AI news on June 25, 2026

1. 0101:15 UTC

   Washington Post tests find chatbots lean left on political questions

   10 outlets · first: news4sanantonio.com AI models

   Machine summary A Washington Post analysis found that popular chatbots gave more left-leaning than right-leaning answers to political questions, according to the newspaper. The Post said it tested a half dozen chatbots on researcher-designed questions covering 30 political topics and that a reporter scored the responses. Spokespeople for Google and Anthropic told the newspaper their chatbots are designed to generate balanced responses, and the Post said OpenAI, SpaceX, DeepSeek and Gab did not respond to requests for comment.

   Reported by news4sanantonio.com, wlos.com, Wgxa, wcyb.com, foxreno.com and news3lv.com.

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   • weartv.com
   • nbcmontana.com
   • siouxlandnews.com
   • komonews.com

   • OpenAI
   • Anthropic
   • Google
   • DeepSeek
   • Washington Post
   • Gab

2. 0218:17 UTC

   Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices

   6 outlets · first: nasdaq.com AI models

   Machine summary Apple has raised prices for iPads and MacBooks amid an AI-driven chip crunch, according to reports.

   Reported by nasdaq.com, fool.com, nepalnational.com (Big News Network), caribbeanherald.com (Big News Network), hongkongherald.com (Big News Network), neworleanssun.com (Big News Network), Sacbee, kansascity.com and miamiherald.com.

   • Apple
   • iPad
   • MacBook

   Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (6 outlets)

3. 0313:28 UTC

   AI entrepreneurs pivot from chatbots to 'world models'

   3 outlets · first: manilatimes.net AI research

   Reported by manilatimes.net, The Star and jamaica-gleaner.com.

4. 0412:45 UTC

   MicroCloud Hologram announces quantum state preparation technology

   2 outlets · first: financialcontent.com AI research Mostly press releases

   Machine summary Financialcontent reported that MicroCloud Hologram Inc. announced an approximate quantum state preparation technology and an entanglement-dependent complexity algorithm. The report said the company described a three-layer framework that assigns part of the computational work to classical systems and uses entanglement structure analysis to build controllable-depth approximate states. The company said tests on random vectors and image datasets showed lower circuit depth with tolerable amplitude error, and it plans further work on the complexity model and integration with quantum neural networks.

   1. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. announced a proprietary technology for approximate quantum state preparation and an entanglement-dependent complexity algorithm, according to the company.
   2. The company said it built a controllable-depth approximate state generation framework combined with entanglement structure analysis.
   3. The company said the technical framework consists of three tightly coupled layers, with the classical computing layer performing structural analysis and amplitude rearrangement on input data.

   Reported by financialcontent.com and Globe Newswire.

   • MicroCloud Hologram Inc.
   • Controllable-Depth Approximate State Generation Framework
   • Entanglement-Dependent Complexity Algorithm

5. 0515:39 UTC

   AI-Guided Underwriting Lands in Insurity’s 400+ Deployments

   2 outlets · first: financialpost.com Product launch Mostly press releases

   Machine summary Insurity’s Cassiopeia release infuses AI directly into the insurance lifecycle, with AI-guided underwriting using geospatial data, boundary accumulations, and expanded risk sources. The update is available across more than 400 cloud deployments.

   1. Insurity’s Cassiopeia release introduces AI-guided underwriting decision support integrated with geospatial workflows and U.S. boundary-based accumulations.
   2. Workflow enhancements are intended to cut policy-admin delays; among them are real-time notifications, better screen layouts, as well as streamlined workers’ compensation processes.
   3. Expanded APIs and embedded insurance capabilities are included to simplify integration and distribution connectivity for carriers.

   Reported by financialpost.com and montrealgazette.com.

   • Insurity
   • Cassiopeia

6. 0621:50 UTC

   Alphabet loses two AI researchers to OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say

   2 outlets · first: nasdaq.com AI research

   Machine summary According to reports, two AI researchers left Alphabet, John Jumper to Anthropic and Noam Shazeer to OpenAI.

   1. Shazeer authored papers on transformers and mixture-of-experts models, according to the reports.

   Reported by nasdaq.com and fool.com.

   • OpenAI
   • Anthropic
   • Alphabet
   • Noam Shazeer
   • John Jumper

7. 0700:30 UTC

   Naver D2SF invests in cross-border commerce startup SAZO

   2 outlets · first: Pr Newswire AI models Mostly press releases

   Machine summary SAZO operates a cross-border commerce service connecting Korea and Japan, the report states.

   Reported by Pr Newswire and manchesterjournal.com.

   • Naver
   • NAVER D2SF
   • SAZO

8. 0801:30 UTC

   Zhipu AI shares surge after open-source model release

   1 outlet · first: scmp.com Regulation

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. Zhipu AI shares trade in Hong Kong under Knowledge Atlas Technology, according to the report.
   2. The report said the shares traded at an intraday high of HK$2,980 (US$380) on the morning of June 22.
   3. The report said market capitalisation briefly passed HK$1.2 trillion, a 25-fold appreciation on its January debut.

   Reported by scmp.com.

   • Zhipu AI
   • Knowledge Atlas Technology

9. 0904:01 UTC

   Google runs World Cup brand campaign across TV, YouTube and social

   1 outlet · first: Digiday

   Machine summary Google is running a World Cup brand campaign starring Spain's Lamine Yamal, former U.S. men's goalkeeper Tim Howard and the voice of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, across linear TV, YouTube and paid social, Digiday reported. Rebecca Michael, who oversees marketing for Google Search and Maps, told Digiday the effort is meant to remind users they can do more with Google than search now that its Gemini model is built into features such as AI Mode and Overviews, and Fox match commentators will use those AI search tools to give viewers added context.

   1. Michael said: "We want people to understand that they can truly ask anything in Google search, whole paragraphs, complex questions, streams of consciousness."

   Reported by Digiday.

   • Google
   • Gemini
   • Google Search

10. 1004:01 UTC

    Publishers at Cannes weigh AI money against agentic buying hype

    1 outlet · first: Digiday AI models

    Machine summary Publishers at Cannes are focused on how much AI and agentic media buying will translate into revenue and who will pay for the open web, according to a Digiday Media Briefing.

    1. Digiday reported that WPP's media arm unveiled a video-buying agent a day before the Croisette filled up.

    Reported by Digiday.

    • Digiday
    • WPP

11. 1113:00 UTC

    360 founder calls for China to build its own Mythos model

    1 outlet · first: scmp.com AI models

    Machine summary Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Security Technology, told a Beijing cybersecurity conference on Wednesday that China should build its own equivalent of Anthropic's Mythos model, describing the US technology as a "cyber nuclear weapon", according to Xinmei Shen (hk). He said Mythos can identify software vulnerabilities autonomously and that China's exclusion from the Project Glasswing alliance put it at a strategic disadvantage. Zhou also said Chinese large language models trail US ones in core performance by 20 to 30 per cent, and argued China should focus on AI agent systems rather than trying to match US frontier capability.

    Reported by scmp.com.

    • Anthropic
    • Mythos
    • 360 Security Technology

12. 1222:00 UTC

    US FCC effectively bars imports of DJI's newest drone models

    1 outlet · first: scmp.com

    Machine summary The US Federal Communications Commission effectively barred the import of DJI's newest models and vital components to the US, after the December US defence budget specifically targeted the Chinese drone maker, citing bipartisan national security concerns about Chinese-made technology, according to reports.

    Reported by scmp.com.

    • DJI

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