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| 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.
More: New York Times, Fortune, Cursor, Silicon Republic, Financial Times, Reuters, The Information, Bloomberg, Reuters, Bitcoin News, CNBC, Business Insider, San Francisco Business Times, Sherwood News, Engadget, TechCrunch, Axios, Gizmodo, TESLARATI, The Verge, MarketWatch, Crypto Briefing, Wall Street Journal, iClarified, StrictlyVC, Implicator.ai, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Neowin
X: @spacex, @mntruell, @0xrwu, @teddyschleifer, @unhedgedchatter, @benjamindekr, @benjamindekr, @stocksavvyshay, @michaelnicollsx, @aaronburnett, @scaling01, @tanayj, @bearlyai, @edzitron, @nmasc_, @realjimchanos, @luke_metro, @alexfinn, @kevinakwok, @redtachyon, @mikeisaac, @jason, @dchaplot, @yuchenj_uw, @jeffwsurf, @luke_metro, @metacriticcap, @chooserich, @austen, @zeffmax, @pitdesi, and @stocksavvyshay. LinkedIn: M Mohan
Bluesky: @seldo.com and @seanokane
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/spacex, and Slashdot
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with new “thinking capabilities”, allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt — The update allows ChatGPT Images 2.0 to create a series of images based on one prompt.
More: ZDNET, The New Stack, Microsoft Tech Community, OpenAI, Axios, and The Deep View
X: @emollick, @arena, @figma, @arena, @openai, @altryne, @openai, @emollick, @openai, @gavinpurcell, @jsngr, @openai, @sama, @richlightshed, @mweinbach, @chatgpt21, @deredleritt3r, @viemccoy, @deryatr_, @adele__li, @sama, @gdb, @simonw, @rohanpaul_ai, @socoloffalex, @ml_angelopoulos, @yuchenj_uw, @adele__li, @snsf, and @chatgpt21
Forums: Hacker News and r/codex
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI says that ChatGPT Images 2.0 has a stronger understanding of non-Latin text rendering in languages like Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and Bengali — It used to be easy enough to distinguish between human-made and AI-generated imagery — just two years ago, you couldn't use image models …
More: OpenAI, OpenAI on YouTube, Simon Willison's Weblog, Tom's Guide, VentureBeat, Moneycontrol, Gizmodo, Digit, The Indian Express, Implicator.ai, PCWorld, Sherwood News, and Inc.com
Forums: r/accelerate and r/accelerate
| 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 …
More: Business Insider, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Business Today, City A.M., RTÉ, Fortune, Trak.in, Digit, Forbes, Inc.com, BMI, BBC, People Matters, Pixel Envy, PC Gamer, The American Bazaar, Gizmodo, Futurism, and International Business Times
X: @ecommerceshares, @charlesrollet1, @the_ai_investor, @tekbog, @billym2k, @dudewhoinvests, @gothburz, @garymarcus, @gergelyorosz, @buccocapital, @tunguz, and @tmtlongshort
Bluesky: @jeffhorwitz, @chronotope.aramzs.xyz, @hagenblix, @bcmerchant, @dell, and @porkanoque
Forums: Hacker News, r/BetterOffline, r/technology, r/privacy, and Slashdot
| Ed Zitron / Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At: |
After users reported Claude Code appeared to be removed from Anthropic's Pro plan, Anthropic says it's “running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups” — Executive Summary: — In the later afternoon of April 21 2026, Anthropic removed access to Claude Code for its $20-a-month …
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, Claude, Implicator.ai, The New Stack, The Register, and XDA Developers
X: @theamolavasare, @thsottiaux, @theamolavasare, @theamolavasare, @gergelyorosz, @edzitron, @gergelyorosz, @scaling01, @theamolavasare, @quinnypig, @0xilyy, @thegeorgepu, @edzitron, @theamolavasare, @simonw, @theamolavasare, @scaling01, @scaling01, @edzitron, @simonw, @edzitron, @edzitron, @jxnlco, @jeremyphoward, @scaling01, @simonw, and @edzitron. Bluesky: @edzitron.com
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeAI, r/ClaudeAI, r/BetterOffline, r/theprimeagen, r/indotech, r/ClaudeCode, r/Anthropic, r/ClaudeAI, and Lobsters
| 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.
More: The Mozilla Blog, Ars Technica, Mozilla, The Register, Simon Willison's Weblog, crypto.news, Decrypt, Engadget, and Thurrott
X: @moyix. LinkedIn: Allan Friedman, PhD. Bluesky: @marypcbuk, @mackuba.eu, @matthew.flux.community, @anildash.com, @carnage4life, @glinden, @glinden, @caseynewton, @campuscodi.risky.biz, @katie-drummond, @lhn, and @timmarchman
Forums: r/InterstellarKinetics, r/singularity, r/technology, r/browsers, r/firefox, r/Anthropic, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft cuts Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price from $29.99 to $22.99/month and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99, but both tiers won't get new Call of Duty games — After Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted last week that “Game Pass has become too expensive for players,” Microsoft is dropping …
More: Xbox Wire, Bloomberg, The Shortcut, Blockonomi, Ghacks, Eurogamer.net, Digital Trends, WUSA, Tom's Guide, Android Police, The Game Business, IGN, PCMag, Game Sandwich, Windows Central, and Gizmodo
X: @asha_shar, @callofduty, @yorchtorchgames, @keshavbhat, @tomwarren, @danielolimac, @deeketweak, @mrpyo1, @pory_leeks, @synthpotato, @niktek, @xboxgamepass, @stallion83, @bdsams, and @idlesloth84_. Forums: Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
All-hands: Tim Cook said he's stepping down now to ensure the “best-ever transition,” citing strong financials, an “incredible” pipeline, and Ternus' readiness — Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, who's stepping down as chief executive officer later this year …
More: The Hans India, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Wired, The Hindu BusinessLine, Reuters, The Independent, Deadline, Wall Street Journal, DigiTimes, PhoneArena, iClarified, Benzinga, iPhone in Canada, MacRumors, CNBC, Information Age, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, The Verge, NBC News, ABC News, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, The Wrap, and The Shortcut
X: @tim_cook, @sundarpichai, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
More: Moneycontrol, The Hans India, The Indian Express, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, CNBC, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Apple, and MacRumors. X: @markgurman
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
More: Apple, CNET, BBC, Barron's Online, Verdict, DigiTimes, The Verge, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fast Company, MacRumors, WWD, ETF Trends, Business Today, Reuters, The Daily Beast, 9to5Mac, The Guardian, Stratechery, Daring Fireball, Financial Times, and Sherwood News
Forums: r/NominativeDeterminism and r/apple
| 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 …
More: Business Today, The Verge, Engadget, Silicon Republic, TechCrunch, Reuters, The Next Web, Yahoo Finance, Australian Financial Review, Digit, Gizmodo, Financial Times, Cyber Security News, The Information, and Axios
Forums: r/ClaudeCode and r/ClaudeAI
| 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| 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.
