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OpenAI launches GPT‑5.5, boosting coding computer use
OpenAI announced GPT‑5.5, a faster, more context‑aware model that excels at agentic coding, computer interaction, and early scientific research, and will power the company’s forthcoming super‑app whil
DeepSeek releases V4 Pro and V4 Flash in preview
DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 Pro and V4 Flash flagship AI models, roughly a year after its previous breakthrough rattled Silicon Valley, with the company itself conceding V4 Pro trails
OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 to power 'super app'
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5, a model built to handle complex tasks with minimal prompting and slated to power the company's upcoming 'super app.'
Era Secures $11M to Power AI‑Enabled Gadgets
Era, a startup that builds a software layer for AI‑enabled hardware, has secured $11 million to accelerate its platform that lets makers add intelligent agents to gadgets. At a New York demo, develope
France's ANTS confirms data breach, millions affected
The French government agency ANTS confirmed a breach that exposed personal data of potentially millions of citizens, with the attack detected on April 15 and a hacker already advertising a 19 million‑
Delve's Certification Linked to Vercel Data Breach
Delve’s compliance certifications are under fire after a Context AI‑certified app opened the door to a Vercel data breach, prompting customers like Context AI, Lovable, and LiteLLM to abandon the star
Polls: AI Favorability Below ICE, Gen Z Anger Up
Public sentiment toward AI is turning sharply negative, with polls showing low favorability and high concern—especially among Gen Z—while tech leaders like Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and OpenAI’s Sam A
Anthropic Restricts OpenClaw Amid AI Monetization Crunch
Anthropic sharply restricted third-party tool OpenClaw from using Claude, signaling that AI labs under investor pressure to recoup hundreds of billions in data-center spending are pulling back on chea
Anthropic Holds Glasswing; Under 1% of Bugs Patched
Anthropic withheld Project Glasswing, an AI that found a 27-year-old OpenBSD bug and hit a 72.4% Firefox exploit rate, from public release, giving early access to Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
Microsoft Passed on Cursor Before SpaceX $60B Deal
Microsoft explored acquiring AI coding startup Cursor in recent weeks but declined to make an offer, just before SpaceX secured the right to buy the company for $60 billion, sources tell CNBC.
Apple Patches iOS Bug Exposing Deleted Signal Messages
Apple released iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2 on Wednesday to patch a bug that retained deleted-message notifications, a flaw law enforcement had exploited to extract deleted Signal chats during forensi
Anthropic's model, capacity, security woes before IPO
Anthropic is wrestling with a cascade of product, capacity, and security setbacks that threaten its $800 billion IPO ambitions as OpenAI leverages the turmoil to press its own market position and cour
A poll of 4,000 workers in the US and the UK finds that the highest-earning and most experienced workers are adopting AI in their jobs far faster than others (Financial Times)
A new FT‑Focaldata survey of 4,000 U.S. and U.K. employees shows that high‑earners and senior staff are integrating AI tools far faster than lower‑paid, junior colleagues, widening existing gender and
Google Unveils 8th Gen TPUs, Splits Training and Inference
Google Cloud unveiled its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units at Cloud Next '26, splitting the lineup into a training-focused TPU 8t and inference-focused TPU 8i as the company's latest move to
OnePlus 16 Leak: 185Hz Display, 1mm Bezels
A leak from tipster Digital Chat Station reveals the OnePlus 16 could feature a 6.78-inch LTPO display with 1mm bezels and a minimum 185Hz refresh rate, outpacing the recently leaked iQoo 16.
SpaceX Secures $60B Option to Acquire Cursor AI
SpaceX has secured an option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, a deal that has drawn extensive coverage and highlights the tech giant’s aggressive push into AI, while Microsoft prev
Anthropic: No Kill Switch for Pentagon-Deployed AI
Anthropic told a federal appeals court in D.C. it has no technical ability, visibility, or 'kill switch' to control its AI models once the Pentagon deploys them, according to a new court filing in its
Google Meet AI notes work for in‑person, Zoom, Teams
Google is extending its Gemini‑powered AI note‑taker from virtual Google Meet calls to any in‑person meeting and to rival platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The move, first reported by 9to5Go
The Download launches 10 AI Matters series
The Download, a daily tech newsletter, rolls out a new series called “10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now” to help readers navigate the flood of AI launches and hype. Each edition will spotlight a c
Google Maps Gets Gemini AI
Google is integrating its Gemini AI model into Maps, enabling natural‑language queries that surface AI‑curated local gems and visual insights. The rollout also brings AI‑powered imagery tools to the G
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