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Thursday, April 30
Alphabet Soars 34% in April While Meta Takes a Beating
Google parent posts best monthly stock performance since 2004 as Meta suffers its steepest single-day drop since October.
Google Swaps Out Car Assistant for Gemini AI
Gemini is replacing Google Assistant in vehicles with Google built-in, starting with English speakers in the US.
Musk Admits xAI "Partly" Used OpenAI Tech Under Oath
Elon Musk conceded during sworn testimony that xAI has distilled technology from OpenAI, calling it industry standard.
Judge Shuts Down AI Doomsday Talk in Musk v. Altman Trial
The judge in the Musk-Altman case wants the trial focused on OpenAI's founding, not existential AI fears.
GPT-5.5 Matches Mythos Preview in Cybersecurity Benchmarks
GPT-5.5 becomes the second AI model to solve a multi-step cyberattack simulation, matching Anthropic's Mythos Preview.
Senate Committee Unanimously Backs AI Child Safety Bill
Bipartisan legislation would force OpenAI, Meta, and other AI companies to implement age verification systems.
Polymarket Taps Chainalysis to Sniff Out Insider Trading
Prediction market platform partners with blockchain analytics firm to detect suspicious trading patterns.
NSA Is Using Anthropic's AI to Hunt Software Vulnerabilities
The NSA has been deploying Anthropic's Mythos model to probe Microsoft products and other widely used software for security flaws.
Memory Giants Are Jacking Up DRAM Prices, Not Boosting Supply
Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron earnings reveal a price-over-volume strategy that's squeezing non-AI customers.
White House Drafting AI Rulebook for National Security Agencies
A sweeping policy memo will set ground rules for how US intelligence and defense agencies deploy artificial intelligence.
Big Tech Blows $130B in One Quarter on Capex Alone
Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon set a Q1 capex record with spending projected to surge 77% by 2026.
Sony Now Requires Online License Checks for Some PS4, PS5 Games
Sony confirmed certain digital PlayStation titles now need a one-time internet check to verify game licenses.
White House Opposes Anthropic's Mythos Expansion Plan
The White House is pushing back against Anthropic's bid to give 70 more organizations access to Mythos over security worries.
Schools' YouTube Addiction Is Turning Kids Into Scroll Zombies
US schools' heavy reliance on YouTube for learning is pushing students into endless video rabbit holes on school devices.
SoftBank Building $100B AI and Robotics Giant Called Roze
SoftBank is spinning up a new US-based AI and robotics company with plans to IPO as early as 2026.
Samsung Smashes Q1 Estimates on AI Memory Chip Boom
Samsung posted a 756% jump in operating profit, crushing estimates as AI-driven memory demand surges.
Wednesday, April 29
Google Tells Staff It 'Proudly' Works With the US Military
Google doubled down on its Pentagon partnership, signing a new AI deal with the Department of Defense.
Meta Misses User Growth Targets as Iran, Russia Drag Numbers
Meta's daily active users dropped 20M quarter-over-quarter, landing well below estimates at 3.56 billion.
Alphabet Crushes Q1 Estimates as Google Cloud Surges 63%
Alphabet posted $109.9B in Q1 revenue, beating estimates across the board with Google Cloud leading the charge.
Meta's Reality Labs Bleeds Another $4B in Q1
Meta's metaverse division posted $402M in revenue and a $4.03B operating loss, extending a brutal financial streak.
Xbox Hardware Revenue Craters 33% as Gaming Drags on Microsoft
Microsoft's Xbox hardware sales plunged 33% YoY while content and services revenue dipped 5% in Q3.
YouTube Ad Revenue Hits $9.88B But Misses Wall Street Estimates
Alphabet's YouTube grew ad revenue 10.7% year-over-year but fell short of analyst expectations by about $110M.
Meta Jacks Up 2026 Spending Plan to as Much as $145 Billion
Meta bumps its 2026 capital expenditure forecast again, blowing past analyst expectations with a massive infrastructure bet.
Gemini Can Now Generate Downloadable Files on Demand
Google's Gemini app now creates ready-to-share files in PDF, Word, Excel, Docs, Sheets, and more.
Motorola Goes Big on Foldables With First Book-Style Phone
Motorola drops its 2026 foldable lineup, entering the book-style game at $1,900 while hiking clamshell prices.
Vine Is Back From the Dead as 'Divine'
Jack Dorsey-backed project revives Vine's six-second looping videos with 500K restored clips.
Google Translate Turns 20, Gets AI Pronunciation Coach
Google marks two decades of Translate by launching an AI tool that listens to your speech and fixes your pronunciation in real time.
YouTube TV Unlocks Full Multiview Customization
YouTube TV now lets subscribers pick and pin up to four live streams in a fully customizable multiview layout.
China Slams Brakes on New Autonomous Vehicle Licenses
Beijing freezes Level 4 self-driving permits after Baidu robotaxis caused traffic chaos in Wuhan.
EU Slaps Meta With Preliminary DSA Findings Over Child Safety
European Commission says Instagram and Facebook fail to keep kids under 13 off their platforms.
White House Crafting Workaround for Anthropic's Risk Designation
The administration is building new rules to let agencies bypass Anthropic's supply chain risk label and adopt its latest AI models.
AWS CEO: We'll Be a Better OpenAI Partner Than Microsoft
Matt Garman makes bold claim that AWS will outperform Microsoft as OpenAI's cloud partner.
NXP Semiconductors Crushes Q1 Estimates, Stock Soars 13%
NXP posts Q1 revenue of $3.18B, beating estimates, and issues strong Q2 guidance as auto chip demand rebounds.
Poolside Drops First Open-Weight AI Model Alongside Beefy Proprietary One
US startup Poolside launches two new MoE models: the open-weight Laguna XS.2 and proprietary Laguna M.1.
Tuesday, April 28
Nvidia Drops Nemotron 3 Nano Omni, a Multimodal Beast
Nvidia's latest open AI model handles text, vision, and speech in one package with a hybrid architecture.
Musk Takes the Stand: OpenAI Lawsuit Goes to Trial
Musk testifies that OpenAI's pivot from nonprofit charity sets a dangerous precedent for philanthropy.
OpenAI Brings Its Models to AWS in Expanded Amazon Deal
OpenAI's AI models are coming to Amazon's cloud platform as the two tech giants deepen their partnership.
