19 Jun 2026
😺 OpenAI found 18 rare diseases
Your browser does not support the audio element. The strangest AI headline today was not a chatbot writing another email. It was OpenAI backing Rust maintainers because the future of AI apparently depends on the programming language your most intense engineer has been telling you about since 2018. That is the funny part of this cycle: the flashiest AI demos still run on deeply unflashy…
Grant Harvey, Matthew Robinson
2026
19 Jun 2026
Claude Learned to Operate Robodog on Its Own
Anthropic showcased a robot controlled by Claude. The AI model outperformed the company’s employees at working with it. However, the chatbot still failed to successfully complete the experiment’s final task.
@incrypted
2026
19 Jun 2026
US export ban on Anthropic’s AI models further strains alliances
Artificial intelligence has become the latest issue to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies after US President Donald Trump ordered tech giant Anthropic to cut off foreign access to its powerful Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 AI models, citing national security concerns.
Erin Hale
2026
19 Jun 2026
Step into Midjourney's spa for a body scan
Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. Midjourney has spent years turning text prompts into surreal images. But its next big image project is a little more personal: the inside of your body. The company just revealed a full-body scanner that lowers users through an ultrasound ring for fast body maps, and wrap
Zach Mink
2026
19 Jun 2026
Why right now might be the best opportunity to get hired at Silicon Valley's most coveted employers
For years, a job at Google was the ultimate status symbol in tech. Now, a new pair of employers is attracting the industry's most ambitious workers. OpenAI and Anthropic have become the hottest career destinations in Silicon Valley, drawing a flood of applicants eager to work at the epicenter of the AI boom.
Ana Altchek, Stephen Council
2026
19 Jun 2026
SpaceX lands investment-grade credit ratings as shares tumble from record high
Elon Musk's space and AI firm secured first-time ratings from Moody's, Fitch and S&P Global on Thursday, a milestone that places its debt firmly in investment-grade territory and could allow it to borrow more cheaply as it funds a vast expansion.
Quirino Mealha
2026
18 Jun 2026
Anthropic's Claude Model Outperforms Humans in Robot Control
AI technologies have begun to surpass human capabilities not only in writing text and code but also in performing complex tasks in the physical world. A new stage of the Project Fetch experiment conducted by Anthropic showed that the Claude Opus 4.7 language model acts dozens of times faster and more efficiently than inexperienced operators in controlling robotic devices.
Abror Shuhratov
2026
18 Jun 2026
Silicon Valley's Wealth Creation May Offer An Early Glimpse Into The Future
A growing body of research suggests that Silicon Valley’s unprecedented wealth creation is no longer merely a regional phenomenon—it may offer an early glimpse into the future structure of the U.S. economy and the evolving needs of affluent investors.
The Wealth Advisor
2026
18 Jun 2026
Anthropic Makes 'Fetch' Happen As New Claude Models Beat Human Teams on Robotics Planning Tasks
Anthropic reran its "Project Fetch" robotics test and found its newer Claude models could outperform the previous generation. In its latest write-up, Anthropic detailed three trials using Claude Opus 4.7 inside Claude Code, with a researcher mainly connecting a laptop to the robot, entering the initial prompt, and approving commands and task transitions.
Caroline Ryan
2026
