World leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off.

by News Feed Editor | Jun 17, 2026 | Technology

At the G7 Summit on Wednesday, world leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced concerns that the U.S. could cut off their countries’ access to top American AI models at any time. Macron warned G7 leaders and top AI...

Anthropic ships major Claude Design overhaul with design system imports, code round-trips, and a fix for its token-burning problem

by News Feed Editor | Jun 17, 2026 | Technology

When Anthropic quietly released Claude Design in April as a “research preview,” it generated the kind of instant traction most product teams dream about: more than one million users in its first week. It also generated a problem. The tool consumed tokens...

Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows

by News Feed Editor | Jun 17, 2026 | Technology

Despite the fact that AI increasingly dominates our economy (it’s hot IPO summer and we’re all just along for the ride), most Americans are not particularly optimistic about the technology’s long term impact on the country, a new study from Pew Research reveals. In...

Two Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking

by News Feed Editor | Jun 17, 2026 | Technology

Stanford graduates Jenny Duan and Abhinav Agarwal want to solve two hard problems: create a good-looking wearable and measure hormones to help women understand their health better. The pair is building a startup called Clair Health to track inflammation and bloating...

Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker

by News Feed Editor | Jun 17, 2026 | Technology

After years of incremental updates, Google is betting that its Gemini AI can reinvent its smart speaker. On Wednesday, the company introduced its first audio device built specifically for Gemini with the $99.99 Google Home Speaker. The new Google Home device is the...

PayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues

by News Feed Editor | Jun 17, 2026 | Technology

PayPal Ventures is no more. Five sources told Fortune that the corporate venture arm, which was founded in 2016, would be winding down operations. A company spokesperson confirmed the news to TechCrunch, albeit with a nuanced statement. “As part of our continued...