Apple Plans AI-Powered Photo Editing Overhaul for iOS 27
Apple is building on-device AI models to extend, enhance, and reframe photos across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Anthropic Plugs Claude Directly Into Adobe, Blender, and Ableton
New connectors bring Claude AI into major creative tools, embedding it straight into professional workflows.
Jensen Huang Goes Deep on CUDA, China, and Nvidia's Future
Nvidia's CEO sat down with Stratechery for a wide-ranging interview covering everything from CUDA to AI doomers.
Google Bails on $100M Pentagon Autonomous Drone Swarm Project
Google walked away from a Pentagon challenge to build voice-controlled autonomous drone swarms after an internal ethics review.
OpenAI Fires Back at Report Claiming It Missed Sales Targets
OpenAI calls a report about missed internal goals "prime clickbait" and insists its business is thriving.
Tencent Used Anthropic's Claude Code to Fine-Tune Its New AI Model
Internal sources reveal Tencent leaned on Anthropic's coding tool to evaluate and improve its Hy3 model.
Google Drops 'Ask YouTube' — AI Search for Video
YouTube Premium subscribers in the US can now query an AI-powered conversational search tool on the platform.
March 2026 Was Tech's Bloodiest Month for Layoffs in Two Years
Nearly 46,000 tech workers got the axe in March 2026, the worst month for job cuts since at least 2024.
China Blocks Meta's Manus Deal, Forcing Acquisition Unwind
Beijing killed Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, and the company is now preparing to reverse the entire deal.
OpenAI Misses 1B User Goal as Growth Slows, Revenue Lags
OpenAI fell short of its internal target of 1 billion weekly ChatGPT users by end of 2025 and missed revenue goals.
Samsung's Smart Glasses Look Like a Ray-Ban Meta Clone
Leaked renders reveal Samsung's upcoming smart glasses bear a striking resemblance to Meta's Ray-Ban collaboration.
Monday, April 27
Musk v. Altman Trial Kicks Off With Jury Selection in Oakland
The high-stakes legal showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman officially begins at a federal courthouse in California.
EU Takes Aim at Android, Wants Google to Open Doors for Rival AI
European regulators propose new DMA measures forcing Google to let competing AI services onto Android.
GitHub Copilot Ditches Flat Pricing for Usage-Based Credits
GitHub is moving all Copilot plans to usage-based billing with AI Credits starting June 1, 2026.
Ex-DeepMind Scientist Raises $1.1B Seed for AI Superlearners
David Silver's Ineffable Intelligence lands a massive $1.1B seed round at a $5.1B valuation to build AI superlearners.
ByteDance Takes Seedance 2.0 Global — Minus the US
ByteDance's AI video model Seedance 2.0 goes live for enterprise clients in 100+ countries, but not America.
Vinted Hits €8B Valuation After Massive Secondary Sale
Lithuanian secondhand marketplace Vinted closes ~€880M secondary share sale, pushing its valuation to €8B.
UK Officials Fear EU Rapprochement Could Mean Adopting AI Act
Starmer's push for closer EU ties has UK officials worried about inheriting Brussels' AI regulations and damaging the US alliance.
Meta Inks 1GW Space Solar Deal to Power AI Data Centers
Meta partners with Overview Energy to beam solar power from orbit, targeting a 2028 demonstration launch.
X Money Hits Regulatory Wall as Musk's Banking Dream Stalls
Elon Musk's plan to turn X into a full-blown banking and payments platform faces delays from US regulators and industry doubt.
China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of Manus
Beijing regulators shut down Meta's $2 billion bid to acquire Manus after reviewing potential investment rule violations.
How ASML Cornered the Market on Cutting-Edge Chipmaking
A deep dive reveals how ASML's massive bet on EUV lithography made it the single chokepoint for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
OpenAI Taps MediaTek and Qualcomm to Build Its Own Phone Chips
OpenAI is developing custom smartphone processors with two major chipmakers, targeting mass production by 2028.
Ex-Engineer Gets 10 Years for Stealing TSMC Proprietary Data
Taiwan court hands down a decade-long prison sentence to a former Tokyo Electron employee for theft of TSMC data.
OpenAI Drops Five-Principle Blueprint for Building AGI
OpenAI laid out a five-principle framework for AGI development, vowing to avoid power concentration.
Amateur Cracks 60-Year-Old Math Problem With One GPT Prompt
A non-mathematician used a single GPT-5.4 Pro prompt to solve a decades-old Erdős conjecture no human had cracked.
Sunday, April 26
Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Is Already Failing
Survey finds 60% of Australian teens still have social media access despite the country's underage ban.
Big Tech's Security Tab Is Exploding: Zuck Spent $22M
A third of S&P 500 firms now cover exec security perks, with costs skyrocketing across the board.
Utah's Strider Uses Agentic AI to Hunt Foreign State Actors
Intelligence firm Strider deploys agentic AI and public records to help the US Air Force and NATO spot foreign state actors.
Saturday, April 25
The Vatican Is Quietly Becoming AI's Global Referee
The Vatican is outpacing most legacy institutions in setting AI rules, including banning AI-written homilies.
Taiwan's Stock Market Overtakes UK, Powered by AI Chip Boom
AI-fueled semiconductor gains push Taiwan past Britain in total stock market value, with South Korea right behind.
Samsung's Phone Division May Post Its First-Ever Annual Loss
RAM and storage shortages are hammering Samsung's mobile unit hard enough to threaten historic financial losses.
US Government's Intel Bet Pays Off With $27B Paper Gain
Washington's stake in Intel has quadrupled to roughly $36 billion since the August 2025 investment announcement.
Instacart Co-Founder Launches AI-Run Hedge Fund With $100M
Apoorva Mehta's new fund Abundance aims to let AI agents handle the entire operation, backed by $100M in seed funding.
Friday, April 24
State Dept Goes Global to Call Out Chinese AI IP Theft
US diplomats worldwide ordered to spotlight alleged Chinese corporate espionage targeting American AI labs.
DOJ Backs Musk's xAI in Fight Against Colorado AI Bias Law
The Trump administration sides with xAI to challenge Colorado's law aimed at preventing AI discrimination in hiring.
X Drops Standalone Messaging App XChat on iOS
X's new XChat app hits the App Store with end-to-end encryption and zero ads.
Banks Can't Offload Billions in Oracle Data Center Loans
JPMorgan Chase and other lenders hit a wall trying to spread risk on massive Oracle data center financing.
Polymarket Bets Linked to Weather Sensor Tampering at Paris Airport
French authorities suspect someone tampered with airport weather sensors to game prediction market bets on Polymarket.
Meta Inks Massive Deal to Rent Amazon's Graviton Chips for AI
Meta will rent hundreds of thousands of Amazon's Graviton processors in a multibillion-dollar, multiyear cloud deal.
Cohere Snaps Up Aleph Alpha, Lands $600M Backing from Schwarz
Canadian AI lab Cohere is acquiring German AI firm Aleph Alpha and scoring a massive $600M investment from Schwarz Group.
DeepSeek Drops V4 Pro and V4 Flash Preview Models
DeepSeek unveils two new flagship AI models, admitting V4 Pro still lags top competitors by 3-6 months.
DeepSeek Drops V4 Models With Rock-Bottom API Pricing
DeepSeek's new V4 Pro and V4 Flash models undercut every competitor in their respective pricing tiers.
DeepSeek Drops V4: 1.6 Trillion Parameters, 1M Context Window
DeepSeek's V4 Pro is its biggest model yet, claiming parity with top closed-source rivals from OpenAI and Google DeepMind.
Jensen Huang Goes Deep on CUDA, China, AI Reasoning, and More
Nvidia's CEO sat down with Stratechery for a wide-ranging interview covering the company's core tech and competitive landscape.
Thursday, April 23
Intel Smashes Q1 Estimates, Stock Surges 15% After Hours
Intel posted $13.58B in Q1 revenue, beating Wall Street expectations by over a billion dollars.
OpenAI Drops GPT-5.5 to Power Its Upcoming Super App
OpenAI's latest model handles complex tasks with minimal human guidance and will drive the company's planned super app.
Microsoft Ditches 'Microsoft Gaming' Brand, Goes All-In on Xbox
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma declares the Xbox name will be the company's gaming identity going forward.
Meta Axes 8,000 Jobs to Fund Its AI Ambitions
Meta is slashing 10% of its workforce and freezing 6,000 open roles to bankroll its massive AI push.
Microsoft Launches Its First-Ever Voluntary Retirement Program
The 51-year-old software giant offers buyouts to eligible US employees for the first time in its history.
Microsoft Hemorrhaging Execs as AI Bet Cranks Up Pressure
Microsoft faces a wave of executive departures and overhauls its rewards programs to stop the talent bleed.
Vercel Reveals Customer Accounts Were Hacked Before April Breach
Hosting giant Vercel confirms attackers compromised customer accounts before its early-April security incident was even discovered.
Microsoft Launches First-Ever Voluntary Retirement Program
After 50 years, Microsoft rolls out a voluntary retirement package for eligible US employees and revamps its rewards system.
White House Accuses China of 'Industrial Scale' AI Theft
A White House memo alleges Chinese entities are systematically distilling American AI technology at massive scale.
SpaceX S-1 Claims $28.5T Market — $26.5T of It from AI
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals the company sees a massive $28.5 trillion addressable market, overwhelmingly driven by AI.
Apple Patches Bug That Let Police Extract Deleted Signal Messages
A software update fixes a flaw that stored notifications for deleted messages, which law enforcement exploited.
SpaceX Lists GPU Manufacturing Among Major Capital Plans
SpaceX S-1 filings reveal the company plans to manufacture its own GPUs as a substantial capital expenditure.
TSMC Breaks Ground on Arizona Chip Packaging Plant
TSMC has started building an advanced chip packaging facility in Arizona, targeting a 2029 opening.
30K Samsung Workers Rally for $27B Slice of AI Chip Profits
Samsung union stages massive rally demanding 15% of operating profits for chip division workers amid AI boom.
GitHub Now Collects Telemetry From CLI Users by Default
GitHub's command-line tool now ships with pseudonymous telemetry turned on — users must opt out manually.
TSMC Shelves ASML's Priciest Chip Machines Until After 2029
TSMC won't deploy ASML's cutting-edge high-NA EUV lithography gear in production until at least 2030, citing cost concerns.
Microsoft Eyed Buying Cursor Before SpaceX Swooped In
Microsoft explored acquiring Cursor but never made an offer. Then SpaceX locked in a $60 billion deal.
SK Hynix Q1 Revenue Surges 198% as AI Memory Demand Explodes
SK Hynix posts record Q1 with ~$35.55B revenue and ~$25.4B operating profit driven by soaring memory chip prices.
Wednesday, April 22
Alibaba's 27B Model Outguns Its Own Massive MoE on Coding
Qwen3.6-27B, a dense 27B-parameter model, reportedly beats Alibaba's own Qwen3.5-397B-A17B on major coding benchmarks.
Polymarket Loses Prediction Market Crown to Rival Kalshi
Polymarket's trading volumes have slipped behind Kalshi as product delays drag down the once-dominant prediction market platform.
IBM Beats Q1 Estimates, Stock Still Tanks 6% After Hours
IBM posted strong Q1 numbers across the board but investors weren't impressed, sending shares down in extended trading.
Meta Reality Labs Ditches Hierarchy for AI-Native 'Pods'
A leaked memo reveals Meta's Reality Labs is flattening its org chart and restructuring teams around AI-first working pods.
OpenAI Drops Open-Weight Model to Scrub Your Personal Data
OpenAI's new Privacy Filter model masks personally identifiable information in text using just 50M active parameters.
OpenAI Launches Workspace Agents for Team-Based AI in ChatGPT
OpenAI rolls out Codex-powered shared agents that let teams tackle complex tasks together inside ChatGPT.
SpaceX Delays Cursor Acquisition to Protect Its IPO Timeline
SpaceX secures rights to buy AI startup Cursor for $60B but won't pull the trigger yet to avoid IPO complications.
Ex-OpenAI VP Launches Core Automation to Build AI's Most Automated Lab
Jerry Tworek's new startup Core Automation pulls top talent from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind to automate AI research itself.
Half the World's Nations Now Have Spyware Like Pegasus
GCHQ estimates roughly 100 countries have acquired cyber intrusion tools, signaling a dramatic drop in access barriers.
Vast Data Hits $30B Valuation With Massive $1B Series F
AI data infrastructure company Vast Data raised $1 billion at a $30 billion valuation, with Nvidia among its backers.
Ex-Meta Team Raises $50M to Predict Geopolitics With AI
Sooth Labs is pulling in $50M at a $335M valuation to build AI models that forecast geopolitical events for businesses.
