TECHNOLOGYMartin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AIThe caveat is that one of the world's most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.TechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft’s next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computingMicrosoft claimed last year that it had made a key breakthrough in quantum computing with Majorana 1, the company's first quantum processor. While physicists were immediately skeptical of Microsoft's claims, the software giant is announcing Majorana 2 today, the next generation of its topological quThe Verge·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is hereMicrosoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new "flagship" model: MAI-Thinking-1. It's an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced its initial in-house models last year - before then, it had relied on OpenAI's models. The two companieThe Verge·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistantLaunched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system.TechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMeet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs OffMicrosoft’s OpenClaw-style agent appears in Teams, just like a human colleague, and automates your dull office tasks.Wired·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behaviorThe specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files.TechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYGoogle rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scamsAs people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.TechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFocused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion techAnother fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.TechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPartiful Is Putting Ticket Payments on Its PlatformIn the social event planner’s first major move toward monetization, Partiful is getting ticketing directly in the app.Wired·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYOpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar workOpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Available from within the Codex app, each of the new tools bundles integrations, instructions, and context to allow Codex to approximateTechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYBoard, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousandsBoard, the startup building what it calls "together tech" designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ventures.TechCrunch·June 2, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFlush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio GadgetOpal, the company famous for making a fancy webcam, has pivoted to making other consumer electronics. Fueled by big investments from OpenAI and Samsung, it’s working on an audio gadget first.Wired·June 2, 2026
