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AI Briefing: Anthropic’s $800 Billion Mythos Milestone
Anthropic eyes an $800B valuation as its 'Mythos' model sparks a global security debate. Plus, OpenAI counters with a cyber model and Google moves Gemini to Windows.
- Briefing date: 2026-04-15
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Stories covered on 2026-04-15
- Canada’s Champagne to Discuss Anthropic at Meeting With Bessent
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Canada’s finance minister plans to discuss Anthropic PBC’s Mythos model when he meets with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week.
- Nvidia’s Huang Says Mythos Shows Need for US-China AI Dialogue
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said that Anthropic PBC’s Mythos breakthrough shows that the US should seek greater cooperation with China so artificial
- The Agent War Has Begun: How Hermes Agent’s Self-Evolution Is Reshaping AI Engineering
Towards AI · 2026-04-15
The Hermes agent has demonstrated an ability to autonomously refine its own code, a capability previously confined to theoretical discussions.
- Your AI Agent Is Smart. It Just Doesn’t Know How You Work Yet
Towards AI · 2026-04-15
Skills engineering is how you fix that and it’s simpler than you think.
- Shares in Allbirds surge after maker of wool sneakers announces pivot to AI
The Guardian AI · 2026-04-15
Rebrand as NewBird AI sent shares up 582% in bizarre and rapid turnaround for firm that had fallen on hard times Allbirds
- Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future review – some of these insights into AI are just mindblowing
The Guardian AI · 2026-04-15
From people marrying digital companions to CEOs excited about how people whose jobs are replaced can ‘adapt’, this is terrifying watching.
- Anthropic Draws Investor Offers at Over $800 Billion Value | Bloomberg Tech 4/15/2026
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss why Anthropic has rebuffed investors' efforts to back the company with funding that would value it at more than $800 billion.
- Google-Linked Data Centers Selling Record $5.7 Billion Junk Bond
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Data centers linked to Alphabet Inc.’s Google are seeking to raise $5.7 billion from a junk-bond sale, in what would be the largest deal of its kind to finance the artificial
- OpenAI's $852B Valuation Not Too High: Vinod Khosla
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." OpenAI has completed a deal to raise $122 billion from investors at an $852 billion valuation
- Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art
The Verge · 2026-04-15
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays in Washington and beyond.
- Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers with Google's AI
Ars Technica · 2026-04-15
Google's AI enables robots to read gauges while inspecting industrial facilities.
- OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity.
- ASML Won’t Be an AI Bottleneck, Says Berenberg's Qiu
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
ASML raised its full-year sales forecast, bringing it in line with analysts' estimates and attention is already turning to what the supplier of cutting-edge chipmaking machines can
- LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
LinkedIn says hiring is down 20% since 2022, but blames higher interest rates — not AI — for the slowdown.
- Skild AI Acquires Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation Business
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Skild AI, a fast-rising startup that makes software to help robots learn to complete tasks, has bought the robotics automation division of Zebra Technologies Corp.
- Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
The startup says it grew its ARR by $70 million in just 20 months after launching an AI agent platform for marketers.
- AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has attracted more than 13 million users and just secured $22 million in Series A funding.
- There's yet another study about how bad AI is for our brains
Engadget · 2026-04-15
A group of researchers from across the US and the UK have conducted a study on what AI does to our brains and the results are, in a word, grim.
- Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories.
- I tried Google's new desktop app for Windows, and I'll never search the old way again
ZDNet · 2026-04-15
Now available to all, the app delivers a faster way to access tools like Gemini, Lens, and Search. See why it's totally worth a download.
- Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they're looking at in the moment, including local files.
- Google ships its most expressive Gemini 3.1 text-to-speech model yet with 70+ language support
The Decoder · 2026-04-15
Google Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS converts text into natural-sounding speech in over 70 languages, with new audio tags for precise control over style, pace and tone.
- AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
WIRED · 2026-04-15
AI is making it easier to design chips and optimize software for different silicon. Some startups envision a revolution in chipmaking.
- Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac
The Verge · 2026-04-15
Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop.
- How I Stopped Accidentally Burning Opus Credits in Claude Code?
Towards AI · 2026-04-15
Every Opus prompt counts against your 5-hour rolling window. Here is the two-line fix that surfaces your model, cost, and rate limits in…
- OpenAI updates Agents SDK with new sandbox support for safer AI agents
The Decoder · 2026-04-15
OpenAI has shipped a major update to its Agents SDK, adding native sandbox support and new tools.
- The Dark Art of AI Marketing
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
When tech CEOs like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei acknowledge the risks of AI, they’re selling you a product, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson says. (
- Google Debuts Standalone Gemini App for Apple’s MacOS
Bloomberg · 2026-04-15
Alphabet Inc.’s Google released a standalone Gemini app for macOS, giving owners of Apple Inc.’s Mac computers an easier way of accessing the artificial intelligence assistant.
- India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space
TechCrunch · 2026-04-15
Emergent's Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.
- A Technical Deep Dive into the Essential Stages of Modern Large Language Model Training, Alignment, and Deployment
MarkTechPost · 2026-04-15
Training a modern large language model (LLM) is not a single step but a carefully orchestrated pipeline that transforms raw data into a reliable, aligned