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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7, saying it is a “notable improvement” on Opus 4.6 in advanced software engineering and comes with a new “xhigh” effort level — Our latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, is now generally available. — Opus 4.7 is a notable improvement …
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Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/technology, r/accelerate, r/GithubCopilot, r/Anthropic, r/ClaudeAI, and Slashdot
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
More: Bloomberg, The GitHub Blog, Runtime, Politico, and Implicator.ai
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
More: Claude and Latent.Space
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $12.3B, vs. $12.2B est., net income of $5.28B, and forecasts Q2 EPS below estimates; NFLX drops 8%+ after hours — Netflix Inc. gave a forecast for the second quarter that fell short of analysts expectations, sending the shares down in extended trading.
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| Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings will step down from the company's board after his term expires in June to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits — Co-founder won't stand for re-election to the board, Netflix says in first earnings report since pulling out of Warner Discovery bid
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google updates AI Mode in Chrome, letting users open links side by side with AI Mode on desktop; users can search across multiple tabs on desktop and mobile — Google announced on Thursday that it's rolling out a new way to explore the web with AI Mode, its conversational search experience.
More: The Keyword, Moneycontrol, Google Help Center, SiliconANGLE, Search Engine Journal, iPhone in Canada, Neowin, ZDNET, Thurrott, Chrome Unboxed, CNET, AndroidGuys, Android Police, Android Authority, Search Engine Land, Wired, Tom's Guide, Engadget, Droid Life, The Verge, and 9to5Google
X: @laparisa, @glenngabe, @rmstein, @google, @newsfromgoogle, and @googlechrome. LinkedIn: Mike Torres
| David Gewirtz / ZDNET: |
OpenAI updates its Codex desktop app with features like computer control, an in-app browser, image generation, automation memory, plugin support, and more — ZDNET's key takeaways — Codex Desktop expands from coding into full productivity workflows. — Automation can generate images, charts, and workflow outputs.
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X: @openai, @gabriel1, @chooserich, @dkundel, @arix, @gdb, @romainhuet, @nvidia, @signulll, @nickadobos, @embirico, @levie, @kimmonismus, @sama, and @jameszmsun
Forums: r/singularity, r/OpenAI, and r/OpenAI
| Megan Morrone / Axios: |
OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind, an AI model for life sciences research, including drug discovery, as a research preview for customers such as Moderna and Amgen — OpenAI announced a new series of AI models built to help life sciences researchers work faster.
More: OpenAI, PYMNTS.com, Implicator.ai, The Deep View, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, MarkTechPost, Neowin, and Endpoints News
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Bluesky: @omearabrian and @alleninstitute.org
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
Memo: the White House notified Cabinet departments that OMB is setting up protections that would allow their agencies to begin using Anthropic's Mythos model — The US government is preparing to make a version of Anthropic PBC's powerful new artificial intelligence model available …
More: Benzinga, Axios, Financial Times, Crypto Briefing, International Business Times, ZeroHedge News, Gizmodo, and Futurism
X: @tedlieu, @deanwball, and @danshipper
Bluesky: @asura.dev and @jamespmcleod.ca
Forums: r/technology and r/singularity
| Anna Tong / Forbes: |
AI labs are buying Slack, Jira, and email archives from defunct startups to build “reinforcement learning gyms” and train AI agents in simulated workplaces — Defunct startups are being liquidated for their Slack archives, Jira tickets, and email threads—operational exhaust that AI labs now treat as premium training data.
X: @iscienceluvr, @wesbos, @joannejang, @mikeisaac, @paularambles, @kimzetter, @sid_potdar_, @anjneymidha, @devahaz, @benhylak, and @_iainmartin. Bluesky: @paularmstrongtbd
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google announces a Gemini app integration between Personal Intelligence and Nano Banana 2 to let the AI image generator “automatically reflect” users' tastes — With the international expansion underway, Gemini is now bringing together Personal Intelligence, Google Photos, and Nano Banana 2.
More: The Keyword, Engadget, Ars Technica, The Verge, Digit, Quartz, PhoneArena, Blockchain.News, GSMArena.com, Tech Times, iPhone in Canada, CNBC, Phandroid, Thurrott, and The Next Web
| Qwen: |
Alibaba unveils Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, an open-weight MoE model with 35B total and 3B active parameters, saying it rivals larger dense models in agentic coding tasks — · 4355 words · QwenTeam丨Translations:.体中文 — HUGGING FACE — MODELSCOPE — DISCORD| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI agrees to pay Cerebras $20B+ to use its server chips, double the amount previously associated with the deal, and may receive equity in Cerebras — OpenAI recently struck an unusual deal to lessen its dependence on Nvidia's AI chips and potentially lower its computing expenses in the coming years.
