US President Donald Trump (pictured) stated Apple has struck a deal with Intel to produce computer chips inside the US, a move which marked a significant moment in his administration’s push to reshore semiconductor manufacturing.

“I decided to help Intel because we need to design and build our Chips right here in America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social today (18 June).

He added Apple’s agreement was the latest in a series of wins for his domestic chip strategy, following similar commitments from Nvidia and Elon Musk’s TeraFab project with Intel.

The Apple agreement marks another significant win for Intel. CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who spent much of last year shoring up the company’s balance sheet through major external investments, now appears to be delivering on operational improvements which seemed unlikely just a year ago.

For Apple, the partnership offers a chance to diversify a supply chain which currently depends heavily on TSMC to produce the processors powering its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.

Any agreement will likely be a foundry deal, since Apple already designs its own silicon.

Apple price increases
Apple CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal price increases for its products are now unavoidable, citing soaring costs for memory and storage chips driven by the AI boom. He stated Apple had absorbed rising costs for as long as possible, but the pressure has become too great to avoid passing increases on to customers.

A domestic chip supply deal from Intel could give Apple more flexibility in an increasingly constrained global market, though analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously suggested any production through Intel’s advanced 18A-P process node is unlikely to reach mass scale before late 2027.

Trump’s post also gave him an opportunity to tout the government’s earlier bet on Intel. Last August, his administration converted roughly $8.9 billion in federal funding into an equity stake of around 10% in the company.

He noted in his post Intel was worth around $100 billion when the government made its offer.

“Now they are worth over 600 BILLION DOLLARS! Nine months, and they’ve increased in value over HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS. America’s stake is now over 60 Billion Dollars.”

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis reportedly lobbied for a US-led coalition to shape global AI rules, as Anthropic remained locked in negotiations with the Trump administration over export controls on its newest models.

CNBC reported that during a closed-door lunch at the G7 Summit attended by President Donald Trump and other world leaders, Amodei called for international cooperation to cover structured access to frontier models, a chip and critical components trade framework which excludes China and coordinated responses to AI risks in cybersecurity, bioterrorism and intelligence.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also called for a formal international forum to establish globally accepted testing standards, provide impartial analysis of AI capabilities and risks, and serve as a venue for cooperation among nations, according to an OpenAI briefing.

The outlet reported Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed the US could lead such a coalition, according to people familiar with the discussions.

In addition to Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were also in attendance.

Anthropic ban
The backdrop of the AI discussions was the export controls imposed by the Trump administration on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, which went into effect on 12 June after the government cited national security concerns.

News sites have reported Anthropic is currently in negotiations with the Trump administration over the directive.

Financial Times (FT) reported the US decision alarmed European governments and Silicon Valley alike, while raising concerns even allied nations could be cut off from cutting-edge AI.

French President Emmanuel Macron stated the Anthropic dispute clarified what was at stake, warning if the US could “from one day to the next turn off the switch” it would ultimately damage the multitrillion-dollar US companies leading the global AI race.

Macron called for stronger AI regulation and a platform for democratic cooperation to establish common standards. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated democratic nations needed access to frontier models to protect critical infrastructure, according to people familiar with the discussions.

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Consulting company Deloitte is set to launch an AI Studio at its London campus in partnership with Google Cloud, a co-innovation hub designed to support the UK’s transition towards agentic AI.

Opening in late July, the studio will serve clients across financial services, the public sector, retail, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media and telecommunications.

Deloitte is pitching the facility as a place where production-ready agentic solutions are built and delivered. Innovation labs hosted at the studio will allow clients to prototype and validate agentic AI systems in as little as four weeks, the company stated, compressing time-to-market for complex deployments.

For its retail clients, the aim is to move beyond generative AI chat interfaces toward sophisticated systems capable of modernising the customer journey end-to-end.

In healthcare and technology, media and telecommunications, the studio will focus on how agentic AI can reshape traditional business models and daily workflows rather than simply augmenting them.

