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OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Rollout After U.S. Government Request, Calls Restrictions a ‘Short-Term Step’

June 27, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

OpenAI is limiting the release of its newest AI models to a “small group of trusted partners” at the behest of the U.S. government, the company said Friday. The next-generation GPT-5.6 lineup includes Sol, its flagship model; Terra, a more balanced model for everyday use; and Luna, a faster, lower-cost option. Although Sol is the […]

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OpenAI, Google, and SpaceX are all building their own AI chips — here’s why that matters

June 27, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending. OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in a growing list of companies building their way out of single-supplier risk. Major […]

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Claude is quietly winning over paying AI consumers, data shows, even as ChatGPT still dominates

June 26, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Anthropic’s Claude has been steadily winning over paying consumers in 2026, with credit card transaction data showing a 75% increase in consumer revenue since January, according to analysis from Indagari, a firm that tracks billions of anonymized transactions from roughly 28 million U.S. consumers. The trend signals that the AI lab’s appeal is broadening beyond […]

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Databricks’ former AI chief claims his new chip can cut AI’s energy bill by 1,000x

June 26, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, has launched a startup called Unconventional AI that he says can reduce the energy consumed by AI inference by a factor of 1,000. The key is a novel oscillator-based computer architecture that replaces traditional transistor-based logic. On Thursday, the company released its first model, Un0, an […]

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Facebook tests standalone AI companion app to help creators grow audiences

June 25, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Facebook is testing a standalone AI companion app for creators, the company announced on Wednesday, marking a shift from its existing Creator Studio tool toward a more personalized, AI-driven experience. The app, currently being trialed with a select group of creators, includes Facebook’s recently launched AI creator assistant, which offers tailored recommendations based on each […]

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Figma adds code layers, animation support, and AI-powered plugin creation in latest update

June 25, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Figma on Wednesday rolled out a significant update that introduces native code layers, support for animations and shaders, and new AI-powered features for creating custom plugins. The update is the latest step in the design platform’s effort to bridge the gap between design and development workflows. Figma’s latest update adds native code layers to its […]

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Anthropic’s Claude Tag Turns Slack Into an Always-On AI Teammate With Persistent Memory

June 24, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Anthropic is introducing Claude Tag in research preview, an “always-on Claude” that lives in Slack and acts as an AI teammate, the company announced on November 4. The new feature allows users to tag @Claude to provide insights in chats and assign tasks, beginning in research preview for Slack on Claude Enterprise and Claude Team […]

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Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates

June 24, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding to build a video-first hiring platform that replaces traditional resumes with AI-conducted interviews and short-form video profiles. The company announced the round on Tuesday, led by Luminar Ventures with participation from Alliance VC and King co-founders Sebastian Knutsson and Riccardo Zacconi, the duo behind […]

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Are AI ‘loops’ the next big shift in agentic coding? Boris Cherny thinks so

June 23, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

On Friday, Claude Code creator Boris Cherny took the stage at Meta’s @Scale conference in San Francisco and fielded a question that cut straight to the heart of the current AI development cycle: “Are loops the next hype cycle, or are they for real?” Cherny’s answer was unequivocal. “Yes, they’re for real,” he said. “Two […]

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AI chipmaker Groq raises $650M, pivots after Nvidia’s $20B licensing deal

June 23, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

AI chipmaker Groq has confirmed a $650 million funding round, roughly six months after Nvidia signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement for its chip technology and hired away founder and CEO Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra, and other key employees. The deal, which sources have described as a “not-acqui-hire” worth approximately $20 billion in licensing fees, […]