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AI Briefing: Anthropic's Mythos Controversy & the 1 Trillion Token Milestone

Anthropic releases Managed Agents and Mythos, Qwen hits 1 trillion tokens daily, and Meta AI proposes a radical new 'Neural Computer' architecture.

  • Briefing date: 2026-04-13
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Stories covered on 2026-04-13

  1. Texas Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Altman Attack

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Local and federal prosecutors filed attempted murder and other criminal charges against the man arrested Friday for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI

  2. Regulators Warn of New Era of Cyber Risk From AI | Bloomberg Tech 4/13/2026

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Anthropic’s newest AI model Mythos as US officials warn Wall Street that the tool could usher in an era of cyber risk.

  3. The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know

    ZDNet · 2026-04-13

    Linus Torvalds and maintainers just finalized the Linux kernel's new AI policy - but it might not address the biggest challenge with AI-generated code. Here's why.

  4. Oracle Agrees to Buy Power From Bloom for AI Data Centers

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Oracle Corp. agreed to purchase as much as 2.8 gigawatts of fuel-cell power from Bloom Energy Corp. to supply data centers for artificial intelligence work.

  5. Aon CEO: Pursuing 'Tremendous' AI Opportunity

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Aon CEO Greg case discusses managing risk in times of geopolitical volatility, and why AI opportunities aren't limited to 'just the hyperscalers.' He talks with Katie Greifeld and

  6. Google Released Gemma 4 with a Focus On Local-First, On-Device AI Inference

    InfoQ · 2026-04-13

    With the release of Gemma 4, Google aims to enable local, agentic AI for Android development through a family o

  7. Claude Mythos and the Future of Explainable AI

    Towards AI · 2026-04-13

    How Anthropic’s “Soul Document” became a blueprint for structured reasoning — and why it might be the most important thing to happen to AI…

  8. We’re Less Safe From Cyber Risks Now, Says HackerOne CEO

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Anthropic’s new model Mythos is raising fear among regulators and companies that AI could exploit cyber risks

  9. Apple Plans AI Glasses to Rival Meta’s

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Apple is working on several frame styles and a unique camera design for its first smart glasses.

  10. Public Investors Missed the AI Growth, Baillie Gifford’s Singlehurst Says

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are among the high-valuation companies expected to go public in the coming months.

  11. Zoetis CEO: AI Boosts 'Resilient' Animal Health Business

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Zoetis CEO Kristin Peck discusses animal health innovation, the 'incredibly resilient' animal health industry, and how AI is transforming health care.

  12. Code Execution Isolation Patterns for AI Agents in Kubernetes

    Towards AI · 2026-04-13

    A new approach to isolating code execution for AI agents within Kubernetes environments has emerged, aiming to enhance security and prevent unintended interactions between

  13. AI influencers are ‘everywhere’ at Coachella

    The Verge · 2026-04-13

    Coachella kicked off on Friday, and as usual, it's the place to be for online influencers looking to show off their memorable experiences at the festival.

  14. Anthropic Hires Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm Ballard Partners

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-13

    Anthropic PBC hired the lobbying firm Ballard Partners as it draws out its fight with the Pentagon, a new public document shows.

  15. OpenAI's leaked memo says new "Spud" model will make all its products "significantly better"

    The Decoder · 2026-04-13

    An internal OpenAI memo lays out five strategic priorities for the enterprise business - including a new model codenamed "Spud," a platform play for AI agents

  16. Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

    TechCrunch · 2026-04-13

    The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent.

  17. Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

    TechCrunch · 2026-04-13

    Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.

  18. Why NVIDIA Paid $20B for Groq — and What It Means for AI Inference

    Towards AI · 2026-04-13

    This article speculates that NVIDIA's reported $20 billion acquisition of Groq, a company specializing in AI inference hardware

  19. New AI model generates 45-minute lip-synced video from one photo and runs in real time

    The Decoder · 2026-04-13

    A single image becomes a talking character: LPM 1.0 generates real-time video with lip sync, facial expressions, and emotional reactions. For now, it remains a research project.

  20. How to de-Gemini your Google apps

    Engadget · 2026-04-13

    Over the past couple of years, Google has found ways to stuff Gemini in nearly every app and service it offers.

  21. Claude Skills and Subagents: Escaping the Prompt Engineering Hamster Wheel

    Towards AI · 2026-04-13

    How reusable, lazy-loaded instructions solve the context bloat problem in AI-assisted development.

  22. A Step-by-Step Coding Tutorial on NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo: Darcy Flow, FNOs, PINNs, Surrogate Models, and Inference Benchmarking

    MarkTechPost · 2026-04-13

    In this tutorial, we implement NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo on Colab and build a practical workflow for physics-informed machine learning.

  23. Goldman Sachs chief ‘hyper-aware’ of risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI

    The Guardian AI · 2026-04-13

    US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protection Goldman Sachs’s chief executive, David Solomon

  24. How to Apply Claude Code to Non-technical Tasks

    Towards Data Science · 2026-04-13

    Learn how to apply coding agents to all tasks on your computer

  25. Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic

    The Verge · 2026-04-13

    OpenAI's chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, sent a four-page memo to employees on Sunday about the company's strategic direction

  26. Don’t make Marshal Foch’s mistake on AI | Letters

    The Guardian AI · 2026-04-13

    Peregrine Rand reflects on Marc Bloch’s Strange Defeat and the future threat of artificial intelligence Emma Brockes’ article struck a chord (<a href="

  27. Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

    WIRED · 2026-04-13

    More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

  28. Before You Deploy Agentic AI: A Practitioner’s Framework for Enterprise Readiness

    Towards AI · 2026-04-13

    A new framework offers practical guidance for enterprises considering the adoption of agentic AI systems, emphasizing a structured approach to evaluation and deployment.

  29. Why opinion on AI is so divided

    MIT Technology Review · 2026-04-13

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  30. Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot

    The Verge · 2026-04-13

    Microsoft is looking into ways it can integrate OpenClaw-style features into its Copilot AI assistant, according to a report from The Information.