AI News Archive: June 4, 2026 — Part 11
Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- Verizon CEO Sees AI Coming for Customer Service Jobs
Verizon CEO Daniel Schulman says AI could replace “a large percentage” of the company's customer service workforce. Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech Conference 2026 in San Francisco, Schulman also says that the technology is primed to handle routine customer requests like billing amounts and increases customer satisfaction when used but AI agents will also have to work together with human agents to satisfy many requests. (Source: Bloomberg)
- US House lawmakers release draft bill to prohibit state AI rules
US House lawmakers release draft bill to prohibit state AI rules Reuters
- Meta repeatedly pushes back new AI model release for developers, WSJ says
Meta repeatedly pushes back new AI model release for developers, WSJ says Reuters
- Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules
Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules Reuters
- Google Begins Testing New Tools to Let Website Owners Opt Out of AI Overviews, AI Mode in Search
Google has started testing a new tool in select markets that will give more control to website owners on how their websites appear in Google's AI Overviews, AI Mode in Search, and AI Overviews in Discovery, based on their preferences and the user behaviour. With the new tool, publishers can stop the links and content from their website from appearing in AI-powered sum...
- Google tests AI Search opt-out as publishers battle zero-click web
As AI-generated answers drive more zero-click searches, Google's proposed opt-out tool may give publishers greater control over how their content is used
- UK orders Google to improve AI search attribution, give publishers opt-out controls
UK orders Google to improve AI search attribution, give publishers opt-out controls
- UK Forces Google to Improve AI Summary Sourcing, Give Publishers an Opt-Out
UK Forces Google to Improve AI Summary Sourcing, Give Publishers an Opt-Out PCMag UK
- Google to let publishers opt out of AI Search features
Google to let publishers opt out of AI Search features Computing UK
- AI executives make rare collective warning on bioweapons threat
The Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI bosses warned that AI systems could be used to make deadly pathogens.
- AI executives join call for stricter regulation of synthetic biology
Letter urges Congress to require DNA firms to screen orders to prevent AI-aided bioweapons
- Sam Altman joins rivals in call to prevent AI-developed bioweapons
Tech leaders sign public letter in ‘rare moment of agreement across stakeholders that are often at odds’
- Sam Altman joins rivals in call to prevent AI-developed bioweapons
Tech leaders sign public letter in ‘rare moment of agreement across stakeholders that are often at odds’
- Wary of U.S., Carney Bets on AI Strategy for Canada
The country on Thursday released a national artificial intelligence strategy that focuses on building its sovereign capability and protecting consumers.
- Canada PM unveils AI strategy, warns of foreign dominance
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney launched his AI strategy on Thursday, warning that his country’s slow adoption of the frontier technology had created risks and that domestic capacity needed a boost to avoid it being “weaponised against us”. Reducing Canada’s reliance on the US is a central part of Carney’s agenda, and his AI strategy nodded to concern about the influence of US tech giants. “We are highly dependent on foreign suppliers for the infrastructure that powers AI,” he said. “That...
- Carney government releases AI road map that aims to make Canada a leader
Carney government releases AI road map that aims to make Canada a leader Toronto Star
- Carney announces government's AI strategy
Carney announces government's AI strategy CBC
- Carney says Canadian AI adoption will be ‘pro-worker’
Carney says Canadian AI adoption will be ‘pro-worker’ CBC
- Canada's new AI strategy aims to serve all Canadians, Carney says
Canada's new AI strategy aims to serve all Canadians, Carney says CBC
- Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney announces questionable national AI strategy
Canada's "AI for All" plan prioritizes strengthening data protections and increasing AI adoption.
- Making Sense Of The AI IPO Tsunami Heading For Wall Street
The AI IPO wave will test whether OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX can turn private-market valuations into public-market trust and durable investor demand.
