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April 17, 2026, 2:20 AM
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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 …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Anthropic says Opus 4.7 is “less broadly capable” than Claude Mythos Preview and that its “cyber capabilities are not as advanced as those of Mythos Preview”
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Anthropic says Opus 4.7 uses “an updated tokenizer that improves how the model processes text”, but “the tradeoff is that the same input can map to more tokens”
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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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 …

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Meta says it may delay its new commercial terms past Nov. 20 after publishers and politicians voiced concerns the terms could let it train AI on their content

Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico amend their lawsuit against the White House, alleging it has kept all three off press pool duty since Sept. 18 despite an injunction

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Bedford Media plans to relaunch Life magazine in November as a print quarterly, following its closure in 2000, and will expand into short-form video and more

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Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal:
Factory, whose AI coding agents switch between AI models depending on the complexity of the task, raised a $150M Series C led by Khosla at a $1.5B valuation

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Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple says a record 30% of material across all products it shipped in 2025 came from recycled content; all Apple-designed batteries now use 100% recycled cobalt
Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: Google is negotiating a US DOD deal that would let the Pentagon deploy Gemini AI models in classified settings, reversing Google's previous stance
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop:
NIST narrows its National Vulnerability Database priorities to CVEs in CISA's known exploited catalog, to deal with a backlog after its 2024 funding lapse
Dylan Butts / CNBC:
TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 35.1% YoY to ~$35B, net income up 58.3% YoY to ~$18B, both above est., and says 7nm or smaller chips were ~74% of its wafer revenue
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