# 6-20-26 Big moves in AI, media, and policy today

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6/20/26

Today’s tech digest covers AI talent shifts, media tools, biometric age checks, home batteries, and iOS updates.

1. Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival

> **[Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/nobel-laureate-john-jumper-is-leaving-deepmind-for-rival-anthropic/)**
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> Jumper isn't the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.

Jumper isn’t the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.

1. The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used

> **[The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/953183/the-atlantic-searchable-database-music-ai-training-data)**
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> Millions of tracks are freely available in datasets, even if they’re not supposed to be.

Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner recently uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public.

1. The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age

> **[The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the...](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/the-uk-will-scan-asylum-seekers-faces-for-age-checks-despite-knowing-the-tech-is-flawed/)**
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> Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.

Tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors.

1. Home Batteries: How They’re Installed and How Much They Cost

> **[Home Batteries Aren’t Just for Doomsday Preppers. Here’s Why You Might Want One](https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-buy-a-home-battery/)**
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> After adding one to my home, here's why you might want a home battery, how they work, and what to look for, plus some installation tips.

After adding one to my home, here’s why you might want a home battery, how they work, and what to look for, plus some installation tips.

1. Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

> **[Every new iOS 27 feature that's worth knowing about | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/every-new-ios-27-feature-thats-worth-knowing-about/)**
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> While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking at.

While it’s not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking.

1. He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing

> **[He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he's doing that for robots....](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/he-made-your-free-video-player-run-smoothly-now-hes-doing-that-for-robots/)**
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> French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

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The UK face-scanning for “age checks” is the one that makes me uneasy — in buildings we don’t accept a measurement tool that’s known to be off when the stakes are safety, so it’s wild to use it for life-changing immigration decisions. The Atlantic making the music datasets searchable feels like the right kind of sunlight, even if it’s going to get messy fast.