More: Blockchain.com, Blockonomi, Blockchain.News, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, PYMNTS.com, and Bitcoin News. X: @polymarket
| Yueqi Yang / The Information: |
More: Bloomberg, Blockhead, Blockonomi, crypto.news, Polymarket, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Blockonomi, and The Block. X: @yueqi_yang
| 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 …
More: VentureBeat, DevOps.com, TestingCatalog, and The Decoder
X: @sundarpichai, @officiallogank, @daniellefong, @thevalueist, @alihcevik, @dmitryrybin1, @officiallogank, @aliceisplaying, and @teortaxestex. LinkedIn: Srinivasan Venkatachary. Forums: r/Bard
| 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:
More: The Independent, Bitcoin News, Blockonomi, CoinGape, Benzinga, The Block, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Coinpedia Fintech News, and crypto.news. X: @justinsuntron
| T. K. Lin / KrASIA: |
Tencent launches an international beta for QClaw, its OpenClaw-based AI agent, and says the Chinese version, launched in March, reached over 1M users in 10 days — OpenClaw's founder publicly endorsed the product's rollout. — Tencent has launched an international beta for QClaw …
More: OpenClaw, The Information, Tencent, TechNode, and Forbes
| 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]
More: CryptoNinjas, SammyGuru, and PiunikaWeb
| Core Memory: |
An interview with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman on OpenAI's restructuring, cutting Sora, “personal AGI”, Anthropic's “fear-based marketing” for Mythos, and more — The last two standing - on everything — Sam Altman and Greg Brockman came on Core Memory together for a ten-year look back at OpenAI.
More: Business Insider and Farnam Street
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
The US DOJ says a former ransomware negotiator pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks in five different incidents — Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, has pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks.
More: US Department of Justice, Gizmodo, The Register, KDFX-TV, and CyberScoop
Bluesky: @lorenzofb and @campuscodi.risky.biz
| Echo Wang / Reuters: |
Filing: SpaceX tells investors that orbital AI data centers use “unproven technologies” and may not achieve “commercial viability” due to space-related risks — SpaceX warned investors that its ambitions to build space-based artificial intelligence data centers … | Alex Ebert / Bloomberg Law: |
Florida AG James Uthmeier issues criminal subpoenas to OpenAI to investigate if ChatGPT's role in planning a mass shooting constitutes criminal liability — Florida is sending criminal subpoenas to OpenAI, opening a novel investigation into whether a chatbot could be criminally liable for use in a mass shooting.
More: NBC News, Washington Post, Benzinga, Silicon UK, BBC, Politico, NPR, My Florida Legal, Digit, Reuters, The Guardian, SiliconANGLE, Charleston Daily Mail, Straight Arrow News, Seoul Economic Daily, UPI, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Fox Business, Mashable, and CNN
X: @agjamesuthmeier. LinkedIn: Cynthia McLaughlin. Bluesky: @tyleraking.com and @hypervisible.blacksky.app
| Renju Jose / Reuters: |
Australia's eSafety Commissioner issues transparency notices to Roblox, Microsoft's Minecraft, and other online gaming platforms to detail child safety measures — Australia's internet regulator on Wednesday asked online gaming platforms including Roblox (RBLX.N) and Microsoft's (MSFT.O) …
More: PC Gamer
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Trump Media & Technology Group names Kevin McGurn as interim CEO, succeeding Devin Nunes; McGurn previously worked as an executive at Hulu, Vevo, and T-Mobile — Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of social-media platform Truth Social and other businesses whose mission is … | 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| 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 …
More: Bloomberg Law and UKTN
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Coinbase and Gemini, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling — New York's attorney general sued Coinbase Financial Markets (COIN.O) and Gemini Titan (GEMI.O) on Tuesday, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling.
More: NY State Attorney General, Decrypt, Proactive, Engadget, Yahoo Finance, Blockonomi, Forbes, CoinDesk, and Associated Press
| Reuters: |
SK Hynix says it plans to invest ~$12.85B in a new fab in South Korea for advanced packaging to meet AI demand for HBM, with construction starting this month — SK Hynix (000660.KS) said on Wednesday it plans to invest 19 trillion won ($12.85 billion) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea … | Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump's sudden upending of US semiconductor policy over the past year — High-tech semiconductor manufacturing began in the Lehigh Valley but promised federal funds for its revival have not come throughSponsor Posts
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