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| Politico: |
Sources: Anthropic largely left European regulators out of the loop as it limited Mythos's release to select companies and organizations; the UK AISI tested it — BRUSSELS — Regulators in Europe have been left out of the loop as U.S. firm Anthropic restricts the release of a new, powerful artificial intelligence model.| AI Security Institute: |
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| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
Internal memo: OpenAI's Chief Revenue Officer says Anthropic is “grossing up rev share with Amazon and Google”, which overstates its “run rate by roughly $8B” — OpenAI's chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, sent a four-page memo to employees on Sunday …
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
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| Hadas Gold / CNN: |
The US DOJ charges Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old Texas man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home, with attempted murder and arson — The man who allegedly threw an incendiary device at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is facing attempted murder and attempted arson charges, authorities said Monday.
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| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance for an undisclosed sum; Hiro stops new signups, will shut down on April 20, and delete all data on May 13 — OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Roblox says developers will need Roblox Plus, a new $4.99-per-month subscription offering benefits like discounts, to publish games for Kids and Select accounts — Roblox is introducing new account types designed to give kids and younger teens age-appropriate access to chat and games, the company announced on Monday.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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| Jeff Tomich / Politico: |
Voters in Festus, Missouri, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection last week, days after the council's approval of a $6B data center — The rout of half the Festus City Council was fueled by a surge in voter turnout and widespread frustration with the data center approval process.
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| Dom Cooke / Colossus: |
A profile of Jeffrey Yan and his startup Hyperliquid, a $10B crypto exchange that never took VC money and generated $900M+ in profit in 2025 with 11 employees — Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can't travel without a bodyguard.
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| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft raises prices for Surface PCs, with Laptop 7 and Pro 11 now starting at $500 more than at their 2024 launch, citing higher memory and component costs — Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.
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| Bloomberg: |
Filing: Anthropic hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong Trump administration ties, days after the DOD designated the startup a supply chain risk — Anthropic PBC hired the lobbying firm Ballard Partners as it draws out its fight with the Pentagon, a new public document shows.
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| Ellesheva Kissin / Financial Times: |
AI penetration testing company CodeWall says its agent was able to hack into one of Bain's internal AI tools, following a similar hack at McKinsey in March — CodeWall says it gained access to consultant's Pyxis platform using a username and password from public web code
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle expands its partnership with fuel cell maker Bloom to procure up to 2.8 GW of capacity, after receiving a warrant to purchase $400M of Bloom stock — Oracle is poised to make a quick buck off an investment in Bloom Energy. — On Thursday, Oracle was issued a warrant to purchase … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google designates “back button hijacking” as malicious, saying sites interfering with a browser's back button function may be demoted in Search starting in June — Websites that engage in “back button hijacking” might soon appear less prominently in Google Search results as part of a new spam policy.
More: Google for Developers, Android Authority, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Land, and Search Engine Roundtable. Forums: Hacker News
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Xbox staff memo: Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma says “Game Pass has become too expensive for players” and that Microsoft needs “a better value equation” — Microsoft is getting ready to address Game Pass pricing concerns. … Microsoft's new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma …
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Forums: r/LastStandMedia, r/technology, r/DreamStationcc, r/pcgaming, r/gaming, and r/xbox
| The Information: |
Sources: data labeling startup Handshake's gross annualized revenue hit ~$1B, up from $550M in January; Mercor hit a $1B+ gross annualized revenue pace in 2026 — AI firms' voracious appetite for more data has lifted sales for obscure startups doing the industry's unglamorous work …
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