Anthropic Locks In Micron as HBM Defines the AI Race
Micron and Anthropic signed a multi-year HBM supply deal on June 22, with Micron also investing in Anthropic's Series H as memory bandwidth becomes the rate-limiting constraint for frontier AI.
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AI Patched Firefox Before Pwn2Own - OpenAI's Security Pivot
OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber found CVE-2026-8390 in Firefox's WebAssembly engine before Pwn2Own Berlin - five of six registered exploit entries withdrew.
AI Job Cuts in 2026 Already Beat All of Last Year
Challenger, Gray & Christmas data shows 87,714 US jobs have cited AI as a cut reason through May 2026 - already past all of 2025's total - while companies post record profits.
Google Bets $75M on A24 as Hollywood's AI Race Shifts
Google DeepMind's $75M investment in A24 aims to build AI tools shaped by filmmakers rather than imposed on them, as studios race to stake their AI positions across Hollywood.
Reflection AI Locks $6.3B Compute Deal With SpaceX
The AlphaGo co-founder's open-source AI lab will pay SpaceX $150M monthly for Nvidia GB300 chips at Colossus 2, totaling $6.3B before shipping a single public model.
Fable 5 Is Banned Over a Problem That Can't Be Solved
The White House won't lift its ban on Anthropic's Fable 5 until the model can be made jailbreak-proof. Security experts explain why that condition is technically impossible.
How Amazon CEO Triggered the Fable 5 Shutdown
New reporting reveals Amazon CEO Andy Jassy flagged a Fable 5 jailbreak on a routine White House call, triggering a 90-minute ultimatum that shut down Anthropic's two best models worldwide.
US Confronts ASML Over Suspected EUV Exports to China
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told ASML executives that the Trump administration believes EUV-related chipmaking gear may have reached China in violation of export controls. ASML denies any such transfer and says it has never shipped EUV equipment to China.
Amazon Eyes Third-Party Trainium Sales to Rival Nvidia
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hints the company will sell Trainium3 racks directly to outside data centers, citing a potential $50B revenue run rate and sold-out chip supply.
Baseten Closes $1.5B Round as Open-Source AI Matures
Baseten's $1.5B raise at a $13B valuation signals a structural shift as open-source models displace closed APIs in enterprise AI.
Behavox Raises $175M From BlackRock for AI Compliance
London-based Behavox lands preferred equity from BlackRock's HPS as compliance demand rises ahead of Colorado and EU AI Act deadlines.
AI CEOs at G7 Call for US-Led Global Standards Forum
At G7 in Evian, Altman, Amodei, and Hassabis pitched world leaders on a US-led international AI governance body, chip trade restrictions on China, and controlled access to frontier models.
