AI News Archive: June 2, 2026 — Part 1
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- Trump Signs AI Executive Order to Increase Government Oversight
The order is a slimmed-down version of the one Trump shelved last month and asks AI companies to give the administration access to powerful models 30 days before public release.
- Microsoft unveils seven homegrown AI models in new bid for ‘long term self-sufficiency’
Microsoft used its Build conference to unveil seven in-house AI models, including a reasoning model it says draws even with Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 — part of a push to depend less on the AI partners it has invested billions in. Read More
Score: 86🤖 ModelsJun 2, 2026https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-unveils-seven-homegrown-ai-models-in-bid-for-long-term-self-sufficiency/ - Florida AG sues OpenAI, seeks to hold CEO Altman personally liable for alleged harms
The complaint said the harms are the result of OpenAI's "insatiable quest to win the AI arms race and amass large fortunes."
- Philips receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Elevate Plus for EPIQ Elite and Affiniti, delivering AI advancements in general imaging ultrasound
Philips receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Elevate Plus for EPIQ Elite and Affiniti, delivering AI advancements in general imaging ultrasound Toronto Star
- Microsoft, Mayo Clinic plan to build frontier AI model for healthcare
Mayo Clinic plans to develop and deploy a frontier AI model specifically designed for healthcare in collaboration with Microsoft.
- Microsoft just announced a new operating system for devices that don’t run apps, only AI agents
Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a new chip-to-cloud platform designed from the ground up for devices that run AI agents instead of traditional applications. The platform includes a lightweight operating system built on AOSP, enterprise-grade security and management through Intune and Entra ID, and what Microsoft calls “just-in-time UI,” the ability for agent […] This story continues at The Next Web
Score: 75🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://thenextweb.com/news/microsoft-project-solara-agent-first-devices-build-2026 - SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
Score: 74💰 MoneyJun 2, 2026https://sifted.eu/articles/softbank-in-talks-to-back-agile-robotics-in-800m-round-reports-say/ - Anthropic expands Mythos to 150 additional organizations in more than 15 countries
Anthropic initially released Project Glasswing to about 50 partners in April to test the model for cybersecurity flaws.
Score: 74🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/anthropic-mythos-ai-project-glasswing.html - Tencent moves closer to launching AI agent for China’s most-used app
Maker of WeChat has fallen behind domestic rivals in artificial intelligence models
- Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.
- Microsoft used agentic AI to make its quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable, then cut its timeline to a scalable quantum computer in half
Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip whose qubits are 1,000 times more reliable than those in the first Majorana chip introduced last year. The improvement is so significant that Microsoft has cut its timeline for achieving a scalable quantum computer from 2033 to 2029, halving the original target. The company credits […] This story continues at The Next Web
Score: 72🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://thenextweb.com/news/microsoft-majorana-2-quantum-chip-agentic-ai-discovery - Mexican state uses AI law to arrest online critics
Mexican state uses AI law to arrest online critics CBC
- Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw
Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw. Microsoft Scout is an always-on assistant that integrates into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams, allowing businesses to assign a virtual assistant to employees to help with organizing calendars, expense reporting, email drafts, and much more. Unlike Copilot that lives inside […]
- OpenAI upgrades GPT-5.5, as it plans to retire legacy ChatGPT models
OpenAI says it's rolling out a new update that improves the existing GPT-5.5 Instant model, and this move comes ahead of the scheduled retirement of multiple legacy models, including o3. [...]
- Microsoft Fully Commits to AI Models, Intros Unmetered Intelligence
The vendor aims to demonstrate that enterprises can use its AI models and agent-building tools on its cloud ecosystem.
Score: 64🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://aibusiness.com/agentic-ai/microsoft-fully-commits-ai-models-intros-unmetered-intelligence - Anthropic’s confidential S-1 signals summer AI IPO race could heat up fast
Anthropic, the $965 billion AI juggernaut, announced its confidential S-1 filing on Monday. Read More
- Alphabet to Issue $80 Billion of Equity for AI Buildout. Berkshire to Buy $10 Billion.