More: Reuters, DigiTimes, and Crypto Briefing
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SpaceX told employees that it has moved up the scheduled date for when shares awarded to employees become eligible for sale from May to April — SpaceX has moved up a scheduled vesting date for shares awarded to employees to as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter … | Caroline O'Donovan / The San Francisco Standard: |
OpenAI's global policy chief, Chris Lehane, calls out AI “doomers” and says “when you put some of those thoughts and ideas out there, they do have consequences” — OpenAI's Chris Lehane thinks the discussion around AI has gotten out of hand.
More: Implicator.ai and On my Om
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Mozilla launches Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client for users and businesses who want to run their own self-hosted AI infrastructure, available on GitHub — Mozilla is the latest legacy tech brand to make a play for the enterprise AI market. But the company behind Firefox and Thunderbird …
More: GIGAZINE, Implicator.ai, The Register, and OMG! Ubuntu
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A: Ronan Farrow on his Sam Altman profile in The New Yorker, how Altman changed in 18 months of reporting, OpenAI's board drama and enterprise shift, and more — Today on Decoder, I'm talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta will increase the price of the Quest 3 by $100, to $599.99, and both Quest 3S models by $50, due to the memory shortage, starting on April 19 — Both Quest 3S models will also cost $50 more. Both Quest 3S models will also cost $50 more. … Meta is the next tech company to hike …
More: Meta, UploadVR, Engadget, Reuters, PhoneArena, Tech Times, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, CNET, TweakTown, Neowin, Android Central, How-To Geek, The Information, iPhone in Canada, Decrypt, Tom's Hardware, 9to5Google, Thurrott, Game Informer, PC Guide, PCMag, Road to VR, TechCrunch, and Bloomberg
X: @otisframpton, @asychov, @josethevrtech, @distantfoxx, @carygolomb, @gamertagvr, @hamptonism, @turbolunch, and @questwithmatt
Forums: r/OculusQuest and r/virtualreality
| Jessica Hill / Associated Press: |
Roblox agrees to pay $12.5M and implement age verification for all users as part of a settlement with Nevada over claims it failed to protect young users — Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million … | Robert Scammell / Business Insider: |
NYC-based Nas.com, an AI platform founded by content creator Nas Daily that helps solo entrepreneurs build online stores, raised a $27M Series A led by Khosla — - Nas Daily's Nuseir Yassin has secured $27 million for his AI platform, Nas.com. — Nas.com helps solo entrepreneurs build …
More: Tubefilter
| Bloomberg: |
Hangzhou-based Manycore shares rose 187% early in its Hong Kong debut after raising $156M in its IPO; it is pivoting to selling AI training data to robot makers — Manycore Tech Inc. built a billion-dollar valuation in China's once-sizzling real estate market.
More: Nikkei Asia, South China Morning Post, Tech in Asia, and Fortune
| Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware: |
The US DOJ says a judge sentenced two US citizens to a combined 16 years in prison for running laptop farms that let North Korean IT workers pose as US workers — Your online co-worker isn't who you think. … Two individuals from New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud …
More: US Department of Justice, TechCrunch, Decrypt, CyberScoop, and Help Net Security
| George Winslow / TV Tech: |
IAB and PwC: digital ad revenue hit $294.6B in 2025, up 13.9% YoY; social media advertising hit $117.7B, up 32.6%, and digital video ads hit $78B, up 25.4% — The 13.9% pop was driven by social media, up 32.6% to $117.7 billion and digital video, up 25.4% to $74 billion last year| Wall Street Journal: |
The US and the Philippines agree to launch a high-tech industrial hub on the island of Luzon to counter China's supply chains; the US will run it as an SEZ — Hub will aim to forge China-proof supply chains with automated factories and local resources — An agreement with the Philippines … | Financial Times: |
Sources: China mobilizes multiple agencies to probe Meta's $2B Manus deal; some officials worry aggressive measures may send chilling signals to the tech sector — The landmark tech exit has quickly become central to China's national security agenda — Beijing branded Meta's $2bn acquisition … Sponsor Posts
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