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April 20, 2026, 4:05 AM
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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Vercel says its internal systems were accessed via a compromised third-party AI tool, after a user with a ShinyHunters handle claimed a breach on BreachForums  —  Cloud development platform Vercel has disclosed a security incident after threat actors claimed to have breached its systems and are attempting to sell stolen data.
Axios:
Sources: the US NSA is using Mythos Preview; one source says Mythos is also being widely used within the DoD, despite Anthropic's supply chain risk designation  —  - The department moved in February to cut off Anthropic and force its vendors to follow suit.
Andreas Rinke / Reuters:
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will push to ease the EU's “regulatory burden” on AI and possibly exempt industrial AI to boost productivity  —  Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday that artificial intelligence for industrial use will require more regulatory freedom …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and “regressive” cultures  —  Surveillance and analytics company Palantir recently posted what it called a “brief” 22-point summary of CEO Alexander Karp's book “The Technological Republic.”
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: the glowing “26” in Apple's WWDC invite is teasing a revamped Siri, memory shortages may push Mac Studio and touch MacBook Pro launches by a few months  —  Also: Memory shortages could push back new Macs.  —  Apple's WWDC 2026 teaser provides a glimpse of the revamped Siri interface coming in iOS 27.
Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal:
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dismisses the idea of vibe coded CRM replacing SaaS companies, saying data security and compliance make Salesforce indispensable  —  ‘People think we have our back against the wall,’ but customers aren't replacing its offerings with AI, CEO says  —  Marc Benioff has some problems.
Amy Harder / Axios:
Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer is leaving the company, as the data center developer faces issues in securing an anchor tenant and construction delays  —  The world's largest data center project — backed by Trump allies and bearing his name — is stalled by delays and logistical hurdles that could stop it before it even starts.

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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez urges the NAB, the broadcast industry's largest lobbying group, to defend the right of TV newsrooms to report on polls

Esther Addley / The Guardian:
Axel Springer's Telegraph begins layoffs, pledging to become an “AI-powered” global business; sources: up to 100 jobs will go, with culture and sports hit hard

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Ex-60 Minutes EP Bill Owens, who left after clashing with CBS execs, will join YouTube journalism startup Newpress, which raised $12M led by Emerson Collective

More News

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE:
Expo, which develops an eponymous React Native framework and provides cloud services for building cross-platform apps, raised a $45M Series B led by Georgian
Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk:
Binance and Bitget to probe a rally in RaveDAO's RAVE token, which surged 4,500% in a week, after ZachXBT alleged RAVE insiders engineered a large short squeeze

Earlier Picks

Reuters:
At the Beijing half-marathon, several humanoid robots beat human winners by 10+ minutes; a robot made by Honor beat the human world record held by Jacob Kiplimo
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Tesla expands its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston after launching in Austin last year and starting to offer rides without safety drivers in January 2026
Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget:
A US judge grants an injunction to makers of the banned “ICE Sightings - Chicagoland” Facebook group and Eyes Up mobile app, who say DHS and DOJ violated the 1A
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