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1. Google gives first glimpse of new AI glasses ahead of fall launch

   At its annual developers conference, Google offered a first look at its audio smart glasses that will be available later this year.

2. Polymarket launches private company trading so investors can speculate on Anthropic, OpenAI

   The company is launching prediction markets tied to private company milestones, including valuations, IPO timing and secondary-market activity for names like OpenAI and Anthropic.

3. Vance defends stock-trading spree in Trump financial filings: 'Come on, man'

   Vice President JD Vance said at the White House on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump both support banning congressional stock trading.

4. Pentagon taps Shield AI for low-cost drone program as Iran war accelerates demand for cheap drones

   Shield AI is fresh off a $1 billion funding round, which valued the company at $12.7 billion

5. Google debuts new AI models, personal AI agents in effort to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic

   Google made a number of AI announcements at its annual developer conference, rolling out more-advanced models and agentic tools for its expansive user base.

6. Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI leader

   Andrej Karpathy, an artificial intelligence researcher who co-founded OpenAI before getting poached by Tesla, said he's joining Anthropic.

7. Musk and Altman take their battle from court to Wall Street ahead of landmark IPOs

   Now that the Musk-Altman trial has reached a verdict, the two billionaires can turn their attention to readying their companies for the public market.

8. Musk loses in court, Home Depot earnings, DOJ's 'lawfare' fund and more in Morning Squawk

   Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

9. Modular data center builder Armada raises $230 million, to build Arizona factory with new investor Johnson Controls

   Modular data center builder Armada has raised $230 million from investors at a valuation of $2 billion, with BlackRock becoming a new investor.

10. 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 list: Why Anthropic was No. 1 in this year's rankings

    Anthropic, posting explosive growth for its powerful AI systems that enterprises trust, has leapfrogged OpenAI on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list as the new No. 1.