Alphabet to Issue $80 Billion of Equity for AI Buildout. Berkshire to Buy $10 Billion. Barron's
- Alibaba's Qwen Team Launches Qwen3.7-Plus, Adding Vision, Deep Reasoning, Tool Invocation, and Autonomous Iteration on the Bailian Platform
Alibaba's Qwen Team Launches Qwen3.7-Plus, Adding Vision, Deep Reasoning, Tool Invocation, and Autonomous Iteration on the Bailian Platform MarkTechPost
- Chinese 3D AI startup Tripo raises nearly $200m in series A
Tripo AI's platform has generated nearly 100 million 3D assets for over 6.5 million creators.
Score: 62💰 MoneyJun 2, 2026https://www.techinasia.com/tencent-unveils-ai-hunyuan-3d-engine-globally-for-creators - AI-powered medical imaging startup Subtle Medical picks up $33M and taps new CEO
Subtle Medical's AI software improves image quality and accelerates scans on existing imaging systems, helping providers increase throughput without purchasing new hardware.
- Mecka AI announces $60 million USD to power physical AI
Canadian-led startup aims to build “the data and deployment layer” for robotics. The post Mecka AI announces $60 million USD to power physical AI first appeared on BetaKit .
Score: 61💰 MoneyJun 2, 2026https://betakit.com/mecka-ai-announces-60-million-usd-to-power-physical-ai/ - Megaport secures 4 AI deals, to raise $594 million to build inference cloud
Megaport secures 4 AI deals, to raise $594 million to build inference cloud
- Salesforce Acquires Contentful in Latest Move to Boost AI
Salesforce Acquires Contentful in Latest Move to Boost AI The Information
Score: 61🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/salesforce-acquires-contentful-latest-move-boost-ai - Zhipu Seeks $2.2 Billion Shanghai Listing to Fuel AI Expansion
Zhipu Seeks $2.2 Billion Shanghai Listing to Fuel AI Expansion Caixin Global
- Unitree IPO approved, Meituan-backed group emerges as top shareholder
On Monday, Unitree Robotics has cleared the listing committee review for its initial public offering (IPO) on China’s STAR Market, marking one of the fastest approvals in the board’s history. The company completed the regulatory process in 73 days from acceptance on March 20 to approval and set a fast-track record for STAR Market listings, […]
Score: 60💰 MoneyJun 2, 2026https://technode.com/2026/06/02/unitree-ipo-approved-meituan-backed-group-emerges-as-top-shareholder/ - Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new ‘superchip’ powering Windows laptops
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new ‘superchip’ powering Windows laptops AP News
Score: 60🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-microsoft-ai-laptops-jensen-chip-c807f7333b93b9927b62b1240dcf65a1 - Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets
Microsoft just announced "Project Solara," a new OS designed for gadgets that run AI agents, at Build 2026. The company is calling it "a new platform built from the ground up to power agent-driven experiences." It's built on Android, not Windows. Microsoft demonstrated two concept Project Solara devices at Build today: Desk concept and badge […]
Score: 60🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.theverge.com/news/941830/microsoft-project-solara-os-ai-agent-gadgets - SoftBank Pledges €75 Billion for Europe's Biggest AI Data Center Project
SoftBank invests €75 billion in Europe's largest AI data center project.
Score: 59🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://opentools.ai/news/softbank-75-billion-euros-france-ai-data-centers - The EU’s €20 billion plan for five AI gigafactories is falling apart before the first bid is even submitted
The European Union’s plan to build five massive AI data centres, each with one gigawatt of capacity and approximately 100,000 advanced chips, is stumbling before it starts. The bidding process, originally scheduled for May, has been pushed to July. A lack of funding clarity means only two of the five planned centres can receive money […] This story continues at The Next Web
Score: 59🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-ai-data-centre-gigafactory-delays-funding-stumble - The AI boom could be heading to millions of 401(k)s as Anthropic files for IPO
The AI boom could be heading to millions of 401(k)s as Anthropic files for IPO The Washington Post
Score: 59💰 MoneyJun 2, 2026https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/06/01/anthropic-maker-claude-files-with-sec-go-public-an-ipo/ - ChatGPT app hits 1 billion monthly active users in record time, data shows
ChatGPT app hits 1 billion monthly active users in record time, data shows Reuters
- Nvidia unveils open humanoid robot design to accelerate AI development
The 6-foot-tall reference design combines silicon, software and hardware into a unified system. Nvidia aims to establish its technology as an industry standard.
