Open Links In New Tab
Mobile Archives Advertise Site News Contact Editors
Techmeme
June 11, 2026, 1:35 AM
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter

Top News

Dario Amodei:
An essay on policy responses to AI's exponential progress across regulation and public safety, macroeconomics and taxes, science, civil liberties, geopolitics  —  In one of the side plots to The Lord of the Rings, two of the Hobbits attempt to rouse Treebeard—a wise but ponderous sentient tree …
Anthropic:
Anthropic releases two policy proposals on how governments should address catastrophic risks and manage labor market disruption from advanced AI systems  —  AI is advancing at exponential speed, and the policymaking process was built for a slower world.  —  We are sharing two policy proposals to prepare for AI progress.
Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
Anthropic backtracks on a policy limiting Claude Fable 5's ability to develop other AI models, after significant backlash from the AI research community  —  The company changed course after researchers spoke out against the policy, which would have covertly limited Claude's ability to develop competing AI models.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Cybersecurity researchers complain that Claude Fable's guardrails are too strict, rejecting “innocuous tasks” like reading blog posts or performing code reviews  —  Anthropic released its latest model Fable on Tuesday, billing it as a public and limited version of its powerful and much-hyped cybersecurity model Mythos.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft is restricting employees from using Claude Fable 5 because of Anthropic's new 30-day data retention requirements
Dean W. Ball / @deanwball:
Anthropic secretly limiting Claude's usefulness for LLM development strengthens the argument that Anthropic is using AI safety to justify monopolistic behavior
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Microsoft's Xbox division is planning major layoffs next month and significant budget cuts for marketing and some other areas  —  Asha Sharma's first major cuts will arrive in July  —  Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox division is planning major job cuts next month as new Chief Executive …
The Verge:
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty warn of an “Xbox reset” in the next 100 days, citing challenges like annual revenue down ~$500M over the past five years
A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
The FBI seizes 13 domains allegedly tied to fake consulting firms that sought information from US government and military employees for suspected Chinese agents  —  Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the seizure of 13 internet domains tied to what the U.S. Justice Department called …
The Keyword:
Google introduces DiffusionGemma, an experimental 26B-parameter open model that uses text diffusion for faster text generation compared to autoregressive models  —  Our newest open experimental model delivers up to 4x faster inference on dedicated GPUs and opens the door to exploring speed-critical, interactive local workflows.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI is considering drastically lowering its price for tokens in anticipation of similar cuts the company expects at Anthropic  —  The company might lower prices for tokens, the central unit for gauging AI costs, though the discussions are still in flux
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Instagram expands Your Algorithm to its main feed, letting users choose topics they want to see, and is working to support requests for people, moods, and more  —  Adam Mosseri wants AI to give users a sense of control over recommendations.  —  Instagram is going to let you tweak …
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
CISA shortens the deadline for US agencies to fix the most critical vulnerabilities in their networks to three days, citing hackers' use of AI  —  The U.S. cyber defense agency said on Wednesday that government officials now have three days to deal with the most serious categories …
Juby Babu / Reuters:
Oracle reports Q4 revenue up 21% YoY to $19.18B, vs. $19.1B est., and expects to raise ~$40B in debt and equity in FY 2027; ORCL drops 10%+ after hours  —  Oracle (ORCL.N) reported fourth-quarter revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, amid growing concerns …
Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
Sources: Sam Altman told staff that OpenAI is expected to go public “within the next year” and OpenAI plans a tender offer “very soon” at a $687.69 share price  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff in a Slack message on Monday that he expects OpenAI to go public …
Maria Cheng / Reuters:
Canada introduces the Safe Social Media Act, a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 and establish safety standards for AI chatbots  —  The Canadian government introduced a new digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16 with exemptions …
Sam Sabin / Axios:
OpenAI says it has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting US debates over tariffs and data centers  —  OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates …
Dylan Tokar / Wall Street Journal:
The CFTC proposes prediction market rules, seeking the ability to ban bets it finds aren't in the public interest or may be highly susceptible to manipulation  —  The CFTC provided clearer parameters around what bets are allowed on Kalshi and other platforms, but won't ban certain contracts
Financial Times:
Analysis: Conservative and Reform UK MPs have increased their volume of posts on X since Elon Musk's takeover, while center-left politicians have reduced theirs  —  Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows
Laurie Chen / Reuters:
Chinese companies are implementing “quiet” AI-driven layoffs to avoid labor laws that require government approval for job cuts exceeding 10% of a workforce  —  Liu, a Hangzhou-based contractor at a large Chinese internet firm, says her employer began quietly firing contractors …
The Texas Tribune:
Letter: Texas Governor Greg Abbott released regulatory recommendations for state lawmakers to ensure that data centers shoulder the costs of their growth  —  The recommendations for legislative action amount to a striking call for industry regulation by the Republican governor in a state …
Moneycontrol:
Opendoor says it is shutting down its India operations and laying off nearly 250 employees, replacing them with smaller, AI-enabled teams in the US  —  Affected employees will receive severance pay, outplacement services and transition support, while a small group will remain temporarily …
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Google Quantum AI COO says the company declined funding from the $2B Trump administration grant because “conditions” attached would have slowed its work  —  Google didn't take funding from the Trump administration for quantum computing because of “conditions” …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Sea's Shopee is cutting hundreds of developer jobs globally; the reductions started this week and amount to about 8% of Shopee's developer workforce  —  Sea Ltd.'s Shopee is cutting hundreds of developer jobs globally, joining rivals across the world in slashing staff while they adopt AI …

