[6/15 03:00] China universities cut 12,200 obsolete degrees for AI era / Science Tokyo interpretable AI for materials discovery

[6/15 09:00] UK bans under-16 social media + under-18 AI romantic chatbots / AI layoff wave becoming a powder keg

AI News Flash for June 15, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Topics: 1. UK bans under-16 social media + under-18 AI romantic chatbots https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/uk-social-media-media-ban-under-16s-ai-romantic-chatbots-1236621813/ 2. AI layoff wave becoming a powder keg https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/the-ai-layoff-wave-is-becoming-a-powder-keg/ 3. XPENG VLA 2.0 autonomous driving AI https://mashable.com/tech/xpeng-vla-20-autonomous-car-interview-xianming-liu 4. AI agent El Agente accelerates catalyst discovery https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/ai-agents-accelerate-catalyst-discovery-from-simulation-to-scale-up/4023643.article

[6/15 08:00] Kazakhstan x Firebird $10B AI deal with Nvidia support / monday.com $200M venture arm, monday Ventures

AI News Flash for June 15, 2026 at 08:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Kazakhstan x Firebird $10B AI deal with Nvidia support https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/kazakhstan-firebird-ink-10-billion-ai-deal-with-nvidia-support 2. monday.com $200M venture arm, monday Ventures https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bn7fw1do4 3. Kremlin restricts Putin surveillance over AI espionage fears https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260615-putin-s-paranoia-ai-espionage-pushes-kremlin-to-reinforce-security-measures 4. Hyro healthcare AI agents https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/hk3n11tizze

[6/15 06:00] Schneider Electric x Foxconn AI data center partnership / Nadella warns a few AI winners could destroy entire industries

AI News Flash for June 15, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Schneider Electric x Foxconn AI data center partnership https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/schneider-electric-foxconn-partner-ai-data-center-infrastructure-2026-06-15/ 2. Nadella warns a few AI winners could destroy entire industries https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ceo-warns-ai-winners-hurt-whole-industries-satya-nadella-2026-6 3. PwC 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/news-room/press-releases/2026/pwc-2026-ai-jobs-barometer.html 4. AI helps food systems detect pathogens, fraud, contamination https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260615/AI-could-help-food-systems-detect-pathogens-fraud-and-contamination-faster.aspx

[6/15 04:00] ByteDance x Iluvatar CoreX AI chips / Visa x ChatGPT agentic payments

AI News Flash for June 15, 2026 at 04:00 UTC. Topics: 1. ByteDance x Iluvatar CoreX AI chips https://www.reuters.com/world/china/bytedance-talks-with-chinas-iluvatar-corex-purchase-ai-chips-sources-say-2026-06-15/ 2. Visa x ChatGPT agentic payments https://www.wxxv25.com/visa-plugs-its-payment-network-into-chatgpt-letting-ai-agents-shop-and-pay-for-users/ 3. Banks rush to fill chief AI officer roles https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/top-banks-rush-fill-chief-023654701.html 4. Meta donates AI smart glasses to blind veterans https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/free-ai-glasses-for-every-blind-veteran/

[6/15 03:00] China universities cut 12,200 obsolete degrees for AI era / Science Tokyo interpretable AI for materials discovery

AI News Flash for June 15, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Topics: 1. China universities cut 12,200 obsolete degrees for AI era https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3356913/chinas-universities-cut-12000-obsolete-degrees-amid-race-embrace-ai-era 2. Science Tokyo interpretable AI for materials discovery https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ai-materials-discovery-uncovering.html 3. China physical-AI data firm Ziyi raises 200M yuan https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3850010808980740 4. Base10 raises $850M for real-economy AI https://impactalpha.com/base10-raises-850-million-for-real-economy-ai/