AI News Archive: June 1, 2026 — Part 3
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- Acer just unveiled new AI and AR smart glasses, putting more pressure on Meta — here's why
Acer just unveiled new AI and AR smart glasses, putting more pressure on Meta — here's why Tom's Guide
- Skagit County passes data center moratorium
Officials cited data centers’ consumption of electricity, water and land, concerns that have been growing across the country.
- AI’s Power Crisis Is Accelerating a Potential $2.5 Trillion Hydrogen Market
AI’s Power Crisis Is Accelerating a Potential $2.5 Trillion Hydrogen Market Toronto Star
- Exclusive: Economists have been teaching an unproven proof for 50 years. AI just solved it
Exclusive: Economists have been teaching an unproven proof for 50 years. AI just solved it Fortune
Score: 44🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://fortune.com/2026/06/01/axiom-math-econlib-antitrust-economic-theory-verified/ - Uber and Autobrains target Munich for robotaxi rollout
Uber and Autobrains target Munich for robotaxi rollout Reuters
Score: 44🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.reuters.com/technology/uber-autobrains-target-munich-robotaxi-rollout-2026-06-01/ - The Pentagon is pushing for AI on the battlefield. This top military leader is urging caution
The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies — and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform. Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees of a recent annual special forces conference in Tampa, Florida, that troops “have to be very careful about how we come to ( AI ’s) employment and its inspiration into the delivery of lethality.” Bradley said he can see a future where AI determines what targets to hit but that “we, as humans, have to have the confidence that … it’s going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered.” The remarks from Bradley, who oversees the units that handle the military’s most difficult and dangerous operations, about the need to ensure safeguards come as his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is pushing to rapidly evolve the military through AI. It is a push that has led to clashes with some tech companies worried about safety measures. Hegseth has insisted that the Pentagon be allowed to use the technology any legal way it sees fit. He told an audience of SpaceX employees in January he would reject any AI models “that won’t allow you to fight wars” and that his vision for the technology was systems that operate “without ideological constraints that limit lawful military applications.” AI’s use in the military is part of the Republican administration’s larger push to grow the capability it sees as a unique American advantage even as it faces pressure to ensure responsible safeguards. President Donald Trump abruptly called off plans to sign a new AI executive order hours before an expected White House ceremony over concerns the measure could dull America’s edge on AI technology. “We’re leading China, we’re leading everybody, and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump told reporters. Two differing AI worlds within the military When asked about Bradley’s remarks, a Pentagon official said efforts are focused on using AI to create “functional battlefield tools” that can help troops come up with and identify targets more quickly and, as a result, speed up strikes on those targets. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to offer more candid remarks. Officials at U.S. Special Operations Command talked about AI not as something that will help eliminate targets but rather as a tool that can offer troops more time to focus on their mission. Sgt. Maj. Andrew Krogman, the top enlisted official for U.S. Special Operations Command, said at the conference that he sees AI handling administrative tasks to free up operators or helping modernize how the command does business. Melissa Johnson, the top acquisition official for the command, said AI should be “reducing the cognitive workload on mundane tasks.” “We’re leveraging AI more and more, but it’s not to replace operator judgment, it’s to enhance it,” she added. Helen Toner, interim executive director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, said those differing descriptions about AI in the military are both true. “There are a huge number of potential uses for AI in these kinds of bureaucratic settings, which the U.S. military is actively exploring,” Toner said. Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, head of Air Force Special Operations Command, told a congressional committee in May that his troops used AI “bots” to convert top secret intelligence down to a secret classification within seconds to make it easier to share with drone operators on the ground during the Iran war. However, there is no doubt that AI also is helping the military find and strike targets. The center that Toner oversees published a case study two years ago on how the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps used AI to target artillery strikes “just as efficiently as the best unit in recent American history” and with 2,000 fewer service members. “Human operators are still the ones making crucial decisions, but AI … is making it possible to operate with a new level of speed and scale,” she said. AI safety has created a public dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic The clash over the integration of AI into the military, who ultimately controls the technology and the ethics behind its use has played out in unusually public fashion during the Trump administration. Hegseth and Anthropic are embroiled in a bitter contract dispute over the company’s concerns about unchecked government use of its technology, including the dangers of fully autonomous armed drones and of AI-assisted mass surveillance that could track dissent. After CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns about how the chatbot Claude is used in classified Pentagon networks, both Trump and Hegseth accused Anthropic of endangering national security. The Pentagon formally labeled the San Francisco-based company a supply chain risk — ending its $200 million defense contract and prohibited other government contractors from working with the company. Anthropic sued, claiming the Pentagon is illegally retaliating by stigmatizing the company with a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries. The Pentagon has since emphasized its turn to Anthropic rivals — including Google, OpenAI and SpaceX — to secure AI technology that can “augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments.” Toner, a former OpenAI board member ousted after a clash with CEO Sam Altman, said “the general public often seems to underestimate the caution with which the U.S. military approaches new technologies.” “Commanders want their missions to succeed, which means both being able to create lethal effects at scale, and avoiding unintended effects like friendly fire, civilian casualties, or simply identifying targets incorrectly,” she said. —Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
- The White House’s Dark Patterns; Snowflake Is Hot On Publisher AI Licensing
TrumpRX might be collecting your medical data; Snowflake is trying to get into the AI content licensing game; and travel marketers are feeling the inflation squeeze. The post The White House’s Dark Patterns; Snowflake Is Hot On Publisher AI Licensing appeared first on AdExchanger .
