Driven by the AI boom, chipmaker SK Hynix has surpassed Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company. The shift is attributed to SK Hynix's dominance in supplying crucial high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to major technology firms like Nvidia.
John Jumper, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist and key developer of the AlphaFold protein structure prediction system, has announced he is leaving Google DeepMind to join rival AI lab Anthropic. His departure is part of a larger trend of high-profile AI researchers moving between major tech companies and startups.
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Google's AI division has lost two prominent researchers in a week, highlighting the intense competition for top talent. Noam Shazeer, a key figure behind Google's Gemini, has joined OpenAI, while Nobel laureate John Jumper, known for his work on AlphaFold, is moving to rival lab Anthropic.
OpenAI has launched "Patch the Planet," an initiative in partnership with Trail of Bits, to find and fix vulnerabilities in open-source software. The project will use OpenAI's cybersecurity models, including an updated GPT-5.5-Cyber, with human experts reviewing findings and developing patches.
Peter DeSantis, Amazon's head of AI, acknowledged that the company's own AI models are not currently at the industry's frontier, trailing competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. However, he expressed confidence that Amazon could catch up within the next year. The admission comes as Amazon invests billions in Anthropic while also developing its own models.
Valve announced its Steam Machine, a TV-friendly gaming PC, will launch on June 29 with a starting price of $1,049 for the 512GB model. The company stated the device will not be subsidized and its price reflects the rising cost of components, a decision that contrasts with the traditional console business model.
Nvidia announced a new liquid-cooled data center design for its upcoming Rubin generation servers that operates at higher temperatures. The company claims this warm-water system can reduce a data center's water consumption to "near zero," though critics note it doesn't address the water used for electricity generation or chip manufacturing.
In an interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned that the public will not accept a future where a few AI companies dominate the economy and cause widespread job losses. He argued against a purely technology-focused approach, stating that a future where AI hollows out industries is politically unsustainable.
Following a by-election victory and mounting pressure, Keir Starmer is reportedly on the brink of resigning as UK Prime Minister. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is now poised to succeed him, with reports indicating he is already preparing for transition talks with the civil service.
Nvidia has introduced a new warm-water liquid cooling system for its AI infrastructure, designed to eliminate water consumption within data centers by recirculating coolant. While the company claims the technology largely solves the water challenge for data centers, critics note it doesn't account for the significant water used in electricity generation and chip manufacturing.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly on the brink of quitting or has announced his resignation, according to multiple reports. The move follows a period of intense political pressure and questions about his leadership and lack of a clear plan.
U.S. and Iranian officials are engaged in negotiations in Switzerland aimed at resolving a four-month-long conflict. The talks are reportedly focused on achieving a permanent cessation of hostilities, particularly concerning the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The U.S. government ordered AI company Anthropic to disable and restrict foreign access to its latest AI models, Mythos and Fable, citing national security concerns. The directive, reportedly triggered after researchers bypassed the models' safeguards, has forced Anthropic to pull the models and has ignited a debate over AI regulation and export controls.
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which includes the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, has issued a warning about the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks. The group urged organizations to act now, stating that adversaries are already using AI to increase the speed and scale of their attacks and that successful breaches could occur within months.
Richard Liu, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, warned that robots will "sooner or later" replace the company's 700,000 delivery workers. In response, JD.com has launched an internal program to retrain its couriers for new roles such as robot maintenance engineers and AI trainers.
SpaceX has signed a deal to lease AI compute capacity to the open-source AI startup Reflection. Under the agreement, Reflection will pay SpaceX $150 million per month through 2029 for access to its Colossus 2 data center and Nvidia's latest AI chips.
Anton Osika, CEO of the AI startup Lovable, stated that European AI startups suffer from a confidence deficit rather than a lack of talent. He argued that world-class AI companies can be successfully built in Europe, citing his own company's rapid growth as an example.
OpenAI announced it is releasing a more capable version of its GPT-5.5-Cyber model for advanced cybersecurity work. The release is part of a broader 'Daybreak' initiative that also includes the 'Patch the Planet' program to help secure open-source software and expanded access through a new partner program.
Google DeepMind announced a $75 million investment in the independent film studio A24 to form a research partnership. The collaboration aims to develop AI tools for filmmakers to support the creative process.
