[6/22 13:00] Microsoft Pecos 2GW AI datacenter + Chevron power deal / Upscale AI $190M Series A-1 ($2B valuation, Premji/NVIDIA)

[6/23 00:00] NVIDIA Rubin liquid-cooling data center design / AI super-PACs funding congressional ad wars

AI News Flash for June 23, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. NVIDIA Rubin liquid-cooling data center design https://www.theverge.com/tech/954139/nvidia-data-centers-rubin-liquid-cooling 2. AI super-PACs funding congressional ad wars https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2026/06/22/i-got-crushed-ai-giants-are-funding-ad-wars-in-congressional-races-across-the-country/

[6/22 23:00] Oracle cut 21,000 jobs in 2026, says AI replaced some / California consumers sue gas stations over AI price-fixing

AI News Flash for June 22, 2026 at 23:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Oracle cut 21,000 jobs in 2026, says AI replaced some https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-22/oracle-layoffs-fueled-by-ai-reduces-workforce-by-21-000 2. California consumers sue gas stations over AI price-fixing https://www.reuters.com/business/bp-marathon-7-eleven-walmart-sued-allegedly-using-ai-boost-california-gas-prices-2026-06-22/ 3. Trump signs two quantum executive orders https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intelligence/ai-tech-brief/2026/06/22/ai-tech-brief-white-house-unveils-quantum-executive-order/

[6/22 22:00] Qualcomm nears deal to acquire AI infrastructure startup Modular for about $4 billion / Rep Sam Liccardo unveils AI workforce tax-credit bill, the SKILL Act

AI News Flash for June 22, 2026 at 22:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Qualcomm nears deal to acquire AI infrastructure startup Modular for about $4 billion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-22/qualcomm-is-said-to-near-deal-for-ai-chip-startup-modular 2. Rep Sam Liccardo unveils AI workforce tax-credit bill, the SKILL Act https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/rep-sam-liccardo-unveils-ai-workforce-tax-credit-bill-00970018

[6/22 21:00] Groq $650M raise + re-staff after NVIDIA $20B not-acqui-hire / JaiLIP - microscopic image perturbation bypasses AI guardrails

AI News Flash for June 22, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Groq $650M raise + re-staff after NVIDIA $20B not-acqui-hire https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/ai-chipmaker-groq-confirms-650m-raise-re-staffs-after-nvidias-20b-not-acqui-hire-deal/ 2. JaiLIP - microscopic image perturbation bypasses AI guardrails https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-microscopic-image-bypass-ai-guardrails.html 3. Pennsylvania AI bills advancing before June 30 recess https://www.transparencycoalition.ai/news/pennsylvania-ai-bills-advancing-prior-to-summer-recess

[6/22 20:00] Garfield AI - a $500 AI wins a UK court case / UCLA - AI platform to find promising cancer therapies faster

AI News Flash for June 22, 2026 at 20:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Garfield AI - a $500 AI wins a UK court case https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/for-500-an-ai-beat-2-lawyers-in-uk-court/ 2. UCLA - AI platform to find promising cancer therapies faster https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/new-ai-powered-platform-helps-researchers-find-promising 3. U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency eyes AI procurement platform https://defensescoop.com/2026/06/22/dia-ai-powered-platform-streamline-procurement-system/