Top AI & Tech News Stories — June 25, 2026

阿里巴巴AI編碼戰轉向 內部禁用競品挑戰Anthropic

28 outlets · 34 articles · 68 total since June 24, 2026 · Anthropic, Alibaba, Claude, China, United States

圖／示意圖 商傳媒 ｜葉安庭／綜合外電報導 阿里巴巴（Alibaba）近期在人工智慧（AI）編碼領域採取積極策略，預覽其大型語言模型 Qwen 3.8 Max，並聲稱該模型效能僅次於美國 Anthropic 公司的 Claude Fable 5。此舉不僅標誌著阿里巴巴在 AI 競爭中加強攻勢，也反映了中國 AI 實驗室欲挑戰全球領導者地位的決心。 值得關注的是，阿里巴巴已於本月10日禁止員工在工作中使用 Anthropic 的 Claude Code 軟體，並要求改用自家開發的 Qoder 編碼平台。據悉，此禁令源於公司發現 Claude Code…

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OpenAI, Broadcom unveil first AI inference chip

39 outlets · 46 articles · 152 total since June 19, 2026 · OpenAI, Broadcom, Jalapeño, ChatGPT, Nvidia

OpenAI, Broadcom unveil first AI inference chip Larry Dignan Wed, 24 Jun 2026 - 06:55 Larry Dignan Editor in Chief of Constellation Insights Constellation Research Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of Constellation Insights at Constellation Research, where he leads editorial…

Etsy, eBay, and Amazon are flooded with AI seed scams for nonexistent flowers

5 outlets · 6 articles · 67 total since June 10, 2026 · fraud detection, Deepfake detection, voice cloning, identity verification, machine learning

Celebrity deepfakes and fabricated political content are already familiar online hazards. A newer version of the problem, however, is showing up in gardening marketplaces: seeds being sold for flowers that do not exist. What's happening? On Etsy, eBay, and Amazon, shoppers can…

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Trump Administration Presses Meta to Submit AI Models for Government Safety Review

8 outlets · 11 articles · 20 total since June 23, 2026 · OpenAI, Anthropic, United States, Meta, Google

Meta is the only major US AI developer that has yet to submit its models for government safety review, and the Trump administration is pushing hard to change that. Administration officials have been pressing Meta through email communications to join a voluntary federal review…

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A flood of new smartphone devices, but limited consumers to customers

12 outlets · 17 articles · 83 total since June 10, 2026 · Apple, DRAM, Tim Cook, SK Hynix, Samsung

India’s consumer electronics market appears to be witnessing a surge in product launches. A closer look, however, suggests that brands are introducing more versions of the same products rather than significantly expanding their portfolios. The shift reflects a market where…

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Linux Foundation Launches Akrites for AI-Era Open Source Security

6 outlets · 6 articles · 19 total since June 25, 2026 · Linux Foundation, Akrites, Cisco, Anthropic, Google

The Linux Foundation has launched Akrites, a coordinated security initiative aimed at fixing vulnerabilities in critical open source software before they are broadly disclosed and weaponized. The project is framed around a specific pressure point: AI tools can speed up both…

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IBM unveils tech for chip smaller than 1 nanometer in AI computing push

4 outlets · 4 articles · 18 total since June 25, 2026 · IBM, nanostack, SRAM scaling, Jay Gambetta, IBM Research

IBM has unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm, or 7 angstrom node. The achievement marks a landmark moment for an industry…

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Google launches new Gemini model trio, teases Gemini 4

10 outlets · 11 articles · 57 total since May 21, 2026 · Google, Anthropic, Gemini 3.5 Flash, OpenAI, Gemini 3.5 Pro

Google launches new Gemini model trio, teases Gemini 4 Larry Dignan Tue, 21 Jul 2026 - 10:27 Larry Dignan Editor in Chief of Constellation Insights Constellation Research Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of Constellation Insights at Constellation Research, where he leads…

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Russia Uses Cellebrite to Hack Human Rights Activist’s Phone Despite Contract Cancellation

1 outlet · 2 articles · digital forensics, threat intelligence, incident response, forensic analysis, Malware Removal

Essential Insights Russian authorities used Cellebrite’s phone-cracking technology to access a prominent human rights activist’s device despite the company’s contract termination with Russia. The Citizen Lab’s analysis confirmed that Russian authorities accessed Andrey…

Chinese cybersecurity firm builds AI tools to rival Mythos and frames the race as cyber-nuclear deterrence

4 outlets · 4 articles · 18 total since June 25, 2026 · China, Anthropic, Mythos, Zhou Hongyi, cybersecurity

Chinese cybersecurity firm builds AI tools to rival Mythos and frames the race as cyber-nuclear deterrence Key Points - Chinese cybersecurity company 360 Security Technology has unveiled two AI tools for automated vulnerability hunting and cyber defense, pitched as China's…

