02 Jul 2026
Artificial intelligence: Yann LeCun works on more flexible AI
AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence? 52 minutes ago Ben Morris Technology of Business Editor Bloomberg via Getty Images Yann LeCun, founder of AMI Labs, is developing a new AI system
02 Jul 2026
Anthropic's Fable 5 Pricing Mess Is Handing Chinese Rivals an Opening
Anthropic brought Claude Fable 5 back online on July 1, but the model's return has done more to expose the company's pricing problems than to fix them, and cheaper Chinese and Japanese labs are already cashing in.
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,…
01 Jul 2026
US Stocks H1 Wrap: Philadelphia Semiconductor Index Doubles; Microsoft Sheds $1.23 Trillion, Leading 'Magnificent Seven' Declines
The first half of 2026 officially closed with a dramatic reshuffling within US technology stocks. The "Magnificent Seven" that once dominated the market have lost their luster, while memory chips and semiconductor equipment makers — previously viewed as cyclical sectors — have emerged as the most direct beneficiaries of the AI wave.
01 Jul 2026
Jelani Nelson leaves UC Berkeley to join Anthropic as Member of Technical Staff
Jelani Nelson, one of the most respected theoretical computer scientists in the US, has left his post as Chair of the Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences to join Anthropic. His new title: Member of Technical Staff. His start date: July 1, 2026.
26 Jun 2026
Former Facebook VP Says Zuckerberg 'Profoundly Failed' in AI Race, Allowing Nvidia to Win
Meta helped shape the modern internet. Its platforms connect billions of people every day, and for years the company invested heavily in artificial intelligence before generative AI became the technology industry's biggest battleground. Yet one of Facebook's most influential former executives believes the company failed to turn those advantages into leadership.
25 Jun 2026
Amid Amazon's Robot Surge, Proteus Charts a New Path Forward
The robots glide across the floor, sometimes pausing to spin a quarter turn or two before resuming their route. They come close to each other but never collide. It's not choreographed – they're adapting on the fly – but the movement does have the feel of a ballet. If ballet dancers were mechanized platforms on wheels, that is. Flat-topped and low to the ground, like oversized bathroom scales…
25 Jun 2026
Gemini Computer Use Baked Into Gemini 3.5 Flash: Screen Control Now Pairs With Search and Maps
Google announced Wednesday that computer use — the ability for an AI agent to see a screen, click, type, and navigate software without a human at the keyboard — is now a built-in tool inside Gemini 3.5 Flash, available to developers through the Gemini API and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
25 Jun 2026
Qualcomm vs. Nvidia and drones vs. dogs
Hello from Yifan, your #techAsia host this week. I'm sending this newsletter from New York after spending an afternoon in a cold ballroom where Qualcomm executives laid out the company's data center chip ambitions. It was a busy day for semiconductors. After Nvidia hosted its annual shareholder meeting, where Jensen Huang said AI infrastructure demand will continue for "decades," memory chipmaker…
