02 Jul 2026
FCC Moves to Speed Satellite License Reviews, Boosting SpaceX and Rival Broadband Networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Wednesday it will vote July 22 on a sweeping Space Modernization Order that aims to cut satellite licensing timelines from more than a year to weeks or months, potentially accelerating the rollout of next-generation space broadband.
02 Jul 2026
Sundar Pichai Touts Google Workspace Ad that Reimagines US Founding Fathers Using Gemini AI and Docs in America 250 Campaign: 'Love This'
On Thursday, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted a new Google Workspace campaign that humorously imagines how America’s Founding Fathers might have used modern AI and collaboration tools while drafting the Declaration of Independence .
02 Jul 2026
Anthropic Hires Berkeley CS Chair Jelani Nelson, Signaling New Phase of AI Race
On Wednesday, Jelani Nelson, a professor of theoretical computer science and chair of UC Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer science division, announced he was taking a leave of absence to join Anthropic as a Member of Technical Staff. In a post on X, Nelson wrote that he had joined Anthropic and taken leave from the university, adding that he was excited to work alongside talented,…
02 Jul 2026
CNBC Daily Open: Chips are down, OpenAI's woos the White House, and Russia strikes
Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter. The first full trading day of July has been marked by another bout of profit-taking in the chip space. Double-digit declines for stocks from Micron to Samsung come amid huge gains on the year. But the rollercoaster ride for AI could get bumpier with the latest reporting on OpenAI…
02 Jul 2026
Anthropic Poaches Four Top Scholars in Two Weeks, From Nobel Laureate to Berkeley Department Chair
The AI talent war in Silicon Valley reached a fever pitch in the final two weeks of June 2026, and this time, the battle has spread to the most fundamental theoretical strongholds of academia. On the afternoon of July 1, a brief announcement sent shockwaves through academic circles: Jelani Nelson, chair of the Computer Science division in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer…
02 Jul 2026
New Android Features Roll Out for Gemini, Circle to Search, and Quick Share
Google has announced new features for Android devices—including Gemini, Circle to Search, Quick Share, Find Hub, and Android Auto—within the “Google System Release Notes,” which consolidate information on “Google System Updates.”
02 Jul 2026
OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressure: report
OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, the Financial Times reported Thursday, as the artificial intelligence startup seeks to defuse mounting political pressure in Washington.
02 Jul 2026
Man with bipolar disorder claims ChatGPT fuelled his delusions about being Jesus | 'ChatGPT posed as a divine being' | Inshorts
A man from US' California sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the firm's AI chatbot ChatGPT worsened his bipolar disorder.
02 Jul 2026
KBTX requested public records related to SpaceX, but Grimes County is asking the AG to keep some of them hidden
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - Grimes County is asking the state’s top lawyer to let it keep secret communications about the proposed SpaceX Terafab project, all while hundreds of state environmental records obtained by KBTX reveal the groundwork for the $119 billion facility was being quietly laid nearly three years before most people ever heard the project’s name.
