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April 22, 2026, 11:15 AM

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Ian King / Bloomberg:
Google unveils a new TPU lineup consisting of the TPU 8t for AI training and the TPU 8i for inference, with general availability scheduled for later in 2026  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google Cloud division unveiled the latest generation of its tensor processing unit, or TPU, a homegrown chip that's designed …
New York Times:
SpaceX says it's working with Cursor to build “the world's most useful models” and it has the right to acquire Cursor for $60B or pay $10B for the partnership  —  The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.
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Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
Source: a handful of unauthorized users in a private Discord channel have been accessing Anthropic's Mythos model since the day the company announced it  —  A small group of unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic PBC's new Mythos AI model, a technology that the company says is so powerful …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's management changes and several key executives' futures; sources say Mike Rockwell has considered leaving or taking an advisory role next year  —  John Ternus, Apple Inc.'s next chief executive officer, is up against a major challenge as he settles into the role: retaining top talent during a time of historic turnover.
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Ed Zitron / Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At:
Anthropic reverses changes to its website and support documents after users reported Claude Code appeared to be removed from Anthropic's Pro plan  —  Executive Summary:  — In the later afternoon of April 21 2026, Anthropic removed access to Claude Code for its $20-a-month “Pro” Plans on various pricing pages.
CoinDesk:
Filing: Tron founder Justin Sun sues the Trump family's World Liberty Financial, alleging it unfairly locked up his WLFI holdings and threatened and defamed him  —  World Liberty unfairly froze Sun's $WLFI tokens and threatened him, the lawsuit alleged. … What to know:
Nikita Bier / @nikitabier:
X launches Custom Timelines, a Grok-powered feature letting users pin any of over 75 topics to their home tab, in early access to Premium subscribers on iOS  —  Ladies and gentlemen, today we're launching one of our biggest changes to 𝕏 Introducing Custom Timelines This feature allows you to pin a specific topic to your home tab. With support for over 75 topics, you can dive deep into your favorite niche on X. It's powered by Grok's [video]
Financial Times:
Top law firm Sullivan & Cromwell told a US federal bankruptcy court that a major filing it made in a high-profile case contained multiple AI hallucinations  —  Firm whose partners bill more than $2,000 per hour apologises to judge for software-driven errors in bankruptcy case
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Mozilla says its Firefox 150 release includes fixes for 271 vulnerabilities identified using early access to Anthropic's Mythos Preview  —  The Firefox team doesn't think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Polymarket says perpetuals are coming to the platform and lets users sign up for early access; it hasn't specified whether crypto perpetual futures are included  —  Prediction markets platform Polymarket is expanding into trading of perpetual futures contacts, the company said Tuesday.
Reuters:
Meta is installing tracking software on US staffers' computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes in work-related apps for use in AI training  —  Meta (META.O) is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees' computers to capture mouse movements …
Molly Taft / Wired:
Air permit docs: new gas projects linked to just 11 US data center campuses could emit 129M+ tons of greenhouse gases per year, more than some small countries  —  A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft …
The Keyword:
Google now offers two research agents: Deep Research, replacing its December preview release, and Deep Research Max, both available via Gemini API paid tiers  —  Built with Gemini 3.1 Pro, the new Deep Research agents bring MCP support, native visualizations and unprecedented analytical quality …
Sam Tobin / Reuters:
A UK tribunal rules Microsoft must face a lawsuit alleging it overcharged UK businesses to run Windows Server on cloud services from Amazon, Google, and Alibaba  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software …
Tiffany Ng / Wired:
How GrapheneOS lead developer Daniel Micay's legal fights with his former partner James Donaldson over CopperheadOS led to the privacy-focused tool's creation  —  There's a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security.  There's very little love between the two guys at the center of its history.
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Connor Jones / The Register:
The UK's High Court rules that London's Metropolitan Police can keep using live facial recognition; police say the tech has led to 2,100+ arrests since 2024  —  Judges say cops face-slurping not a problem under current human rights laws  —  London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) …
More: Silicon UK
Financial Times:
TikTok's plan to build a ~$38B data center campus in Brazil, its first in Latin America, is facing local pushback over sustainability in a semi-arid area  —  TikTok's plan for $9.5bn data centre on Brazil's coast reflects national ambitions but is hit by environmental concerns

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