July 1, 2026
Understanding the Gemini API Computer Use Feature
Google's Gemini API computer use feature lets agents observe screens and act in a browser via a request-loop flow, available on a specific Gemini model.
July 1, 2026
Meta’s Brain2Qwerty v2 Translates Brain Activity Into Text, No Surgery Required
Meta's Brain2Qwerty v2 reads intended sentences from brain signals using a MEG helmet, hitting 61% word accuracy without surgery.
July 1, 2026
Meituan’s LongCat-2.0 Was Trained Entirely on Chinese Chips, the Company Says
Meituan says LongCat-2.0, a 1.6-trillion-parameter model, was trained end-to-end on a 50,000-chip domestic cluster, a direct test of US export controls.
July 1, 2026
Commerce Department Partially Restores Anthropic’s Mythos 5 Under a Limited Export License
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick eased export controls on Anthropic's Mythos 5 in a June 26 letter, while Fable 5 restrictions stay in place.
June 30, 2026
Eastern Interconnection to Exhaust Emergency Reserves by 2027
The Eastern Interconnection is projected to run out of emergency peak power reserves by June 2027, forcing controlled rolling blackouts without swift action to add generation or cut demand.
June 30, 2026
Qihoo 360’s Tulongfeng: 3,432 Vulnerabilities Found, AI Sovereignty Debate Heats Up
Qihoo 360 unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI platform that flagged 3,432 vulnerabilities, and Yitianzhen for automated cyber defense. CEO Hongyi Zhou framed the tools as digital sovereignty needs.
June 30, 2026
Z.ai GLM-5.2 Matches Mythos in Cybersecurity Bug-Finding
Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 matches Anthropic's Mythos on cybersecurity bug-finding benchmarks, shifting the global AI security calculus.
June 29, 2026
OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol With Ultra Subagent Mode and Cyber Safeguards
OpenAI begins a government-coordinated limited preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, a subagent-powered flagship setting new records in coding, biology, and cybersecurity.
June 29, 2026
Vantage Data Center Generators Spark Noise Revolt in Virginia Town
Sterling, VA residents say Vantage Data Centers' backup generators, meant for occasional testing, now run nonstop as the site's sole power source, creating round-the-clock noise.
June 28, 2026
Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Countries with Digital Services Tax
Trump pledges a 100% tariff on any country that taxes US tech firms, escalating a transatlantic fight over digital services taxes already in force in France, UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Turkey.
June 28, 2026
OpenAI Restricts GPT-5.6 Rollout at Trump Administration’s Request
OpenAI is limiting the GPT-5.6 rollout to vetted partners after a federal request, following Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 export control action.
June 25, 2026
Intercept’s $500M Plan to End Common Respiratory Infections Using AI
Intercept's $500M initiative funds broad-spectrum preventatives and air-cleaning tech to slash colds, flu, and other respiratory infections.
June 24, 2026
Mini Shai-Hulud Supply-Chain Attack Hits Mistral AI, TanStack Packages
A supply-chain attack named Mini Shai-Hulud compromised Mistral AI and TanStack npm and PyPI packages in May 2026, stealing credentials and risking Linux wipe.
June 18, 2026
FTC Drafts Complaint Against Amazon Over Hidden Ad Pricing, Could Cost Billions
FTC drafts complaint accusing Amazon of hiding ad-auction price floors. State AGs could turn the case into billions in penalties.
June 18, 2026
Survey: 60% of U.S. Consumers Find AI in Brand Messaging a Turnoff
A WordPress VIP survey of 2,000 U.S. adults finds 60% are turned off by "AI" in brand messaging, even as 60% of enterprises report rising AI search traffic.