to American AI Overnight
French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 that the Anthropic shutdown proves the U.S. can cut off AI access to allies without warning.
Anthropic and Google DeepMind CEOs Call for U.S.-Led Global AI Coalition at G7
Dario Amodei and Demis Hassabis urged G7 leaders to form a U.S.-led coalition to set global AI rules at a closed-door meeting in Evian, France.
G7 Summit: Trump and World Leaders Meet OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google on AI Governance
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google CEOs joined President Trump and G7 leaders in France to discuss AI governance, safety, and geopolitical power at the 2026 summit.
Anthropic Shut Down by U.S. Export Controls Nobody Understands
The U.S. government forced Anthropic to take its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline under export control directives that remain widely misunderstood.
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