TECHNOLOGYGoogle’s Dreambeans, its weirdest-named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoonDreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated "stories" culled from the personal data in your Google account.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYxAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of AnonymityFour 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.Wired·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHistoric stock rally faces key testTwo key tech companies reporting earnings after the bell could determine the next move higher or lower.CNBC·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAs AI gets better, it reveals an empty promiseThis week we've got tandem hands-ons with Google's new Gemini AI agent - Spark - from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay Peters. Their takeaways are similar: It's so effective that it's scary. Spark knew that David's dog is named Frida and knew the first name of Jay's wife, even though neither of thThe Verge·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThis lagging payroll stock is in comeback mode as it completes bottoming processFrank Cappelleri looks at this payroll stock that sits between the software and industrial sectors.CNBC·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYInstagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacksHackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAmazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buyAmazon's updated search bar will now show you AI-generated images of products as you describe them. For now, the in-app feature only surfaces AI images of clothing and home goods, allowing you to tap on the image that best matches what you're looking for and search for similar-looking items. In a blThe Verge·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAmazon will show AI product images when you search for some reasonAmazon will use visual search and AI to show AI-generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYStill facing copyright lawsuits, AI music generator Suno raises another $400MThe prominent AI music-generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion -- about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThese two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlookedThe startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYGitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloadsThe company is reducing its workforce as it exits 22 countries, reduces management layers, and invests in its infrastructure to scale its platform.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPublishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulationU.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the U.K. then rolled out globally.TechCrunch·June 3, 2026