Sponsor Posts

Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning  —  SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds.  Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cloudflare:
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference  —  Stop preparing for agents.  Start running them.  100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Zoho:
App Spotlight: Google Sheets Magic Lookup for Zoho CRM  —  Our App Spotlight brings you hand-picked apps to enhance the power of your Zoho apps and tools.  Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all apps, integrations …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Sponsor Techmeme

Featured Podcasts

Big Technology Podcast:
 Special Report: Will AI Wipe Out Humanity? (And Who Profits)
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
 The Atlantic's CEO on AI, Billionaire Owners, and Moonlighting as a Creator
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Sources:
 Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Meta's biggest AI bet yet
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Lenny's Podcast:
 How we built Grok Bot in a month | Roman Ugarte (SpaceXAI)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Invest Like the Best:
 Walter Russell Mead - How America Keeps Winning
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Grit:
 The AI Race Has a Leaderboard | Arena CEO Anastasios Angelopoulos
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Add your podcast here
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:35 AM ET, June 11, 2026.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

From Mediagazer

Joe Sonka / Louisville Public Media:
McClatchy enacts deep, nationwide layoffs, including at the Lexington Herald-Leader, Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Charlotte Observer, and Idaho Statesman

Brett LoGiurato / Status:
NYT CEO Kopit Levien confirms The Athletic is no longer pursuing a major partnership with Kalshi, saying “we take the trust of our readers incredibly seriously”

New York Times:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill that prohibits social media platforms from offering addictive features to users under 16, the first such law in the US

More News

Sarah Guo:
As AI commoditizes benchmarkable work, an organization's lasting moats lie in tasks that are verifiable through its private data and judgment
Bloomberg:
Dario Amodei says he doesn't know what role Claude played in a missile strike on an Iranian school, and its use in this instance didn't violate Anthropic's ToS
Financial Times:
Sources: Germany's Neura Robotics, which builds AI-powered humanoid robots, raised $1.4B from Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, and others at a ~$7B valuation

Earlier Picks

Matthias Bastian / The Decoder:
A German court rules that Google is directly liable for what AI Overviews say after AI Overviews falsely tied two publishers to shady business practices
Reuters:
Sources: SpaceX has drawn $250B+ of investor demand for what is poised to be the largest IPO to date, far beyond the $75B that SpaceX is aiming to raise
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter