AI News Archive: June 26, 2026 — Part 8
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- Claude Skills changed how I work — 5 ways I use them every day
Claude Skills changed how I work — 5 ways I use them every day Tom's Guide
Score: 20🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/claude-skills-changed-how-i-work-5-ways-i-use-them-every-day - ZTE presents full-stack intelligent energy storage solutions at the Smarter E Europe 2026, powering Europe's energy transition
PARTNER CONTENT: ZTE introduces full-stack, AI-driven energy storage solutions in Munich to address the rising power demands of the digital infrastructure era
- What to expect during RAISE Summit: Join theCUBE July 8-9
The artificial intelligence industry is entering a phase where the race for more capable models is taking a back seat to the economics of building and deploying AI infrastructure. This has resulted in a focus on application modernization as enterprises continue to invest in autonomous technologies. Developers play a key role in facilitating this transformation, […] The post What to expect during RAISE Summit: Join theCUBE July 8-9 appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 18🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/26/raise-summit-ai-infrastructure-thecube-raisesummit/ - Sociable: LinkedIn automates job application process for premium users
The platform’s Premium Apply Assistant will use artificial intelligence to pre-fill applications and even add cover letters for suitable roles — potentially upping pressure on recruiters.
Score: 18🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.hrdive.com/news/sociable-linkedin-automates-job-application-process-for-premium-users/823876/ - Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) Partners to Digitally Preserve Roberto Clemente Legacy
Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) Partners to Digitally Preserve Roberto Clemente Legacy USA Today
- ERAI Fellowship Completes Inaugural Cohort, Scales Up to Two More Cohorts in June
ERAI Fellowship Completes Inaugural Cohort, Scales Up to Two More Cohorts in June azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from June 22–26. The post AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic .
- 9to5Mac Overtime 070: The Siri Redemption Tour
Is Siri really good this time? Fernando and Jeff talk about some of their favorite iOS 27 beta features, along with a deep dive into the key new Siri AI features, changes, updates, and optimizations. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channel for more.
Score: 18🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/26/9to5mac-overtime-070-the-siri-redemption-tour/ - Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy
Sony discontinues Japan sales of Aibo robot puppy The Japan Times
Score: 16🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/26/companies/sony-sales-aibo-robot-stop/ - Renoise and Contra Open $10,500 Creator Challenge for AI-Generated Short Films
Renoise and Contra Open $10,500 Creator Challenge for AI-Generated Short Films USA Today
- Astrologyic Launches AI Astrology Platform Pairing Birth-Chart Calculations With AI-Generated Readings
Astrologyic Launches AI Astrology Platform Pairing Birth-Chart Calculations With AI-Generated Readings azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- This film festival left me feeling better about AI moviemaking
Hello again from Fast Company and welcome to Plugged In . A quick housekeeping note: We will be off next week. See you on July 10. Last week, I attended a film festival in Los Angeles. It felt, well, festive, with a step-and-repeat backdrop for photo ops, celebratory cocktails, and an enthusiastic full house for the evening’s program of 10 short movies. The most notable thing about the event, however, was what it didn’t have: any films created using old-timey techniques such as pointing a camera at human actors. This was Runway’s AI Festival , the fourth-annual screening organized by the maker of AI models and tools for generating synthetic video. Back in 2023, when Runway held its first festival , algorithms for video creation were in their infancy—more magic trick than storytelling medium. But as with many things about AI , progress is happening at a head-snapping pace. A Fast Company Next Big Things in Tech honoree in 2025, Runway is at the forefront of the industry’s effort to produce models that can simulate cinematic realism at greater length and with more consistency from shot to shot. Just as important, filmmakers have had three more years to get their heads around AI video’s powers and limitations. Those who submitted works for this year’s festival weren’t required to use Runway’s technologies and tools, but the company says “the vast majority” likely did. Not having been to any of Runway’s previous festivals, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one. Left to their own devices, consumer AI products such as ChatGPT and Gemini churn out imagery whose primary distinguishing characteristic is its suffocating blandness. I was concerned the festival’s filmmakers might be unable to overcome the technology’s tendency to genericize everything, but willing to give them a chance. Now, it must be said that even guarded open-mindedness about AI-generated movies remains controversial. In April, Cannes—the most famous film festival of them all— banned them from competition . There are reasonable people who believe the technology is destroying Hollywood and amounts to a colossal act of intellectual property theft . Slop videos on YouTube are a real problem . Some people come away from the films in Runway’s festivals despising AI more than ever . (Regardless of what you think about AI, Emma Thorne’s bravura takedown of last year’s edition is worth a watch.) Still, as I sat in the BroadStage theater at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, I tried to put all these legitimate issues aside for one night. Once the two panel discussions that began the night were over, I didn’t even want to think about technology. I