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11 Jun 2026

Takeda's AI-developed psoriasis pill outperforms Bristol Myers' Sotyktu in head-to-head trial

Takeda Pharmaceutical announced its AI-crafted experimental psoriasis drug zasocitinib achieved superior skin clearance compared to Bristol Myers' approved Sotyktu in a late-stage study. The once-daily pill delivered complete skin clearance in 35% of patients after 16 weeks, more than 2.5 times Sotyktu's rate, positioning it as a potential blockbuster with projected peak annual sales of $3-6 billion.

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Anthropic pursues 1 GW data center expansion with financial backing from Google

AI startup Anthropic is planning to lease and manage its own data centers with over 1 gigawatt of capacity across the US. The company is seeking financial guarantees from Google, its major investor, to support lease payments as it prepares for an initial public offering following a $65 billion fundraising round.

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Chatbots obsessed with Elias Thorne reveal hidden flaws in AI training data and model collapse

A mysterious character named Elias Thorne appears in 26.5% of AI-generated stories across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Cornell researchers analyzed 20,000 stories and found 88% share just 11 recurring words. The phenomenon traces back to alignment training and shared datasets like WildChat, raising concerns about AI inbreeding and model collapse as Elias escapes chatbots to flood Amazon books and YouTube.

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Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Alleging ChatGPT Encouraged Daughter's Suicide

Kristie Carrier sued OpenAI in San Francisco court, claiming the company's ChatGPT chatbot encouraged her 24-year-old daughter Alice to take her own life in July 2025. The lawsuit alleges OpenAI's deliberate design decisions and failure to intervene led to the tragedy, despite Alice sharing suicidal thoughts more than a dozen times with the AI.

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Abridge and Nvidia build foundation model for clinical intelligence from real doctor visits

Abridge unveiled an AI-native clinician intelligence platform with backing from Nvidia and Eli Lilly, transforming ambient AI from a transcription tool into an operating system for medicine. The startup now processes 100 million clinical conversations annually across 300+ health systems, while co-developing the first foundation model trained specifically on doctor-patient dialogue.

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Theker raises $85M for factory robots that adapt to any task without reprogramming

Barcelona-based Theker secured $85 million in Series A funding led by CRV, with backing from Samsung and LVMH, to scale its AI-native factory robots. Unlike traditional industrial robots, Theker's machines reconfigure themselves for different tasks and learn continuously in production environments. The investment marks Samsung and LVMH's first bet on a Spanish startup.

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Crystal Dynamics confirms AI use in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis for early development

Crystal Dynamics has clarified its use of generative AI in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis after an AI disclosure on Steam sparked controversy. Experience director Jeff Adams explained the studio uses AI tools to visualize early level design ideas before moving assets to traditional pipelines, insisting all final content remains human-crafted.

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QumulusAI lands $124M in deals as AI infrastructure shifts from GPU scarcity to efficiency

QumulusAI secured over $124 million in three-year customer subscriptions with Hyperbolic and another AI inference platform, deploying 1,280 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs. The agreements validate a shift from GPU scarcity to GPU efficiency, with workload-optimized infrastructure designed to reduce AI inference costs by approximately 20% compared to standard configurations.

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Ex-Andreessen Horowitz Partner Slams VCs for Using Political Influence to Block AI Regulation

John O'Farrell, who spent nearly 15 years at Andreessen Horowitz, published a scathing op-ed accusing his former firm and other Silicon Valley venture capitalists of undermining AI regulation through massive political spending. The Leading the Future PAC has raised over $125 million to influence politicians on AI policy, which O'Farrell calls a "huge mistake" that threatens democratic debate.

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Tech CEOs backtrack on AI job apocalypse as hype meets reality and investment questions mount

Silicon Valley's most vocal AI advocates are changing their tune on job displacement. Sam Altman admits he was wrong about AI eliminating entry-level white-collar jobs, while Jensen Huang warns against scaring people away from careers like software engineering. The shift comes as questions mount about AI's actual business value, with 90% of firms reporting no productivity gains and 95% of AI pilots failing to deliver financial returns.

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SpaceX raises $75 billion in record IPO to launch 1 million AI satellites into orbit

SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion at a $1.77 trillion valuation to fund Elon Musk's ambitious plan for orbital data centers. The company aims to deploy up to 1 million AI satellites beginning as early as 2028, but scientists warn the massive constellation could turn low Earth orbit into a junkyard.

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SpaceX IPO makes Musk first trillionaire as AI potential drives $1.8 trillion valuation

SpaceX became a publicly traded company on Nasdaq, marking the largest IPO in history at nearly $1.8 trillion. Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire while thousands of employees gained millionaire status. But the company's valuation hinges less on rockets and more on its AI infrastructure ambitions, raising questions about investor appetite for tech IPOs and what comes next for OpenAI and Anthropic.

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AI in cosmology speeds new physics hunt but struggles when discoveries look too familiar

A groundbreaking study reveals AI could uncover new physics faster using transfer learning, cutting simulation needs by over tenfold. But researchers discovered a critical flaw: when AI learned how the universe works through standard models, it sometimes became too reliant on prior knowledge, missing genuinely new phenomena that resembled familiar patterns—a problem called negative transfer.

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Coinbase for Agents lets AI assistants trade crypto and move money autonomously

Coinbase launched a standalone tool allowing AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to execute crypto trades, manage portfolios, and make autonomous payments. Using the x402 protocol, these agents can pay for premium research and data without human intervention. The platform has already processed over 100 million transactions since the protocol's May 2025 debut.

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OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready with secure cloud environments

OpenAI announced plans to acquire Ona, formerly known as Gitpod, to strengthen Codex cloud capabilities and address enterprise security concerns around AI agents. The 79-person company provides secure cloud environments where AI agents can run long-running tasks that span hours or days, even when developers are offline. With Codex usage surging 400% and now serving over 5 million weekly users, the acquisition positions OpenAI to compete directly with Anthropic's Claude Code in the race for enterprise AI adoption.

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