According to OneMillion_AI, the attendance list at the G7 AI working luncheon in Evian, France, revealed the absolute dominance of the United States in the field of AI technology. Of the 12 seats held by the tech sector, the US secured five, represented by Altman of OpenAI, Amodei of Anthropic, Hassabis of DeepMind, Alexandr Wang of Scale AI, and Benioff of Salesforce. In contrast, other participating countries were allocated only one scarce seat representing their leading AI companies, highlighting the imbalance of technological influence at the luncheon. The seating arrangement of the three giants hinted at subtle political treatment: Altman sat to Trump's right, Hassabis to his left, while Amodei, whose model export was recently imposed by the US government, was sidelined, sitting directly opposite Trump next to French President Macron. It is widely believed that this seating arrangement at the G7 luncheon was not merely a matter of social etiquette, but also signifies that leading AI giants have officially entered the power arena that determines geopolitics.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman and former Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan stated that if inflation remains high, the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates as early as September. Kaplan said, "If inflation data doesn't cool down between now and September, it would be wise for the Fed to act in September or the fall. That would be a more prudent approach." The market turned hawkish after Fed Chairman Warsh hinted at a continued focus on combating inflation. Traders sold short-term Treasury bonds, pushing up some yields. Warsh's remarks were reinforced by individual forecasts from Fed members, half of whom expect a rate hike before the end of the year. Kaplan stated that if inflation remains stubborn, it indicates that monetary policy is still too loose. He also pointed out, "The Fed's policy actions are rarely one-off operations; rate hikes often come in series of two or three. So I think if you act in September, you need to be prepared. There might be one or two more." (Jinshi)

According to CoinWorld, AI researcher Gary Marcus warned that OpenAI's potential IPO and cash burn could pose risks to tech stocks reliant on AI computing power. The valuations of Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave are built on expectations of OpenAI's continued large-scale chip and data center procurement capabilities. If OpenAI's IPO process falters or it cuts spending, these suppliers may face downward revisions to their revenue forecasts. OpenAI has filed a confidential S-1 document, and the market is focused on its computing power costs, competition with Anthropic, and enterprise customer call volumes. If AI data center financing, cloud computing contracts, and OpenAI demand are highly correlated, a contraction in core customer spending could prompt lenders to reassess the credit quality of AI-related assets.

According to Bijie.com, officials from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security answered reporters' questions regarding the "15th Five-Year Plan for Implementing the Employment-First Strategy." They stated that the plan outlines nine key tasks, including strengthening the employment-first orientation of macro-control, enhancing the synergy of macro-policies on employment, implementing actions to stabilize, expand, and improve employment, adapting to the development of artificial intelligence to promote employment and entrepreneurship, strengthening industrial and employment synergy, stabilizing employment in labor-intensive industries, expanding the employment capacity of the service sector, tapping the employment potential of emerging fields, strengthening the protection of workers' employment rights, improving the labor standards system and labor relations consultation and coordination mechanisms, and guaranteeing equal employment rights.

OKX announced that it will officially launch SMH, EWZ, RIVN, DKNG, and RDDT perpetual stock contracts on its website, app, and API for select supported countries and regions starting at 17:00 Beijing time on June 18th. Specifically, SMH/USDT will open at 17:00, EWZ/USDT at 17:15, RIVN/USDT at 17:30, DKNG/USDT at 17:45, and RDDT/USDT at 18:00. The contracts will be settled in USDT, with a funding fee settlement cycle of 8 hours and trading hours of 24/7.