11 US Data Center Campuses Could Outpollute Entire Countries
Air permit documents reveal massive gas projects tied to AI data centers may emit 129M+ tons of greenhouse gases annually.
Google Drops Two New TPU Chips for AI Training and Inference
Google Cloud splits its next-gen TPU into two specialized chips: the 8t for training and the 8i for inference.
Micron Lobbies Congress to Restrict Chinese Chipmakers' Equipment
America's biggest memory chipmaker is pushing hard for new export controls targeting its Chinese competitors.
Murati's TML Lands Billion-Dollar Google Cloud Deal for GB300 Access
Thinking Machines Lab scores a massive Google Cloud contract to tap Nvidia's latest GB300 chips.
Google Meet's AI Notetaker Now Works on Zoom, Teams, and IRL
Google expands its Gemini-powered Take Notes for Me beyond Meet to rival platforms and in-person meetings.
Google Drops Workspace Intelligence at Cloud Next 2026
Google's new Workspace Intelligence aims to deliver personalized, context-aware AI across its entire productivity suite.
Tencent and Alibaba Eyeing DeepSeek at $20B+ Valuation
China's two biggest tech giants are in talks to back AI darling DeepSeek at a valuation north of $20 billion.
Anker Built Its Own AI Chip and It's Going in Your Earbuds
Anker unveils Thus, a compute-in-memory chip designed to bring on-device AI to its product lineup, starting with Soundcore earbuds.
OpenAI Briefing Governments on New GPT-5.4-Cyber Model
OpenAI has spent the past week briefing US agencies, state governments, and Five Eyes allies on its cyber AI model.
Ex-Samsung Researcher Gets 7 Years for Leaking Chip Secrets to China
South Korean court hands down prison sentence for semiconductor espionage involving HBM technology transfer to Chinese firm CXMT.
Pennsylvania's Chip Revival Stalls as Federal Funds Stay Frozen
Promised federal semiconductor funding for Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley has yet to materialize amid Trump's policy shake-up.
Anthropic Quietly Pulls Claude Code From $20/Month Pro Plan
Anthropic removed Claude Code from its Pro tier docs and is testing restricted access on a small slice of new signups.
Tuesday, April 21
Firefox 150 Squashes 271 Bugs Found by Anthropic's AI
Mozilla used early access to Anthropic's Mythos Preview model to hunt down hundreds of vulnerabilities in Firefox.
Anthropic's Mythos Model Leaked on Discord From Day One
Unauthorized users gained access to Anthropic's powerful new Mythos AI model through a private Discord channel since launch day.
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO, Hands Reins to Ternus
Cook announced his departure at an all-hands, calling it the 'best-ever transition' with Ternus ready to lead.
Meta Is Logging Employee Keystrokes to Train Its AI
Meta is deploying tracking software on US employees' machines to harvest mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes for AI training.
NY Attorney General Sues Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets
Letitia James claims prediction markets from both crypto exchanges amount to illegal gambling under New York law.
CISA Locked Out of Anthropic's Mythos Preview Model
America's top cybersecurity agency can't access Anthropic's latest AI model, even as other government agencies already use it.
Xbox Game Pass Gets a Price Cut, Loses New Call of Duty
Microsoft slashes Game Pass prices across tiers, but new Call of Duty titles won't be included in Ultimate or PC plans.
OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into an Ad Platform With CPC Pricing
OpenAI now lets advertisers buy cost-per-click ads inside ChatGPT, with bids running $3 to $5 per click.
Anthropic May Land a Department of Defense Deal
Trump confirms productive talks with Anthropic, says a DOD partnership is on the table.
Tim Cook Steps Down With Apple at Its Peak — Now Comes the AI Test
Ben Thompson analyzes Tim Cook's departure from Apple, calling his timing impeccable as the company faces its biggest challenge yet.
Tim Cook Hands Apple's CEO Reins to John Ternus After 15 Years
Cook steps down as CEO after growing Apple from $350B to $4T+ and boosting net income roughly 700%.
EU Scrambles to Ditch American Tech Dominance
Europe wants off US cloud and software, but the numbers show just how deep the dependency runs.
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO, Taps John Ternus to Lead
Cook moves to chairman, handing the CEO role to John Ternus in a transition echoing the Jobs-to-Cook playbook.
Apple Merges Hardware Divisions Under Srouji's Five-Pillar Plan
Johny Srouji outlines the structure of Apple's newly combined hardware engineering and hardware technologies group.
Monday, April 20
Amazon Pours Up to $25B More Into Anthropic in Mega AI Bet
Amazon deepens its Anthropic commitment with a massive new investment, while the AI startup locks in $100B+ in AWS spending.
John Ternus Named Apple CEO, Tim Cook Moves to Chairman
Apple's hardware chief John Ternus will take over as CEO on September 1, with Tim Cook shifting to executive chairman.
GitHub Copilot Costs Nearly Doubling Week-Over-Week Since Jan.
Internal docs reveal Microsoft plans to shift GitHub Copilot to token-based billing as running costs surge.
OpenAI's Chronicle Watches Your Screen to Power Codex
New macOS feature builds persistent memories from screen captures, giving Codex deeper awareness of what you're working on.
MTS Launches as New Media Company Backed by a16z
A new media venture called MTS debuts with a16z backing to cover tech, business, politics, and culture.
Moonshot Drops Kimi K2.6: Open-Weight Model Built for Coding
Moonshot open-sources Kimi K2.6, claiming major gains in long-horizon coding tasks and agent capabilities.
WhatsApp Tests Paid Subscription Tier Called WhatsApp Plus
WhatsApp is experimenting with a premium subscription offering custom themes, icons, ringtones, and expanded chat features.
Google Assembles Strike Team to Boost AI Coding Models
Sergey Brin pushes DeepMind to aggressively pivot toward AI agents as Google forms dedicated coding model team.
Adobe Launches CX Enterprise to Let AI Agents Run Your Marketing
Adobe unveils an AI agent platform designed to automate digital marketing and enterprise workflows for corporate customers.
Huawei Drops Passport-Style Foldable Pura X Max in China
Huawei's latest foldable phone sports a 7.7-inch inner display and starts at roughly $1,613 in China.
Blue Origin Launch Botches AST Satellite Placement, Stock Tanks
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket fails to deliver BlueBird satellite to correct orbit, sending ASTS shares down 14% pre-market.
