Google unveils fully managed MCP servers to ground AI agents in real tools (Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, Kubernetes) with IAM, Model Armor, and AAIF governance, rolling out to enterprise early access and planning broader tool support.
Block, Anthropic, and OpenAI are launching the Agentic AI Foundation to foster open-source, interoperable agentic AI via a Linux Foundation–style governance model, backed by a broad coalition of tech giants and open-source projects.
NASA and USPS stopped using Canoo EVs after Canoo’s financial troubles; NASA had 3 vans (2023) for Artemis but now leases Boeing’s Astrovan, USPS completed an evaluation of 6 vehicles and indicates no further investments, while Canoo’s assets were sold to Tony Aquila for $4M in 2025 amid bankruptcy and ongoing regulatory considerations about foreign ownership and approvals.
Anthropic donates the Model Context Protocol to Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation, highlighting strong MCP adoption (10k+ servers, 75 connectors, 97M+ SDK downloads) and ongoing open, vendor-neutral governance.
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