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[6/13 08:00] Anthropic shuts down newest models after US export ban / OpenAI faces multi-state attorneys general investigation

AI News Flash for June 13, 2026 at 08:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Anthropic shuts down newest models after US export ban https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/06/13/anthropic-shuts-down-newest-ai-model-after-us-bans-foreign-use/ 2. OpenAI faces multi-state attorneys general investigation https://www.engadget.com/2193666/openai-investigation-state-attorneys-general/ 3. University of Surrey study on pushy AI chatbots and screening https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/pushy-ai-chatbot-screening-appointments.html 4. Spain researchers use AI agents to defend EV chargers https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-in-spain-show-how-ai-agents-can-protect-ev-chargers/

[6/13 00:00] SK Hynix picks Nasdaq + triples wafer capacity / Data center opposition blocked $130B in projects in Q1

AI News Flash for June 13, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. SK Hynix picks Nasdaq + triples wafer capacity https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/exclusive-south-koreas-sk-hynix-112739431.html 2. Data center opposition blocked $130B in projects in Q1 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/data-center-opposition-sharply-rising-2026-study-finds-rcna349728 3. GitHub outages persist as AI coding drives traffic surge https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/12/github-outages-persist-as-ai-coding-drives-traffic-surge/5255125 4. NanoClaw integrates JFrog registries for safe agent downloads https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/13/nanoclaw-integrates-jfrog-registries-to-secure-ai-agent-downloads/5255189

[6/12 23:00] SpaceX rented out Colossus 1 to Anthropic after own teams struggled to use it - Bloomberg / Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients - Reuters exclusive

AI News Flash for June 12, 2026 at 23:00 UTC. Topics: 1. SpaceX rented out Colossus 1 to Anthropic after own teams struggled to use it - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-12/spacex-rented-out-computing-after-own-teams-had-trouble-using-it 2. Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients - Reuters exclusive https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-06-12/exclusive-nvidia-begins-vera-cpu-sales-pitch-to-chinese-clients-sources-say 3. Moonshot AI launches Kimi Work desktop agent with 300-sub-agent swarm https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/12/moonshot-ai-launches-kimi-work-a-local-desktop-agent-reportedly-running-on-kimi-k2-6-with-a-300-sub-agent-agent-swarm/ 4. AgentPerf - industry's first agentic AI infrastructure benchmark, Blackwell 20x H200 https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-blackwell-agentperf-artificial-analysis/

[6/12 22:00] Meta - Zuckerberg admits 'mistakes' on AI transformation / Wired reports new AI unit in turmoil / House Armed Services Committee adds AI targeting and planning controls to FY2027 NDAA

AI News Flash for June 12, 2026 at 22:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Meta - Zuckerberg admits 'mistakes' on AI transformation / Wired reports new AI unit in turmoil https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/ 2. House Armed Services Committee adds AI targeting and planning controls to FY2027 NDAA https://www.airandspaceforces.com/congress-wants-limits-how-ai-used-for-targeting-planning/ 3. Samsung reverses three-year ban on external generative AI, adopts ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude https://www.cio.com/article/4184660/samsung-which-previously-blocked-chatgpt-is-now-fully-adopting-three-generative-ai-models-and-accelerating-its-ax-initiative.html 4. Reuters/Ipsos poll - bipartisan opposition to AI data center boom https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/reutersipsos-june-2026-poll

[6/12 21:00] DOJ clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery / Google releases Gemini-SQL2, scores 80.04% on BIRD benchmark

AI News Flash for June 12, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. DOJ clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-12/paramount-purchase-of-warner-bros-cleared-by-justice-department 2. Google releases Gemini-SQL2, scores 80.04% on BIRD benchmark https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/12/google-releases-gemini-sql2-gemini-3-1-pro-text-to-sql-scores-80-04-on-bird-single-model-l 3. VA watchdog says clinical staff rushed generative AI without oversight https://fedscoop.com/va-ai-use-clinical-staff-watchdog-report/ 4. Nothing CEO says phone prices will keep rising on AI memory demand https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/949403/nothing-carl-pei-ram-phone-prices