- Building AI understanding through partnership
Building AI understanding through partnership kellogg.ox.ac.uk
- Meta’s $200 AI Agent ‘Hatch’, Sam Altman-back Helion Valuation Hits $15.5B, Snowflake’s New AI Tools — TITV [Video]
Meta’s $200 AI Agent ‘Hatch’, Sam Altman-back Helion Valuation Hits $15.5B, Snowflake’s New AI Tools — TITV [Video] The Information
- Meta Rolls Out AI Agent for Enterprises Globally
The tool is aimed at small businesses and is part of the social media giant’s push beyond consumers.
- DeepSeek nears $7B haul in first raise
Tech giant Tencent and battery pioneer CATL are reportedly among the investors in the maiden fundraise.
- TSMC chief says AI chip demand will outpace supply for years
TSMC chief executive C.C. Wei said appetite for AI shows no signs of cooling and that keeping up with orders has become increasingly difficult.
- TSMC maintains 30% growth outlook for 2026 as AI boom rolls on
TSMC maintains 30% growth outlook for 2026 as AI boom rolls on Nikkei Asia
- TSMC boss betting big on AI growth
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is confident in its growth over the next few years, thanks to robust demand for computing power and advanced semiconductors as it rides a relentless AI boom, its CEO said today.
- Kirkland & Ellis partners with Palantir for AI-driven private equity work
The world’s largest law firm by revenue, Kirkland & Ellis, has agreed to partner with tech giant Palantir to create an AI tool to use in advising private equity firms. The US-based firm, which has a large City office, said the multi-year partnership will deploy technology to share the expertise of its leading partners with [...]
- Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s AI platform over fake sexualised images
Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s AI platform over fake sexualised images The Telegraph
- UK MP sues Musk's xAI over fake sexualised images
A British lawmaker has filed a case at London's High Court against Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot tool was used to create fake sexualised images of her, including in a bikini. Jess Asato, of the ruling Labour Party, said she lodged the "High Court claim against xAI, the company behind Grok" on Wednesday.
- British lawmaker sues Musk's xAI over sexualised Grok images
Grok, distributed through Musk's social media platform X, is currently subject to regulatory probes in several countries after an outcry earlier this year over its use to create non-consensual sexualised images.
- Kodesage raises $6.6M for AI-powered legacy software modernisation
Kodesage, a startup developing anon-premise AI platform for legacy software modernisation, has raised $6.6million in a seed funding round led by VentureFriends. Existing investorPortfolion also partic...
- Innovorder secures €20M to accelerate European growth and AI development
Innovorder, a French restauranttechnology company specialising in the digitalisation of restaurant operations,has raised €20 million in a funding round led by UL Invest, the family officeof technology...
- AI video startup TrueFan raises $10 million led by Baring PE, Z3Partners
Gurugram's TrueFan AI secured $10 million, valuing it at $40 million, to fuel its AI-generated video platform. Serving over 100 enterprises like HDFC Bank and Zomato, the startup creates personalized videos at scale using celebrity and business leader avatars. This funding will drive international expansion and enhance real-time video AI agent development.
- AI Startup TrueFan Raises $10 Mn To Enter New Markets
Gurugram-based enterprise AI startup TrueFan AI has raised $10 Mn (about ₹96 Cr) in its Series A funding round led…
- Video generation startup TrueFan AI raises $10 Mn in Series A round
Video generation startup TrueFan AI has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Baring Private Equity Partners India and Z3 Partners. Existing investors IAN Alpha Fund and 3Lines Venture Capital also participated in the round. The company closed the financing at a post-money valuation of $40 million. The fresh capital will support international expansion and the development of real-time AI video agents, TrueFan said in a press release. Founded in 2020 by Devender Bindal, Nimish Goel, and Nevaid Aggarwal, TrueFan AI offers an enterprise AI video platform that uses generative AI to create hyper-personalized, studio-quality videos and avatars from a single recording. The platform helps more than 100 enterprise clients scale video marketing across global markets. The Gurugram-based startup serves over 100 enterprise customers, including HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Zomato, Cipla, and BharatPe. The platform enables companies to create AI-powered personalized videos at scale through celebrity avatars, business leaders, and enterprise spokespersons. TrueFan AI plans to expand beyond India into Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the US. The company says it has already witnessed demand from these markets. Its deep-learning models synthesize facial dynamics, gestures, and voice to generate up to 500,000 localized videos per minute across more than 175 languages. The company’s flagship product, TF Studio, enables brands to create personalized messages in bulk, localize content for different markets, and deploy lifelike brand ambassador avatars. TrueFan AI reported revenue of Rs 17.1 crore (approximately $2 million) in FY25. Revenue grew 131% year-on-year.
