June 18 is the deadline Senator Warren set for Nvidia to explain why DOJ indictments allege $670 million in GPU diversions to China that CEO Jensen Huang said never happened.
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London Tech Week closes with £6bn in AI pledges and a national compute push
London Tech Week 2026 concluded with £6 billion in AI pledges, including AMD’s £2bn five-year commitment and a UK government £1.1bn AI Hardware Plan anchored by a £750m national supercomputer.
German court declares Google liable for false AI Overview claims
Munich’s Regional Court found Google directly liable for false AI Overview statements, ruling the summaries are Google’s own speech and not protected search-result listings.
Nvidia declines Senate hearing as Warren sets June 18 deadline on chip diversion probe
Senator Elizabeth Warren has set a June 18 deadline for Nvidia to explain its export control compliance after CEO Jensen Huang declined a Senate hearing invitation and DOJ alleged $510 million in diverted AI chips.
US orders Anthropic to cut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals
The US government issued an export control directive on 13 June 2026 ordering Anthropic to disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, citing a reported security jailbreak.
SpaceX-xAI’s $75 billion raise signals AI infrastructure is entering the public-market era
SpaceX-xAI’s record $75 billion IPO on June 12 marks the moment AI infrastructure financing moved from venture capital to public markets, with $30 billion in compute deals and a $1.77 trillion valuation setting the benchmark.
EU orders Meta to restore WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots
The European Commission on June 9 issued interim measures ordering Meta to reinstate third-party AI assistants to the WhatsApp Business API within five days, citing antitrust concerns over fees deemed economically unsustainable for competitors.
OpenAI files confidential S-1 with the SEC as the AI IPO race intensifies
OpenAI submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to US regulators on June 8 at an $852 billion valuation, joining a historic cluster of AI companies moving toward public markets.
Apple powers Siri AI with Google Gemini as Tim Cook names his September successor
Apple unveiled a rebuilt Siri AI using Google’s Gemini model at WWDC 2026, while CEO Tim Cook announced John Ternus as his successor effective September 1.
UK watchdog launches Strategic Market Status probe into Microsoft’s Office and Copilot bundle
The UK Competition and Markets Authority opened the first Strategic Market Status investigation under the DMCC Act 2024 on 14 May 2026, examining whether Microsoft’s bundling of Teams, Windows, and Copilot suppresses competition.