Alongside the studio launch, Deloitte announced an upskilling plan to train 1,000 members of its UK AI and data workforce on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise. The certification programme is designed to ensure Deloitte’s engineers are equipped to implement Google’s most advanced agentic architecture, giving UK clients access to what Deloitte described as one of the largest pools of certified AI talent in the region.

“Our clients are looking for more than just productivity gains — they want AI that can take action and drive real-world business outcomes,” stated Hayley McKelvey, chief AI officer for Deloitte UK, speaking at the Google Cloud London Summit. “This is about moving from curiosity to a new era of autonomous business operations.”

The London studio is in addition to Deloitte’s existing AI Experience Centres in Egypt and India.

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Alibaba Cloud launched a cloud region in France featuring two availability zones in Paris as part of a plan to launch a suite of enterprise-grade agentic AI services in European markets later this year.

The move marks the Chinese giant’s third European hub following infrastructure builds in Germany and the UK.

The fully operational region brings enterprise-grade cloud services to European customers spanning computing, storage, containerisation, networking, security, databases, and developer tools.

The launch extends Alibaba Cloud’s global network to 105 availability zones across 32 regions.

The France deployment builds on European countries seeking to host their own data centres and cloud regions instead of relying on US companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.

Built with data sovereignty in mind, Alibaba Cloud stated the Paris infrastructure is designed to comply with European regulatory frameworks covering data privacy, cybersecurity and resilience.

Alibaba Cloud noted the new region in France comes as European demand accelerates across sectors including retail, software development, AI-powered creative platforms and sports tech.

The company’s suite of agentic AI services includes AgentRun, a one-stop development platform for AI agents; STAROps, an intelligent operations platform; and ACS Agent Sandbox, which provides hardware-level security isolation while reducing operational costs.

The company is also bringing Agent Security Centre, AI Security Guardrails 2.0, and Agentic SOC to the region. Together, the portfolio is designed to cover the full agent lifecycle from development and debugging through deployment and security.

“This expansion, alongside the introduction of our agentic AI services to Europe, aligns with our broader strategy to bring our full-stack AI+Cloud ecosystem to global customers as we enter the agentic era,” stated Alibaba Cloud CTO and president of international business Dr. Feifei Li.

Last year, Alibaba Group CEO Eddie Wu committed to building “full stack technology capabilities” across AI chip design, infrastructure, cloud services and model development.

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Verizon unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its consumer offerings, scrapping activation and upgrade fees alongside launching two new plans designed to cut through what the US operator described as years of industry complexity and friction.

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman stated the industry has for too long burdened customers with complex plans and forced upgrades when announcing the new offerings and loyalty programme.

“We’re fundamentally reshaping Verizon inside and out to put the customer at the centre of everything we do,” he stated. “We’re listening, designing for them, and moving faster than we ever have before.”

The $40 activation fee, which Verizon raised from $35 as recently as last August, and the $40 upgrade fee charged when switching to a new device are both being eliminated.

However, customers will need to sign up for Verizon’s new free loyalty programme to benefit from the fee removal. The programme draws obvious comparisons to T-Mobile Tuesdays, which has been in operation for a decade.

The loyalty programme, which is rolling out this week, has two components. Verizon Dollars kicks back 3% of a customer’s bill in a currency redeemable for devices, accessories or partner rewards including Sephora, Hilton, Marriott and Starbucks.

The second element, Verizon Shine, offers weekly prize draws for experiences including tickets to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final with David Beckham and a trip to Australia for the NFL’s first game there, alongside daily drops of lower-value benefits such as free Starbucks coffee and Amazon gift cards.

Verizon simplicity
The centrepiece of the announcement is Verizon Simplicity, priced at $45 per line with a promotional rate of $30 for switchers. Every Simplicity customer receives full access to Verizon’s 5G network with no upcharge, along with 10GB of mobile hotspot, roaming in Canada and Mexico and satellite texting.

