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WSJ: SpaceX Showed Investors Prototype of Elon Musk’s New AI Device (Jul. 1, 2026)
SpaceX showed investors an early-stage project that could anchor Musk’s super-app vision, connect to Starlink, and reduce reliance on Apple, but production is uncertain. -
NY Times: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic’s Most Powerful A.I. Models (Jun. 30, 2026)
The Commerce Department lifted limits on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and Claude Fable models, letting the company restore its top AI systems. Anthropic agreed to risk detection, government coordination, and reporting of malicious activity, easing tensions with the Trump administration. -
Simon Willison: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Jun. 30, 2026)
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite) is a fast, cheap, and scalable image model. -
Anthropic: Introducing Claude Sonnet 5 (Jun. 30, 2026)
Claude Sonnet 5 is a more agentic, capable model that plans, uses tools, and runs autonomously, and rivals Opus 4.8 on some tasks while improving on Sonnet 4.6 in coding, reasoning, and safety, but it lacks Opus-level cybersecurity skill. -
Anthropic: Redeploying Claude Fable 5
Export controls suspended Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5; controls were lifted June 30, and Fable 5 returns July 1 with limited access. Anthropic added safeguards, a classifier, and government collaboration to block the reported bypass. -
WSJ: AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report (Jul. 3, 2026)
Big tech’s AI data-center buildout consumes vast water, often far more indirectly via power generation than companies report. Lack of standard reporting, regional differences, and reliance on energy offsets risk local water stress. -
CNBC: Nvidia offers start-up customers chance to swap compute power for revenue share (Jul. 2, 2026)
Nvidia is striking revenue-sharing deals with fast-growing AI startups, trading compute access, via token credits, for a share of product and cloud revenue. -
WSJ: Michael Burry Cites ‘Beginning of the End’ With New AI Short Bets (Jul. 1, 2026)
Michael Burry boosted shorts against AI, buying puts on Tesla, Caterpillar, Applied Materials, Nvidia, and a chip ETF, betting AI hype will collapse. -
The Texas Tribune: Report shows Texas to lead nation in data center power plants (Jul. 1, 2026)
Texas would host 32 of 74 proposed natural gas power plants to directly fuel data centers, potentially emitting massive greenhouse gases and air pollutants. -
WSJ: Wealthy Families Swap Traditional Classrooms for AI Tutors and ‘Alternative’ Schools (Jul. 3, 2026)
Wealthy parents are choosing K–8 schools that mix AI tutors, project-based work, and entrepreneurship to personalize learning. -
NY Times Opinion: It’s Inevitable — You’re Going to Get Hacked. But Here’s One Solution. (Jul. 2, 2026)
AI makes account hacks inevitable, exposing iCloud, Gmail, and other personal data to scams, voice cloning, and stolen two-factor codes. We must stop punishing private, lawful slips, and practice basic security: unique passwords, multifactor authentication, and never sharing codes. -
NY Times: Why A.I. Distillation Has Become a Hot Topic in the Race with China (Jul. 6, 2026)
U.S. AI companies say Chinese rivals rapidly copy their models using distillation, often via thousands of unauthorized accounts, shrinking America’s lead. The technique is established, legally unclear, and fueling trade-secret, intellectual-property, and national-security concerns. -
WSJ: The Quest to Make Humanoid Robots Safe Enough for Humans (Jul. 4, 2026)
Humanoid robots are entering workplaces, prompting safety worries after viral mishaps, as they grow heavier and use probabilistic AI. Companies and standards bodies are adding layers of safeguards. -
NY Times: Can Companies Embrace A.I. Without Layoffs? This One Says It Is Trying to. (Jul. 2, 2026)
SAP is trying to adopt A.I. while keeping workers by having employees reinvent jobs, shifting routine tasks to bots, and creating new roles. -
Moz: Stop Calling It SEO: 12 Strategies To Dominate AI Search in 2026 (Jun. 30, 2026)
Google’s AI guidance is self-serving, applies mainly to Google, not to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, or other AI systems. AI search needs a separate strategy, not just traditional SEO, because treating it the same limits innovation, budget, tools, and ownership.