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Anthropic:
Anthropic signs a deal with Google and Broadcom for multiple GWs of TPU capacity, and says its run-rate revenue crossed $30B, up from ~$9B at the end of 2025  —  We have signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity that we expect to come online starting in 2027.
Jyoti Mann / The Information:
Sources: Meta has an internal leaderboard dubbed “Claudeonomics” where employees compete on AI-token usage and earn rewards like “Token Legend” status  —  Employees at Meta Platforms who want to show off their AI superuser chops are competing on an internal leaderboard for status as a …
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Filing: Broadcom agrees to produce future versions of Google's TPUs and expands its Anthropic deal to give the startup access to ~3.5 GW of computing capacity  —  - Broadcom said it agreed to produce future versions of Google's artificial intelligence chips,
Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Apple is facing issues in the test phase of its foldable iPhone that are taking longer than expected to resolve, potentially delaying mass production  —  TAIPEI — Apple is encountering setbacks in the engineering test phase of its first ever foldable iPhone, which could lead to delays …
Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters:
Samsung reports a record preliminary Q1 operating profit of ~$38B, up more than 8x YoY and above ~$27B est., and revenue up 68% YoY to ~$88B, amid the AI boom  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Tuesday projected a record-high first-quarter operating profit from a year earlier …
OpenAI:
OpenAI announces a Safety Fellowship program for external researchers, engineers, and practitioners to study the safety and alignment of advanced AI systems  —  A pilot program to support independent safety and alignment research and develop the next generation of talent
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI unveils policy proposals for a world with superintelligence: higher taxes on capital gains, a public AI investment fund, bolstered safety nets, and more
Financial Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus hires xAI co-founder Kyle Kosic from OpenAI and has hundreds of staff across its San Francisco HQ, London, and Zurich  —  Kyle Kosic joins Project Prometheus, the secretive start-up working on systems that can understand the physical world
Filippo Valsorda:
A cryptography engineer calls for urgent rollout of post-quantum cryptography schemes, saying the risk of inaction is now unacceptable, after Google's warning  —  My position on the urgency of rolling out quantum-resistant cryptography has changed compared to just a few months ago.
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
How social media became a “freak show”: X punishes external links and most top accounts, such as Catturd, are very low-quality but get more engagement than NYT  —  The ecosystem is unhealthy, especially on Twitter, and that's producing some strange beasts among the most influential accounts.
More: Reason.  X: @devahaz, @blueboxdave, @robbysoave, @davidafrench, @christopherrufo, @asymmetricinfo, @esjesjesj, @nntaleb, @notjessewalker, @literaryeric, @datarepublican, @clairlemon, @ryanburge, @jeremiahdjohns, @moultano, @benryanwriter, @alicefromqueens, @micsolana, @noahpinion, @phl43, @razibkhan, @jamessurowiecki, @konstantinkisin, @phl43, @richardhanania, @christopherrufo, @akoustov, @david_ingram, @nikitabier, @david_ingram, @timcast, @richardhanania, @nikitabier, @nikitabier, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @besttrousers, @ryanburge, @asymmetricinfo, @bretdevereaux, @natesilver538, @natesilver538, @richardhanania, @jason_koebler, @richardhanania, @richardhanania, @nikitabier, @jaredlholt, @stefanfschubert, @haroon, @akarlin, @yimbyland, @micsolana, @modeledbehavior, @micsolana, @aricohn, @cesifoti, @buccocapital, @modeledbehavior, @mattvanswol, @neeratanden, @modeledbehavior, @soncharm, @natesilver538, @davidu, @paulnovosad, @jason_kint, @ddiamond, @jason_kint, @zerohedge, @kasparov63, @timcast, @nkulw, @petersavodnik, @raharrisonpa, @katiemiller, @alanmcole, @elonmusk, @yacinemtb, @elonmusk, @kareem_carr, @elonmusk, @natesilver538, @crazy_stephen_i, @jonatanpallesen, @catturd2, @juliangough, @ryanradia, @alanmcole, @nikitabier, @natesilver538, @jaybaxter, @natesilver538, @tha_muser, @jamessurowiecki, @catturd2, @natesilver538, @nikitabier, @natesilver538, @catturd2, @redsteeze, @alx, @sailaunderscore, @natesilver538, @kirkegaardemil, @nateduncannba, @natesilver538, @bing_chris, @elonmusk, @natesilver538, and @noupside.  LinkedIn: Adam Shapiro
Bluesky: @fightforthefuture.org and @carnage4life.  Mastodon: @jalefkowit@vmst.io.  Forums: r/fivethirtyeight
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Kiki Intarasuwan / CBS News:
An Indianapolis city councilor says his home was targeted in what appeared to be a politically motivated shooting over a proposed data center in the city  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  An Indianapolis city councilor says his home was targeted in what appeared to be a politically motivated shooting …
CNBC:
OpenAI sends a letter to the California and Delaware AGs, urging them to investigate “anti-competitive behavior” by Elon Musk, ahead of a trial in April  —  OpenAI on Monday sent a letter to the California and Delaware attorneys general, urging them to investigate …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
The US IRS is yet to issue guidelines on whether prediction market gains should be taxed as derivatives, gambling winnings, or income, worrying accountants  —  Americans flocked to prediction markets last year.  Now, it's time to pay taxes on winnings.  How do you do that?  Great question.
Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
MLB rolls out “robot umps”, or an Automated Ball-Strike System, using Sony-made advanced cameras to help officiate games, but it often validates human umpires  —  The automated ball-strike system has often validated the judgement of the human umpires … Tech Across the Globe
Daniel Kuhn / The Block:
Polymarket plans to launch the CTF Exchange V2 upgrade within the next three weeks, including a rebuilt trading engine and a native, USDC-backed USD stablecoin  —  Quick Take  — Polymarket noted the upgrade is its “biggest infrastructure change since launch,” and will include …
Sophie Shulman / CTech:
Israel-based Q-Factor, which is developing a quantum computer based on neutral atom technology, emerges from stealth with a $24M seed led by NFX and TPY Capital  —  Intel Capital-backed startup, founded by scientists from Weizmann and Technion, aims to move beyond current qubit constraints with neutral atom technology.
More: HPCwire
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on data centers in space, memory shortage, Cisco's networking business, AI bubble, layoffs, AI coding, and more  —  Today, I'm talking with Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco.  —  Cisco is one of those big companies that everyone has heard of but that most of us …

