Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard
Startup Acti is betting the smartphone keyboard is the next home for AI assistants. Its new keyboard for iOS and Android works across apps and lets users create custom AI-powered…
June 2026
Anthropic’s Claude Science bets on workflow, not a new model, to win over scientists
Anthropic’s Claude Science is a workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research, saving them from the need to bounce between databases, pipelines, and tools.
Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access
The updates include translations, new tools for hosts, and more.
The End of Tokenmaxxing
The practice of tokenmaxxing appears to be dying out, even before I had a chance to write about it. Good riddance. Burning tokens to create the appearance of productivity was…
Blue Origin still doesn’t know why its New Glenn rocket blew up last month
But the company is still claiming that New Glenn will return to flight this year.
Tesla starts testing Cybercab without pedals or a steering wheel in Austin
The company may finally be ready to try to deliver on Elon Musk’s years-long promise of launching a robotaxi network of its own.
X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use
X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.
Arcturus could halve the grid’s electrical losses using its nano-infused copper
Stealthy startup Arcturus uses lasers to infuse carbon nanomaterials into copper, dramatically improving its ability to conduct electricity.
Amazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic
Engineers on the new team will embed within companies to deploy purpose-built agents, focusing on fast deployments and customer self-sufficiency.
Podcasting platform Riverside enters the newsletter publishing game
Users will be able use AI to create newsletters based on their recordings.