[6/25 05:00] Retailers draw lines around where they will and won't use AI / At Cannes Lions, publishers' real agenda is AI money, not agentic hype

[6/25 08:00] Flex-Cat self-driving chemistry lab / Elsevier LeapSpace agentic AI

AI News Flash for June 25, 2026 at 08:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Flex-Cat self-driving chemistry lab https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/self-driving-chemistry-lab-discovers-catalysts-that-can-switch-products-on-demand-413976 2. Elsevier LeapSpace agentic AI https://www.researchinformation.info/news/elsevier-adds-ai-writing-and-evidence-checking-agents-to-leapspace/ 3. Slack multi-cloud AI serving platform https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/06/slack-multicloud/

[6/25 07:00] HelpBench — AI chatbots give flawed security advice on hard cases / Oracle adds 10 emerging defense AI, cyber, drone firms to ecosystem

AI News Flash for June 25, 2026 at 07:00 UTC. Topics: 1. HelpBench — AI chatbots give flawed security advice on hard cases https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/25/helpbench-llm-security-advice/ 2. Oracle adds 10 emerging defense AI, cyber, drone firms to ecosystem https://www.stocktitan.net/news/ORCL/oracle-strengthens-defense-ecosystem-to-help-emerging-technology-8dix11yzjb3v.html 3. Priority Software acquires AI finance startup Obol (4th deal since Blackstone) https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1q9sb5mme

[6/25 06:00] OpenAI GPT-5.5 Instant / Baidu Unlimited OCR

AI News Flash for June 25, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. OpenAI GPT-5.5 Instant https://www.engadget.com/2201255/openai-gpt-5-5-instant-chatgpt-upgrade/ 2. Baidu Unlimited OCR https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/06/24/baidu-releases-unlimited-ocr-a-3b-model-that-keeps-the-kv-cache-flat-for-long-document-parsing/ 3. Anthropic Asia-Pacific data center hiring https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/anthropic-global-ai-data-center-push.html

[6/25 05:00] Retailers draw lines around where they will and won't use AI / At Cannes Lions, publishers' real agenda is AI money, not agentic hype

AI News Flash for June 25, 2026 at 05:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Retailers draw lines around where they will and won't use AI https://www.modernretail.co/technology/how-brands-retailers-are-using-ai-and-what-they-wont-let-it-touch/ 2. At Cannes Lions, publishers' real agenda is AI money, not agentic hype https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-inside-publishers-real-cannes-agenda-ai-money-vs-agentic-hype/

[6/25 04:00] MIT Murakkab AI agent speed and energy efficiency / HSBC Trust Threshold investor AI survey

AI News Flash for June 25, 2026 at 04:00 UTC. Topics: 1. MIT Murakkab AI agent speed and energy efficiency https://news.mit.edu/2026/improving-ai-agent-speed-and-energy-efficiency-0625 2. HSBC Trust Threshold investor AI survey https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/investors-still-seek-a-human-touch-even-with-ai-tools-at-hand-hsbc-.html