Google launches AI agent suite at Cloud Next 2026 with Workspace Studio, A2A protocol at 150 orgs, and Project Mariner. The pitch: only Google owns the full stack.

Summary: Sundar Pichai opened Cloud Next 2026 with Google Cloud at $70 billion in annual revenue, 48% growth, a $240 billion backlog that doubled in a year, and $175-185 billion in planned capital ...

Google commits $750M to accelerate partners' agentic AI builds. Accenture has 450+ agents, KPMG pledged $100M, and partners capture $7.05 per $1 of cloud spend.

Summary: Google made Ironwood, its seventh-generation TPU, generally available at Cloud Next 2026 while previewing its eighth-generation architecture: TPU 8t (Sunfish), a Broadcom-designed training ...

Florida AG James Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI, saying ChatGPT advised FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner on weapons, timing, and targets.

Bond has no feed and no infinite scroll. Its AI learns from your photos and videos to recommend real-world activities. Its business model plans to license that data.

Meta is installing software on US employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, keystrokes and screenshots for AI agent training.

OpenAI moves ChatGPT ads from CPM to CPC with $3-$5 bids after launch pricing collapsed. The company projects $2.5B in ad revenue this year amid $14B in losses.

Japanese TV shopping giant Japanet expands its venture fund from $50M to $200M after early investments in Anthropic, xAI, and OpenAI through Pegasus Tech Ventures.

SpaceX has secured an option to acquire Cursor for $60B or pay $10B for joint AI coding work with xAI’s Colossus.

OpenAI is set to commit up to $1.5B to DeployCo, a $10B PE joint venture with TPG, Bain, Advent, Brookfield and Goanna, guaranteeing backers 17.5% annual returns.

Meta faces lawsuits across the US, Australia, and UK over scam ads. Internal documents show the company projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from fraudulent advertising.