Diamandis joins Larry Ellison in arguing that global surveillance builds trust. Cities covering cameras with trash bags suggest people disagree.

Y Combinator-backed Aseon Labs raised $10M to build automated pods that charge, clean, and inspect robotaxis, cutting the deadhead miles bleeding fleets dry.

The onsemi Synaptics deal, worth about $7bn, bets AI’s next wave lives in cars, factories and robots, not the cloud.

California has launched a first-in-the-nation AI job-loss tracker. The early data shows no mass layoffs, but warning signs in the Bay Area.

Apple M7 chips will power its best Macs from 2027 as it skips the high-end M6, fast-tracking on-device AI amid a memory shortage.

OpenAI debuted at Cannes Lions with thousands of advertisers, but its ad pricing dropped from $60 to $25 CPM in weeks. Can ChatGPT reach $100B in ads by 2030?

Malaysian customs intercepted 72 servers packed with AI chips worth $13m at KLIA, declared as computer parts and bound for re-export to another Asian country.

INSEE says a cyberattack exposed names and work contacts of about 12,800 staff. No passwords or bank details were taken, and public census data is intact.

The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger GPT-5.6’s release, approving access customer by customer over security concerns.

TikTok and YouTube have deactivated about 4.7 million under-16 accounts in Indonesia after a March regulation on high-risk platforms.

Zalando fell as much as 20% after Germany’s BaFin opened a review of its accounts over an About You disclosure. Zalando calls it a formal, non-material issue.

Patronus AI raised $50m to build simulated digital worlds that stress-test AI agents before they reach production. Investors call demand insatiable.