Customers can add optional bundles and two upgrade tiers, Simplicity Plus at $35 extra per month and Simplicity Pro at $50, though the plan excludes multiple-line discounts and customers with remaining device trade-in credits would forfeit them by switching.

Also launching is Verizon One, a combined home and mobile plan priced at $70 a month with taxes and fees included, aimed at new customers only. The bundle pairs either a 500 Mb/s Fios fibre connection or 5G Home fixed wireless service with an unlimited 5G wireless plan, though hotspot use is not included.

The US operator is promoting the changes through an ad campaign featuring Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers films. In a video, Mike Myers’ Dr. Evil proposes to further confuse consumers through his “menace mobile” plans, which are shot down by members of his team in favour of Verizon’s new offerings.

The moves come after Verizon reported its first increase in post-paid subscriptions since 2013 in Q1 with 55,000 net additions.

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Meta Platforms’ Threads app has reached 500 million monthly active users, marking a significant milestone for the platform as it moves to deepen engagement through a suite of new community tools and personalised feed controls.

The social media giant stated the growth has been driven largely by communities, which are groups of users sharing interests spanning books, basketball, parenting, and music.

To mark the milestone, Meta is graduating its communities feature out of beta and launching a series of updates aimed at making those groups more visible and easier to navigate.

The communities hub is being added to the main menu to the left of the feed, making it easier for users to find and switch between groups.

Communities will also get their own distinct icons to make them more recognisable across the platform, alongside a progress indicator showing users how close a topic is to achieving full community status and what they can do to help it get there.

Champion recognition is being expanded to more users across communities, with local communities launching in Japan, Korea and Taiwan with native-language tags.

Meta stated Live Chats will expand to more communities in the coming weeks, with co-hosting and the ability to quote moments directly to a user’s feed.

Your Algo
Alongside the community updates, Meta is introducing Your Algo, a new personal feed setting which builds on the Dear Algo feature launched in February.

While Dear Algo allowed users to tell the Threads algorithm what they wanted to see more or less of, Your Algo adds a private layer of control, letting users filter specific topics from their feed and set how long a request lasts across one, three or seven days. Both tools will be manageable from a single hub.

Your Algo rolled out in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Meta stated the updates are the beginning of continued investment in the platform based on user feedback.

It launched Threads in July 2023 in a bid to compete against Elon Musk-owned X.

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Nokia highlighted a major expansion of its advanced test and packaging operations in the US state of Pennsylvania, in a move designed to scale production of optical networking technologies which underpin AI infrastructure.

The Finnish vendor stated the investment will increase the facility’s production capacity by up to 10 times its current level, with the extended capability expected to be commercially available by the end of Q3.

Nokia said the expansion in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is expected to nearly double the workforce there to more than 500 across engineering, manufacturing and R&D, with a projected economic impact of more than $500 million over the next five years.

It noted the Allentown site is one of only a few facilities in the US providing advanced test and packaging of photonic chips into optical modules for use in AI and telecoms infrastructure.

Nokia stated less than 2% of global semiconductor advanced test and packaging currently takes place in the US, making domestic capacity a strategic priority. The company claimed its optical technologies can reduce energy usage in AI communications by as much as 75%.

The expansion is part of Nokia’s multi-year plan to invest $4 billion in research and manufacturing in the US for AI-ready network connectivity.

The Allentown project involves approximately $30 million in total investment, including around $4 million in assistance from the state of Pennsylvania and approximately $10 million in federal CHIPS and Science Act tax credit.

Nokia CEO Justin Hotard said the “AI supercycle” is fundamentally reshaping network and infrastructure requirements and noted the Allentown expansion was a direct investment in that future.

“It also reflects the strong partnership between Nokia, the United States, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support advanced manufacturing, create jobs, and strengthen US technology leadership and global competitiveness,” he said.