- For Exposing China’s Repression, Women Are Targeted With Deepfake AI Porn
For Exposing China’s Repression, Women Are Targeted With Deepfake AI Porn Newsweek
Score: 43🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.newsweek.com/for-exposing-chinas-repression-women-are-targeted-with-deepfake-ai-porn-12008699 - Illinois rideshare drivers could soon collectively bargain while Waymo self-driving car plan stalls
Illinois rideshare drivers could soon collectively bargain while Waymo self-driving car plan stalls Chicago Tribune
Score: 43🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/01/illinois-rideshare-unionization-waymo-legislation/ - Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?
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- China EV battle shifts to AI, self-driving: Morgan Stanley
The company planned to invest more than 100 billion yuan (US$14.8 billion) in research and development.
Score: 43🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.techinasia.com/byd-bets-exports-lifts-2026-target-15-million-units - Apple's iOS 28 could represent bigger leap than iOS 27 with AI Siri: Report
Apple has begun work on iOS 28 and macOS 28, with the 2027 software releases expected to be more significant than the upcoming iOS 27 update, reported Bloomberg
- Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese Boston Herald
- Twilio, IBD Stock Of The Day, Pounces On AI Voice Opportunity
Twilio stock has gained 52% in 2025 as the software maker's new artificial intelligence product, Voice AI, gains traction. The post Twilio, IBD Stock Of The Day, Pounces On AI Voice Opportunity appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
- India's Stellaris bets big on AI-led startups targeting global markets
India's Stellaris bets big on AI-led startups targeting global markets DealStreetAsia
- Googly-eyed robot gives dementia-stricken husband his freedom back - and his exhausted wife a much-needed break
The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like The Jetsons’ humanoid maid Rosie —- is still mostly a pipe dream, but some developers are getting closer
Score: 42🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/robbie-stretch-4-robot-caregiver-unh-b2987046.html - AI Act enforcement gets independent expert support
The European Commission appoints experts to support AI Act enforcement.
Score: 42🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/ai-act-enforcement-gets-independent-expert-support - Taiwan’s Industry Titans Turbocharge World’s AI Infrastructure Buildout With NVIDIA
Taiwan is home to more than 500 NVIDIA ecosystem partners. More than 1 million NVIDIA MGX rack components for NVIDIA Vera Rubin infrastructure come together in Taiwan, from across 25 factory sites. As Vera Rubin ramps into full production to power agentic AI factories worldwide, that ecosystem spans the full supply chain — from key […]
- NVIDIA, MS tease tighter agent-native security primitives in Windows
Deep in a chip announcement, the suggestion that Microsoft is turning AI agents into first-class operating-system entities, with OpenClaw ready to use it.
Score: 42🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.thestack.technology/agent-native-security-primitives-in-windows/ - Our views on AI policy and political advocacy
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- Nvidia growth driver Vera has big-name early adopters, according to CEO Huang
Huang was speaking and presenting ahead of the Computex conference in Taipei where leaders of some of the world's largest technology companies are gathering.
- ‘The jobs picture is likely to be very different than we thought’: Sam Altman pours cold water on AI 'jobs apocalypse' claims – but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some workforce disruption
‘The jobs picture is likely to be very different than we thought’: Sam Altman pours cold water on AI 'jobs apocalypse' claims – but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some workforce disruption IT Pro
- HPE lifts forecast past 2028 goals on robust AI demand, shares surge 36%
HPE lifts forecast past 2028 goals on robust AI demand, shares surge 36% Reuters
- Researchers create first-of-its-kind index of evolving policy landscape around health care AI
Researchers create first-of-its-kind index of evolving policy landscape around health care AI EurekAlert!
- China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
Score: 41🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/china-ai-predicting-dissent.html - Deloitte UK appoints first chief AI officer in drive for ‘AI-enabled’ services
Deloitte has appointed its first chief AI officer in the UK in a push to become the country’s leading professional services firm, integrating AI into both client services and internal operations. The Big Four giant said it has selected Hayley McKelvey for the newly-created role where she will be responsible for “accelerating the firm’s progress [...]
Score: 41🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.cityam.com/deloitte-uk-appoints-first-chief-ai-officer-in-drive-for-ai-enabled-services/ - Authorities struggle to stop AI tools generating nude images without consent
There has been a sharp rise in so-called "nudification" technology. These AI-powered tools can generate realistic fake images and videos that depict people as undressed, often without their knowledge or consent. William Brangham reports on the growing concern over the technology and the efforts underway to rein it in.