- Stock Markets Signal They’re Ready to Absorb Google and Anthropic Capital Raises
Stock Markets Signal They’re Ready to Absorb Google and Anthropic Capital Raises Barron's
Score: 59🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.barrons.com/articles/google-anthropic-ai-funding-stock-markets-04a8af07 - Microsoft CEO: We’re moving from OS and apps to agents instead
Today, Microsoft Build brought the announcement of Project Solara, a new chip-to-cloud platform for AI agents. With the reveal, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared an interesting quote on the company’s vision for an agent-first computing future. more…
Score: 59🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/02/microsoft-ceo-were-moving-from-os-and-apps-to-agents-instead/ - 'UGVs are the new future of warfare' — Inside the Ukrainian unit set to become the world's first military brigade where robots outnumber human soldiers
Ukraine increasingly uses ground robots for combat and logistics, reducing infantry exposure while transforming battlefield operations and tactical approaches significantly.
- Joint Commission launches voluntary AI certification program for healthcare organizations
Any healthcare organization may apply for the certification, and interested organizations do not have to be accredited by the Joint Commission.
- Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet
It’s a remarkable piece of technology. But the future sure is creepy.
Score: 58🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/941388/gemini-spark-ai-agent-trip-planning - Unitree Files for IPO, Aiming to Become 'First Embodied Intelligence Stock'
Unitree Technology, a globally leading high-performance general-purpose robotics company, is set to have its initial public offering reviewed by the Shanghai St...
- ChatGPT 5.5 and Codex now on Bedrock, with direct line to AWS's customers
Frontier model rollout the "the start of a broader path" said ChatGPT developer.
- OpenAI Says It Will Combine Codex and ChatGPT Soon, Announces Business Tools
OpenAI Says It Will Combine Codex and ChatGPT Soon, Announces Business Tools The Information
- Devin Desktop and the multi-agent future of software engineering
Introducing Devin Desktop, built around Devin Cloud and Agent Command Center.
- SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — AI-driven shortage will persist until at least 2030
SK hynix will double its memory wafer capacity within five years, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won told reporters at Computex in Taipei on June 2nd.
Score: 56🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-to-double-memory-wafer-capacity-over-five-years - Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts
Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.
Score: 56🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98rzr72dpyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Minimax and Zhipu aim to further tap China's AI fever with dual listings
Minimax and Zhipu aim to further tap China's AI fever with dual listings Nikkei Asia
- OpenAI's Codex update lets agents build interactive enterprise workspaces via Sites and role-specific plugins
Agentic AI is moving rapidly from the developer terminal to the corporate world. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a major update of its agentic AI platform Codex, introducing domain-specific workflows, a rapid, semi-private web hosting feature within it for enterprises called "Sites," and an in-place editing tool named "Annotations". The release marks a deliberate strategy to transform Codex from a specialized programming assistant into an everyday operating environment for business professionals. Non-developers—including financial analysts, marketers, operators, and researchers—now constitute approximately 20% of the platform’s 5 million weekly users and are adopting the technology three times faster than traditional engineers, according to research shared by OpenAI with VentureBeat and other outlets . OpenAI is capitalizing on this shift to position Codex as the premier application for white-collar task automation. The timing of the announcement is highly strategic, arriving precisely as its own primary investor turned business rival Microsoft this week kicks off its annual BUILD developer conference in San Francisco —where a slate of competing enterprise productivity tools is expected—and hot on the heels of Anthropic’s rapid adoption among knowledge-workers via its Claude Cowork and Claude Code platorms. Annotations enable more precise agentic AI spreadsheet edits and updates For business users, the most critical technical upgrade is the elimination of full-document regeneration. Previously, instructing an AI to update a specific chart or spreadsheet calculation often meant the model had to rewrite the entire file, which frequently broke custom formatting or introduced hallucinations. OpenAI addresses this through