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April Roach / CNBC:
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square proposes to acquire Amsterdam-listed Universal Music Group for €56B in cash and stock, form a merged company, and list on the NYSE

Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump threatens to find and jail the journalist who reported that a US officer was awaiting rescue in Iran last week, unless the journalist reveals their source

David Bauder / Associated Press:
The News Media Guild says more than 120 of the AP staff members it represents received buyout offers on Monday

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Reuters:
The US NHTSA ends a 2025 probe into ~2.6M Tesla vehicles over the “Actually Smart Summon” driverless feature after finding it involved only low-speed incidents
New York Times:
The rapid adoption of AI coding tools has let workers generate massive volumes of code, leaving companies scrambling to review and secure the AI-generated code

Earlier Picks

Nate Raymond / Reuters:
A US federal appeals court rules New Jersey cannot block Kalshi users in the state from sports-related event contracts, finding CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction
Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Meta is preparing to release the first AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to offer versions of those models via an open source license
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Netflix launches Netflix Playground, a games app for kids aged eight and under, in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
OpenAI buying TBPN makes little sense, par for the course for a company that, like Twitter, stumbled into a big market and may never build a functional business
Lauren Goode / Wired:
How advanced chip packaging became one of Intel's fast-growing businesses; sources: Intel is in talks with Google and Amazon for its advanced packaging services
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