- Entogo: Power Equipment, Not Compute, Now Sets the AI Data Center Timeline
Entogo: Power Equipment, Not Compute, Now Sets the AI Data Center Timeline azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- AI Savings Misses ‘Should Be Making Executives Uncomfortable,’ Bain Says
Cost savings from automation are broadly falling short of projections, according to a new Bain & Co. global survey of large companies. The missed targets “should be making executives uncomfortable,” especially since many of them are approving increased spending for …
- US government AI oversight body removes word 'safety' from its name
US government AI oversight body removes word 'safety' from its name The National
Score: 41🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/06/01/ai-safety-group-nist-name-change/ - POSCO DX, NC AI team up on universal robot brain
POSCO DX, NC AI team up on universal robot brain 매일경제
- How Rippling Went AI-Native Across Every Product in 6 Months with Deep Agents and LangSmith
Rippling's AI-native transformation with Deep Agents and LangSmith
- Meta's AI training tool for employees may spark new EU privacy concerns
Meta is reportedly collecting detailed software usage data from US employees to train AI systems, a move that could raise GDPR-related concerns in Europe
- How a 29-Year-Old Gamer Built China’s Latest $1 Billion AI Unicorn
How a 29-Year-Old Gamer Built China’s Latest $1 Billion AI Unicorn YourStory.com
- HPE stock hits record high on Nvidia Vera CPU server launch
The HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12, unveiled at Computex in Taiwan, targets agentic AI and data processing workloads
Score: 41🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://qz.com/hpe-stock-record-high-nvidia-vera-cpu-server-computex-060126 - Sam Altman is quietly backing a stealth startup that's building software for robots and cars
Sam Altman is quietly backing a stealth startup that's building software for robots and cars Business Insider
Score: 41🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-startup-alfred-building-software-for-robots-and-cars-2026-6 - AI Isn’t Reducing Workforce Costs — It’s Reshaping Them
AI Isn’t Reducing Workforce Costs — It’s Reshaping Them Gartner
- UAE bets on vertical farming and AI to cut food imports and build resilient desert agriculture
UAE bets on vertical farming and AI to cut food imports and build resilient desert agriculture
- Sandvik and Rio Tinto team up for autonomous drilling
Sandvik and Rio Tinto team up for autonomous drilling Mining Technology
Score: 39🌐 MovesJun 1, 2026https://www.mining-technology.com/news/sandvik-rio-tinto-autonomous-drilling/ - Reservoir’s Danny Bernstein says we’re ‘entering the golden age of robotics’ in agriculture
Reservoir's Danny Bernstein discusses the evolution of farm robotics to multi-task, multi-crop machines and the role of VC in this space. The post Reservoir’s Danny Bernstein says we’re ‘entering the golden age of robotics’ in agriculture appeared first on AgFunderNews .
- UiPath: Can RPA And Agentic AI Coexist And Thrive? (Downgrade)
UiPath: Can RPA And Agentic AI Coexist And Thrive? (Downgrade)
- Meta patches flaw that allowed MetaAI support bot to hand out password reset links without 2FA
Hackers were targeting high-profile accounts by tricking AI into sharing reset codes without validation.
- Nvidia’s AI Chips Sought by Chinese Labs With Ties to Military
At least seven Chinese universities that support the country’s armed forces and defense industry are seeking access to Nvidia Corp.’s H200 chips, the most powerful artificial intelligence processors ever allowed by the US to be sold in China, according to a review of procurement records.
- Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
- Xage Security Supercharges Its Just-Announced Zero Trust for Agentic AI Solution with NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX Security Innovations
Xage Security Supercharges Its Just-Announced Zero Trust for Agentic AI Solution with NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX Security Innovations Toronto Star
- Nobel Prize-Winner Demis Hassabis Says AI Job Cuts Are Dumb. Research Agrees
The DeepMind CEO says those cutting jobs because of AI ‘lack imagination.’ Here’s all the science suggesting he’s right.
- HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026), OmniBook X 14 (2026) Unveiled With Nvidia's RTX Spark 'Superchip'
HP has announced that its next-generation HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and OmniBook X 14 (2026) will be powered by the new Nvidia RTX Spark superchip. The company expects the HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and OmniBook X 14 (2026), with the Nvidia RTX Spark chip, to go on sale in select global markets later this year, and the pricing details will be revealed “closer to ...
- India’s AI deal with the UAE challenges U.S. cloud dominance
G42 will deploy U.S.-designed supercomputers in India, offering a new model for governments that want to own their AI hardware.
- With DGX Station for Windows, Nvidia squeezes 1 trillion-parameter AI supercomputer into a deskside form factor
Nvidia Corp. says it’s uprooting supercomputers from the vast, sprawling data center complexes they normally live inside and squeezing them into compact, desktop-sized workstations that can sit on or aside the desks of individual developers, researchers and data scientists. That’s the idea behind the new Nvidia DGX Station for Windows, which is said to be […] The post With DGX Station for Windows, Nvidia squeezes 1 trillion-parameter AI supercomputer into a deskside form factor appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
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