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Apr 8, 2026

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow....

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OpenAI Blog

Apr 8, 2026

Introducing the Child Safety Blueprint

Discover OpenAI’s Child Safety Blueprint—a roadmap for building AI responsibly with safeguards, age-appropriate design, and collaboration to...

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Apr 7, 2026

I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw use...

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Apr 7, 2026

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to

On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to fi...

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Wired AI

Apr 7, 2026

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

The AI lab's Project Glasswing will bring together Apple, Google, and more than 45 other organizations. They'll use the new Claude Mythos Pr...

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Apr 7, 2026

Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation

Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months....

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Apr 7, 2026

Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions ar...

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Apr 7, 2026

Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work....

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Apr 7, 2026

A new Anthropic model found security problems ‘in every major operating system and web browser’

Anthropic is debuting a new AI model as part of a cybersecurity partnership with Nvidia, Google, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Microsoft, and ...

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Apr 7, 2026

Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Goo...

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Apr 7, 2026

Suno and major music labels reportedly clash over AI music sharing

The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That's accord...

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Apr 7, 2026

Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion....

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Apr 7, 2026

Intel will help build Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip factory

Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip project in Austin, Texas, is gaining a crucial new partner: Intel. On Tuesday, the American chipmaker announced ...

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Apr 7, 2026

Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

Google is rolling out new features to make it easier for users to contribute local knowledge to Maps. Most notably, Gemini can now create ca...

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MIT Technology Review

Apr 7, 2026

Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. Y...

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MIT Technology Review

Apr 7, 2026

Enabling agent-first process redesign

Unlike static, rules-based systems, AI agents can learn, adapt, and optimize processes dynamically. As they interact with data, systems, peo...

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Apr 7, 2026

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