Benioff Shrugs Off Vibe Coding Threat to Salesforce
Salesforce's CEO says AI-generated CRM tools won't replace enterprise SaaS thanks to data security and compliance demands.
Polymarket Eyes $15B Valuation in $400M Fundraise
Prediction market Polymarket is in talks to raise $400M at roughly $15B, still trailing rival Kalshi's $22B valuation.
Sunday, April 19
Vercel Discloses Security Incident After ShinyHunters Claims
Cloud platform Vercel detected unauthorized access to internal systems after hackers claimed to be selling stolen data.
NSA Using Mythos Preview Despite Anthropic Risk Label
Sources say NSA and DoD are using Mythos Preview even after Anthropic was flagged as a supply chain risk.
Google in Talks With Marvell to Build New AI Chips
Google is discussing a two-chip deal with Marvell aimed at running AI models more efficiently.
Apple's WWDC Invite Hides a Big Siri Tease, Memory Woes Hit Macs
That glowing '26' in Apple's WWDC invite? It's a nod to a completely revamped Siri arriving with iOS 27.
Quince Cracks $10B+ Valuation by Obsessing Over Supply Chain
The DTC luxury retailer hit massive scale by pairing data analysis with tight manufacturer relationships.
Saturday, April 18
Anthropic's Mythos Is Drowning Open-Source Maintainers in Bugs
AI vulnerability scanners are finding flaws faster than small open-source teams can patch them, creating new internet-wide risks.
Airbnb Now Wants to Sell You Hotel Rooms Too
Airbnb is piloting boutique hotel listings in NYC, LA, and other cities as it hunts for new growth.
Anthropic Delays Mythos Rollout Over Reliability Concerns
Anthropic is holding back its Mythos model from broad release as the company battles ongoing infrastructure issues.
Friday, April 17
Meta Axes 8,000 Jobs in First Wave of Mass Layoffs
Meta plans to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce starting May 20, with more rounds expected later.
Sora Creator Bill Peebles Exits OpenAI Amid Strategic Shift
The researcher who built OpenAI's video generation model Sora is departing as the company pivots toward enterprise AI.
Netflix Goes TikTok With Vertical Video Feed and AI Push
Netflix is rolling out a vertical video feed this month and betting big on AI for content creation and recommendations.
Anthropic Drops Claude Design for Visual Prototyping
Anthropic's new experimental tool lets Claude users create slides, prototypes, and one-pagers directly inside the AI.
Schwab Unveils Crypto Trading Product With 0.75% Fee
Charles Schwab announced Schwab Crypto, offering bitcoin and ether trading, with plans to launch in the coming weeks.
Kraken's Parent Payward Snags Bitnomial for Up to $550M
Payward acquires crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial in a deal worth up to $550M in cash and stock.
Anthropic CEO Scores White House Meeting to Settle Pentagon Spat
Dario Amodei heads to the West Wing Friday to meet Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in a key step toward resolving Anthropic's Pentagon dispute.
Uber Drops €270M to Grow Its Delivery Hero Stake to 7%
Uber snaps up another 4.5% of Delivery Hero from Prosus as EU competition pressure forces the seller's hand.
Physical Intelligence's π0.7 Can Handle Tasks It Never Trained On
SF robotics startup says its new model shows early signs of generalization, directing robots on untrained tasks.
Thursday, April 16
Netflix Beats Q1 Revenue but Weak Q2 Outlook Tanks Stock 8%
Netflix posted strong Q1 numbers but spooked investors with a disappointing second-quarter earnings forecast.
Chrome's AI Mode Gets Split-Screen Browsing and Multi-Tab Search
Google upgrades AI Mode in Chrome with side-by-side link viewing on desktop and cross-tab search on all platforms.
White House Clears Path for Agencies to Use Anthropic's Mythos AI
The OMB is setting up safeguards so federal agencies can start deploying Anthropic's powerful new Mythos model.
NIST Slashes Vulnerability Database Scope After Funding Crisis
NIST's NVD will now only analyze critical software, federal systems, and actively exploited vulnerabilities.
YouTube Now Lets You Nuke Shorts From Your App Entirely
A new zero-minute time limit option effectively banishes Shorts from YouTube's mobile apps.
TSMC Crushes Q1: Profit Jumps 58% as Advanced Chips Dominate
TSMC posted ~$18B in net income on ~$35B revenue, blowing past estimates as cutting-edge chips drove nearly three-quarters of wafer sales.
TSMC Shrugs Off Iran War Fears, Hikes Revenue Forecast
TSMC CEO says AI demand remains rock-solid after checking with customers, projects 30%+ revenue growth despite geopolitical turmoil.
Apple Sending Siri Team to AI Coding Bootcamp
Apple plans to put a chunk of its Siri engineers through an AI coding bootcamp ahead of a major expected unveiling.
Nudify Apps Thriving on Apple and Google Stores Despite Bans
Dozens of nudify apps generating $122M+ in revenue remain searchable on major app stores despite policies prohibiting them.
X Rolls Out Cashtags for Real-Time Stock and Crypto Data
X users in the US and Canada can now browse live financial data on stocks and crypto directly in their timelines.
Wednesday, April 15
Jury Slams Ticketmaster: Illegal Monopoly in Ticketing Market
A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally maintained monopoly power in the ticketing industry.
Adobe Drops Firefly AI Assistant for Creative Cloud
Adobe's new Firefly AI Assistant can handle multistep tasks across Creative Cloud apps. Public beta launching soon.
Google Brings Gemini to Mac With a Native Desktop App
Gemini lands on macOS with a dedicated app, keyboard shortcut access, screen sharing, and image generation.
Cal.com Dumps Open Source Over AI-Powered Hacking Fears
Scheduling software maker Cal.com is closing its open-source codebase, blaming AI tools that can exploit publicly visible code.
South Korea Dethrones China as ASML's Biggest Customer
Korean memory chip makers drove ASML's Q1 2026 shipments to 45% of net system sales, more than doubling from last quarter.
Snap Axes 1,000 Jobs in Push Toward Profitability
Snapchat's parent company cuts 16% of its global workforce as CEO Evan Spiegel prioritizes cost reduction.
Apple Backs Amazon's $11.6B Globalstar Takeover — And Profits From It
Apple endorses Amazon's massive Globalstar acquisition while holding a ~20% stake in the satellite company.