Annotations , a localized context-scoping mechanism. As demonstrated in the company's release materials, the platform maps a document's underlying data schema. When a user highlights a specific segment—such as a block of cells in a financial model—Codex isolates those exact data arrays. If an analyst prompts the system to "Add a chart of revenue, EBITDA, and net income over the selected years," the model executes the code strictly within that boundary, generating the visualization while leaving the surrounding cell dependencies, styles, and unselected formulas completely untouched. New role-specific Plugins for enterprise functions that bundle skills and external SaaS app connections To further anchor Codex in daily enterprise operations, OpenAI has introduced modular software bundles and a rapid-prototyping hosting environment. The company is rolling out six role-specific plugins that aggregate 62 popular business applications (including Snowflake, Figma, and Salesforce) and 110 automated skills straight out of the box. Data Analytics: Unifies cloud environments like Snowflake, Databricks Genie, Hex, and Tableau to translate natural language inquiries into data reports and change-analysis dashboards. Creative Production: Connects Figma, Canva, Shutterstock, Picsart, and Fal to generate and iterate on ad variations, campaign boards, and e-commerce assets directly from text briefs. Sales: Integrates pipeline infrastructure across Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Outreach, Clay, Rox, and Actively to automate follow-up communications, close plans, and account risk reviews. Product Design: Bridges Figma and Canva environments to audit live user journeys and transform static wireframes into clickable prototypes. Public Equity & Investment Banking: Syncs institutional market feeds—including Moody’s, Daloopa, Datasite, FactSet, LSEG, S&P, PitchBook, and Hebbia—to streamline financial modeling, competitive landscaping, and pitch book preparation. These integrations allow distinct departments—from data analytics and creative production to sales and investment banking—to automate complex, multi-step workflows without requiring IT to build custom API connections. Sites allow users to spin-up dynamic, hosted webpages they can share with their colleagues Concurrently, the new Sites feature introduces an interactive canvas that converts static data inputs or text documents into functional, web-hosted internal applications. Rolling out in preview for Business and Enterprise tiers, Sites allow cross-functional teams to bypass front-end development. Financial leaders, for example, can transform a static spreadsheet into an interactive scenario planner shared via a secure workspace URL, allowing executives to tweak assumptions in a live web app rather than clicking through document tabs. Instead of static decks, Sites promise to keep enterprises updated on their latest metrics and important information in an easily digestible way. Availability & deployment A critical operational distinction in this rollout centers on exactly where these new features can be executed. Codex's existing infrastructure runs natively across multiple surfaces, including IDE extensions and the terminal command line. However, the release documentation notes that Sites are rolling out "through the Codex app" and that plugins are managed via a "Codex plugin directory". An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed that Plugins and Sites are available int he CLI and desktop app, while Sites are hosted by OpenAI. Licensing and pricing These updates operate entirely within OpenAI's closed, proprietary enterprise licensing model. Unlike open-source frameworks, enterprise clients do not maintain code-level ownership over Codex’s integration nodes. Instead, system administrators manage deployment through centralized workspace settings, giving them explicit authority to enable or disable hosted "Sites" and restrict underlying application permissions. These new capabilities deploy seamlessly on top of Codex's existing commercial framework. Users will continue to access the agent via established baseline subscription tiers—such as the individual "Plus" plan ($20/month) or the high-volume "Pro" plan ($100/month)—or through a separate, seat-free pay-as-you-go model that draws down pre-purchased utility credits.
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
PROMOTING AMERICAN AI INNOVATION AND SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to advance American artificial intelligence (AI) innovation to strengthen America’s cybersecurity, protect critical infrastructure, and ensure the United States remains the global leader in AI innovation. STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN INNOVATION AND SECURITY: President Trump believes America must lead the world […] The post Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security appeared first on The White House .
