Three former Spotify engineers raised $10M to bring intent-prediction technology from music streaming to online retail, enabling personalized shopping experiences without user accounts.
Analysis of Tesla earnings transcripts shows Elon Musk now spends nearly half his speaking time on AI, robotaxis, and Optimus—a dramatic shift from automotive focus.
Publishers and platforms are reconsidering their relationship with Google Search as AI abstracts answers away from websites, forcing a reckoning over the web's economic model.
Google Finance launches automated investment dashboards, AI-driven market briefings, and a new Android app on June 25, 2026.
FIFA's unprecedented sensor network and AI tools are transforming team tactics, player scouting, and squad selection at the 2026 World Cup.
SpaceX's market cap climbs past $2.7 trillion following its IPO and AI startup acquisition, despite operating at a loss.
Nearly 150,000 tech workers laid off in 2026 at record pace, with AI cited as official reason despite mounting skepticism that structural overstaffing is the real driver.
Apple's presentation strategy shifted toward device-in-hand demonstrations following a false-advertising settlement, signaling a bid to rebuild trust after 2024's over-promised AI features.
Apple's annual developer conference kicks off with a major Siri overhaul, new AI capabilities across iOS and macOS, and third-party model integration.
TechCrunch's invitation-only investor conference lands in El Segundo on June 18, featuring founders and VCs debating autonomy, manufacturing, and the reshaping of hard tech.
YouTube users can now create personalized video feeds by describing what they want to watch, with the feature rolling out to English-language users in the US.
Spotify rolls out AI-powered question answering, custom podcast creation, and creator monetization features to compete with NotebookLM and YouTube's conversational tools.
The startup uses AI and a 100K-creator network to optimize viral video clips across platforms, backed by Slow Ventures and others.
Google is rolling out new ad formats in AI Mode that use Gemini to generate product recommendations and chatbot-driven interactions, blurring the line between search results and commerce.