23 Jun 2026
US Commerce Secretary Lutnick signals action on Chinese robotics dominance
The United States is preparing to confront one of the more quietly consequential technology gaps of the past decade. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is signaling a serious push to counter Chinese dominance in robotics, with a roundtable, a formal government study, and a potential executive order all taking shape in 2026.
23 Jun 2026
DeepMind Chief Demis Hassabis says Google’s still winning AI talent
In an industry where a single breakthrough algorithm or architectural tweak can unlock billions in revenue, individual researchers have attained the kind of leverage and celebrity traditionally reserved for star athletes.
23 Jun 2026
Robot Memory Is The Next Big Robotics Frontier
Robotic memory getty Last week, MIT researchers introduced DAAAM , short for Describe Anything, Anywhere, at Any Moment. While the name is a bit long, the idea is simple: give robots a memory of the places they visit.
23 Jun 2026
SpaceX raises $25 billion in debt sale less than two weeks after IPO
SpaceX employees go to work at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne on the day of their company's IPO, in Hawthorne, California, June 12, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters Less than two weeks after its record IPO, SpaceX has raised $25 billion in a debt sale, CNBC has confirmed.
23 Jun 2026
Tesla claims driver ‘manually overrode self-driving’ in deadly Texas crash
Tesla is pushing back on claims that its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system caused a fatal Texas crash, where a speeding Model 3 barreled into a home, killing a 76-year-old woman inside.
23 Jun 2026
Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck and is under $25 for Prime Day
We at The Verge love a good gadget or tchotchke, especially when it’s not too expensive. But with the rising cost of just about everything these days, many once-cheap gadgets aren’t so affordable anymore.
23 Jun 2026
Meta is building a prediction markets app to rival Polymarket, Kalshi: report
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is quietly developing a prediction markets app that could challenge industry leaders Polymarket and Kalshi, according to a report.
23 Jun 2026
As top talent leaves Google DeepMind, some question if the lab can remain at the forefront of AI development
Welcome to Eye on AI. In today’s issue: Google DeepMind loses top AI talent, raising questions about its status in the AI race
23 Jun 2026
AI Collapses on a Classic Psychology Test. What It Reveals Could Stall Human-Level AI.
"Attention is all you need." This 2017 breakthrough idea transformed AI. The concept of self-attention became the foundation of today’s chatbots. Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT are all large language models (LLMs), AI systems designed to focus on the matter at hand while filtering out distractions. The results have been remarkable. From brainstorming recipes to generating code, apps, websites, and…
