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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-06-23: 1. Nvidia says its AI data center design runs hotter to use a lot less water Public pushback against data centers has emphasized their water and energy consumption, and now Nvidia is highlighting its claim that the Rubin generation reference design for a fully liquid-cooled da 2. Google DeepMind Invests $75M in AI Filmmaking Google DeepMind and A24 announced a partnership to develop AI filmmaking tools, marking a significant bet on generative AI's role in Hollywood production. The collaboration aims to create new capabilities for the entertainment industry at scale. 3. OpenAI Launches Daybreak Security Initiative OpenAI introduced Daybreak tools including Codex Security and GPT-5.5-Cyber, along with Patch the Planet—a new initiative to help open-source maintainers find and fix vulnerabilities using AI. This represents a major push to secure the broader softwa 4. Groq Raises $650M After Nvidia Deal AI chipmaker Groq confirmed a $650 million funding round and is actively hiring new executives following Nvidia's controversial talent acquisition deal. The company is doubling down on its neocloud business as competition in AI infrastructure intensi 5. Amazon Launches Alexa+ Hindi Testing in India Amazon is expanding its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India with native Hindi-language support, inviting local users to test the system. This marks a major step in bringing advanced AI assistants to non-English speaking markets. Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-06-23.html