08 Jun 2026
The Next AI Boom Could Be Driven by Cybersecurity
Hello, Reader. What happens when AI starts finding security flaws that humans missed for 27 years? Governments don’t ignore it. They want access.
@InvestorPlace, Eric Fry
2026
08 Jun 2026
AI brands as bait: How threat actors are using the AI hype in social engineering
As threat actors operationalize AI to accelerate attacks, they are also leveraging the wider global interest around AI itself as a social engineering lure. In recent months, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed a growing number of campaigns that impersonate the branding of popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, and Anthropic’s Claude as lures.
Microsoft Defender Security Research Team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence
2026
08 Jun 2026
Microsoft Builds Its Own AI Stack To Cut OpenAI Dependence
Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft spent two days at Build 2026 making the case that it no longer wants to rent the core of its AI business from anyone.
Janakiram Msv
2026
07 Jun 2026
SpaceX vs Anthropic: Here's Which Mega-IPO I'm More Likely to Buy
We're in uncharted territory when it comes to IPOs. Prior to 2026, the largest IPO in U.S. history was Alibaba ( BABA 3.88% ) , which raised about $25 billion in late 2024 at a market capitalization of roughly $230 billion. This year, there's a possibility we'll see not one but three companies with trillion-dollar valuations when their shares start trading. SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are all…
CFP, Matt Frankel
2026
07 Jun 2026
The short seller’s argument nobody on the coming mega IPO roadshow wants you to make
The race to be the first frontier AI lab to reach public markets is on. Anthropic just confidentially filed for an initial public offering. OpenAI has reportedly been preparing its own draft. The valuations are eye-watering: Anthropic at $965 billion , OpenAI at $852 billion, each now looking to raise $60 billion . Add SpaceX’s launch-and-AI vehicle, pursuing a $1.75 trillion listing , and these…
Bhaskar Chakravorti
2026
06 Jun 2026
'AI: Probably Nothing to Worry About ' Review: Spoiler: Don’t Trust the Title
Director Nick Holt (“Responsible Child”) gives us plenty to worry about in his ominous documentary “AI: Probably Nothing to Worry About.” But the scariest takeaway may not actually be the artificial intelligence, so much as the humans who’ve created and disseminated it.
Elizabeth Weitzman
2026
06 Jun 2026
The Leopard Is Eating David Sacks’s Face
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he’s thinking about the U.S. government entering into some kind of partnership with the major AI companies, perhaps even taking a stake like he did with Intel.
Matt Novak
2026
06 Jun 2026
AI Is Helping Discover Tech Vulnerabilities—And Zcash Is Just the Latest Example
Frontier AI models are increasingly being used to identify software vulnerabilities. Claude Mythos, Claude Opus, GPT-5.5, and other systems have been deployed in vulnerability research across browsers, operating systems, and open-source software. The technology is beginning to influence crypto and DeFi security, where Claude Opus 4.8 was cited in research that uncovered a critical Zcash…
Jason Nelson
2026
06 Jun 2026
Claude Code Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Steal Credentials From GitHub, Says Microsoft
Microsoft researchers found that Anthropic's Claude Code GitHub Action could be manipulated through prompt injection attacks.
Jason Nelson
2026
