All Updates
Page 979 of 1634
April 9, 2026
Amazon CEO Slams Nvidia, Intel in Letter
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter defends $200 billion in capex spending. It criticizes competitors including Nvidia, Intel, and Starlink. The tone resembles a diss track against rivals in chips, cloud, and connectivity.
OpenAI Shelves ยฃ31bn UK AI Project
OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK project, part of a ยฃ31bn UK-US AI investment deal. The company cites high energy costs and regulatory hurdles as reasons. This delays efforts to boost the UK's AI infrastructure.
Tesla Builds New Small EV Post-Model 2
Tesla canceled its planned Model 2 but is now developing a new small electric vehicle. This follows the company's pivot to humanoid robots and AI initiatives. The shift prompts questions on Tesla's commitment to automotive production.
Google Launches AI Avatars for YouTube Shorts
YouTube now allows creators to generate photorealistic AI avatars from a live selfie and voice recording for use in Shorts. Videos include AI disclosures, SynthID, and C2PA watermarks for safety. The feature supports prompt-based generation up to 8 seconds or remixing existing Shorts, with options for deletion and gradual rollout.
AI Profit Race Turns Existential
Anthropic and OpenAI face a monetization cliff from compute-heavy AI agents. OpenAI killed Sora video app to prioritize Codex, ditching a $1B Disney deal. Anthropic forces OpenClaw agent users onto costly pay-as-you-go plans.
Refiant AI Raises $5M for Leaner AI Models
South Africa-founded Refiant AI has raised $5 million in funding. The capital will support its compression and restructuring tool for AI models. This enables efficient running on smaller or local machines.
Hugging Face Debuts Kernels Repo Type
Hugging Face has launched a new repository type called Kernels on its platform. This update aims to enhance interactive and executable model hosting for developers. Posted on r/LocalLLaMA with link to details.
Pro-Iran AI Lego Memes Troll Trump
A pro-Iran group called Explosive Media has produced over a dozen viral videos since the Iran war began. These AI-generated Lego-style cartoons mock Trump and the US. The content highlights AI's role in meme warfare and propaganda.
Anthropic Builds Unreleasable Risky Model
Anthropic has developed an advanced AI model considered too risky to release publicly. The decision underscores safety concerns with frontier models. Meta has made an unexpected entry, likely in AI benchmarks or leaderboards.
Sunwoda Joins Tesla Global Battery Chain
Sunwoda Power has entered Tesla's global supply chain as the fifth battery supplier, with cells shipping from Yiwu factory to Shanghai export models. Features 3rd-gen LFP for 3C fast charging; Tesla self-assembles modules and PACKs. Diversifies supply amid Tesla's cost pressures and declining margins.
Anthropic Masks Compute Costs as Mythos Safety
Anthropic portrays Claude Mythos Preview as too dangerous for release due to zero-day vulnerabilities in OpenBSD, but this stems from high compute costs using uncensored models, tools, and thousands of brute-force runs. Open-source models like GLM-5.1 and Kimi 2.5 already achieve similar agentic scaling locally. The post argues this is marketing, not a true intelligence leap.
DeepMind Alums Launch Visual AI Startup
Former Google DeepMind researcher Andrew Dai is launching a new startup focused on visual AI. He criticizes big lab AI models, saying they possess the intelligence of a 3-year-old when processing visual prompts.
Waymo Launches Pothole Data Pilot
Waymo is piloting a program with Waze to share pothole detection data with cities. Municipalities have requested this data to repair streets and improve safety for all drivers. The initiative supports Waymo's efforts to foster positive relations with local governments.
SiFive Raises $400M for AI Data Centers
Chip startup SiFive secured $400 million funding led by Atreides Management. Funds will expand its foothold in AI data centers.
Google Commits to Future Intel Xeon Chips
Intel secured Google's commitment to deploy future Xeon processors in data centers. This partnership boosts Intel's presence in the data center market amid competition.
Gen Z Uses AI Most, Optimism Plummets
Gen Z relies on AI more than any group. Yet a Gallup survey reveals their optimism has sharply declined. This raises questions on shifting youth attitudes.
CoreWeave Expands Meta AI Deal with Junk Bonds
CoreWeave expanded its AI computing deal with Meta Platforms. The company is now accessing the junk bond market for funding.
Samsung Plans $4B Vietnam Chip Factory
Samsung Electronics plans to invest about $4 billion in northern Vietnam to build a new chip packaging and testing factory. The project in Thai Nguyen Province will proceed in phases, starting with $2 billion. Insiders revealed the info; Samsung declined comment.
Court Upholds Pentagon Blacklist on Anthropic
A US appeals court refused to pause the Pentagon's supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic, conflicting with a California court's injunction. This bars Claude from DoD contracts and military subcontractor use, creating compliance uncertainty for defense firms. Oral arguments are set for May 19.
Microsoft Dev Chief Liuson Resigns
Julia Liuson, president of Microsoft's developer division (DevDiv), will resign at the end of June but continue in an advisory role. Her departure may accelerate AI-centric shifts in programming tools.