Former OpenAI VP, 'What Makes the Most Successful Teams' 🛡️, Google’s Latest AI Announcements from June 🚀

Simple Steps for Work in the AI Era

Artificial-intelligence tools are spreading fast, yet the data show that most jobs are being reshaped, not removed. Three clear moves can keep you secure and even ahead.

Learn the tools early
Generative-AI use inside companies has jumped: 65 % of global firms already use it—almost double the share just ten months ago—and surveys put U.S. adoption near 95 %.

Context: People who understand these tools end up guiding and checking them instead of competing with them. Pick one AI system that overlaps your daily work (a writing aid, a coding helper, a CRM “copilot”) and practise until you can explain what it does well and where it still needs human sense.

Watch where companies spend
Microsoft plans to pour $80 billion into AI-ready data centres next year, Meta is lining up $29 billion for the same goal, and analysts expect the global AI market to hit $407 billion by 2027.

Context: When budgets swing this hard, new roles follow: cloud optimisation, data-centre operations, AI-product sales, and industry-specific consulting. Track your employer’s (or target employers’) capital plans and build skills that fit the spending.

Keep your skills flexible
So far in 2025, only 20,000 of about 286,000 announced U.S. layoffs were tied to automation, and just 75 explicitly blamed AI.

At the same time, U.S. job ads that mention generative-AI skills have risen almost four-fold (0.05 % → 0.22 %), yet postings that list any AI skill are still only 1.8 % of the total.

Context: Most roles are changing, not disappearing. Keep learning every quarter, stay active in mixed-discipline networks, and highlight achievements that show you can adapt quickly.

💬 OpenAI Developments

What Makes the Most Successful Teams: Insights from the Avengers and Former OpenAI VP Peter Deng

Former OpenAI VP Peter Deng draws lessons from the Avengers to highlight what makes teams successful: a mix of diverse skills, mutual trust, and adaptability. Just like each superhero contributes unique strengths to a common mission, effective business teams thrive when individuals with varied backgrounds collaborate under strong leadership and shared goals. Deng emphasizes the importance of psychological safety, clear communication, and flexibility in today’s fast-paced environments. As team dynamics evolve with remote work and technology, empathy, inclusivity, and continuous development will be crucial for future success.

Robinhood stock tokens face scrutiny in the European Union after OpenAI warning

Lithuania's central bank is investigating Robinhood’s tokenized stock offerings after OpenAI warned that its tokens were misleading and not authorized equity. Robinhood’s new product lets EU users invest in blockchain-based tokens linked to companies like OpenAI and SpaceX, including private firms. OpenAI publicly distanced itself from the offering, saying it didn’t approve or endorse it. Regulators are now reviewing the product's legality and investor disclosures.

🚀 Tech Industry Moves

Emerald AI, an NVIDIA Inception startup, is developing software to help AI data centers reduce power usage during peak grid demand without compromising performance. Its Emerald Conductor platform smartly adjusts workloads—pausing low-priority tasks and redirecting others—to relieve grid stress. In a Phoenix trial, the system cut power consumption by 25% over three hours using 256 NVIDIA GPUs. This approach could accelerate data center deployment, improve grid reliability, and support clean energy integration.

Google has open-sourced its Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries to help developers build privacy-focused digital ID solutions, supporting EU age assurance efforts. ZKP allows users to verify information—like being over 18—without revealing personal data. This move benefits users, businesses, developers, and researchers, and aligns with upcoming EU regulations encouraging privacy-enhancing technologies in digital identity systems like the EUDI Wallet.

Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews. The Independent Publishers Alliance has filed an EU antitrust complaint against Google, accusing it of misusing web content in its AI Overviews, which they claim is causing significant traffic and revenue losses for publishers. They argue publishers can’t opt out without disappearing from search results entirely. Google defends the feature, saying it boosts discovery and that traffic fluctuations can happen for many reasons. The complaint highlights growing tensions between AI content and original publishers.

Gooigle used Veo to animate archive photography from the Harley-Davidson Museum. Google Arts & Culture Lab’s new initiative, Moving Archives, uses its AI tool Veo to animate historical photos from the Harley-Davidson Museum, adding subtle motion and emotional depth to archival imagery. Paired with Gemini-generated text and audio commentary, the project brings vintage moments—like factory scenes and early racers—to life. The initiative reflects Google's broader goal of using AI to make art, history, and culture more engaging and accessible worldwide.

Meta has found another way to keep you engaged: Chatbots that message you first
Meta is testing AI chatbots that can proactively message users on Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, aiming to boost engagement by continuing conversations within 14 days of user interaction. These chatbots, customizable via Meta’s AI Studio, remember user details and mimic companion-like AI experiences similar to Character.AI and Replika. While Meta claims the bots won’t offer professional advice, safety concerns remain, especially with no clear age restrictions. The move aligns with Meta’s broader AI ambitions, which could generate massive future revenue through ads and partnerships.

xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center. xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, has received permits to operate 15 natural gas generators at its Memphis data center, despite previously running up to 35 without authorization. Environmental groups, including the SELC and NAACP, are threatening legal action over Clean Air Act violations. The new permit allows significant emissions, including hazardous pollutants like formaldehyde. Critics also raised concerns about flawed air quality testing and regulatory loopholes used to avoid oversight.

Cloudflare is introducing "Pay per Crawl," a system that lets publishers charge AI companies when their bots scrape website content, aiming to reshape how online data is monetized. This move follows Cloudflare’s previous efforts to block unauthorized AI crawlers. The initiative could position Cloudflare as a key player in regulating AI access to web content, though it's unclear if the model will widely succeed.

💡 Google’s latest AI announcements from June

🔧 AI to Revolutionize How You Build, Create, and Get Things Done

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Released: A faster, more cost-efficient model added to the Gemini 2.5 family.

Gemini CLI Introduced: An open-source AI agent for developers, enabling Gemini-powered coding and task management directly in the terminal.

Imagen 4 Launched for Developers: The most advanced text-to-image model yet, with improved text rendering, now available in Gemini API and Google AI Studio.

🔍 AI to Revolutionize How You Ask Questions in Search and Explore the Web

AI Mode Explained: Google shared insights into the development of its most powerful AI search tool.

Search Live with Voice: A new feature allowing real-time, back-and-forth voice conversations in AI Mode on Android and iOS.

Interactive Charts in AI Mode: Users can now explore dynamic financial data charts and ask follow-up questions using advanced multi-step reasoning. 

📸 AI to Revolutionize Products People Use Every Day

Ask Photos Expanded: Gemini-powered photo search in Google Photos now handles complex and simple queries more efficiently.

AI-Powered Chromebook Plus: Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 launched with AI features like smart tab grouping, image editing, and AI-generated NASA wallpapers.

Public Sharing in NotebookLM: Users can now share notebooks via a public link for easier collaboration and dissemination.

🎓 AI to Revolutionize Learning

Gemini for Education Launched: A tailored AI experience to support students and educators, introduced at the ISTE conference. 

🔬 AI to Revolutionize Scientific Discovery

AlphaGenome Preview Released: A powerful DNA model to enhance understanding of the human genome, now available for non-commercial research.

Weather Lab Launched: An interactive platform for AI-based tropical cyclone prediction, developed with DeepMind and the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

AI in Cancer Research: Google’s AI shows promise in early cancer detection and treatment, highlighted at the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Gemini Robotics On-Device Unveiled: Brings Gemini’s multimodal AI to robots, enabling real-world dexterity and autonomy with on-device efficiency.

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