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Asia

Japan revamps its intelligence apparatus – The Diplomat

By Frank M. EverettJune 17, 2026

On May 27, the upper house of the Japanese National Diet approved a law to establish a National Intelligence Council…

Technology

OpenRouter launches Fusion, a tool for driving multiple AI models in parallel, claiming it can achieve "Fable-level intelligence at half the price" (Brian Thomas/OpenRouter Blog)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 15, 2026

Brian Thomas / OpenRouter Blog: OpenRouter launches Fusion, a tool for driving multiple AI models in parallel, claiming it can…

Technology

Sriram Krishnan, White House artificial intelligence adviser, said he would leave his post at the end of June; sources: Krishnan plans to create a pro-Trump AI policy institution (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 6, 2026

Leo Schwartz / The information: Sriram Krishnan, White House artificial intelligence adviser, said he would leave his post at the…

Politics

It’s time for the 25th Amendment as Trump thinks the latest dementia screening was an intelligence test

By Frank M. EverettMay 31, 2026

The only thing plunging faster than the economy is Trump’s approval ratings. Donald Trump regularly fell asleep on camera during…

Technology

Sources: Apple plans a new Siri camera mode in iOS 27 by moving visual intelligence, currently tied to the camera control button, into the camera app (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 29, 2026

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is planning a new Siri camera mode in iOS 27 by moving visual intelligence,…

Technology

Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 17, 2026

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they weren’t trained for,…

Technology

The CIA says it recently used AI to create its first-ever autonomous intelligence report and plans to integrate “AI collaborators” into all of its analytical platforms (John Sakellariadis/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: OpenClaw for standards is here A show about the inside conversations of the tech industry, hosted by…

Technology

Palantir has won a three-month, more than £30,000/week trial to access UK FCA intelligence data to combat financial crime, according to a source who raised concerns within the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 23, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The art of influence: the most important skill that AI cannot replace | Jessica Fain (Webflow,…

Technology

Yann LeCun’s Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs has raised $1.03 billion at a pre-money valuation of $3.5 billion to work on global models, in Europe’s largest ever seed round (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: How Sierra is getting ahead in the AI race | Co-founder Bret Taylor Grit explores what it…

Technology

HCLSoftware, a subsidiary of Indian IT company HCLTech, agrees to acquire business intelligence company Jaspersoft from Cloud Software Group for $240 million in cash (Urvi Malvania/Financial Express)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 24, 2025

Featured Podcasts Pod BG2: AI Enterprise – Databricks and gleanings Open source podcast about all things technology, markets, investing and…

Timor-Leste joins ASEAN – The Diplomat

An overview of corruption investigations in the Philippines – The Diplomat

Taiwan’s robot dogs signal military’s shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China – Radio Free Asia

Connectivity at the heart – The diplomat

India’s critical minerals challenge in a new global resources order – The Diplomat

Rafael Nadal says he won’t return to tennis like Serena Williams

Luxury spending now driven by experiences and “tourism heritage”

New V8 engines, redesigned styling

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q4 2026 Results

JPMorgan names Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh co-chairmen; Outings from Lake Marianne

Senate Democrats launch preemptive strike to stop Trump from intervening in midterms

Trump threatens to block Republicans’ midterms if they don’t pass SAVE Act

Top House Democrat suggests Trump may have terminal illness

Trump fantasizes about muscle men in Pennsylvania as Republicans crash and burn

Trump allies threaten to shut down House if election rigging bill doesn’t pass

Apple’s 14″ and 16″ OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros will be powered by existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and will have an updated industrial design (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Donald Trump Jr. got about $300,000 in Kalshi stock after becoming a strategic advisor in 2025, when Kalshi was valued at about $2 billion; now it’s worth more than $22 billion (George Steer/Financial Times)

Italy is investigating Microsoft 365 price hikes, saying Microsoft failed to inform users that AI tools like Copilot were built into the service (Giulia Segreti/Reuters)

Despite the ‘DeepMind mafia’ drawing billions into London AI startups, none of Demis Hassabis’ former lieutenants are building a UK border AI model (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

OpenAI says 97.9% of its employees now use Codex, up from around 40% in August 2025; Codex usage by non-developers increased 137-fold for individual users (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Browsing: Intelligence

Japan revamps its intelligence apparatus – The Diplomat

OpenRouter launches Fusion, a tool for driving multiple AI models in parallel, claiming it can achieve "Fable-level intelligence at half the price" (Brian Thomas/OpenRouter Blog)

Sriram Krishnan, White House artificial intelligence adviser, said he would leave his post at the end of June; sources: Krishnan plans to create a pro-Trump AI policy institution (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

It’s time for the 25th Amendment as Trump thinks the latest dementia screening was an intelligence test

Sources: Apple plans a new Siri camera mode in iOS 27 by moving visual intelligence, currently tied to the camera control button, into the camera app (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

The CIA says it recently used AI to create its first-ever autonomous intelligence report and plans to integrate “AI collaborators” into all of its analytical platforms (John Sakellariadis/Politico)

Palantir has won a three-month, more than £30,000/week trial to access UK FCA intelligence data to combat financial crime, according to a source who raised concerns within the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

Yann LeCun’s Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs has raised $1.03 billion at a pre-money valuation of $3.5 billion to work on global models, in Europe’s largest ever seed round (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

HCLSoftware, a subsidiary of Indian IT company HCLTech, agrees to acquire business intelligence company Jaspersoft from Cloud Software Group for $240 million in cash (Urvi Malvania/Financial Express)