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Google started rolling out Android 17 on its Pixel devices, though some of its headline AI features will not arrive for another few months.

The initial version of Android 17 became available yesterday (16 June) on its devices, with other hardware brands to follow throughout 2026.

A new feature available in the launch is Bubbles, a multitasking tool which lets users collapse any app into a floating window which stays visible on screen, Google stated in a blog post.

Bubbles can be stacked, dragged to position and resized as required. On large-screen and foldable devices, bubbles are docked in a dedicated bar at the bottom of the display.

Google positions the feature as useful for referencing maps, writing notes during a call or keeping texts visible without opening the app switcher.

Screen recording has been updated with a new toolbar and feature called Screen Reactions, which lets users record themselves via the selfie camera while simultaneously capturing what’s on their phone screens.

Bloomberg reported the tool is Google’s response to the growing popularity of reaction-style video across social media, building the format directly into Android to reduce reliance on third-party apps such as CapCut and Instagram Edits.

For foldable device owners, Android 17 introduces a dedicated gaming mode with an optimised 50/50 layout placing a game view on top and a dynamic gamepad below.

Google has also reduced frame drops and improved memory cleanup for high-definition gaming, with native controller remapping available for external controllers.

Security
On the security and privacy front, users can now grant apps one-time location access rather than making a permanent decision and share only specific contacts rather than their full address book.

Lost Mode has been tightened to require biometric authentication alongside a PIN, making it harder for thieves to access a missing device even if they know the passcode.

Live Threat Detection has also been improved to block a greater range of suspicious apps and scams, and enhanced Advanced Protection mode helps keep users safe from sophisticated threats.

To stop bad actors trying to guess their way into users’ phones, Google reduced the number of times someone can guess a PIN and added longer wait times between failed attempts.

Many of Android 17’s more advanced features will follow later this year. Gemini Intelligence, redesigned emoji, smarter voice dictation and vibe-coded widgets will arrive soon, coming first to the Pixel 11 series and upcoming Samsung devices.

Google is also updating Wear OS 7 with longer battery life, better interoperability with connected devices including smart glasses, and Gemini Intelligence features including multi-step app automations.

The Android updates came a week after Apple unveiled a long list of AI and Siri improvements due in the coming months, highlighting the intensifying rivalry between the two mobile platforms.

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SpaceX has agreed to acquire startup Cursor in a $60 billion deal, the latest move in Elon Musk’s push to close the gap with rivals on AI-powered coding tools.

A regulatory filing today (16 June) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed Cursor investors will receive SpaceX stock based on the implied $60 billion equity value of the startup.

The transaction, which converts an earlier option into a binding merger agreement, is expected to close in Q3. After gaining regulatory approvals, Cursor will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX. The filing was signed by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen.

The deal came a week after SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in history.

Bloomberg reported the Cursor acquisition is central to SpaceX’s ambitions for its AI business.

The news outlet noted Musk has publicly acknowledged xAI, which is now part of SpaceX’s operations, trails rivals including Anthropic and OpenAI on coding capabilities.

Bloomberg also reported SpaceX’s AI unit has been hit by internal turmoil, with dozens of departures across engineering and data training and ongoing difficulty recruiting top talent, prompting Elon Musk to bring in leadership from Starlink to steady the business.

It also noted US-based Cursor, whose AI coding assistant launched in 2023, has become one of the fastest-growing coding startups by helping developers write and debug software through chatbot prompts.

Before SpaceX moved to acquire the company, Cursor was reportedly in talks for a funding round that would have valued it at more than $50 billion, according to Bloomberg.

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A US federal judge reportedly dismissed xAI’s trade secret lawsuit against rival OpenAI with prejudice, dealing another legal blow to Elon Musk in his widening battle with Sam Altman’s company.

Reuters reported Elon Musk-owned xAI failed to demonstrate OpenAI induced former xAI engineer Xuechen Li to misappropriate trade secrets, or that Li disclosed any confidential information during a presentation he gave while OpenAI was recruiting him.

