Oncology-specific AI and AI CPU chip deals are driving significant investment, while **Nvidia's $150B bet on Taiwan and China's talent retention highlight geopolitical shifts in AI, alongside YouTube's new AI labeling and Robinhood's AI stock trading agents** showing the technology's widespread integration.

• Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers — TechCrunch -
• In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips — TechCrunch -
• Nvidia bets $150B on Taiwan as Trump's plan to make US an AI hub backfires — Ars Technica -

• Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount — TechCrunch -
• Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans — TechCrunch -
• YouTube to begin automatically labeling AI videos — Ars Technica -
• AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation — TechCrunch -
• ElevenLabs’ new music-generation model can switch genres mid-track — TechCrunch -
• Google just broke SEO. Here’s what replaces it. — TechCrunch -
• China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself — TechCrunch -
• YouTube will now automatically label AI videos — TechCrunch -
• Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks — TechCrunch -
• Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis — TechCrunch -
• US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows — Ars Technica -

Users are seeing new advertising on Roku's home screen and facing high prices for the Steam Deck, while innovations like Spotify's podcast clipping and SOND's sleep tech Dreambuds aim to enhance daily digital experiences.

• Mina the Hollower is the best old-school action adventure I've played in a while — Ars Technica -
• Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad — Ars Technica -
• Valve's Steam Deck is back in stock after months, but you won't like it — Ars Technica -

• Smart light company Govee apologizes for “white supremacy” marketing imagery — Ars Technica -
• Nvidia kills Windows XP-era Control Panel "after 20 years of dedicated service" — Ars Technica -
• Spotify now lets you ‘clip’ moments from your favorite podcast — TechCrunch -
• SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M — TechCrunch -
• Motorola's 2026 Razrs are almost worth buying just for their stunning looks… almost — Ars Technica -

SpaceX is set to build a targeting network for the US Space Force following an FAA investigation into a Starship booster failure, as NASA satellites demonstrate GPS jamming detection and **Thea Energy secures $100M for fusion research**.

• Mystery GPS jammer in Iran becomes test for NASA satellites’ capabilities — Ars Technica -
• "Little red dot" in early Universe is a naked supermassive black hole — Ars Technica -
• US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network — Ars Technica -

• With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup — TechCrunch -
• FAA orders SpaceX to investigate Starship V3 booster failure — TechCrunch -

Emerging threats include websites spying on visitors via SSD activity and exposed passport data from the UK Visa Portal, while CrowdStrike and Google collaborated to dismantle a botnet targeting open-source developers.

• Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity — Ars Technica -
• UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us — TechCrunch -
• CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target open source software developers — TechCrunch -

Rivian is preparing for R2 SUV deliveries, Tesla defeated a racial discrimination lawsuit in California, and Volvo received approval to bypass a Chinese connected-car ban, indicating a dynamic period for the automotive sector.

• Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9 — TechCrunch -
• California defeats Tesla's attempt to throw out racial discrimination lawsuit — Ars Technica -
• Volvo gets US government approval to bypass Chinese connected-car ban — Ars Technica -

Startups are seeing **significant revenue growth like ClickHouse's $250M and substantial funding rounds for WeRoad and Cognition, alongside upcoming industry events like TechCrunch Disrupt and Startup Battlefield 200**.

• Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup — TechCrunch -
• TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days — TechCrunch -
• ClickHouse triples annualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO — TechCrunch -

• Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M to take its group travel platform to the US — TechCrunch -