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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
Microsoft Considered Buying Cursor Before SpaceX's $60B Deal
Microsoft explored acquiring AI coding startup Cursor in recent weeks but walked away without making an offer, clearing the way for SpaceX to lock in a $60 billion option deal, per sources cited by CN
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
Tesla Misses Q1 Revenue, Bets Big on Optimus Factory
Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings beat last year's numbers but missed Wall Street's $22.64B revenue estimate, as the company unveiled plans for a million-unit Optimus factory and continued work on the space-ba
OpenAI launches custom workspace agents for teams
OpenAI has expanded its Business and Enterprise suites with cloud‑based workspace agents that let teams create custom bots to automate tasks such as gathering product feedback and drafting emails. The
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield: $32B Raised, 1,700+ Alumni
TechCrunch is spotlighting Startup Battlefield alumni and the Build Mode founder podcast, profiling winners like 2025 champion Glīd, 2024 runner-up geCKo Materials (now on the ISS), and 2018 winner Fo
Google Cloud launches eighth‑gen TPU 8t and 8i chips
Google Cloud launched its eighth‑generation TPU family, the TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference, marking a strategic push to accelerate AI workloads and challenge Nvidia’s dominance.
Sony AI’s Ace Robot Beats Elite Table‑Tennis Players
Sony AI’s Ace robot has become the first table‑tennis machine to beat elite human players under official ITTF rules, a breakthrough documented in a Nature study and confirmed by Reuters.
Google adds AI auto browse to Chrome for Enterprise
Google is embedding its Gemini AI directly into Chrome for enterprise users, launching an 'auto browse' agent that can read open tabs and execute routine tasks while still requiring human approval. Th
Anthropic's Mythos AI Skips CISA, Other Agencies Access
Anthropic’s new Mythos AI tool, praised for finding vulnerabilities across major operating systems, is being used by the Commerce Department and NSA, while the central cybersecurity agency CISA remain
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
Google Unveils New TPU 8t and TPU 8i Chips
Google Cloud announced the rollout of its eighth‑generation TPU chips—TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference—in 2026, signaling a major hardware push for the emerging ‘agentic AI’ era.
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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