In the order, the judge wrote xAI essentially equated asking a job candidate about prior work experience with encouraging a potential employee to divulge trade secrets obtained during that work.

The news agency stated the dismissal with prejudice means xAI cannot raise the same claims again.

The judge already dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit in February, giving xAI an opportunity to strengthen its case. Having found xAI failed to cure the shortcomings in its amended complaint, the judge ruled it would be futile to allow further attempts.

The lawsuit was originally filed in September 2025, alleging OpenAI engaged in a coordinated campaign to hire away xAI employees to access trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot, including source code and data centre deployment strategies.

Musk’s AI company claimed former employees took confidential material when they left for roles at OpenAI.

Reuters noted OpenAI previously called the lawsuit baseless and part of Musk’s ongoing campaign of harassment against the company.

The case is part of a broader legal battle between Musk and OpenAI, which he co-founded alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman before departing.

Musk is separately suing OpenAI over its conversion to a for-profit company, while the AI firm has countersued Musk for harassment.

xAI also sued Apple in federal court, alleging it conspired with OpenAI to suppress rival platforms.  

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AT&T Business expanded the reach of its 400G wavelength connectivity into 16 additional US metropolitan areas, extending the service as enterprises face mounting pressure to support AI-era traffic at scale.

With the 400G wavelength edgeless handoff capability now live across 440,000 properties serving more than 2.3 million business tenants, the mobile operator is targeting rapid deployment within 15 days where eligible.

AT&T stated the 400G rollout is designed to connect AI workloads from any location to the cloud, with security embedded in the network rather than added on top.

The company’s edgeless design approach anchors 400G at key interconnection hubs where cloud, network and enterprise traffic converge. It is currently in more than 130 carrier hotel locations nationwide.

The architecture is intended to deliver consistent handoff and predictable performance without requiring traditional network edge builds at every location or data centre.

Amrit Singh, industry principal for information communications technology at Frost & Sullivan, stated AT&T’s wavelength services reflect the infrastructure rigour required for the AI era, citing the company’s fibre reach and a successful 1.6 Tb/s single-carrier wavelength trial.

For enterprises scaling AI across multiple sites, AT&T noted the ability to avoid stitching together multiple smaller circuits as workloads grow is a key benefit for the service.

Branch locations, campuses and edge environments requiring high-capacity connectivity to centralised compute and cloud services are among the primary use cases for the service.

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Ericsson highlighted its private 5G service is now available through Verizon Business beyond US borders, giving multinational enterprises the ability to extend connectivity and boost digital transformation opportunities.

The Swedish vendor explained the expansion means global enterprises already running Ericsson technology in Verizon Business Private 5G Networks in the US can now replicate those capabilities across their operations worldwide.

As AI drives greater demand for secure, high-speed and low-latency connectivity, the collaboration is designed to offer enterprises more flexibility as they scale internationally.

Hannes Ekstrom, SVP and Head of Customer Unit Verizon at Ericsson Americas, said the vendor’s multinational customers in the US had already unlocked significant growth through 5G-enabled private networks and are now looking to extend those capabilities globally.

“By simplifying 5G adoption and enhancing reliability, low latency, and security, we are empowering industries to harness next-generation connectivity and drive innovation on a global scale,” he stated.

The Ericsson Private 5G platform operates as a dual mode 4G and 5G network with global spectrum support, built to connect in challenging indoor and outdoor environments.

It is designed to deliver ultra-low latency and high reliability for real-time applications including automated manufacturing, industrial IoT and AI-driven analytics, while keeping sensitive data within the enterprise’s private network to support compliance requirements.

Industries including manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, energy and higher education are among those expected to benefit from the international rollout, with use cases spanning smart factories, warehouse automation, remote diagnostics and AI-powered research infrastructure.