- Mint Explainer: what do the Supreme Court’s draft AI rules mean for India's justice system?
As fake citations and AI hallucinations creep into Indian courtrooms, the apex court is drawing a strict line between human judgement and machine assistance.
- Lowdown: How the Supreme Court’s draft AI rules would govern Indian courts
The Supreme Court has released draft regulations that would govern AI use across India's courts while prohibiting AI from making judicial decisions. The post Lowdown: How the Supreme Court’s draft AI rules would govern Indian courts appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
- India to use AI for machine-readable standards: Consumer Affairs Secretary
Machine-readable standards translate regulatory requirements into structured digital rules that computer systems can process directly, enabling automatic compliance verification without manual intervention
- What is Dreambeans, Google’s new AI app to help users stop doomscrolling?
What is Dreambeans, Google’s new AI app to help users stop doomscrolling?
- Tencent Opens WeChat to Handset Makers’ AI Assistants
Tencent Opens WeChat to Handset Makers’ AI Assistants Caixin Global
- More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek took the top spot on a major US business spending index in June, as more companies swap out expensive American options like OpenAI and Anthropic in favour of more affordable alternatives. According to a “trending software vendors” list from New York-based corporate spending platform Ramp – which tracks when businesses buy from a software vendor for the first time – DeepSeek’s rise placed it ahead of event-management platform PheedLoop and...
- DeepSeek gains traction among US businesses, report shows
DeepSeek's privacy policy states it stores and processes personal data in China.
- A Chinese robotics start-up beat Nvidia on a global AI ranking. Is a new tech war brewing?
As artificial intelligence steps out of the digital realm and into the real world, the race to build the embodied “brains” powering next-generation robots has become the newest battleground in tech competition between China and the United States. Two days after US chip giant Nvidia launched its Cosmos 3 model – designed to help physical AI “think before it acts” – a Chinese start-up stole the spotlight. On Wednesday, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province-based Spirit AI said its foundation model for...
- ChatGPT's memory is getting better, especially if you're on the free tier
OpenAI has significantly improved the chatbot's "dreaming" architecture.
- NVIDIA AI Releases Nemotron 3 Ultra: An Open 550B Mixture-of-Experts Hybrid Mamba-Transformer for Long-Running Agents
NVIDIA AI Releases Nemotron 3 Ultra: An Open 550B Mixture-of-Experts Hybrid Mamba-Transformer for Long-Running Agents MarkTechPost
- NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra released: fast, intelligent, and open
NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3 Ultra, a fast and intelligent open model.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra now available on AI Gateway
Nemotron 3 Ultra from Nvidia is now available on Vercel AI Gateway . Nemotron 3 Ultra is an open Mixture-of-Experts reasoning model built for orchestrating long-running agent workflows, with a 1M token context window. The model targets multi-turn agent workflows: planning, tool use, sub-agent delegation, and error recovery. Throughput reaches up to 350 tokens per second, with up to 30% lower cost on agentic tasks. To use Nemotron 3 Ultra, set model to nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b in the AI SDK . AI Gateway provides a unified API for calling models, tracking usage and cost, and configuring retries, failover, and performance optimizations for higher-than-provider uptime. It includes built-in custom reporting , Zero Data Retention support , dynamic provider sorting by latency and cost , and more. AI Gateway reflects provider pricing with no markup and does not charge a platform fee on inference, including on Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) requests. Learn more about AI Gateway , view the AI Gateway model leaderboard or try it in our model playground . Read more
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