23 Jun 2026
Google DeepMind and A24 forge research partnership to shape AI filmmaking
Lights, camera, innovation. In a move that could reshape how films are made in the AI era, Google DeepMind and A24 have announced a first-of-its-kind research partnership aimed at developing new creative tools and workflows for filmmakers.
News Desk
2026
23 Jun 2026
US watchdog opens probe after Tesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman
Road safety regulator investigates crash involving a Model 3 that had been reportedly operating in self-driving mode. The US road safety watchdog has launched an investigation after a Tesla vehicle reportedly operating in self-driving mode crashed into a house in Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman inside.
John Power
2026
23 Jun 2026
China scraps 12,200 degrees, launches 10,200 new ones. Should India do the same?
Between 2021 and 2025, China’s Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) slashed 12,200 undergraduate degree programmes and introduced 10,200 new ones. Together, the changes touched more than 30% of all degree offerings in the country, impacting the academic futures of an estimated 2.4 million students. Perhaps it is the largest and fastest curriculum overhaul, any large education system has attempted…
O.R.S. Rao, Ors Rao
2026
22 Jun 2026
Largest robotics, artificial intelligence show in North America, Automate, at McCormick Place in Chicago this week
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The largest robotics and artificial intelligence show in North America is currently in Chicago. Whether they're making lattes, folding laundry or doing assembly line work, humanoid robots are the future and where money is going.
@abc7chicago, Sarah Schulte
2026
22 Jun 2026
Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash
A fatal weekend crash in which a Tesla plowed through a brick home in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman, set off alarms about the company’s driver assistance technology.
Connie Loizos
2026
22 Jun 2026
Why India’s wealthy families are betting on startups as venture capitalists pull back
MUMBAI: When the family behind Indian real estate developer Sattva Group decided to diversify its investments, it turned its attention to technology startups. Adrija Agarwal - who graduated from Cornell University in the United States in 2016 and had worked at Bain & Company and Blackstone - spearheaded the creation of an investment platform for the family's interests, along with her younger…
Rebecca Bundhun
2026
22 Jun 2026
UFC finally rolls out new Meta AI fighter rankings after years of complaints
The day has finally arrived. After years of complaints from fans, fighters, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White, the promotion has officially started rolling out its brand new rankings system powered by Meta AI.
Alexander Behunin
2026
22 Jun 2026
Can reflecting the Sun buy time for net zero? A startup has raised $US75m to try
Private firms are making plans to cool the planet by releasing reflective particles high into the atmosphere, an approach known as solar geoengineering or solar radiation modification (SRM). With a war chest of private capital estimated at more than the entire globe's SRM research budget, the US-Israeli startup Stardust Solutions has unveiled a proprietary engineered particle it hopes to begin…
Angus Mackintosh
2026
22 Jun 2026
Forget Mars, SpaceX Is Becoming a Data Center Company
For all its talk of lunar colonies, missions to Mars, and data centers orbiting Earth, SpaceX’s real focus has been much more grounded.
@_webbwright, Webb Wright
2026
