TECHNOLOGYOpenAI mulls slashing prices as it competes with Anthropic for users: WSJOpenAI is reportedly mulling drastic price cuts to its AI models, as it looks to woo consumers from rival AI company Anthropic, the WSJ reported on Wednesday.CNBC·June 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAnthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using ClaudeThe company changed course after researchers spoke out against the policy, which would have covertly limited Claude’s ability to develop competing AI models.Wired·June 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYInside India newsletter: Hollywood is debating AI. India's filmmakers are embracing itEven as Hollywood remains the world's most influential storyteller, experiments in AI filmmaking are increasingly happening in India.CNBC·June 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYCanada Moves to Ban Social Media Use for Youth Under 16The country’s previous attempt to get tech companies to shelter young users failed amid heavy criticism from civil liberty groups.NY Times·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYCanada proposes teen social media ban - with workaround for tech firmsThe bill includes a new regulator and sweeping measures to curtail "harmful content" online.BBC News·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut upApple's new Siri AI is finally here, and so far, it seems like it works. I have access and have been messing around with it, and my biggest impression so far is that Siri AI is quite curt - which I mean as a compliment. Many AI chatbots are cheery and wordy. While a more […]The Verge·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYxAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claimsA former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic IPO.TechCrunch·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYWhy Andrew Yang is building instead of waiting for WashingtonAndrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign was based on a warning that automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and concentrate wealth in the hands of a few. At the time, ideas like Universal Basic Income felt fringe. Now Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are all sTechCrunch·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYCISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats“Defenders cannot afford to take weeks to patch,” one Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official warned on Wednesday.Wired·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYApple, Google add support for Thread 1.4Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by Matter Alpha and 9to5 Google, the latest spec has arrived on compatible Apple TVs in the tvOS 27 developer beta and the Google TV Streamer through a software update. This lays the groundwork for theseThe Verge·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYEveryone wants a piece of Tesla’s battery businessElectricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.TechCrunch·June 10, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as AI spending continuesCompanies are burning through exorbitant sums of money to keep pace in the AI arms race. Debt is climbing.TechCrunch·June 10, 2026