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The streaming platform announced a new policy that will prevent fully AI‑generated tracks from earning royalties, collecting revenue from direct‑to‑fan sales, or being monetised in any way on its platform.
Polestar’s partnership with Google’s Gemini AI platform launches a new suite of conversational features for its electric vehicles, enhancing driver‑assistant interactions.
Google launched Managed Agents in the Gemini API, letting developers spin up an agent with a single API call that can reason, call tools, and execute code in an isolated Linux sandbox.
Google has imposed limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models after the social‑media giant requested more computing capacity than Google could provide.
Bloomberg reports Apple will skip the M6 Pro/Max variants and fast‑track the M7 series, which will focus on on‑device AI processing and launch in 2027.
The Trump administration has urged OpenAI to limit the rollout of its latest GPT‑5.6 model, citing safety and oversight concerns.
OpenAI announced the Jalapeño chip, a purpose‑built inference processor that promises higher performance‑per‑watt than existing GPUs.
Meta unveiled the Adventurer, Fury, and Starfire smart‑glasses under its own brand, undercutting the Ray‑Ban line and positioning itself for the upcoming consumer AR wave.
Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerdsma met U.S. officials to oppose the MATCH Act that would restrict Chinese chipmakers, sparking a backlash against ASML.
Tesla’s latest in‑house semiconductor, the AI5, has finished tape‑out, promising 40× the performance of its predecessor and positioning the company as a major AI hardware player.
Apple is embedding AI across its apps, from bill‑splitting and password updates to AI‑driven shortcuts and contextual suggestions, moving beyond a single Siri upgrade.
SpaceX is preparing to fly its first Starfall prototype on June 23, a disk‑shaped reentry capsule that could upend the economics of orbital manufacturing.
Google’s Wear OS 7 update rolls out today for the Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4, adding Live Updates that sync sports scores and other live events, a 10 % battery life boost, and early Gemini Intelligence features.
A SpaceX Starship upper stage, Ship 36, blew up during a static‑fire test on June 19, 2026, halting the company’s next flight.
Microsoft unveiled its Majorana 2 quantum chip, claiming a 1,000‑fold increase in qubit reliability, bringing the company closer to a commercial‑grade quantum computer.
Google rolled out Android 17 to Pixel devices, adding floating bubbles, screen reactions, new gaming controls and Gemini-powered features.
Google’s Android 17 release brings new multitasking UI, Gemini-powered video editing, and AI‑driven music generation, showcasing the company’s push to embed AI across its ecosystem.
Microsoft patched a critical flaw in its M365 Copilot AI platform that let attackers extract 2‑factor codes by embedding malicious URLs in emails.
IBM’s new Bob platform automates the entire software development lifecycle with AI‑first orchestration, governance, and multi‑model routing, promising a 45 % productivity boost for enterprise teams.
Meta partnered with Amazon Web Services to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores, powering its agentic AI systems and emphasizing purpose‑built silicon for AI workloads.