AI Week in Review: June 22 – 28, 2026
The most significant AI developments this week — model releases, funding rounds, research breakthroughs, and product launches.
Week's Top Signals
RANKED BY IMPORTANCE- 1Model ReleasesThu, Jun 25The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump...
Source: TechCrunch AI - 2Funding & DealsThu, Jun 25Cursor Deal Puts US On Track For Record Startup M&A Year
While SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of Anysphere dominates the headlines, a number of other multibillion-dollar transactions have also closed this year. We...
Source: Latent Space - 3Funding & DealsTue, Jun 23Anthropic Backer Menlo Ventures Raises $3B In New Funds To Back AI Startups Across Stages
Venture firm Menlo Ventures has raised $3 billion across two new funds, the largest capital raise in its 50-year history, to invest in AI startups from seed...
Source: Wired - 4Product LaunchesThu, Jun 25Anthropic's Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT
Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, data shows.
Source: TechCrunch AI - 5Funding & DealsTue, Jun 23After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund
Menlo has created a solid rep for itself as an AI investor, all based on one gutsy $750 million move in 2024.
Source: TechCrunch Venture
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