just hoped to experience storytelling that succeeded on its own terms—and, since I was watching the work of multiple filmmakers, to be exposed to a variety of approaches rather than a sea of sameness. With those criteria in the front of my mind, I was encouraged by the 2026 Runway show. Nothing in it struck me as slop, and no two films bore much resemblance to each other. I was entertained. I laughed out loud a few times. Occasionally, my heartstrings even found themselves being successfully tugged. The festival’s top honor went to the story of an indomitable Parisian born with most unusual looks, Robert Gaudette’s A Face Only a Mother Could Love . It’s largely photorealistic in style, though the protagonist has the feel of a character from a forgotten children’s book. Rewatching it just now on YouTube, I was struck by the intimacy of the storytelling, which uses tight shots to establish a point of view in a way I don’t associate with AI imagery. (Then again, one line of dialogue—“The brioche smell like a Tuesday miracle!”—does sound like something ChatGPT would say.) My own Best of Show might go to Where Knights Fall , by a filmmaker known as Mathery . A Fractured Fairy Tale -like twist on Rapunzel , it was easily the festival’s most amusing movie, which might have something to do with it being chosen as the evening’s final short. Looking a bit like warmed-over Shrek , it was also one of the least impressive entries judged purely on aesthetic grounds. That only goes to show that it’s better to be funny but ugly than beautiful but boring. Where Knights Fall [Image: Runway] Speaking of beautiful but boring: AI’s overarching promise to independent filmmakers may be its ability to amp up their work’s production values far beyond what they could achieve with older production techniques. That isn’t an unalloyed benefit. A few of the festival’s entries were overwhelmed by their own lavishness, including Dorian and Daniel’s The Well , a sort of Fargo with hyperdetailed anthropomorphic animals. As with other applications of AI, such as writing , less is usually more. I preferred the stripped-down, cartoony Postman , starring a mail-delivering robot. (Its creator, Yuuuki, says it was made partially on an iPad.) Most of the festival’s films are available online, but I was glad I saw them on a big screen with an audience. Even if you assume those who showed up were predisposed to like AI-generated movies—I didn’t identify any haters in attendance—keeping a roomful of people engaged is vastly harder than capturing someone’s fleeting attention on YouTube. All 10 films managed to pull that off. Then again, the fact that these were shorts also helped. (Even the longest one was only 11 minutes and 35 seconds.) AI is capable of outputting realistic humans whose looks and movements jump right over the uncanny valley , as seen in festival films such as Between Before and After , a story of ex-lovers who reconnect. But AI-generated performances remain pedestrian. Meryl Streep they are not, a fact that would be more glaringly obvious at feature length. Some of the movies in Runway’s 2026 festival [Screenshots: Runway] As I watched from the back row, I was reminded of the days, decades ago, when I was a regular at animation festivals. Computer-generated shorts were just beginning to pop up as part of the mix. At first, they didn’t aspire to do much more than demo snazzy effects such as a teakettle spinning in 3D space. It wasn’t until 1984 that a software company made a short film called The Adventures of André & Wally B. that was . . . okay, not a gem, but an actual work of entertainment. That company was Pixar. Two years later it released Luxo Jr. , which was a gem. It became the first computer-generated Oscar nominee. Another nine years elapsed before the studio made the first computer-animated feature film, Toy Story . You know the story from there. AI filmmaking may have already passed the André & Wally B. stage. I don’t think it’s had its Luxo Jr. yet. But Runway’s festival left me more convinced that it might—and that it’s most likely to come from an individual or small team, not some corporate media giant. That alone is reason to give the medium more time before concluding how far it could go. You’ve been reading Plugged In , Fast Company ’s weekly tech newsletter from me, global technology editor Harry McCracken. If a friend or colleague forwarded this edition to you—or if you’re reading it on fastcompany.com—you can check out previous issues and sign up to get it yourself every Friday morning. I love hearing from you: Ping me at hmccracken@fastcompany.com with your feedback and ideas for future newsletters. 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- How the English Office for Students leverages Databricks to enhance higher education standards and drive better student outcomes
8 hours → minutes | Processing time for a 300-million-record data job after moving...
- The National Beat: Gen Z's relationship with AI? It's complicated
The latest edition of The National Beat highlights the increasingly complicated relationship Gen Z has with artificial intelligence — a dynamic that could have ramifications for businesses as they integrate AI into their operations. Also, catch up on a humanoid robotics company that plans to go public, and other startups to know.
- Readers weigh in on the OG AI: term paper mills
Readers weigh in on the OG AI: term paper mills The Boston Globe
Score: 12🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/26/magazine/readers-weigh-og-ai-term-paper-mills/ - IBM stacks transistors for sub-1 nanometre chip breakthrough
Moore's law may have some life left in it after all.
Score: 12🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.thestack.technology/ibm-stacks-transistors-for-sub-1-nanometre-chip-breakthrough/ - Exclusive: Dreame Dials Down Ambitious Expansion Amid Growing Financial Scrutiny
Exclusive: Dreame Dials Down Ambitious Expansion Amid Growing Financial Scrutiny Caixin Global
- DataMeds AI, Inc. Selected as Proposed New Name for Wellgistics Health, Inc.
