Florida sues OpenAI, Anthropic plans to go public

Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI over the design and safety of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT. The sweeping lawsuit brought by Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman are endangering and addicting children, aiding and abetting mass shooters, and coaxing users into suicide as the company pursues profit. In a statement responding to the suit, OpenAI said it has “put in place industry leading protections and policies.” BBC

Hackers used Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, the company confirmed on Monday, saying it had resolved the problem after researchers exposed it. The targets ranged from Barack Obama’s White House account to Sephora and the US Space Force chief master sergeant, according to reporting from 404 Media. Everyday users complained of similar hijackings on Reddit and X over the weekend. Guardian 

The maker of the popular Claude AI chatbot has announced plans to become a public company. Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has taken the first steps to be publicly listed, meaning its shares are traded through a stock exchange and can be bought more easily. Such a move, called an initial public offering (IPO), would also mean greater transparency over Anthropic’s finances, with the company legally obliged to publish certain financial data. Sky News 

Alongside Nvidia’s keynote at Computex, Microsoft announced a new Surface PC—the Surface Laptop Ultra—which will feature Nvidia’s new RTX Spark superchip. This Microsoft and Nvidia team-up is the first of several major announcements we expect to see during Computex as the chip maker makes a play to power the next generation of premium laptops, with an emphasis on AI and gaming. The Laptop Ultra expands Microsoft’s consumer Surface line with more Windows on Arm technology, following years of Surface built on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Arm processors. PC Mag

Back in April, several iPhone 17 and iPhone Air users started reporting a serious issue after their phones died completely. In many cases, the devices would not turn back on once the battery hit zero. This issue was not limited to a single model, as it was affecting the entire iPhone 17 lineup….Today, Apple released a new iOS update, 26.5.1, and it includes one key fix:  “This update addresses an issue for a small number of users that may prevent wired charging on iPhone Air and iPhone 17 models when the battery is nearly drained.” Notebook Check 

The long wait for Google’s next-generation smart speaker might finally be drawing to a close. More than six months after the company first announced the Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker, a new retail listing has surfaced suggesting the launch might be right around the corner. While Google has maintained a vague “Spring 2026” release window since the initial announcement, a product page on Best Buy Canada’s website briefly listed June 25, 2026, as the official release date. Chrome Unboxed 

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has said it plans to raise up to $80bn (£59bn) in equity to fund its vast artificial intelligence infrastructure investments, raising further questions over the economics of the AI boom. The move, one of the largest equity fundraisings ever, includes a $10bn share sale to the US investment group Berkshire Hathaway, which was led until last year by the investment guru Warren Buffett. The Guardian