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Samsung and KDDI have completed a trial of an AI-based 5G SA network optimization service, which delivered up to 52% improvement in 5G downlink throughput. The service uses AI to analyze site environment data and recommend optimized parameters for each cell, allowing for more precise and adaptive network optimization.

Meta has released a new app called Pocket, aimed at creating generative AI games through 'vibe-coding'. The app allows users to make and share interactive experiences, dubbed 'gizmos', using AI technology. Pocket is currently available on iOS and Android, but not yet widely released. The app's features and functionality are still unclear, but it appears to be part of Meta's larger efforts to integrate AI into its services.

OpenAI's Sam Altman is in talks with the US government to give them a 5% stake in AI companies, including Google and Meta, to share the benefits of AI and avoid political hurdles. This proposal aims to ensure a smoother path for AI development and deployment, while also addressing concerns about AI regulation and governance.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks with the Trump administration to offer the US a 5% stake in the company, aiming to win over AI critics and share the benefits of AI-driven economic growth. This move comes as AI firms face growing public concern and potential regulation. Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed a larger sovereign public wealth fund, requiring leading AI firms to pay a one-time 50% tax on their stock.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed donating 5% of the company's equity to a US sovereign wealth fund. The donation is meant to secure good relations with the administration and address political blowback. Other AI companies may also donate similar stakes, but significant questions remain about the specifics.

Apple has extended its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) to Google Cloud for the first time, allowing it to run AI workloads on non-Apple infrastructure while maintaining privacy guarantees. The collaboration integrates three layers of hardware trust and ensures stateless computation, enforceable guarantees, and verifiable transparency.

Cloudflare will automatically block web crawlers that index websites for search engines and act as AI agents and trainers. This change aims to give website owners more control over how AI companies use their content and rebalance the relationship between AI companies and website owners. The new policy will default to allowing search but blocking training and agent use for pages with ads, starting September 15, 2026.

Meta has introduced a new app called Pocket, which allows users to create and share interactive 'gizmos' built from AI prompts. The app is a social feed where users can scroll through and interact with these gizmos, which can respond to touch, play sound effects, and use the camera. Pocket is not yet available in the US, but it can be found on Google Play in other countries.

The Trump Administration is reportedly close to announcing a set of standards for frontier AI models, particularly regarding cybersecurity capabilities, with major US AI companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that attackers have begun exploiting a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-45659). This security flaw allows attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on unpatched SharePoint servers. Microsoft released security updates for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019, and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition to address this vulnerability.

Meta has released a new app called Pocket, aimed at creating generative AI games through 'vibe-coding'. The app allows users to make and share interactive experiences, dubbed 'gizmos', using AI technology. Pocket is currently available on iOS and Android, but not yet widely released. The app's features and functionality are still unclear, but it appears to be part of Meta's larger efforts to integrate AI into its services.

Opera introduces Paste Protect, a native defense against ClickFix clipboard attacks that copy malicious code into a computer's clipboard, potentially leading to malware installation. The feature detects and blocks malicious scripts, warns users, and flags the address bar with a red icon.

True Anomaly and Rocket Lab completed a rendezvous mission for the US Space Force, demonstrating close inspection of a space vehicle. The mission, called Victus Haze, showed the ability to capture imagery of a target vehicle in orbit, a capability seen as crucial for understanding rival space capabilities. The companies plan to perform more exercises with increasing difficulty, including evasion maneuvers.

IQM, a full-stack quantum company from Finland, has gone public on the Nasdaq via a SPAC merger at a valuation of $1.9 billion. Despite the lukewarm welcome, IQM has acquired customers and is operating outside of Europe, with a recent establishment of a quantum tech center in Maryland.

OpenAI's first hardware, Codex Micro, is a developer-oriented peripheral aimed at speeding up commands for vibe coding, but it's not the revolutionary device expected. The device is a collaboration with Work Louder and is set to release on July 15. It appears to be an adaptation of the existing Creator Micro 2, with specific shortcuts for OpenAI's AI coding agent.

Realta Fusion successfully powered a lightbulb using electricity harvested directly from a fusion reaction, a first for a private company. This breakthrough could make fusion reactors more efficient and profitable.

The Pentagon and Anthropic, an AI lab, had a falling out over the use of AI models. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concerns about the Pentagon using the models for autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance. The Pentagon wanted to use the technology for 'all lawful uses', which Anthropic found unacceptable. The emails reveal a tense exchange between Amodei and the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Emil Michael.

Godot, a free open-source game development platform, has banned AI-authored code and AI-generated text in human-to-human communication due to an overwhelming number of low-quality pull requests from AI agents and users relying on AI coding tools.

The article discusses how local AI assistants, such as ComfyUI and LTX Video 2.3, can improve creative processes for visual professionals. These tools utilize node-based systems and AI models to generate ideas, images, and videos, allowing for rapid prototyping and increased productivity. They can be particularly useful for those with NVIDIA RTX cards, which provide faster performance and reduced VRAM.

The relaunched Claude Fable model has disappointed users due to its nerfed performance, with many reporting that it feels weaker and is being routed through stricter safety systems more often than before. Despite being available to all users, the model is heavily capped and will transition to a pay-to-play system via usage credits after July 7.