21 Jun 2026
10 things CG artists need to know about Unreal Engine 6
Epic Games held Unreal Fest 2026, its annual user conference, in Chicago this week. While the keynote covered a lot of ground, from the release of Unreal Engine 5.8 to the latest updates to Fortnite, the centerpiece was undoubtedly Unreal Engine 6, the next major version of the game engine and industry-changing real-time content creation tool.
21 Jun 2026
Inside Anthropic's Trump Showdown: Sales Stay Strong
Anthropic faced Trump administration pressure and was blacklisted by the Pentagon in March 2026 , yet business spending on its AI tools continued climbing. According to Ramp’s spending data, Anthropic recorded its highest adoption month during the very month it got blacklisted.
20 Jun 2026
Tesla’s Radical Makeover: Robot Factory Retooling, Musk’s Voting Power, and a Two-Speed Sales St
Elon Musk has cemented his grip on Tesla’s future by exercising options on more than 300 million shares, pushing his voting stake to just under 20%. The move arrives as the company accelerates its shift from a carmaker into an artificial-intelligence and robotics powerhouse – a transition that is already reshaping factory floors, product plans, and investor expectations.
20 Jun 2026
Apple Launches Core AI for Apple-Silicon Optimized On-Device Generative AI
At WWDC 26, Apple announced the Core AI framework, the official successor to Core ML. It is designed to allow developers to run large language models and generative AI entirely on-device, supporting both custom-converted PyTorch models and pre-optimized open-source models.
20 Jun 2026
Security News This Week: Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data
Meta is testing face-recognition software built by the United States military and regional police department supplier Rank One, WIRED found in an investigation this week. Meta has been exploring the possibility of adding face recognition tech into its smart glasses, and WIRED previously reported that the app for the glasses contained code —now deleted—that would have enabled the company to…
20 Jun 2026
Claude Fable 5 on Bedrock Requires Sharing Inference Data with Anthropic
Using Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 or Mythos 5 on Amazon Bedrock requires opting into provider_data_share, a data retention mode that sends prompts and outputs to Anthropic for 30-day retention with human review. There is no alternative mode.
20 Jun 2026
Star Granted Restraining Order Over Deranged Fan
REACH FOR THE SKY(L-R) Bullseye and Jessie in Toy Story 5. Disney/Pixar Toy Story 5 has already been crowned the best film of 2026, taking first place for the biggest preview from Michael after earning $17.5...
19 Jun 2026
AI, robotics and quantum computing take centre stage at VivaTech 2026 in Paris
AI, robotics and quantum computing are taking center stage at VivaTech 2026, as one of Europe's largest technology events returns to Paris. Alongside demonstrations of humanoid robots and emerging computing technologies, this year's event is also drawing attention to space infrastructure and a growing international presence from start-ups and political leaders.
19 Jun 2026
Alphabet Finishes Up in Short Week After Google Sees Two AI Heads Exit
New York, June 19, 2026, 17:02 (EDT) Alphabet Class A shares rose 1.17% to close at $368.03 on Thursday, finishing the holiday-shortened week up 2.3%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 2.4% for the week. U.S. exchanges stayed shut Friday for Juneteenth.
