Vercel Brings New Agent Framework, Full-Stack Capabilities, and Enterprise Controls to Its Agentic Infrastructure Platform June 17, 2026 As agents become the primary way software is built and deployed, Vercel connects its frontend, backend, and agent tooling into a single platform for shipping and running agents at scale.
HSBC targets $100m in savings with Google Cloud AI tie-up June 17, 2026 Europe’s biggest lender HSBC has sealed a a tech tie-up with Google where it aims to use AI to scout priority projects that could bank the firm $100m in “efficiency gains”. The FTSE 100 giant is planning to roll out Google Cloud across its operations in a deal that the bank says will allow 200 [...]
Reply Achieves the AWS Business Value Realization Competency June 17, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] announced today that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Business Value Realization Competency. This specialization recognizes Reply as an AWS Partner that helps customers deliver measurable, post-sales business outcomes from their AWS investments. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260617874809/en/ Achieving the AWS Business Value [...]
Baillie Gifford in line for Anthropic windfall just months after £3.6bn SpaceX bonanza June 17, 2026 Scottish investment shop Baillie Gifford is in line to more than triple its money on its stakes in Anthropic when the AI juggernaut floats on the stock market this summer, just months after netting a £3.6bn gain on its historic SpaceX punt. Three of the Edinburgh-based asset manager’s flagship trusts could use Anthropic’s eagerly awaited [...]
Book review: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow June 17, 2026 No subject has made me go more hot and cold than AI. Some days, I open Gemini, Claude or ChatGPT, set tough tasks and am dumbstruck by the speed and accuracy of the results. Wow, this is the future, I think to myself. On other days, I ask something simple and they get it all [...]
Suralink Launches Cloud Testing Suite to Bring Agentic Execution to Audit Engagements June 16, 2026 New AI-powered agents automate PBC validation, sample testing, and workpaper preparation to reduce manual effort and accelerate engagement workflows
Lattice to Showcase Industry-Leading FPGA Innovations at FPGA Conference Europe 2026 June 16, 2026 Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced its exhibition plan for the upcoming FPGA Conference Europe. Lattice will participate in various speaker sessions to showcase how low power FPGAs are driving innovation across multiple sectors. The company will also demonstrate its latest FPGA technology advancements in physical AI, advanced connectivity, security, [...]
SpaceX snaps up AI coding darling Cursor as valuation soars past Amazon June 16, 2026 Elon Musk’s SpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world’s fifth-largest listed company after a blistering post-IPO rally, as the newly public firm unveiled a $60bn (£45bn) takeover of AI coding start-up Cursor. Shares in Musk’s rocket and AI giant rose more than eight per cent in pre-market trading on Tuesday, extending a surge that [...]
Ex-Lush chief’s lawyers hike costs to ensure their AI model isn’t trained by juniors June 16, 2026 Lawyers for the former chief executive of cosmetics giant Lush, Andrew Gerrie, have hiked their fees ahead of a trial this month, partly as they will not allow junior staff to train their AI model, City AM can reveal. A court heard this morning that Gerrie’s legal team from Brown Rudnick have pushed up a [...]
AIRS Medical Welcomes Strategic Growth Investment from TA Associates to Accelerate Global Growth in AI-Powered MRI Solutions June 16, 2026 Investment supports global expansion and continued innovation in AI-powered MRI technologies that help healthcare providers improve imaging efficiency, increase capacity and expand patient access