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Perplexity's AI search engine received 780 million queries in May, with 20% month-over-month growth. The company is working on a new browser called Comet, which will track user activity to sell personalized ads and is expected to launch in the coming weeks.

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will lead Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Copilot teams, reporting to Rajesh Jha and Satya Nadella. This move comes as Microsoft doubles down on AI, with Roslansky set to oversee the company's flagship generative AI service while continuing to run LinkedIn.

Reddit is suing Anthropic, an AI company, for allegedly scraping and retaining users' deleted posts without consent. Anthropic's AI models, including Claude, were trained on Reddit data without permission, and the company is accused of lying about its scraping practices. Reddit is seeking a court order to block Anthropic from scraping its site and is seeking damages for alleged harm to its users and platform.

Google DeepMind's CEO Demis Hassabis believes AI will make humans less selfish by providing radical abundance and solving complex problems like climate change. He thinks AI will change human behavior and make people more collaborative. Hassabis also discusses the potential risks and challenges of developing AI, including the need for regulation and safety measures.

The use of AI tools by malicious actors to fine-tune cyber-attacks is on the rise, while governments are investing in AI to improve productivity and drive economic growth. Defenders are also using AI to automate security defenses and improve incident response. However, threat actors are innovating and using AI to amplify traditional attack vectors, making it essential for organizations to step up their defense strategies.

Amazon has launched a new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics, based out of Lab126, its hardware R&D division. The group aims to develop an agentic AI framework for use in Amazon's robotics efforts and to enhance the skills of its warehouse robots.

Toma's AI voice agents have been implemented in over 100 car dealerships, helping with tasks such as scheduling service appointments and handling parts orders. The company has received $17 million in funding from investors including a16z.

Figma has launched the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Dev Mode server, enabling AI models to convert design projects into functional code more accurately. The MCP server provides context about project structure, variables, styles, and component organization, improving generated code quality and accuracy. It integrates with Code Connect and provides data through three tools: code, images, and variables.

This article explores how to bridge the Java-CUDA gap, enabling Java developers to scale beyond the JVM's core-count limitations and bring HPC-style execution to standard enterprise systems. It covers practical integration patterns using JNI and CUDA, a real-world encryption use case, and enterprise-grade best practices for memory safety, runtime stability, testability, and deployment portability.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims that if ChatGPT were introduced in the 2010s, people would have thought AGI had arrived. He speculates on the future of AI and the potential benefits of 1000x more compute power, which could lead to breakthroughs in fields like RNA research.

Snowflake announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database partner, for around $250 million. The acquisition will help Snowflake launch Snowflake Postgres, an enterprise-grade PostgreSQL database, and bolster its database offerings in the age of AI agents.

Walmart and Wing are expanding their drone delivery service to five more US cities, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa, marking a significant increase in their operations and a step towards scaling their business while keeping expenses in check.

Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service to five new cities, including Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte, and Houston, in partnership with Wing. The service will be available at 100 stores, with plans to reach every store within a year. Customers can sign up for notifications when drone deliveries become available in their area. The drones can deliver up to six miles from the retail location, with an average fulfillment time of 19 minutes.

Tesla is attempting to block the release of certain self-driving crash data, claiming it's confidential and could benefit competitors. The data is related to crashes involving vehicles with self-driving features, and Tesla argues that releasing it would allow competitors to analyze the effectiveness of its self-driving tech.

Google has released an updated version of its Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model, which aims to fix past 'regressions' and improve performance. The new model has achieved a high score of 82.2% in the Aider Polyglot test, beating other models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek. It also supports configurable thinking budgets for developers and is expected to become a long-term stable release.

Broadcom's takeover of VMware has led to a 20% year-over-year revenue growth, reaching $15 billion. The company's infrastructure software business unit, which includes VMware, earned $6.6 billion in revenue, up 25% year-over-year. Broadcom's chips business also reported strong growth, with revenue of $8.4 billion climbing 17% year-over-year. Sales of AI-related hardware grew 46% to $4.4 billion for the quarter.

Accenture reports a 21% increase in UK tech job openings, with AI skills seeing a nearly 200% increase in demand. London dominates the demand for AI talent, accounting for 80% of AI-related job postings.

A 15-year-old path traversal bug was kept alive by AI models trained on vulnerable code samples. Researchers have developed an automated pipeline to detect and patch the vulnerability, but the remediation rate is low due to unmaintained projects.

Cellebrite, a digital intelligence company, has acquired Corellium, a virtualization startup, for $170 million. The merger brings together two companies that help law enforcement break into encrypted devices. Corellium's technology spins up fully functional virtual instances of iOS and Android, allowing researchers to prod mobile systems for bugs and malware without touching the original device. The deal is expected to close this summer, subject to regulatory approval.

The UK's tax collections agency, HMRC, has disclosed that cyber criminals defrauded it of £47 million late last year by accessing around 100,000 online tax accounts using genuine credentials obtained through phishing activity or data obtained elsewhere.