DTH-6-150x150 The U.S. government launches “Tech Corps”, Anthropic launches Claude Code Security, Amazon surpasses Walmart as world’s largest company.

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Show Notes

Microsoft Gaming Shakeup

Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at Microsoft, with Asha Sharma set to lead gaming and report to Satya Nadella. Sharma, a former Instacart executive, joined Microsoft in 2024 and recently led product in Core AI. Her focus will be recommitting to console gaming while integrating AI. Xbox President Sarah Bond has also resigned, and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty now reports to Sharma as chief content officer.

Source: CNBC, IGN

U.S. Launches “Tech Corps”

The U.S. government is creating a Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to send STEM-trained volunteers abroad for 1–2 years to promote American AI in sectors like health care, agriculture, and education. U.S. companies like OpenAI and Anthropic dominate advanced enterprise AI, while Chinese models from Alibaba, Minimax, and Moonshot remain popular in developing countries due to lower costs and local adaptability.

Source: Rest of World

Threads Adds Instagram Story Sharing

Meta’s Threads now lets users share posts directly to Instagram Stories. Since launching in 2023, Threads has grown to over 400 million monthly and 150 million daily users, surpassing X in daily mobile usage, though X still leads on the web.

Source: TechCrunch

OpenAI Staff Debated Warning Authorities Before Canadian Shooting

About a dozen OpenAI employees considered alerting Canadian police in June after a user described gun violence scenarios in ChatGPT. Management suspended the account, concluding it wasn’t a credible threat. Months later, the user committed a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, killing eight and injuring 25. OpenAI contacted authorities post-attack and is cooperating with investigations.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Tesla Must Pay $243 Million for 2019 Autopilot Crash

A federal judge rejected Tesla’s attempt to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida. Tesla was found 33% liable, with $43 million in compensatory and $200 million in punitive damages. Tesla had previously declined a $60 million settlement and plans to appeal.

Source: Electrek

Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security

Anthropic introduced Claude Code Security, which scans codebases for vulnerabilities, reasons through code like a security researcher, and suggests fixes with severity and confidence ratings. The tool is in limited research preview for Enterprise and Team customers, with free access for some open source projects.

Source: PCMag

Microsoft Deletes Blog Encouraging AI Training on Harry Potter Books

Microsoft removed a 2024 blog that suggested developers train AI on a Kaggle dataset of all seven Harry Potter books, mistakenly marked as public domain. The blog showed how to create Q&A systems and fan fiction using Claude AI. Microsoft could face secondary liability, though fair use arguments exist.

Source: Ars Technica

Amazon Becomes World’s Largest Company by Revenue

Amazon surpassed Walmart with $717 billion in 2025 sales versus Walmart’s $713.2 billion, marking a milestone for the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.

Source: Bloomberg

Google Partners with Sea Ltd on AI for E-Commerce and Gaming

Google and Sea Ltd, owner of Shopee and Garena, are collaborating to develop AI tools for e-commerce and gaming. They plan an AI “agentic shopping prototype” for Shopee and will use Google AI to enhance Garena’s game development.

Source: Reuters