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Nvidia reportedly told Chinese customers its new Vera CPU for AI data centres could be available in August, in a move to regain ground in a market where its advanced GPU business has been stalled by US export curbs.

Reuters reported the chipmaker is pitching Vera as an alternative route into China after shipments of its H200 AI chip stalled for months. CEO Jensen Huang (pictured) previously said Nvidia’s market share in China had effectively fallen to zero, reflecting tighter US restrictions and Beijing’s push to support domestic suppliers.

The news site noted Vera is Nvidia’s first standalone CPU for agentic AI workloads, with the company claiming it delivers up to 1.8 times the performance of rival processors.

Huang unveiled Vera in March as part of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin architecture and cast the CPU as a major new growth engine, as the company looks to expand beyond GPUs and into the server processor market.

Sources told Reuters one major Chinese cloud provider is planning to order more than 300 servers containing two Vera CPUs each for testing, with the chips set to be deployed first in overseas data centres before any wider commitment.

The move also sharpens Nvidia’s challenge to Intel and AMD, which dominate the server CPU market.

Because Vera is based on Arm architecture rather than x86, Nvidia is entering the segment as AI infrastructure demand shifts further toward inference and agentic computing, where CPUs are becoming increasingly important alongside accelerators.

Reuters added selling CPUs into China may prove easier for Nvidia than shipping high-end GPUs, which remain subject to stricter US controls.

Broader adoption, however, is likely to hinge on software compatibility and the willingness of Chinese operators to move workloads away from domestic AI silicon.

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SpaceX reportedly leased the full capacity of its Colossus 1 data centre to Anthropic after running into technical problems using the site for its own Grok AI workloads.

Bloomberg reported last week (12 June) the company planned to use Colossus 1, located in the US state of Tennessee, as part of a three-campus cluster to train its more advanced AI models, but latency issues emerged when the facility was linked with two other sites more than 10 miles away

Sources told the news site the problems were said to be worsened by older network infrastructure.

Bloomberg noted high-performance AI training depends on fast, low-latency links between compute sites, but bottlenecks can slow the wider cluster.

Rather than continue trying to resolve those constraints, SpaceX decided leasing the site to third parties would generate greater value and create an additional revenue stream.

The move comes as SpaceX pushes its data centre expansion as a key plank of its investor story following its acquisition of xAI earlier this year.

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Anthropic was directed by the Trump administration to immediately suspend all access to its two most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns.

The directive issued on 12 June ordered the AI lab to disable both models for all customers globally, including foreign national Anthropic employees, whether inside or outside the US.

The Trump administration’s letter to Anthropic targeted foreign nationals, but because ensuring compliance would require verifying the nationality of every user, it shut both models down entirely for all customers, Anthropic stated in a blog.

The letter did not specify the nature of its national security concern, but Anthropic said its understanding is goverment officials believe a method of bypassing the model’s safeguards through jailbreaking has been identified.

The AI player stated it reviewed a demonstration of the technique and found it exposed only a small number of previously known minor vulnerabilities, all of which can be replicated using other publicly available AI models without any bypass required.

Anthropic pushed back on the administration’s justification for the suspension. The company noted in the weeks building up to Fable 5’s launch, it worked extensively with the US government, the UK AI Safety Institute and multiple private organisations.

Those tests, Anthropic said, showed Fable 5’s protections were substantially stronger than any previously deployed model. No tester has yet found a universal jailbreak capable of broadly bypassing the model’s defences, according to Anthropic.

It did acknowledge perfect jailbreak resistance is not currently achievable for any AI model provider and stated it disclosed this limitation publicly at launch.

Anthropic adopted what it describes as a defence in depth strategy, combining narrow jailbreak resistance with thorough monitoring and a 30-day customer data retention policy specifically designed to detect and shut down successful attacks.

Amazon angle
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported the directive followed conversations between Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and US officials including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, after the retail giant’s researchers used a series of prompts to extract information from Fable 5 which were restricted.

