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Insurers Deploy AI for Underwriting, Not Cost-Cutting
One in four new insurance AI use cases now involve agentic systems coordinating claims and underwriting. Manulife, Generali, and Intact project $1B+ combined AI value by end of reporting periods.
HPE offers free VM Essentials for a year to lure VMware customers
HPE is giving away virtualization software licenses to reduce the cost of switching from VMware. But partners say the offer doesn't go far enough to accelerate migration.
Your Secure Boot keys expire June 24: Windows and Linux update deadline
Three cryptographic certificates protecting your system's firmware will expire June 24. Here's what happens if you miss the deadline and how to check your status.
Apple plans camera AirPods and second foldable iPhone by 2027
Bloomberg reports Apple is testing camera-equipped AirPods Pro 3 for late 2027 launch, with a second-gen foldable iPhone to follow this year's debut model. New details on A-series chips and Intel chip production also emerge.
Android 17 launches with Bubbles, Wear OS 7 gains live updates
Google rolls out Android 17 to Pixel phones today with floating app windows for multitasking, while Wear OS 7 adds sports scores and delivery tracking. Android XR glasses arrive this fall.
Genesis AI's Eno robot ditches the humanoid look for function
Genesis AI unveiled Eno, a general-purpose robot backed by Eric Schmidt that abandons the human form in favor of human-capable hands. Deployments begin late 2026 in manufacturing and logistics.
SpaceX valuation hits $2.6T in IPO debut, briefly tops Amazon
SpaceX raised $86 billion in its first public offering, driving a $1 trillion gain in market value. Stock volatility and a thin float of tradeable shares fueled swings that briefly made it the fifth-most valuable company — despite $4.9 billion in losses last year.
Anthropic hits 41% of business AI spending as Trump ban backfires
Anthropic captured more business AI subscriptions than OpenAI in May, per Ramp data covering 70,000 companies. A White House export ban on its latest models may strengthen the 'too dangerous to use' narrative that has driven adoption.
Pinterest Launches Ask Pinterest, a Conversational Shopping App
Pinterest is testing Ask Pinterest, an AI chatbot app that lets users ask natural language questions about product discovery and inspiration. The company plans to fold learnings into its main app.
DeepL Acquires Mixhalo for Live Event Translation
DeepL buys real-time audio startup Mixhalo for $39M+ in capital raised to extend voice translation into conferences and live events. The acquisition opens DeepL's first U.S. office in San Francisco.
CPP Investments commits $741M to India data center operator CtrlS
Canada's largest pension fund is acquiring an 8.2% stake in CtrlS and co-founding a hyperscale data center joint venture, joining a wave of global capital flowing into India's AI infrastructure buildout.
SpaceX stock surge paid for $60B Cursor deal in hours
SpaceX's rising valuation let Elon Musk fund a major acquisition with minimal dilution. What this says about stock-as-currency in the AI boom.