AI
Figma Code Layers Bring Executable Code to the Design Canvas at Config 2026
Figma code layers, Figma Motion, AI shaders, and generative plugins arrived at Config 2026 on June 24, collapsing the design-to-code handoff.
Tech
The biggest stories in technology - software, hardware, and the platforms shaping how we live and work.
AI
OpenAI and Broadcom Unveil Jalapeño: First Custom Chip Targets LLM Inference
OpenAI and Broadcom unveiled Jalapeño, a custom AI inference chip for LLMs, built in nine months with substantially better performance per watt.
AI
Anthropic Launches Claude Tag, a Shared AI Teammate for Slack
Anthropic launched Claude Tag on June 23, bringing @Claude into Slack as a shared team member with memory, tool access, and async task execution.
Tech
Meta Names CRED Founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp Head in $900M Deal
CRED founder Kunal Shah will lead WhatsApp as Meta's new global head, replacing Will Cathcart. The appointment follows a $900 million Meta investment in CRED.
AI
Microsoft Foundry Build 2026: Hosted Agents, Procedural Memory, and 11,000 Models
Microsoft Foundry shipped hosted agents, procedural memory with 7-14% task gains, Foundry IQ for enterprise knowledge, and four new MAI models at Build 2026.
AI
ChatGPT Hits 1 Billion Monthly Users - Fastest App in History
ChatGPT crossed 1 billion monthly users in May 2026, faster than TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube ever managed - even as its market share quietly dropped.
AI
Claude Fable 5 Still Down on Day Nine - Anthropic's Deadline Has Passed
Nine days after the US export ban, Claude Fable 5 remains offline. Anthropic promised restoration "within days" on June 18 - that deadline has passed.
AI
OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Google DeepMind: What's the Difference?
OpenAI chases consumer scale. Anthropic bets on enterprise safety. Google DeepMind has distribution no startup can match. Here is how the three leading AI labs compare in 2026.
AI
Model Context Protocol: What MCP Is and Why Every AI Platform Now Supports It
Model Context Protocol is the open standard connecting AI agents to external tools. Here is how MCP works and why 97 million developers download it monthly.
AI
SpaceX Acquires Cursor for $60 Billion in Largest Startup Deal Ever
SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the startup behind AI coding assistant Cursor, for $60 billion - the largest purchase of a venture-backed startup on record.
Startups
SpaceX Raises $75 Billion in the Biggest IPO in History, Making Elon Musk a Trillionaire
SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO ever on June 12, 2026. Shares surged 19% to $160.95 on debut, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
AI
What Is Agentic AI - And Why It's About to Change How You Work
Agentic AI plans, acts, and gets things done on your behalf. Here's what it actually means and why it matters to you right now.