Anthropic said it is complying with the legal order but disagrees the narrow potential jailbreak warrants recalling a model deployed to hundreds of millions of users. The company warned that applying this standard across the industry would effectively halt all new frontier model deployments.

Forbes reported some customers are seeking refunds from Anthropic for the disabling of Fable 5, citing a post on Reddit from the company which offers a prorated refund.

Anthropic apologised for the disruption, describing the situation as a misunderstanding, and said it is working to restore access as soon as possible.

AI policy shifts
Kevin Frazier, adjunct research fellow at the Cato Institute, said the episode exposes a deeper structural problem. The decision, he said, based on questionable justifications and made by actors subject to few effective constraints, strengthens the case for Congress to pass a transparent and technically grounded AI governance framework.

“Transparency, fairness, clarity, and evidence-driven enforcement should be core components of AI governance,” he said. “So long as AI policy decisions are driven by a few actors taking action behind closed doors in response to non-public reports, we will be far short of that standard.”

The Trump administration previously took a hands-off approach to AI regulations to spur development and stay ahead of China.

Earlier this month, Trump signed an executive order directing pre-deployment testing of frontier AI models, but the order was voluntary and did not create a licensing requirement.

In March 2026, the administration released its national AI legislative framework, a move aimed to create uniform security and safety guardrails while also attempting to pre-empt states from enacting their own rules.

Anthropic is currently on a Department of War blacklist designating the company as supply chain risk and barring it from government use. A federal judge blocked the order for the federal government to cut all contracts with Anthropic. The legal battle is ongoing.

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The government of Taiwan reportedly plans to deepen its diplomatic relationship with Paraguay through a planned $200 million data centre investment, in a rare technology investment designed to strengthen the pair’s diplomatic relationship.

Bloomberg reported the date centre partnership, which is backed by the Trump administration, is targeting 10-megawatts of computing capacity. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2027.

The data centre will be built on government land near the capital of Asuncion.

The news site noted Taiwan will supply Nvidia chips and supporting equipment, while Paraguay brings cheap hydropower and basic infrastructure to the partnership.

Both sides are in discussions with the US International Development Finance Corporation over financing arrangements.

Sources told Bloomberg Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund has separately approached Google, Microsoft and Amazon about potentially investing in the project or taking up capacity.

Paraguay is one of only a handful of countries worldwide which still maintains formal ties with Taiwan rather than China, but pressure is growing domestically for a reassessment of the position as neighbouring countries have attracted substantial Chinese investment.

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Google reportedly is in discussions with Samsung Electronics to manufacture part of its next-generation AI processor, which could include using the latter’s 2-nanometer production technology.

The Information reported Google plans for TSMC to produce the main computing component of its tensor processing unit (TPU), codenamed Icefish, while Samsung may manufacture a component which helps connect it to memory.

Reuters reported the tech giant is also working with chip designer MediaTek on the overall design. Icefish is still in development, with mass production possible as early as 2028.

Landing the deal would be a major boost for Samsung’s foundry ambitions, strengthening an effort to win more advanced chip manufacturing business.

Its 2nm process would allow more transistors to be packed into smaller chips, improving performance, energy efficiency and AI capabilities, Reuters noted. It added the South Korean vendor is also considering a second Texas plant to expand output.

The reports are the latest indication Google is looking to reduce its reliance on TSMC, which is struggling to keep pace with surging AI demand and could prove a bottleneck for the wider industry.

Earlier this week, The Information also reported Google is in talks with Intel to manufacture more than three million TPUs in 2028.

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Dell’Oro Group predicted cumulative 6G RAN capex would exceed $500 billion and revenue $100 billion in the first six years of deployment, spanning the period 2029 to 2034.

The company expects 6G RAN to account for approximately half of total capex during the period and tipped the technology to follow an evolutionary path, building on existing network architecture rather than reshaping the market entirely.

Dell’Oro does not expect 6G to expand the overall RAN market, forecasting an overall CAGR of 1% between 2030 and 2034.

