This man with ALS is “the first power user” of a brain implant that lets him speak

June 15, 2026

Casey Harrell has had a set of electrodes embedded in his brain for almost three years. Harrell, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is paralyzed, first used his brain-computer interface (BCI) to “speak” sentences with the help of a research team in 2023. Since then, Harrell has clocked thousands of hours of use. He…

Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

June 15, 2026

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts urged the White House to remove export control restrictions on Anthropic’s models Fable and Mythos, arguing that the order is going to limit the ability of cybersecurity defenders to secure their software and products.

SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised

June 15, 2026

SpaceX’s IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.

UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16

June 15, 2026

The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

June 15, 2026

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin’s team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.

Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

June 15, 2026

Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.

Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal

June 15, 2026

Fox says the deal will create the third-largest television company in the United States.

5 Things Companies Get Wrong About Agentic AI — Are You Making the Same Mistakes?

June 15, 2026

Agentic AI isn’t a chatbot or a smarter automation tool; it’s the foundation for a new way of working.

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities

June 15, 2026

NewCore argues the next challenge in enterprise security will be managing AI agents, not people.

The Download: cutting AC emissions, and nature’s drug designer

June 15, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. These new solid-state ACs promise a cool future. Scientists aren’t so sure. After three years of record-breaking heat and another scorcher underway, air-conditioning isn’t going anywhere. That’s good for our health,…

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