Anthropic signs a massive $45 billion deal with SpaceX, paying $1.25 billion per month through 2029 for AI computing power across two SpaceX data centers, including the Memphis-based Colossus 1, to fuel surging demand for its Claude AI software.
ByteDance launches Lance, a compact 3B-parameter multimodal AI model that handles image and video understanding, generation, and editing in a single unified framework, delivering competitive benchmark performance against larger models while remaining fully open-source on Hugging Face.
Alibaba unveils the Zhenwu M890 AI chip with triple the performance of its predecessor, announces a multi-year chip roadmap, and launches a new AI model and server system, backed by a massive 380 billion yuan infrastructure investment as China races to reduce reliance on U.S. chips.
Hallmark, a new open-source design tool for AI coding platforms like Claude Code and Cursor, battles generic-looking AI-generated UI by offering 22 unique themes, 65 anti-slop test gates, and four core commands to build, audit, redesign, or study interfaces — installable instantly via a single npx command.
Google unveils its biggest Search upgrade in 25 years at I/O, introducing an expanded AI-powered input field accepting text, images, videos, and files, plus new agentic features rolling out globally this summer across nearly 200 countries and 98 languages.
Figma launches a groundbreaking AI agent embedded directly into its design canvas, empowering designers to build, edit, and automate workflows using natural language while staying connected to brand standards — all as competition in AI-powered design intensifies among tech giants.
The Trump White House is preparing to release an executive order as soon as this week on AI safety and cybersecurity, requiring developers to share advanced AI models with the government 90 days before public release, amid growing alarm over cyber-capable AI models like Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber.
AI search startup Exa Labs surges to a $2.2 billion valuation after raising $250 million backed by Andreessen Horowitz, as a fierce wave of well-funded rivals — including Parag Agrawal's Parallel Web Systems — race to exploit cracks in Google's and ChatGPT's dominance of the rapidly evolving search market.
Warp upgrades Oz to become the first multi-harness cloud control plane, unifying Claude Code, Codex, and Warp Agent in a single interface with parallel AI orchestration, cross-agent memory, Kubernetes support, and granular governance controls.
Google declares the 'agentic Gemini era' at I/O 2026, revealing 900 million monthly users, a new Gemini 3.5 Flash model four times faster than competitors, and a sweeping lineup of autonomous AI products including Ask YouTube, voice-powered Docs Live, and AI eyewear, backed by up to $190 billion in capital …