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German Court Holds Google Accountable for AI Search Errors

2 outlets · 2 articles · 34 total since August 24, 2025 · Google, AI Overviews, Germany, Munich, AI Overviews

A Munich courtroom just redrew the rules for search engines in the age of generative artificial intelligence. On May 28, the Regional Court of Munich issued a temporary injunction against Google. The order bars the company from repeating false statements about two local…

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Study Finds ChatGPT Shows Left-Leaning Bias on Political Questions

4 outlets · 4 articles · 7 total since June 20, 2026 · OpenAI, Grok, ChatGPT, prompting, Anthropic

A new study has found that ChatGPT answered nearly every political question with left-leaning arguments, raising fresh concerns about political bias in leading AI systems. The research, which tested the model across a wide range of politically charged topics, concluded that…

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Ghostcommit: Κρυμμένο prompt injection σε εικόνες κλέβει τα secrets από AI coding agents

2 outlets · 2 articles · 23 total since May 6, 2026 · prompt injection, threat modeling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), CrowdStrike, OWASP

Μια νέα επίθεση με το όνομα Ghostcommit αποκάλυψαν ερευνητές του πανεπιστημίου Missouri-Kansas City στις 11 Ιουλίου 2026, δείχνοντας πώς κακόβουλες οδηγίες κρυμμένες μέσα σε αρχεία εικόνας (PNG) μπορούν να εξαπατήσουν σύγχρονους AI coding agents και να τους αναγκάσουν να κλέψουν…

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ChatGPT reached one billion monthly users in May but faces surging competition from rivals

2 outlets · 2 articles · 25 total since June 12, 2026 · ChatGPT, OpenAI, Claude, Sensor Tower, Anthropic

ChatGPT crossed 1 billion monthly active users in May, becoming the fastest app ever to hit that mark. It took just 3.5 years from its November 2022 launch , beating Google Maps' five-year record, according to Sensor Tower data cited by CNBC. But the milestone tells only part of…

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Qualcomm acquires AI startup Modular in $4 billion deal to challenge Nvidia’s CUDA dominance

12 outlets · 12 articles · 29 total since June 23, 2026 · Qualcomm, Modular, Nvidia, Cristiano Amon, CUDA

Qualcomm acquires AI startup Modular in $4 billion deal to challenge Nvidia’s CUDA dominance Qualcomm is making a nearly $4 billion bet that the next big AI fight will not be won by chips alone. The company said Wednesday it plans to acquire AI startup Modular in an all-stock…

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Anthropic Unveils Claude Tag, a Powerful AI Teammate for Slack

7 outlets · 7 articles · 80 total since June 23, 2026 · Anthropic, Claude Tag, Claude, Slack, Claude Enterprise

Anthropic has launched Claude Tag, a new AI-powered teammate for Slack that can collaborate with teams, remember context, and complete tasks across an organization. Quick Summary – TLDR: Anthropic has introduced Claude Tag, an AI agent that works directly inside Slack channels…

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28th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Southern Africa 2026 Returns to Johannesburg for Its Silver Jubilee Edition

1 outlet · 2 articles · cybersecurity, AI and Machine Learning, Cloud modernization, Open Banking, risk and compliance

Johannesburg, South Africa – The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) announces the 28th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Southern Africa 2026, to be held on 15 October 2026 in Johannesburg, alongside the prestigious Innovation & Excellence Awards. This year…

New York Times says Microsoft helped OpenAI nick its copy

2 outlets · 4 articles · 11 total since June 22, 2026 · OpenAI, microsoft, New York, The New York Times, New York Times

Ars Technica reports that The New York Times has filed a heavily redacted court document accusing the software king of the world, Microsoft, of actively encouraging OpenAI to nick its copyrighted work. The move follows the US Supreme Court’s Cox Communications ruling, in which…

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Varias comunidades autónomas españolas han creado su propia distro de Linux para no depender de las big tech

8 outlets · 9 articles · 98 total since June 8, 2026 · Europe, microsoft, cloud computing, European Commission, France

Últimamente se habla mucho de la soberanía digital de la Unión Europea frente a grandes potencias como Estados Unidos y China, aunque la región continúa manteniendo una dependencia excesiva de estos . Este debate no es solo técnico, sino que tiene su consecuencia directa en la…

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Is your AI policy driving employees underground?

8 outlets · 8 articles · 76 total since September 17, 2025 · AI governance, microsoft, ChatGPT, data governance, Risk Management

Remember when corporate software misuse meant employees using workplace tools for personal tasks? A little shopping on the company laptop; a private email on a corporate account. AI has flipped that on its head. According to a new AI usage index from Harmonic Security, 64.5% of…

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