22 Jun 2026
L’Oréal brings Maybelline virtual try-on to ChatGPT
L’Oréal has announced a collaboration with OpenAI that will bring Maybelline New York’s virtual makeup try-on feature into ChatGPT. The announcement was made at VivaTech 2026.
21 Jun 2026
Microsoft says it'll force install Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows 11 with MS 365 Business in the next 30 days
Despite public pushback and what appeared to be a bit of contrition on Microsoft’s part regarding its forceful embedding of Microsoft 365 Copilot, it now seems the company is back to its old ways.
21 Jun 2026
Anthropic's new privacy policy adds biometric checks to Claude accounts
Anthropic published an updated privacy policy on June 8, 2026, with an effective date of July 8, 2026, introducing biometric identity verification, expanded third-party data sharing rules for agentic sessions, and new provisions covering research participation. The changes apply exclusively to consumer accounts - Claude Free, Pro, and Max plans - and mark the most substantive revision to the…
21 Jun 2026
What is GLM-5.2? Another open-source Chinese AI model has Silicon Valley's attention.
Silicon Valley is impressed by GLM 5.2, a new open-source Chinese AI model.
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
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
The Cursor Acquisition Tells You Exactly Which AI Stocks to Own Next
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Within days of its showy IPO, SpaceX ( SPCX ) has locked in a $60-billion deal to acquire up-and-coming AI coding agent Cursor . The price tag exceeds what Elon Musk paid for Twitter. In fact, excluding the $1.25 trillion merger between SpaceX and xAI , it’s Musk’s largest acquisition to date. SpaceX just raised $75 billion in the…
