AI News today - June 16th - Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation...

Today's top AI news stories — 2026-06-16: 1. Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation For months, Big Tech's Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensive federal law, passed in Congress and signed by the presiden 2. Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat. Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-06-16.html