Day June 26, 2026

Adobe buys Topaz Labs to strengthen its AI image and video tools

Adobe’s Topaz acquisition brings AI enhancement tech into Creative Cloud and Firefly as competition in creative software heats up.

Netris raised $15M from a16z to help AI neoclouds launch faster with hardware-accelerated network automation.

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Databricks veteran Naveen Rao’s startup says a new chip design could cut AI power use by 1,000x and reshape inference economics.

General Intuition raises $320M to build video game AI that can transfer gameplay learning into robots, agents and real-world tasks.

Patronus AI raises $50M to build digital worlds that test AI agents, as demand grows for reliable agent evaluation.

Claude growth is accelerating among paid consumers, with new data showing rising spend and interest even as ChatGPT still leads.

AI power struggles are spilling into Hollywood, data centers and Meta’s workplace surveillance after a week of major corporate clashes.

GPT-5.6 delay: OpenAI reportedly faces a U.S. request for a staggered rollout, with customer access approved case by case.

Anthropic says AI safety requires frontier power. Inside the lab’s rise, defense ties, and growing influence lies a major test of AI safety.