AI to power next UPI wave, NPCI eyes half a billion users
NPCI plans the payments AI layer to push UPI past a billion daily transactions, using voice assistants and models for onboarding and fraud checks.
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25% fake candidate profiles prompt AI policing of interviews
Gartner warns 25% of candidate profiles will be fabricated. Employers are adopting AI interview monitoring and new assessments to deter misrepresentation.
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California bans loud streaming ads from 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026 Californians will not hear louder streaming ads. SB 576 imports the CALM Act loudness standard, forcing platforms to normalise ad audio for in-state streams.
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iPad Pro M5: $100 off as Apple raises list prices
Apple raised iPad Pro list prices in June 2026, yet some retailers and certified resale listings cut 11-inch M5 256GB models to $899 or about $727.
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Family sues Tesla after Model 3 ploughs into Texas home, killing 76-year-old
Family files wrongful-death suit after a Tesla Model 3 drove into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old. Federal agencies NHTSA and NTSB have opened probes.
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Lenovo coupon codes: tiered vouchers and stackable discounts
Lenovo coupon codes: how the BUYMORELENOVO tiered voucher, demographic discounts, price-match and weekly drops can stack to significantly reduce checkout totals.
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Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it races to build AI data centres
Oracle cut about 21,000 roles, logged $1.8bn in severance and is spending to expand cloud and AI data-centre capacity, warning AI deployment may cut jobs.
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Non-nude images harm women and girls, one in five affected
Chayn and Barnardo's warn platforms prioritise nudity over consent, leaving non-nude image-based abuse unresolved. They call for consent-based takedown rules.
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Brands quietly used AI-generated influencers in staged social media endorsements
Brands used AI-generated influencers in posts mimicking customer endorsements, prompting deletions and calls for clearer disclosure ahead of EU AI rules.
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Kyber raises $5m to cut robot lag
Kyber, led by VLC developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf, raised $5m to build an open-source SDK synchronising video, audio and sensors for low-latency control.
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Crypto Clipper steals wallets yet installs a backdoor
Microsoft warns of Crypto Clipper, a USB malware that swaps copied crypto addresses, steals seed phrases and installs a Tor backdoor. Detections 17 Jun 2026.
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Rumble gains 22,400 Nvidia GPUs, targets cloud revenue
Rumble bought about 22,400 Nvidia GPUs and European data centres from Northern Data, positioning Rumble Cloud to sell GPU-backed AI and video services.
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SpaceX overtakes Amazon, valued at $2.78tn
SpaceX's Nasdaq debut pushed its market value to about $2.78tn, overtaking Amazon as investors bet on Starlink and AI optionality via a Cursor option, and shows why earnings lag.
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Google Workspace promo codes cut up to 14% in June 2026
Google Workspace promo codes for June 2026 let new subscribers cut up to 14% on their opening billing period, according to Wired and coupon aggregators.
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Meta begins unwind of $2bn Manus deal after Beijing order
Meta has begun cutting operational ties to Manus after China's NDRC ordered a reversal. Teams are migrating off Manus systems ahead of new July rules.
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Anthropic takes Claude Fable 5 offline after US export order
Anthropic disabled Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after a US export-control order over national security, pausing models while it engages with authorities.
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Theker raises $85m to scale a generalist factory robot
Theker raised $85m in June 2026 to scale modular AI robots reconfigurable for packing, sorting and bottling. Funding will expand showrooms and staff.
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Anthropic CEO has one direct report, sister runs operations
Dario Amodei told Bloomberg only his chief of staff reports to him, with co-founder Daniela Amodei running operations, freeing him to focus on research.
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Lenovo June deals: Save £30 with stackable vouchers
Save with Lenovo June deals: UK shoppers can get a £30 welcome code, stack £25 referral vouchers and use education, rewards and trade-ins; check terms.
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OpenAI files for IPO as Anthropic presses ahead
OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO but says it has no timetable. Its filing follows Anthropic's and opens a route to a US listing pending SEC review and market conditions.
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Texas grid warns: 5,000MW drops could trigger summer outages
ERCOT warned failed voltage ride-through tests at data centres and crypto mines could trigger sudden 5,000MW demand drops and risk summer outages in July.
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Sriram Krishnan to leave White House AI adviser role in June
White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan will leave in June 2026 and plans to form an outside group to boost data-centre capacity and public access to AI.
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Fortnite offline for hours as Epic deploys Chapter 7 update
Fortnite went offline while Epic deployed v41.00 to launch Chapter 7. Maintenance began after the Shattered event; access returned once installs finished and the new season is live.
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Chesky backs Airbnb AI lab despite doubts over LLMs
Chesky is funding an independent Airbnb AI lab, Bloomberg and TechCrunch report. Outside product leadership, it may focus on search and trip planning.
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AI engineer roadmap 2026: job-ready in 8-12 months
AI engineer roadmap 2026: an 8-12 month plan from Python foundations to LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented systems, LLMOps and production portfolio projects.
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