AWS commits $1 billion to Forward Deployed Engineering for enterprise AI
AWS launches a $1 billion Forward Deployed Engineering unit that embeds engineers inside customer organizations to ship agentic AI systems.
Brookfield and Bloom Energy expand AI power partnership to $25 billion
Brookfield expands its AI infrastructure partnership with Bloom Energy fivefold to $25 billion to finance fuel cell power for AI data centers.
US lifts export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Anthropic said the US government lifted the June 12 export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, restoring global access to Fable 5 from July 1.
Together AI raises $800 million Series C at $8.3 billion valuation
Together AI raises an $800 million Series C at an $8.3 billion valuation to scale its open-source AI cloud and inference platform.
Microsoft launches Frontier Company, a $2.5 billion enterprise AI deployment subsidiary
Microsoft stands up Frontier Company with $2.5 billion and 6,000 experts embedded at customers to co-design and deploy enterprise AI systems.
Illinois enacts AI Safety Measures Act, first state to mandate independent frontier AI audits
Gov. Pritzker signs SB 315, making Illinois the first US state to require annual independent third-party safety audits of frontier AI developers.
SAP completes acquisition of Dremio to power agentic AI on unified enterprise data
SAP closed its acquisition of data lakehouse firm Dremio, making Business Data Cloud Apache Iceberg-native to feed agentic AI workloads.
European Commission presents EU Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
The Commission unveils a coordinated EU plan pairing advanced AI and cybersecurity: model evaluation capacity, secure testing, and new funding.
FTC proposes policy statement on suppression of accuracy in AI systems
The FTC publishes a proposed Section 5 policy statement targeting practices that suppress truthful AI outputs, with comments due July 31, 2026.
Waymo Goes Fully Driverless in Las Vegas and Adds San Diego, Tampa, and Denver
Waymo announced fully driverless operations in Las Vegas, San Diego, Tampa, and Denver, extending its rider-only network beyond 10 US cities.
Anthropic launches Claude for Teachers, free for US K-12 educators
Anthropic gives verified US K-12 educators a free year of premium Claude, with teaching skills and standards-aligned curriculum connections.
Chai Discovery raises $400M Series C at $3.8B valuation for AI molecular design
AI drug design startup Chai Discovery announced a $400M Series C at a $3.8B valuation, led by Index Ventures with OpenAI among returning backers.
Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs Publish Bioresilience Approach
DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs release a bioresilience policy built on prevention, detection, and response using AI biology tools.
Japan and NVIDIA launch national AI infrastructure with 27,500-GPU Vera Rubin factory
NVIDIA and Noetra, backed by Japan's METI, announced a 140 MW Vera Rubin AI factory with 27,500 Rubin GPUs for national physical AI.
TSMC reports record Q2 2026 results as AI demand drives 77 percent profit surge
TSMC posted record Q2 2026 revenue of $40.2B, up 36 percent YoY, with net income up 77.4 percent on leading-edge AI chip demand.