AI news on June 24, 2026

1. 0122:40 UTC

   Two Google AI researchers said to plan moves to Anthropic

   3 outlets · first: Zerohedge AI research

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. Adler worked on Google's AI coding effort and Pritzel was involved in training artificial intelligence systems, the people said.

   Reported by Zerohedge, ndtvprofit.com and economictimes.indiatimes.com.

   • Anthropic
   • Google

2. 0212:19 UTC

   Qualcomm to buy AI startup Modular in $4 billion deal

   2 outlets · first: The Star Acquisition

   Machine summary Qualcomm agreed to buy AI startup Modular in a $4 billion deal.

   Reported by The Star and Investing Us.

   • Qualcomm
   • Modular

3. 0311:00 UTC

   Seltz Raises $12.5M to Re-Architect Search from the Ground Up for AI

   2 outlets · first: Fortune AI models

   Machine summary Seltz, founded by ex-Amazon AGI scientist Antonio Mallia, is building a search engine purpose-built for transformer-based agents, leveraging his PhD in information retrieval. Seltz raises $12.5 million in seed funding.

   1. Seltz raised a $12.5 million seed round led by Speedinvest and B Capital, with participation from Italian Founders Fund, United Ventures, and Future Back Ventures (Bain & Company).
   2. Founder and CEO Antonio Mallia is a former applied scientist on Amazon's artificial general intelligence team and a research scientist at Pinecone, with a PhD in information retrieval from NYU.
   3. Mallia likens the current AI-driven transformation of search to the early 2000s when Google's PageRank disrupted the market, saying 'the revolution is back again.'
   4. The startup aims to solve the problem that traditional search snippets are designed for humans and hide the detailed data—tables, images, full text—that AI agents need.

   Reported by Fortune.

   • Amazon
   • AI agents
   • Bain & Company
   • B Capital
   • United Ventures
   • Seltz

4. 0407:18 UTC

   Eros launches AI music platform with Mohammed Rafi family partnership

   2 outlets · first: Aninews AI models

   Machine summary Eros Innovation said it launched Eros Music Worlds, which it described as a Large Cultural Music Platform, and announced a perpetual strategic partnership with the family of playback singer Mohammed Rafi. The company said the label launches with seven AI-native artists built from Eros film characters, led by Jordan and Tanu.

   1. Eros Innovation said it launched Eros Music Worlds, described by the company as the world's first Large Cultural Music Platform.
   2. Eros said the platform is powered by its Large Cultural Models, which it said use only licensed and rights-cleared material.
   3. According to the company, the label is launching with seven AI-native artists, with Jordan and Tanu at the forefront; the company also stated that those artists’ debut singles and performance videos are on major streaming platforms.
   4. Eros said the first album under the Mohammed Rafi family partnership is scheduled for release on July 31, the singer's birth anniversary.

   Reported by Aninews and Latestly.

   • Jordan
   • Eros Innovation
   • Large Cultural Models
   • Eros Music Worlds
   • Tanu

5. 0520:58 UTC

   Coverage recordSocial Media Today: “LinkedIn automates job application process for premium users”

   2 outlets · first: Social Media Today Product launch

   Reports ran from 20:58 UTC on Jun 24 to 15:10 UTC on Jun 26.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Social Media Today and HR Dive.

   • LinkedIn

6. 0622:30 UTC

   Judge allows search of ChatGPT records in crypto fraud case

   1 outlet · first: cnet.com Regulation

   Machine summary US District Judge Lorna Schofield rejected the defense's attempt to shield the chatbot data, allowing the warrant to proceed.

   Reported by cnet.com.

   • ChatGPT

7. 0714:00 UTC

   Elon Musk loses trillionaire status after SpaceX stock drop

   1 outlet · first: iHeartRadio Funding

   Machine summary According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire; his net worth dropped to about $957 billion following a decline in SpaceX's stock value. Musk had reached trillionaire status earlier in June following SpaceX's initial public offering, which valued the company at over $2 trillion.

   1. Musk reached trillionaire status earlier in June following SpaceX's initial public offering, which valued the company at over $2 trillion.
   2. The IPO launched on June 12, with SpaceX shares opening at $150 and reaching an intraday peak of $225.
   3. SpaceX stock declined more than 30%, ending at about $156 on Tuesday, June 23.
   4. The reports state that Musk's SpaceX shares have a value of $744 billion and make up almost 80% of his net worth.

   Reported by iHeartRadio.

   • SpaceX
   • Elon Musk
   • Bloomberg Billionaires Index

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