June 2026

Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identity verification company, is conducting layoffs as it struggles to generate revenue, according to reports. The move comes as OpenAI, Altman's flagship company, moves toward an initial public offering. Source Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads, betting that cheaper […]

A school shooting survivor has sued an AI gun detection firm after the system failed to identify a weapon during an attack. The lawsuit raises questions about the accuracy thresholds required for safety-critical AI deployments, particularly in settings where detection failures can have fatal consequences. Source Notion restored access to its service after a disruption

OpenAI has unveiled Lockdown Mode, a feature designed to reduce the risk that ChatGPT will leak sensitive data when facing prompt injection attacks. The tool aims to protect information from being shared during such attacks, though OpenAI acknowledges that ChatGPT could remain vulnerable to prompt injections even with the safeguard in place. Source Sriram Krishnan,

Google agreed to pay SpaceX $920m per month for computing capacity, underscoring intense demand for the search giant's newly launched artificial-intelligence products. The arrangement marks a significant commercial victory for Elon Musk's rocket company as it prepares for a public listing. Source AirTrunk, an Australian data-center operator, committed $30 billion to build 5GW of artificial-intelligence

Anthropic announced that its annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025, as the AI startup prepares for an initial public offering. The company's breakneck growth trajectory now faces a real test as it moves toward becoming a public company. Source Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.,