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Daily · 2026-06-25

"News Digest — 2026-06-25 00:00"

"Google puts computer control into Gemini 3.5 Flash, China reclaims the supercomputer crown with LineShine, and HSBC bets big on AI banking."

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1. Google adds Computer Use to Gemini 3.5 Flash — AI agents can see screens, click, type, scroll across browser, mobile, and desktop. 78.4% OSWorld (ties GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7). 4x faster, half the cost. Early integrators: Salesforce, Xero, Shopify, Ramp. Google Blog · Jun 24

1. China's LineShine tops world supercomputer rankings — 2.198 EFLOPS, first all-CPU system over 2 exaflops. Overtakes US El Capitan. First China #1 since 2017. All-CPU architecture circumvents chip export controls. Al Jazeera · Jun 24

1. HSBC partners Google Cloud for 200+ AI use cases — Multi-year deal targeting $100M return per use case. DeepMind engineering teams collaborating directly on AI-powered banking tools. TNGlobal · Jun 24

1. Singtel sells $773M Gulf Development stake for AI push — 2.8% stake in Thailand's energy giant. Part of S$9B asset recycling plan funding digital infrastructure, data centers, and shareholder returns. Singtel · Jun 23

1. CrowdStrike warns AI agents have an identity crisis — OAuth tokens can't identify which agent instance or user is behind a request. "Confused deputy" attacks possible in agent chains. Industry needs a standard. CrowdStrike · Jun 24

Try This Next

• 🔧 Test Gemini 3.5 Flash Computer Use — public preview, API access, half the cost of competitors
• 🎥 Read the CrowdStrike piece on agent identity — if you're building agent infrastructure, this is the next hard problem
• 📝 Study the LineShine architecture — all-CPU at 2 exaflops is a design pattern worth understanding