DataMeds AI, Inc. Selected as Proposed New Name for Wellgistics Health, Inc. USA Today
- Orange County Wellness Center Addresses Growing AI Anxiety Through Community Education Event
Orange County Wellness Center Addresses Growing AI Anxiety Through Community Education Event azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- WeRide Inc. Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
WeRide Inc. Announces Results of Annual General Meeting azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
Score: 10🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.azcentral.com/press-release/story/88988/weride-inc-announces-results-of-annual-general-meeting/ - AI is becoming a punchline
AI is becoming a punchline Dallas News
Score: 10🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/ai-slop-killer-app-punchline-22318795.php - VAP Group to Host Three Tech Conferences in Riyadh on June 29–30 Covering AI, Gaming, and Web3
VAP Group to Host Three Tech Conferences in Riyadh on June 29–30 Covering AI, Gaming, and Web3 Entrepreneur Middle East
- A Decision Framework for ETL Migration to Databricks
Your team has hundreds of stored procedures, a couple of schedulers, permissions...
Score: 10🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://www.databricks.com/blog/decision-framework-etl-migration-databricks - Tencent Cloud completes XLSmart migration
Tencent Cloud said the migration began in December 2025 and used more than 20 AI-based migration skills.
- AI Learning Product Owner- WGU Academy - Western Governors University
AI Learning Product Owner- WGU Academy - Western Governors University Built In
- Senior AI Solutions Architect - Industrial Engineering
Senior AI Solutions Architect - Industrial Engineering Built In
Score: 04🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://builtin.com/job/senior-ai-solutions-architect-industrial-engineering/9964465 - Principal Product Manager, AI Enablement
Principal Product Manager, AI Enablement Built In
- Quality Assurance Rater - French (France)
Quality Assurance Rater - French (France) Built In
- Staff AI Acceleration Engineer
Staff AI Acceleration Engineer Built In
- AI Engineer - Tractian Technologies Inc.
AI Engineer - Tractian Technologies Inc. Built In
- The Problem Isn’t the Technology. It’s the Workflow
Organizations have spent years searching for ways to improve efficiency through automation. The usual strategy is familiar: identify repetitive tasks, automate them, measure the time savings, and expand from there. On paper, it sounds logical. In practice, many initiatives never move beyond isolated successes. The problem is not that the technology falls short. More often, … continue reading The post The Problem Isn’t the Technology. It’s the Workflow appeared first on SD Times .
Score: 03🌐 MovesJun 26, 2026https://sdtimes.com/ai/the-problem-isnt-the-technology-its-the-workflow/ - Medical Care Technologies, Inc. (OTC Pink:MDCE) Announces Positive Progress from Advanced Internal Testing of MDCE Melanoma Scan Beta Platform
Medical Care Technologies, Inc. (OTC Pink:MDCE) Announces Positive Progress from Advanced Internal Testing of MDCE Melanoma Scan Beta Platform USA Today
- artificial intelligence – Page 70
artificial intelligence – Page 70 Boston Herald
- Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence AP News
- OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI is restricting the release of its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, at the request of President Donald Trump's administration
- White House Requests Openai Roll New Model Out Slowly
White House Requests Openai Roll New Model Out Slowly Computing UK
- White House politely requests that OpenAI roll new model out slowly due to security concerns
White House politely requests that OpenAI roll new model out slowly due to security concerns Computing UK
- OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review San Francisco Chronicle
- OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI is restricting the release of its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, at the request of President Donald Trump's administration
- Trump administration gets OpenAI to slow-track new model release over security concerns
OpenAI limits initial rollout of new model at Trump administration's request.
- OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review The Mercury News
- OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review Austin American-Statesman
- OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review Boston Herald
- OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
- The Trump administration just quietly changed how OpenAI will launch its next model
The Trump administration just quietly changed how OpenAI will launch its next model Tom's Guide
- OpenAI Holds Back GPT-5.6 Rollout, Could Hold off IPO Until Next Year
In response to the Trump administration’s order, OpenAI has said it will limit the release of its smartest GPT-5.6 rollout only to government-approved customers, in what is seen as a replay of the Claude Mythoswithdrawal. This proves yet again that the G7 nations were right about United States’ planned AI hegemony moves after first claiming […] The post OpenAI Holds Back GPT-5.6 Rollout, Could Hold off IPO Until Next Year appeared first on CXOToday.com .
- SoftBank shares fall 13% on report OpenAI may delay IPO
SoftBank said in April it would invest up to US$40 billion more in OpenAI and syndicate US$10 billion to co-investors.
- Daily Digest: OpenAI may delay IPO plans, California bill would limit HOA fees
The former Charles Shaw winery estate in Napa Valley has sold for $9 million at auction.
- Stocks slump on fresh fears of an AI slowdown and Iran war escalations
Stocks slump on fresh fears of an AI slowdown and Iran war escalations Business Insider
- GIFT Nifty tumbles over 150 points as global sell-off in AI stocks rattles sentiment
GIFT Nifty signals a weak start for Indian markets after a sharp global sell-off led by declines in AI and semiconductor stocks across Asia. Profit booking, weak tech sentiment and mixed Wall Street cues weighed on markets, even as analysts maintain a positive near-term outlook for Nifty above key support levels.