It envisions 6G developing from Massive MIMO, existing sites and wider channel bandwidths, so changing RAN economics in stages. Capex is expected to accelerate toward the end of the 20230s.

Stefan Pongratz, VP of RAN and telecom capex research, said the most likely scenario is 6G would follow the established generational pattern, despite growing momentum for a so-called “G decoupling movement”.

He asserted “operators are in a much stronger position today from a network capacity perspective than they were during the transition from 4G to 5G”, meaning total 6G RAN revenue “during the first six years of the cycle is projected to be 10% to 20% lower than during the comparable period of the 5G cycle.”

The company expects sub-7GHz and cm wave bands to be key in 6G deployments, though noted growing momentum above 7GHz.

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NTT Global Data Centres (GDC) is reportedly seeking at least $1 billion in fresh capital to fund new development projects in the US, working with Citigroup to raise funds.

Bloomberg reported the company, which is a subsidiary of NTT Group, is selling stakes with the investment bank2sedxzsz`Ω in a development vehicle for new US data centre projects.

The size of the equity offering could increase depending on investor demand, and the company may also raise a credit facility alongside it.

The news site stated NTT GDC, which is the world’s third-largest data centre provider outside of China, has started sending marketing materials to prospective long-term investors including pension and infrastructure funds, with a formal sale process expected to launch in the coming weeks.

Bloomberg explained the establishment of a development company which owns and manages pre-revenue early-stage assets, gives data centre builders the flexibility to target a broader pool of long-term investors, who in turn can demand higher returns for taking on early-stage project risk.

The news site stated the talks are at an early stage, with details including timing and the final size of the fundraising subject to change.

In May 2025, NTT Data announced it bought land across North America, Europe and Asia to support nearly a gigawatt of planned data centre capacity, including new sites in the US states of Oregon and Arizona.

NTT GDC CEO Doug Adams told Bloomberg in March 2026 the company is working on 34 projects which will double its capacity within two years, with total capacity set to reach over five gigawatts within five years.

Also in March, NTT Data announced a multi-year plan to invest more than $10 billion by 2027 to deliver infrastructure capable of supporting dense AI workloads.

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) teamed with federal, state and local agencies to ensure secure communications across host cities as the FIFA World Cup 2026 football tournament kicked off.

FCC chair Brendan Carr welcomed the start of matches yesterday (11 June), stating the commission’s public safety, enforcement and radio engineering experts collaborated with the White House Task Force, private sector communications providers and stadium operators to support robust networks throughout the tournament.

“This event will be an incredible showcase of America’s strength and spirit as we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday,” Carr said, also thanking Task Force Executive Director Andrew Giuliani and the FCC’s own staff for their work on the effort.

On the public safety front, the FCC has been preparing for rapid interference detection and response during matches, helping ensure first responders and emergency communications systems operate without disruption.

The commission has also been working with federal, state and local partners to support lawful counter-drone operations under the Safer Skie Act and has issued 10 Special Temporary Authorizations for wireless devices and broadcast operations to aid global media coverage.

Wireless interference has been a central focus given the extraordinary demand placed on networks when large crowds converge in concentrated areas.

The FCC collaborated with industry partners to support high-capacity wireless and 5G connectivity in and around host venues, ensuring reliable operations for broadcasters, wireless carriers and media organisations.

To monitor the radio spectrum in real time, the FCC deployed a networked constellation of advanced spectrum sensors across all US venues, to enable remote monitoring and rapid identification of harmful interference.

The FCC is ensuring spectrum requirements for broadcast operations, public safety communications, event security and national security preparations are fully supported at the tournament locations.

It also conducted advance planning, testing and coordination activities with host cities ahead of the tournament.

The FCC noted these efforts lay the groundwork beyond the World Cup itself, strengthening national communications coordination frameworks in preparation for the 2028 Olympics and other future major events.

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