Tech Headlines June 4, 2026
💸 GitHub Copilot Token-Based Billing Price Hikes Following the June 1 transition to a token-based billing system, GitHub Copilot power users have reported significant cost increases, with some bills rising 10x to 60x compared to previous periods. 🏗️ OpenAI Begins Construction on Stargate Michigan OpenAI held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $45 billion, one-gigawatt Stargate data center in Saline, Michigan, as CEO Sam Altman addressed growing industry concerns regarding the impact of AI on employment. 🤖 NVIDIA Expands Agentic Robotics with JetPack 7.2 At Computex, NVIDIA announced JetPack 7.2, which introduces agentic AI capabilities and NemoClaw integration to Jetson-powered edge hardware. 🧠 Tech Giants Launch Machine Consciousness Research Programs Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Meta have begun hiring philosophers, ethicists, and consciousness researchers to investigate the potential for machine sentience.