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Google Launches AI Image and Video Tools: 4-Second Images, Conversational Video Editing

Google unveiled Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, enabling near‑real‑time image generation and conversational video editing at low cost.

Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a new in‑house image generator that is faster and cheaper than previous versions, enabling rapid high‑volume image workflows for creators and businesses.

Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation

The AI neocloud provider has secured a $800 million Series C, boosting its valuation to $8.3 billion as companies increasingly turn to open‑source models and GPU‑cluster rentals.

Introducing Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic’s new Sonnet 5 model offers improved agentic performance, better reasoning, and lower costs, becoming the default for free and pro plans.

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom

OpenAI announced the Jalapeño chip, a purpose‑built inference processor that promises higher performance‑per‑watt than existing GPUs.

OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeno AI chip promising faster, cheaper model runs

OpenAI and Broadcom announced a custom AI chip that could cut inference costs by about 50%, boosting the speed of large language models.

Exclusive: A founder who went from pressure washing to Wharton just raised $40 million to put AI to work for plumbers, electricians, and HVAC crews

Probook’s AI platform booked more than 2,500 jobs in a month without human intervention for one customer, showing the growing role of AI in field‑service work.

SpaceX Starfall Demo Flies Tuesday: Disk Capsule Bets on Orbital Manufacturing Scale

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.

Microsoft unveils new AI models lessen reliance on OpenAI, lower costs

At its Build 2026 conference, Microsoft launched MAI-Code-1-Flash and MAI-Thinking-1, proprietary models aimed at reducing costs and dependence on OpenAI’s APIs.

AWS Lands Potential $2.56B DHS Cumulus Cloud Contract Award

Amazon Web Services secures a $2.56 billion contract to provide commercial cloud services for the Department of Homeland Security, expanding federal cloud infrastructure.

Meta Expands AI Infrastructure With AWS Graviton Chips

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.

Canva reframes design suite as AI-first infrastructure for brands as users and revenues grow

Canva is shifting from a pure design tool to an AI‑first infrastructure platform, promising faster and cheaper content creation for marketers scaling output.

Sony Raises PS5 Prices as AI Boom and Middle East Conflict Drive Up Chip Costs

Iran Is Targeting Data Centers. Silicon Valley Should Be Worried

Three drone strikes. Two data centers offline. One very expensive warning to Silicon Valley: the Gulf is no longer safe ground for the infrastructure of the future.

Apple's $599 MacBook Neo Is the Budget Laptop It Should Have Built Years Ago

The MacBook Neo is Apple’s most affordable laptop ever and its clearest attempt yet to compete with Chromebooks and entry-level Windows laptops. Unlike the MacBook Air and Pro, the Neo runs on an iPhone-class A-series chip, which helps Apple cut the starting price sharply while keeping the design lightweight and colorful.

NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Cuts AI Inference Costs Up to 35×, Boosts Agentic AI Performance by 50×

New performance data shows that NVIDIA’s next-generation Blackwell Ultra platform delivers up to 50× higher throughput and up to 35× lower cost per token for agentic AI workloads compared with the previous Hopper generation — enabling significantly faster, more economically scalable real-time coding assistants and autonomous AI agents.