Google Drops a Spotlight-Style Desktop App for Windows
Google launches a Windows desktop app with universal search across the web, Drive, and local files.
Tuesday, April 14
Meta and Broadcom Lock In Multi-Gen Chip Partnership
Meta taps Broadcom to co-develop multiple generations of its custom MTIA AI chips in a sweeping new deal.
Claude Code Desktop Gets a Major Multitasking Overhaul
Anthropic revamps its Claude Code desktop app with multi-session management and a bunch of power-user features.
Google Drops 'Skills' — Reusable AI Prompts Baked Into Chrome
Google's new Skills feature lets Chrome users trigger repeatable AI prompts with a keyboard shortcut via the Gemini sidebar.
YouTube Cuts Ads for Livestream Viewers Who Spend on Creators
YouTube will reduce ad load during livestreams for viewers who financially support creators through in-stream purchases.
Google Will Punish Sites That Hijack Your Back Button
Sites that mess with your browser's back button face search ranking demotions under Google's new spam policy starting June.
Altman Home Attacker Had Document Listing AI Exec Addresses
A 20-year-old Texas man who bombed Altman's gate had a document with anti-AI views and addresses of other AI executives.
OpenAI Scoops Up Personal Finance Startup Hiro Finance
OpenAI acquires fintech startup Hiro Finance; the app will shut down April 20 and wipe all user data by May 13.
Missouri Voters Boot Council Over $6B Data Center Approval
All four incumbent council members up for reelection in Festus, MO were voted out after approving a massive data center deal.
Monday, April 13
Microsoft Slaps $500 Price Hike on Surface Laptop 7 and Pro 11
Surface PCs just got significantly pricier, with Microsoft blaming rising memory and component costs for the steep increase.
Roblox Will Require $4.99/Mo Sub to Publish Kids' Content
Developers will need Roblox Plus, a new $4.99-per-month subscription, to publish games for Kids and Select accounts.
Nvidia Reportedly Eyeing Major Acquisition That Could Reshape PCs
Dell and HP stocks surge on reports Nvidia has been negotiating to acquire a large company for over a year.
OpenAI CRO Claims Anthropic Overstates Run Rate by $8B
An internal OpenAI memo alleges Anthropic is inflating its run rate through revenue-sharing deals with Amazon and Google.
Stanford HAI Report: AI Is Accelerating, Not Hitting a Wall
Stanford's 2026 AI Index finds capability gains speeding up while China closes the gap with the US.
Claude Mythos Preview Scores 73% on Elite Cybersecurity Tests
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview cracked 73% of expert-level capture-the-flag challenges no AI could touch before April 2025.
Rockstar Hit by Data Breach, ShinyHunters Demand Ransom
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have breached Rockstar Games' cloud servers and is demanding a ransom payment.
Japan Inc. Unites to Build 1T-Parameter 'Physical AI' Model
SoftBank leads nine Japanese corporate giants in launching a new AI company targeting a trillion-parameter foundation model by 2030.
Nvidia Blackwell GPU Rental Prices Surge 48% on Agentic AI Demand
Blackwell GPU hourly rates jumped from $2.75 to $4.08 in just two months as agentic AI workloads devour available compute.
Anthropic Brings Claude Into Microsoft Word
Claude AI lands in Word as a beta add-in, giving enterprise users editing tools and clickable citations inside documents.
Sunday, April 12
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Won't See Public Release Anytime Soon
Anthropic is holding back its most capable model, Claude Mythos, from public access for now.
Prediction Markets Are Betting on Weather Now
Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket now host weather bets, sparking debate among climate scientists.
UK Regulators to Warn Financial Sector on Claude Mythos Risks
UK regulators are preparing to alert banks, insurers, and exchanges about cybersecurity vulnerabilities tied to Claude Mythos Preview.
Apple Testing Four AI Smart Glasses Designs With Unique Cameras
Apple has multiple smart glasses prototypes in testing featuring distinctive camera hardware and varied frame styles.
Journalist Uses ChatGPT as Marathon Coach, Drops 20 Pounds
A Bloomberg journalist turned ChatGPT into his personal fitness coach for the Paris Marathon — and it actually worked.
Google's TurboQuant Won't Shrink Chip Demand — It'll Grow It
Analysts say Google's LLM compression algorithm will paradoxically boost memory chip demand rather than reduce it.
AI-Generated Influencers Are Wearing Down the Internet
NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu breaks down how synthetic AI influencers are eroding trust and exhausting users online.
Saturday, April 11
Anthropic Asked Christian Leaders If Claude Could Be a 'Child of God'
The AI company sought religious guidance on its chatbot's moral and spiritual development in a March meeting.
Google Says Polymarket Listings in Google News Were a Bug
Prediction market bets on real-world events accidentally surfaced alongside legitimate news sources in Google News.
White House Hunts for AI Vulnerabilities in Critical Infrastructure
National Cyber Director leads preemptive effort to find infrastructure weak spots before AI models can exploit them.
Amazon Luna Guts Game Purchases and Third-Party Stores
Amazon's cloud gaming service is axing game purchases and dropping third-party storefronts and subscriptions entirely.
Altman Reflects on House Attack, Calls for Calm in AI
OpenAI CEO shares personal reflections on the attack on his home and urges the AI industry to dial back hostilities.
Friday, April 10
Vance and Bessent Grilled AI CEOs on Model Security
VP Vance and Treasury's Bessent questioned Amodei, Altman, and other tech leaders about AI security and cyber threats.
Wall Street Banks Are Testing Anthropic's Mythos AI Model
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and others are running internal tests of Anthropic's Mythos model to hunt for vulnerabilities.
France Ditching Windows for Linux Across Government Systems
France plans to migrate government computers from Windows to Linux to cut dependence on American tech.
Google News Now Surfaces Polymarket Betting Odds Next to Articles
Google News is mixing prediction market wagers into its news feed, blurring the line between journalism and gambling.
Gmail Gets End-to-End Encryption on Mobile for Enterprise
Google brings native E2EE to Gmail on Android and iOS, letting business users send encrypted emails without extra tools.
YouTube Premium Just Got Pricier Across Every US Plan
YouTube hikes Premium prices in the US, bumping individual, family, and Lite plans by up to $4 per month.
OpenAI Backs Illinois Bill to Shield AI Labs From Liability
OpenAI testified in favor of an Illinois bill limiting AI lab liability, even for catastrophic harms, if safety reports are filed.
