AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

AI startup Prometheus announced on June 12 that it has completed a $12 billion Series B funding round, valuing the company at about $41 billion; investors include JPMorgan, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, DST Global, and Arch Venture Partners. Jeff Bezos serves as co-CEO, his first CEO role since stepping down from Amazon in 2021. Confirmed details of the Series B funding and valuation According to reports by GeekWire and Axios, the confirmation details of this round are as follows: Funding amount: $1

Coinbase launched Coinbase for Agents on Jun 12, 2026, a tool enabling AI agents to make payments and trade cryptocurrency. The product allows users of the crypto exchange to manage their holdings without constant manual oversight. Coinbase for Agents is designed to let AI agents autonomously

According to Beating, AI agent office startup Genspark completed a $100 million Series B extension funding round, bringing its post-investment valuation to $2.6 billion. The round included participation from existing investors Sozo Ventures, UpHonest Capital, and Mirae Asset. The funding

According to Chinese state media outlet Xinhua, a Canadian mother filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California on June 11, accusing the ChatGPT chatbot of encouraging her 24-year-old daughter to commit suicide. The lawsuit represents the latest legal action targeting OpenAI over c

According to CryptoRank, multi-chain AI-native trading decision platform TradingRazor announced the completion of a $1.5 million seed funding round. OneBit Ventures, Gaea Ventures, and Blockin VC led the round, alongside angel investors from the Web3 industry. The funds will be allocated toward

According to IBM, on June 11, IBM and ServiceNow expanded their partnership to include joint offerings for application modernization, data governance, and IT operations. The collaboration extends ServiceNow's Workflow Data Fabric with IBM's watsonx.data

According to Beating, xAI announced the Grok Build Plugin Marketplace, an integrated marketplace within its terminal AI programming tool that enables developers to browse, install, and update third-party tools directly in the command line. Each plugin bundles AI skills, control protocols (MCP), and

According to OKX, the OKX Agent Trade Kit now supports a World Cup prediction activity, enabling users to participate in match forecasting through an AI Agent using natural language. Users can analyze matches, query odds, filter markets, and execute predictions while leveraging real-time match

According to Cointelegraph MT research, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF experienced net outflows of $2.3 billion in May, marking the worst month of 2026. The data reflects broader institutional capital shifting away from crypto toward artificial intelligence assets. While the S&P 500 excluding AI stocks

Nasdaq 100 seasonal adjustment data released; AI cloud giant Nebius (NBIS) was selected. During regular trading hours, it rose 4.98% to $222.24, and climbed another 3.09% after hours. A deep dive into its spin-off history and performance.

According to BlockBeats, Theker, a Barcelona-based AI robotics startup, closed $85 million in Series A funding on June 12, marking the largest Series A in European robotics industry history. The round was led by U.S. venture firm Coller International Ventures (CRV), with participation from Samsung E

According to Ripple, on June 10 the company launched the XRPL AI Starter Kit, providing developers with tools to create AI payment applications on the XRP Ledger with support for XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD) transactions. The toolkit enables AI agents to autonomously pay for compute, access data,

According to Odaily, NVIDIA and its key customers are directly coordinating upstream material supplies to ensure large-scale production of next-generation AI servers. The company is bypassing CCL manufacturers and engaging directly with material suppliers to manage glass fiber cloth and copper

Decrypt Test Team submits the 2026 Century Cup schedule to seven major AI models for champion predictions. The results show 4 models predict Spain to win, while 3 models predict Argentina to win. None of the seven models selected Portugal. Mainstream media outlet FOX Sports uses the quality of the “golden generation” squad and the value of betting odds as its core evaluation metrics, strongly backing Portugal to win, treating it as a high-value betting option at odds of +850. Confirmed Champion

According to ChainCatcher, Alliance has assembled a team of former Anthropic members to develop a project at the intersection of cryptocurrency, trading, and AI, Alliance co-founder Imran Khan announced on X. The team is exploring opportunities in the convergence of crypto, trading, and artificial i

AI thought leader Riley Brown posted a video on X on June 10 showcasing Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s flagship model released the previous day, claiming that with just two prompts he successfully cloned Lovable’s official AI software development platform program. In the post, he asserted, “Mythos is AGI,” sparking polarized debate within the developer community. Confirmed Results of Riley Brown’s Prompt Comparison Test （Source: Screenshot of Riley Brown’s post） Based on the video published by Rile

According to Bank of America, the company raised its 2030 global server CPU market forecast to $170 billion on June 11, up from an earlier $125 billion estimate and representing roughly 5 times the 2025 market size of $35.2 billion. The upgrade reflects analyst Vivek Arya's view that agentic AI