- FTC broadens Microsoft probe to cloud, AI, and software bundling
Microsoft continues to face scrutiny over its alleged antitrust practices, with new details coming to light about what, exactly, the federal government is investigating about the tech giant. According to new information revealed by The Verge , the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is gathering information about Microsoft’s business agreements, licensing arrangements, and the interoperability of its various products. It has also been looking into Microsoft’s bundling practices, particularly around AI, security, and software, including Windows and Office. This development is the latest in a year-and-a-half-long probe into whether Redmond is illegally monopolizing several markets and purposely making it more difficult, expensive, or near-impossible to use its products on competitors’ cloud infrastructure. This could put the tech giant in violation of the FTC Act which was passed in 1914 to promote industry competition. Detailed questions around competitive pressure, AI bundling The FTC launched its probe into Microsoft in November 2024 and amped it up earlier this year , issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to more than a half dozen of the tech giant’s competitors in the business software and cloud computing markets. US government agencies use these powerful, subpoena-like mandates to investigate potential violations of civil law, and they typically (but not always) precede formal complaints or lawsuits. New reports reveal that the CIDs ask a range of questions (generally more than 15, some with multiple parts) centered around Microsoft’s licensing and other business practices. In what seems an attempt to learn more about the cloud industry, the FTC is also asking for information on the competitors’ organizational charts, product roadmaps, business and marketing strategies, and detailed plans around bundling, pricing, discounting, and profitability. Additional questions seem to focus on the difficulties competitors face in breaking into a Microsoft-dominated market, requesting information about factors such as costs and barriers to entry or expansion. The CIDs ask about Redmond’s impact on competition, and solicit any documentation that explicitly reveals its policies, bundling, and interoperability practices. Further, the mandates seek information about industry AI offerings , particularly the combining of extra features and services with long-standing products like Microsoft 365. But that’s not the extent of the investigation; the FTC has also been scrutinizing Microsoft’s data centers, capacity constraints, and AI research and spending. Notably, the company has made a multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, rolling out ChatGPT-powered features and slowly scaling back its own AI research. That partnership could potentially reduce competition, and even indicate an undisclosed merger that should have gone through antitrust review. The saga continues The FTC initially issued a CID to Microsoft in late 2024, requiring it to turn over data about its operations over a near 10 year period (from 2016 to 2025). The federal agency seems to be particularly interested in the tech giant’s long-standing practice of bundling productivity (Office) and security software with cloud services, and whether it structures licensing in a way that impedes customers from switching to rival services. If the company is proven to exploit its dominance in cloud computing and cybersecurity to put competitors at a disadvantage, this could constitute unfair practices and violate antitrust laws. Microsoft has long faced allegations of product tying and restrictive practices. For example, its Listed Providers program does not allow some Microsoft on premises software to be deployed on certain hosted cloud services, such as those offered by rivals Amazon, Google, and Alibaba. Excluded products and apps include Microsoft Office, M365, Windows desktop OS, Windows Server, and Visual Studio. Previously, they could be deployed in dedicated cloud environments, but Microsoft restricted this option in October 2019 to licenses purchased with the addition of Software Assurance (SA) and mobility rights. In other instances, Microsoft seems to make the purchase of its Microsoft 365 E5 top-tier subscription plan the only “viable short-term economic choice” compared to cheaper options like Microsoft 365 E3, said Scott Bickley , advisory fellow at Info-Tech Research Group. “Microsoft embodies the mantra of ‘beg forgiveness versus asking permission’ and leverages its scale to force bundled products upon its customer base,” he said. The current investigation was initiated under former FTC chair Linda Khan and traces back to the Biden administration. But Microsoft has dealt with antitrust issues going back nearly 30 years, and was forced to unbundle Internet Explorer from the Windows OS in 1998 after accusations from the Department of Justice. Still, Bickley said, “their tactics have stayed remarkably the same.” Concerns going forward will no doubt center around bundling or integrations of AI services like Copilot or OpenAI, for which the consumption metrics will be “ambiguous” and the services “difficult, if not impossible, to disable for IT administrators,” he said. Ultimately, he noted, “to say MSFT is a serial offender with regard to stretching the limits of anti-trust law would be the understatement of the century.”
Score: 55🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://www.cio.com/article/4179587/ftc-broadens-microsoft-probe-to-cloud-ai-and-software-bundling.html - OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a career platform with job search and CV editor
OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a career tool: A new job search feature surfaces personalized listings from Indeed, Upwork, and Appcast, initially US-only. Resumes can also be created directly in ChatGPT and tailored to specific roles. The article OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a career platform with job search and CV editor appeared first on The Decoder .
Score: 55🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://the-decoder.com/openai-turns-chatgpt-into-a-career-platform-with-job-search-and-cv-editor/ - Build Personal AI Agents on Windows PCs with New Tools from Microsoft and NVIDIA
AI agents are changing how you interact with your PC. Creators, developers, and AI enthusiasts are already using these agents extensively to assist with...
- NVIDIA Partners With Microsoft on Unified Stack for Agentic AI Deployment, From Windows Devices to Cloud to Local
The agentic AI moment has arrived, but delivering on its promise requires more than good models. It also takes fast hardware, secure runtimes, a responsive data layer and models tuned for long-running reasoning. NVIDIA and Microsoft are bringing that full stack to developers across Windows devices, Azure cloud and local deployments. At Microsoft Build, NVIDIA […]
Score: 55🌐 MovesJun 2, 2026https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/microsoft-build-windows-local-cloud-devices/