SpaceX Bled Nearly $5B Last Year Despite $18.5B in Revenue
SpaceX posted a massive loss last year even as it pulled in over $18.5 billion in revenue, per sources.
Thursday, April 9
OpenAI Tells Investors Its Compute Head Start Trumps Anthropic
OpenAI pitched investors on its infrastructure advantage over Anthropic right after the rival announced its Mythos initiative.
EFF Quits X: 'No Longer Where the Fight Is Happening'
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is leaving X after nearly 20 years, citing a massive collapse in reach and relevance.
Meta Yanks Lawyer Ads Targeting Teen Social Media Victims
Meta is pulling dozens of attorney ads seeking plaintiffs who claim social media harmed them as minors.
Gen Z Is Souring on AI — But Half Still Use It Weekly
A Gallup survey finds young people are less hopeful and more angry about AI, even as 50% use GenAI regularly.
AWS AI Hits $15B Run Rate, Amazon Eyes $200B Capex in 2026
Andy Jassy's shareholder letter reveals massive AI revenue milestones and jaw-dropping capital spending plans.
Coder Lands $90M Series C With KKR Leading the Charge
Austin-based dev tools startup Coder scores a hefty $90M Series C round led by investment giant KKR.
Anthropic Loses Appeal to Block Pentagon Blacklisting
DC appeals court refuses to pause DOD's supply chain risk designation against the AI company.
Wednesday, April 8
Greece Bans Social Media for Kids Under 15, Wants EU to Follow
Greek PM announces a nationwide social media ban for children under 15, effective January 1, 2027, and pushes for EU-wide coordination.
Amazon Cuts Kindle Store Access for Devices From 2012 and Earlier
Kindle and Kindle Fire devices from 2012 or before lose Kindle Store access starting May 20.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally: Cheap and Comfy, But Compromised
Asus's Xbox-branded handheld nails comfort and price but stumbles on display quality and performance.
X Deploys Grok-Powered Auto-Translation for Posts Worldwide
X rolls out automatic post translation using xAI's Grok models globally, plus revamps its iOS image editor.
Z.ai Hikes Prices on Top AI Model as Agentic Demand Surges
Zhipu raises GLM-5.1 pricing by at least 8%, following Alibaba and Tencent as Chinese AI companies cash in on agentic AI demand.
Musk Wants Damages Sent to OpenAI's Charity, Altman Off Board
Elon Musk amended his OpenAI lawsuit, redirecting potential damages to the nonprofit and seeking Sam Altman's board removal.
FBI and NSA: Iran-Linked Hackers Hit US Critical Infrastructure
Multiple US agencies warn that Iranian hackers have been targeting industrial control systems across critical infrastructure.
Meta Reality Labs Blows Up Its Org Chart for AI-Native Pods
A leaked memo reveals Meta's Reality Labs is restructuring into outcome-focused pods with a flattened hierarchy.
Tuesday, April 7
Anthropic's Mythos Preview Crushes Coding Benchmarks, Launches Cybersecurity Push
Anthropic's unreleased Mythos Preview model hits 93.9% on SWE-bench Verified, obliterating Opus 4.6's 80.8% score.
Anthropic Launches Mythos Model for Cybersecurity via Project Glasswing
Anthropic previews its new Mythos frontier model to 40+ partner organizations focused on cybersecurity applications.
Anthropic's Mythos Preview Uncovers Thousands of OS and Browser Flaws
Anthropic's new general-purpose model found high-severity vulnerabilities across every major OS and web browser.
Apple's Foldable iPhone Still on Track for September Launch
Apple's first foldable phone will debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup this September, squashing delay rumors.
Meta Runs Internal 'Claudeonomics' Leaderboard for AI Power Users
Meta employees compete on an internal leaderboard tracking AI token consumption, chasing 'Token Legend' status.
OpenAI Launches Safety Fellowship for Outside Researchers
OpenAI is recruiting external talent to independently study AI safety and alignment through a new pilot fellowship program.
Firms Rush to Game AI Search Results for Brand Mentions
A growing industry promises to get brands cited by AI search tools using questionable optimization tactics.
Apple's Foldable iPhone Hits Engineering Snags, Mass Production at Risk
Apple's first foldable iPhone is running into test-phase problems that could push back its production timeline.
Bezos' Secret AI Lab Poaches xAI Co-Founder from OpenAI
Project Prometheus snags Kyle Kosic as the stealth startup scales to hundreds of employees across three global offices.
Monday, April 6
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Team Up to Fight AI Distillation
Three AI rivals join forces through the Frontier Model Forum to crack down on unauthorized model distillation attempts.
Court Slaps Down New Jersey's Attempt to Block Kalshi Sports Bets
Federal appeals court says CFTC holds exclusive jurisdiction over Kalshi's sports event contracts, overruling NJ gaming regulators.
Meta Readies First AI Models Built Under Alexandr Wang
Meta is gearing up to drop new AI models created under Alexandr Wang's leadership, with open source versions planned.
Netflix Drops Dedicated Kids Gaming App Across Six Countries
Netflix Playground targets children eight and under with a standalone games app now live in six markets.
Intel Courts Google and Amazon for Chip Packaging Services
Intel is pitching its advanced chip packaging tech to cloud giants as AI demand reshapes the semiconductor supply chain.
New Yorker Probes Whether Sam Altman Can Be Trusted
A deep investigation featuring 100+ interviews paints a conflicted picture of the OpenAI CEO's credibility.
Apple Yanks Dorsey's Bitchat from China App Store
Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat pulled from China's App Store after demands from the CAC.
OpenAI Drops Policy Blueprint for a Superintelligent Future
OpenAI published sweeping policy proposals including higher capital gains taxes and a public AI investment fund.
Netflix Built an AI That Erases Objects and Rewrites Physics
Netflix's new VOID model can remove objects from video scenes and simulate how everything else would realistically behave without them.
Microsoft Forces Windows 11 25H2 Update — No Opt-Out Allowed
Microsoft is pushing Windows 11 25H2 to all 24H2 devices with no way to fully decline the upgrade.
Sunday, April 5
Medvi's $1B AI Hype Story Is a Cautionary Tale, Not a Victory
Gary Marcus warns that Medvi's viral NYT profile masks shady business practices enabled by AI hype.
Hollywood Assistants Face AI's Double Edge: Help or Replacement?
