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1. SK Hynix’s Profit Jumps on Soaring Prices of AI Memory Chips

   Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

   SK Hynix Inc. reported a five-fold jump in quarterly profit and reiterated plans to ratchet up its capex “significantly” this year

2. Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern

   TechCrunch · 2026-04-22

   Google has introduced a host of new automated functions into Workspace, all of which are driven by Workspace Intelligence, its new AI system.

3. Hands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feeds

   TechCrunch · 2026-04-22

   X's AI-powered custom timelines are replacing Communities, with Grok-curated feeds...and new ad slots.

4. Making ChatGPT better for clinicians

   OpenAI Blog · 2026-04-22

   OpenAI makes ChatGPT for Clinicians free for verified U.S. physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists, supporting clinical care, documentation, and research.

5. Core Scientific Raises $3.3 Billion From AI Junk-Bond Offering

   Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

   Core Scientific Inc. sold $3.3 billion in a high-yield note sale, marking the latest risky borrowing tied to AI infrastructure construction.

6. The Missing Layer in AI Data Pipelines: Why Spec-Driven Development Matters

   Towards AI · 2026-04-22

   A recent analysis highlights a persistent gap in AI data pipeline development, specifically the absence of specification-driven methodologies.

7. Andreessen, Thrive Poised for Windfall From SpaceX’s Cursor Bid

   Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

   Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital are poised for a multibillion-dollar windfall from their early investments in Cursor if Elon Musk’s SpaceX moves forward with an agreement to

8. AI Has Emboldened Child Predators, and Investigators Can't Keep Up

   Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

   To find real kids in danger, law enforcement must sift through a surge of AI-generated sex imagery.

9. AI Is the Big Issue Facing IBM, Jefferies' Thill Says

   Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

   Brent Thill, Jefferies software and Internet research tech sector leader, reacts to IBM posting quarterly sales in its software unit that were in line with estimates

10. Centerview’s Tony Kim Says AI Changes Pace, Structure of Deals

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    Rich Mullen, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich, and Tony Kim, co-president of investment banking at Centerview Partners

11. AI failure could trigger the next financial crisis, warns Elizabeth Warren

    The Verge · 2026-04-22

    "I know a bubble when I see one." That's what Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who led the push to create a new consumer financial regulator in the wake of the 2008 recession

12. Google Cloud Debuts New AI Chips | Bloomberg Tech 4/22/2026

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Google Cloud's latest generation of tensor processing units, or TPU, and the Alphabet division’s new partnerships.

13. OpenAI now lets teams make custom bots that can do work on their own

    The Verge · 2026-04-22

    OpenAI is giving users of its Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans access to cloud-based "workspace" agents available in ChatGPT that can perform business tasks.

14. Four Claude Agents and Me

    Towards AI · 2026-04-22

    Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus demonstrated an ability to orchestrate four specialized AI agents to collaboratively solve complex problems, exceeding human performance on certain tasks.

15. IBM Posts Software Sales That Fail to Shake AI Concerns

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    International Business Machines Corp. posted quarterly sales in its software unit that were in line with estimates

16. Musk's $60 Billion Bet on Cursor Comes as xAI Falls Behind on Coding

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has spent months trying to convince businesses to use its Grok chatbot for speeding up the process of coding.

17. A Detailed Implementation on Equinox with JAX Native Modules, Filtered Transforms, Stateful Layers, and End-to-End Training Workflows

    MarkTechPost · 2026-04-22

    In this tutorial, we explore Equinox, a lightweight and elegant neural network library built on JAX, and show how to use it.

18. Ex-OpenAI researcher Jerry Tworek launches Core Automation to build the most automated AI lab in the world

    The Decoder · 2026-04-22

    New AI lab, familiar face: former OpenAI researcher Jerry Tworek wants to push past the limits of today's AI architectures with a small team and new learning methods.

19. UK Banks ‘Prepared’ for Mythos Risk, Industry Group Says

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    Major UK financial institutions including the Bank of England have concluded they are “prepared” for emerging cybersecurity risk stemming from developments in artificial

20. Centerview’s Tony Kim Says AI Changes Pace, Structure of Deals

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    The pace of advances in artificial intelligence is changing the structure of how deals are getting done in the space, according to Tony Kim

21. Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia

    TechCrunch · 2026-04-22

    Google's newest TPUs are faster and cheaper than the previous versions. But the company is still embracing Nvidia in its cloud — for now.

22. Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from the Pro plan

    Ars Technica · 2026-04-22

    Untenable demand has Anthropic exploring new approaches to rationing its service.

23. OpenAI launches workspace agents that turn ChatGPT from a chatbot into a team automation platform

    The Decoder · 2026-04-22

    OpenAI is rolling out workspace agents in ChatGPT, an evolution of custom GPTs. Powered by Codex, the agents automate complex team workflows and keep running even when no one is

24. 5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good

    WIRED · 2026-04-22

    The cyber capabilities of AI models have experts rattled. AI’s social skills may be just as dangerous.

25. Google brings Auto Browse and Skills to Chrome Enterprise - and a new 'Gemini Summary'

    ZDNet · 2026-04-22

    Chrome Enterprise is turning into more of an AI workspace, with task automation, one-click workflows, and new IT security controls.

26. Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players

    The Verge · 2026-04-22

    Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron's FORPHEUS that challenged amateur competitors at CES 2017.

27. Google's new AI tools put film scouting in Street View and promise to cut weeks of satellite analysis to minutes

    The Decoder · 2026-04-22

    At Cloud Next, Google unveiled three new AI imaging tools. Creatives can drop AI-generated images into real Street View locations

28. Google turns Chrome into an AI co-worker for the workplace

    TechCrunch · 2026-04-22

    Google brings Gemini-powered "auto browse" capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more.

29. Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war

    The Guardian AI · 2026-04-22

    Budget outlines funding for autonomous drone warfare program as experts say military unprepared for risks The Pentagon is aiming to increase funding more than a hundredfold for an

30. Rivian CEO Sees New Electric SUV as Key Milestone for AI Tech

    Bloomberg · 2026-04-22

    Rivian Automotive Inc. is betting its next-generation R2 SUV will do more than boost sales.