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VC funding drops in April; tech job openings fall 8%
Indian startups experienced a significant drop in venture capital funding during the first week of April, primarily due to a lack of high-value deals. Concurrently, job openings for technology profess
How India's film studios use AI to cut costs and time
India's film industry is rapidly adopting AI to drastically reduce production time and costs, including dubbing films into multiple languages, a stark contrast to Hollywood where union rules currently
Anthropic Ends Claude Subscription Access for OpenClaw
Anthropic announced that effective April 4, Claude subscriptions will no longer cover third‑party tools such as OpenClaw, citing unsustainable compute costs and capacity concerns, forcing users to pay
1,372 Participants Show Cognitive Surrender to AI
New research involving 1,372 participants and over 9,000 trials reveals a phenomenon dubbed "cognitive surrender," where most individuals exhibited low skepticism towards AI and readily accepted flawe
VCs fund young AI founders as average age drops to 29
Venture capitalists are increasingly funding young college dropouts, even covering living expenses like rent, to found AI startups, a significant shift highlighted by the average age of an AI unicorn
Iranian Missiles Hit AWS Data Centers in Bahrain and Dubai
Iranian missile strikes have knocked AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai fully offline, with Amazon's internal memo warning it has no timeline for restoring normal operations in either region.
NVIDIA Neural Texture Compression Cuts VRAM 6.5GB to 970MB
NVIDIA unveiled Neural Texture Compression (NTC) at GTC 2026, an AI-driven technology that slashes GPU VRAM usage for textures by up to seven times — cutting a Tuscan Villa scene from 6.5 GB to just 9
Apple Approves Tiny Corp Driver for Nvidia eGPUs on Arm Macs
Apple has approved a driver developed by Tiny Corp that enables Nvidia external GPUs to work with Apple's Arm-based Macs, marking a shift from previous compatibility barriers despite the solution requ
Take‑Two Cuts AI Team and Head of AI
Take‑Two Interactive has dismantled its AI division, cutting the team and its head of AI after seven years, underscoring the studio’s skeptical stance on generative AI while rivals double down on the
Anthropic Cuts Claude Access to OpenClaw
Anthropic is ending Claude subscription access to third‑party tools like OpenClaw on April 4, citing capacity constraints and unsustainable demand, forcing users to pay extra for continued use.
Hyppönen shifts from malware to drone defense
Cybersecurity veteran Mikko Hyppönen, who first identified the ILOVEYOU worm, has joined Helsinki-based Sensofusion as chief research officer to build anti-drone defenses, driven by Russia's war in Uk
Google Releases Gemma 4 Open-Source AI Models
Google launched Gemma 4, a family of open-source AI models under the Apache 2.0 license, featuring two tiers for both high-performance and on-device use with native text, vision, and audio processing.
Mbodi AI (YC X25) Hires Senior Robotics Engineer
Mbodi AI (YC X25), an embodied AI robotics startup founded by two former Googlers, is hiring a Senior Robotics Engineer to design control systems and integrate industrial hardware for its natural-lang
Starfield Gets PS5 Upgrade, Free Lanes Update April 7
Starfield is receiving a major update called Free Lanes on April 7, 2026, introducing new gameplay modes, content, and PS5 enhancements, though underlying technical constraints remain unaddressed.
Starfield PS5 Pro Gets Adaptive Triggers, PSSR Modes
Bethesda unveiled Starfield’s PS5 Pro version, offering 4K/30 FPS visual mode and 60 FPS performance mode, both powered by PSSR, and highlighted DualSense features like adaptive triggers, light‑bar he
NVIDIA Cuts VRAM Use 85% with Neural Texture Compression
NVIDIA unveiled a neural texture compression technique that cut VRAM demand from 6.5 GB to 970 MB while preserving detail, signaling a shift toward AI‑driven memory efficiency for developers and gamer
LinkedIn Scans Chromium Browsers for 6,000+ Extensions
LinkedIn’s covert JavaScript now silently scans Chromium‑based browsers for over 6,000 installed extensions, harvesting personal, religious, political, and health data without user consent, sparking E
NASA Covers Northrop Grumman CRS‑24 Resupply Launch
NASA is providing coverage for the Northrop Grumman CRS‑24 resupply launch, highlighting the mission’s progress and reinforcing the agency’s role in showcasing commercial spaceflight operations to the
Meta pauses Mercor AI work after security breach
Meta has indefinitely suspended its collaboration with data‑contractor Mercor after a security breach that may have exposed proprietary AI training data, prompting OpenAI, Anthropic and other labs to
OpenAI buys TBPN tech talk show
OpenAI has acquired TBPN, a daily online talk show that regularly interviews AI executives, with the team set to maintain editorial independence while supporting OpenAI's communications and marketing
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