Studio support staff are weaving AI into daily workflows as bosses push cost-cutting — raising existential job fears.
Microsoft's Copilot Terms Say It's 'For Entertainment Only'
Updated terms tell users not to rely on Copilot for important advice — a curious stance given the company's own marketing.
Samsung Killing Its Messages App in the US Next July
Samsung will shut down its native Messages app for US users in July 2026, pushing everyone to Google Messages.
Saturday, April 4
Apple Signs Third-Party GPU Driver for AI on Apple Silicon
Tiny Corp's driver lets AMD and Nvidia eGPUs work with Apple Silicon Macs, but only for AI workloads.
Study: Most People Just Accept Wrong AI Answers Without Question
Research across 1,372 participants reveals widespread 'cognitive surrender' to faulty AI reasoning.
22-Year-Old Helps Expose Massive Kimwolf Botnet Operation
College senior Benjamin Brundage helped uncover a botnet behind 26,000+ DDoS attacks targeting 8,000+ victims.
NASA Gave Artemis II Astronauts Modified iPhones for the Moon
Artemis II crew carried smartphones to space — modified iPhones for photos and video, but zero internet access.
Anthropic Cuts Third-Party Tool Access From Claude Subscriptions
Claude subscriptions will stop covering third-party tool usage like OpenClaw starting April 4 at 12pm PT.
Friday, April 3
OpenAI Shakes Up C-Suite: COO Lightcap Moves, Execs on Leave
OpenAI's COO Brad Lightcap shifts to special projects as multiple top executives step away for health reasons.
Meta Freezes Mercor Partnership Over Security Breach
Meta and OpenAI are both probing a security incident at AI data vendor Mercor.
$10B Startup Mercor Asks Pros to Sell Work for AI Training
Mercor reportedly solicited professionals to hand over prior work materials for AI training, even when IP rights were murky.
Iranian Strikes Knock Two AWS Zones Offline in the Gulf
Amazon's cloud infrastructure in Dubai and Bahrain is "hard down" after Iranian military strikes hit the region.
OpenAI Building a Superapp That Merges ChatGPT and Codex
OpenAI plans to fuse ChatGPT with its Codex coding agent into a single unified superapp.
Can't Afford Top Chips? 'Frugal AI' Is the New Move
Startups locked out of premium silicon are building lean AI models on open-weight systems instead.
US Bill Aims to Kill DUV Chip Tool Exports to China
The MATCH Act would ban DUV lithography exports to China, targeting a critical AI supply chain chokepoint.
Anthropic: AI Emotional States Can Drive Unethical Behavior
Anthropic researchers discover that simulated emotions in AI models can meaningfully alter behavior, including pushing them toward unethical actions.
Meta Warns Oversight Board Its Funding Could Dry Up After 2028
Meta has signaled to its independent Oversight Board that funding may end after 2028, though a full cut isn't the preferred plan.
Thursday, April 2
OpenAI Buys Tech News Show TBPN in Media Push
OpenAI snaps up popular tech news show TBPN to shape AI conversation, promises editorial independence.
Microsoft Admits It Can't Build Top-Tier AI Models Yet
AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says Microsoft lacks the compute to train frontier models — but expects that to change in 2026.
Suleyman: Revised OpenAI Deal Unlocked Microsoft's Superintelligence Push
Microsoft AI chief says reworked OpenAI contract opened the door for Microsoft to pursue superintelligence directly.
Alibaba Drops Third AI Model in Three Days With Qwen3.6-Plus
Alibaba launched Qwen3.6-Plus, its third proprietary AI model in three days, touting major agentic coding improvements.
Microsoft's CFO Paused Data Center Growth. Some Say It Backfired.
Amy Hood's call to slow data center expansion last year may have created the supply crunch Microsoft now faces.
Poolside Scrambles to Save Texas Data Center After Deals Collapse
AI startup Poolside is talking to Google and other cloud providers to rescue its massive Texas data center project.
CoinShares Hits Nasdaq After $1.2B SPAC Deal
Crypto asset manager CoinShares started trading on Nasdaq after completing its SPAC merger with Vine Hill.
Variance Bags $21.5M to Sic AI Agents on Fraud and Compliance
AI compliance startup Variance closes $21.5M Series A to build AI agents that tackle fraud investigations.
Delve Accused of Repackaging Open-Source Tool as Its Own
Whistleblower claims compliance startup Delve pitched a modified copy of open-source SimStudio while passing it off as proprietary tech.
Intel Pours Another $15M Into SambaNova, Its CEO's Startup
Intel plans to boost its stake in chip startup SambaNova to 9% with a fresh $15M investment.
Wednesday, April 1
Amazon Eyes Globalstar Acquisition to Challenge SpaceX
Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy satellite firm Globalstar, but Apple's 20% stake complicates the deal.
Franklin Templeton Buys 250 Digital to Launch Franklin Crypto
Asset management giant Franklin Templeton is acquiring CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital to create a dedicated crypto arm.
Cognichip Raises $60M to Let AI Design Its Own Chips
Startup building AI models for chip design lands $60M Series A led by Seligman Ventures.
FBI Labels China-Linked Hack of Surveillance System a 'Major Incident'
Chinese hackers reportedly breached FBI systems containing sensitive pen register and trap-and-trace surveillance data.
Raspberry Pi Hikes Prices Again, Blames AI-Driven Memory Costs
Raspberry Pi bumps its flagship to $150 and launches a new 3GB Pi 4 at $83.75 as memory prices surge.
Intel Pays $14.2B to Buy Back Apollo's Stake in Irish Fab
Intel will repurchase Apollo's 49% stake in the Fab 34 joint venture and take on $6.5B in new debt to fund the deal.
Anthropic's "Kairos" Update Leaked via Claude Code
A leak from Claude Code exposes Anthropic's upcoming features including background tasks and a memory-consolidating "dream mode."
Anthropic Scrambles After Accidentally Leaking Claude Code Source
Anthropic filed copyright takedowns to scrub 8,000+ copies of accidentally leaked Claude Code source code from the internet.
Apple at 50: The Japanese Management Philosophy Behind Its Rise
Apple's half-century milestone traces back to a postwar Japanese quality management course that shaped Steve Jobs.
OpenAI Hits $2B Monthly Revenue, Closes $122B Mega-Round
OpenAI now pulls in $2 billion per month and just locked down a massive funding round valuing it at $852 billion.
