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- Briefing date: 2026-06-03
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Stories covered on 2026-06-03
- I Tried Building Claude Code From Scratch | Here’s How Far I Got
Towards AI · 2026-06-03
A weekend rebuild: six tools, plan mode, a budget tracker, ~500 lines of Python — and the leak shows you the 98% of Claude Code that none…
- SpaceX Seeks to Raise $75 Billion in IPO Plan
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an IPO that would be the biggest of all time, as Elon Musk’s rocket
- How to use ChatGPT: A beginner's guide to mastering OpenAI's chatbot in 2026
ZDNet · 2026-06-03
Want to try ChatGPT? It's free and doesn't require an account. Here's how to get started quickly.
- Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
TechCrunch · 2026-06-03
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
- DoubleLine’s Robert Cohen on AI Debt Loads, Private Credit
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Robert Cohen, Director of Global Developed Credit at DoubleLine, discusses the current corporate fundraising environment.
- Rockefeller’s Sharma on AI Boom, US Market Fault Lines
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Ruchir Sharma, chairman of Rockefeller International and founder and chief investment officer of Breakout Capital, joins to provide insight into the current market dynamics.
- SpaceX Seeks $75B in Record IPO Plan to Fund AI, Launch
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering that would be the biggest of all time, as Elon Musk’s rocket
- SpaceX Seeks $75 Billion in Record IPO to Fund AI, Launch
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
SpaceX is seeking to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering that would be the biggest of all time, as Elon Musk’s rocket
- Trade Groups Urge US to Boost Memory Chip Supply Strained by AI
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
A global shortage of memory chips fueled by the artificial intelligence boom poses a growing risk to industries ranging from automakers to producers of medical devices
- Broadcom Slides After AI Chip Outlook Disappoints Investors
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Broadcom Inc. shares fell in extended trading after the company delivered a disappointing forecast for artificial intelligence chip revenue
- CrowdStrike Shares Drop After Modest Sales Guidance Disappoints
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shares fell after it projected second-quarter revenue that failed to impress investors who had bid up the stock in recent months amid concerns about the
- AI CapEx Rush Seen as Continuing as Market Stresses Bubble Up
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
The AI-driven boom will ease up at some point in the future but not yet, Diameter Capital Partners co-founder and Managing Partner Scott Goodwin said at the Bloomberg Global Credit
- AI Euphoria in Old World Auto Stocks Gets a Nod From Wall Street
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Investors betting that more old-world auto companies are in line to benefit from the boom in artificial intelligence got another stamp of approval from Wall Street.
- Google Deepmind's Gemma 4 12B squeezes multimodal AI onto a laptop with just 16 GB of RAM
The Decoder · 2026-06-03
Google Deepmind's Gemma 4 12B is an open-source model that processes text, images, and audio natively and runs on laptops with just 16 GB of RAM.
- Nvidia’s RTX Spark Sets Up Fight Over the Soul of Windows PCs
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
The future of the personal computer is a hot topic again, courtesy of Nvidia Corp.’s announcement this week with Microsoft Corp.
- Alphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal
TechCrunch · 2026-06-03
If Alphabet's record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.
- AI Data Center Parts Maker Xnrgy Said to Mull $10 Billion Sale
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
The owners of Xnrgy Climate Systems, a closely held manufacturer of heating an cooling parts for AI data centers
- Google lets sites opt out of AI search results, knowing most have nowhere else to go
The Decoder · 2026-06-03
For the first time, Google is giving website operators an opt-out toggle in Search Console for AI search features like AI Overviews and AI Mode
- Google’s Dreambeans, its weirdest-named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoon
TechCrunch · 2026-06-03
Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated "stories" culled from the personal data in your Google account.
- BofA CEO Moynihan on Affordability, Lending and AI Spending
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan discusses consumer spending trends amid rising inflation, affordability issues and the impact of AI on the banking industry.
- DoubleLine's Cohen Warns of AI Bubble Coming to Credit Markets
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Robert Cohen, director of global developed credit at DoubleLine, says artificial intelligence debt will almost certainly reach bubble levels during a panel at the Bloomberg Global
- Google's new Gemma 4 open AI model is sized for your laptop
Ars Technica · 2026-06-03
Gemma 4 12B uses a new encoding scheme and token prediction to punch above its weight.
- How Duke Energy Plans to Meet AI Demand
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Duke Energy President Harry Sideris says the utility is focused on keeping power affordable for customers while meeting surging demand from AI and data centers.
- xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
WIRED · 2026-06-03
Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit.
- Google DeepMind Releases Gemma 4 12B: An Encoder-Free Multimodal Model with Native audio that runs on a 16 GB laptop
MarkTechPost · 2026-06-03
Gemma 4 12B feeds vision and audio straight into the LLM backbone, running locally under an Apache 2.0 license.
- AI Bubble Is Coming to Credit Markets, DoubleLine’s Cohen Says
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
Artificial intelligence debt will almost certainly reach bubble levels eventually, given the history of periods of heavy investments in areas like railroads and the internet
- AI Financing Is an Arms Race, Says GoldenTree's Tananbaum
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
GoldenTree Asset Management Founder and CIO Steven Tananbaum says he expects credit to continue to languish, though there are some pockets of opportunity
- OpenAI CEO to Share Oversight Ideas in Wake of Trump AI Order
Bloomberg · 2026-06-03
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman will push his vision for public-private collaboration on artificial intelligence during a visit to Washington on Wednesday
- The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain
WIRED · 2026-06-03
Spencer Huang, Nvidia’s robotics lead, tells WIRED that the new bot combines the best of both worlds.
- AI is causing cognitive fatigue. Here's how to work with more haste and less speed
ZDNet · 2026-06-03
Research suggests people are working harder and less smartly with AI, but there are ways to turn emerging tech into a valuable tool.