Linux Foundation launched Project Akrites to coordinate open source vulnerability patching at AI speed. Backed by AWS, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
AI led US layoff reasons for the fourth straight month. Tech employers cut 83% more workers than H1 2025. Oracle, Intuit, and GitLab all cited AI.
Together AI raised $800 million in a Series C at an $8.3 billion valuation. Customers including Cursor and Cognition report 6x to 60x cost savings over closed models.
Anthropic published the four-tier Fable 5 cybersecurity safeguards framework and proposed the CJS scale for scoring AI jailbreak severity, developed with Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Wall Street Journal reported SpaceX showed investors a handset-like SpaceX AI device prototype before its $75 billion IPO. Musk denied it. Stock fell 8%.
iOS 26.5.2 landed June 29 with 29 security patches, 23 targeting WebKit. Apple released it ahead of schedule as AI tools speed up exploit development timelines.
Samsung Messages shuts down in July 2026 for US users. Every Galaxy device moves to Google Messages, bringing RCS and Gemini AI features to the entire lineup.
WebAssembly runs compiled code at near-native speed in any browser without plugins. Here is how it works, who uses it in production, and where WASI takes it next.
Microsoft launched Frontier Company today - 6,000 engineers and $2.5 billion focused on getting enterprise AI past the proof-of-concept stage.
Fable 5 returned July 1 with 50% plan limits through July 7, then usage credits. A new safety classifier may silently switch your coding sessions to Opus 4.8.
Reflection AI started paying SpaceX $150 million a month on July 1 for Nvidia GB300 access at Colossus 2. No model has shipped yet.
Apple shipped a Safari MCP server in Technology Preview 247. AI agents can now read DOM, console output, network requests, and screenshots directly from a live Safari window.
