[6/12 02:00] Theker $85M, Europe's largest robotics Series A / Palisades fire trial, ChatGPT evidence

[6/12 03:00] EngineAI files for Hong Kong IPO / Xiaomi open-sources MiMo Code

AI News Flash for June 12, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Topics: 1. EngineAI files for Hong Kong IPO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-12/humanoid-robot-manufacturer-engineai-is-said-to-file-for-hong-kong-ipo 2. Xiaomi open-sources MiMo Code https://venturebeat.com/technology/xiaomis-new-open-source-agentic-ai-coding-harness-mimo-code-beats-claude-code-at-ultra-long-200-step-tasks 3. Texas Republicans push local control over AI data centers https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2026/06/11/554339/texas-republican-convention-houston-ai-data-center-local-control/ 4. Endurance Energy raises $54M for undersea volcano geothermal https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/11/endurance-energy-raises-54m-tap-geothermal-power-undersea-volcanoes/

[6/12 02:00] Theker $85M, Europe's largest robotics Series A / Palisades fire trial, ChatGPT evidence

AI News Flash for June 12, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Theker $85M, Europe's largest robotics Series A https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/theker-just-raised-85m-to-build-the-factory-robot-that-doesnt-specialize-in-anything/ 2. Palisades fire trial, ChatGPT evidence https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-12/chatgpt-pushed-back-on-la-fire-suspect-s-vision-of-burning-city 3. xAI Grok Build plugin marketplace https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/11/xai-ships-grok-build-plugin-marketplace-with-mongodb-vercel-sentry-chrome-devtools-cloudflare-and-superpowers-plugins-at-launch/ 4. South Korea deuterated ammonia for chips https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/06/11/technology-development-high-purity-deuterated-ammonia/2751781221618/

[6/12 01:00] Naver Cloud defense AI for battlefield use / Adyen acquires Orb

AI News Flash for June 12, 2026 at 01:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Naver Cloud defense AI for battlefield use https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/06/11/naver-defense-ai-strategy/1851781221077/ 2. Adyen acquires Orb https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2026/adyen-aims-to-tackle-complex-ai-pricing-with-orb-acquisition/ 3. Upriver raises $14M https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/11/upriver-raises-14m-automate-enterprise-data-engineering-ai/ 4. Mirai breast cancer screening https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-new-ai-cuts-breast-cancer-screening-time-high-risk-women

[6/11 23:00] Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, ShinyHunters breach 100+ organizations / Perplexity moves Deep Research into Computer, routing across 20+ frontier models

AI News Flash for June 11, 2026 at 23:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, ShinyHunters breach 100+ organizations https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/oracle-warns-of-security-bug-that-hackers-abused-to-breach-100-companies/ 2. Perplexity moves Deep Research into Computer, routing across 20+ frontier models https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/11/perplexity-moves-deep-research-into-computer-routing-research-subtasks-across-20-frontier-models-for-reports/ 3. US Army commissions 3 more tech executives into Detachment 201 https://defensescoop.com/2026/06/11/army-commissions-3-more-tech-executives-into-detachment-201/ 4. AI-generated video in Vermont congressional race tests new state disclosure law https://www.wcax.com/2026/06/11/ai-generated-video-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law/

[6/11 21:00] SpaceX prices IPO at $135, raising $75 billion in largest IPO ever / Eaton merges Mobility business with Dana in $10 billion deal, sharpening AI focus

AI News Flash for June 11, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. SpaceX prices IPO at $135, raising $75 billion in largest IPO ever https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/spacex-officially-prices-shares-at-135-in-the-largest-ipo-ever/ 2. Eaton merges Mobility business with Dana in $10 billion deal, sharpening AI focus https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/eaton-moves-one-step-closer-to-becoming-a-cleaner-bet-on-the-ai-boom.html 3. Adobe CFO departs for Marvell while company also searches for a new CEO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-11/adobe-s-cfo-departs-leaving-company-seeking-top-executives 4. Ex-a16z partner slams AI industry's 'political infiltration' https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/ex-a16z-partner-slams-old-firm-othes-political-infiltration-in-ai.html 5. WIRED finds Grok still hosting sexualized deepfakes of famous women https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-still-hosting-sexualized-deepfakes-of-famous-women/