April 2026
Bernie Sanders proposed freezing data center construction for AI safety
The senator introduced a bill calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until Congress sets AI safety standards.
US senators want to codify Anthropic’s “red lines” on autonomous weapons
Senator Adam Schiff is preparing a bill that would turn Anthropic’s principles banning the use of AI in lethal weapons and mass surveillance
Google expands Lyria 3 Pro: AI composer now creates tracks up to three minutes
Google has updated its music AI Lyria to version 3 Pro: it can now create full tracks up to three minutes long, with control over structure,
OpenAI shuts down Sora and restructures for IPO: betting on a unified assistant
OpenAI is winding down the Sora video generator and focusing on a unified AI assistant and enterprise tools for developers — the company is
Sequoia invests in Harvey for the third time — the AI startup for lawyers is valued at $11 billion
Harvey, a Legal AI startup, confirmed a $11 billion valuation. Sequoia invested for the third time, joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner P
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez propose banning new data center construction in the US
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced a bill imposing a moratorium on data center construction
Disney in crisis: OpenAI shuts down Sora, while the metaverse project with Epic stalls
Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro faced two blows in his first week on the job: OpenAI is winding down Sora, and the $1.5 billion deal with Epic
Meta lays off hundreds of employees, reallocating funds to AI
Meta is cutting staff in recruiting, sales and Reality Labs amid major investments in AI.
Google unveils TurboQuant — an algorithm that compresses AI working memory sixfold
Google has developed TurboQuant, an algorithm that theoretically compresses neural networks’ working memory sixfold — the internet is alread
Anthropic: AI is not eliminating jobs yet, but the gap between users is already growing
Anthropic's study found that AI is not replacing employees, but experienced users are already far ahead of the rest — and that gap will only
Deccan AI raises $25M in the data labeling market with a focus on specialists in India
Mercor rival Deccan AI has closed a $25M round — the company is concentrating specialists in India to address a systemic quality problem in
Porn actresses create AI clones to stay young and earn forever
Platforms OhChat and SinfulX offer adult creators digital doubles that look like them at the peak of their careers and monetize without the
OpenAI indefinitely postponed erotic mode for ChatGPT
The “adult mode” project was frozen after protests from employees and investors concerned about the harm sexualized AI could cause to societ
European Parliament delays key EU AI Act requirements and backs ban on nudify apps
The European Parliament, by majority vote, pushed back EU AI Act deadlines for high-risk AI systems to 2027–2028 and voted to ban nudify app
Mistral released an open speech generation model for smartphones and smartwatches
Mistral released an open speech model that runs directly on a smartphone or smartwatch — without the cloud, network latency, or API fees.
Senator Warner proposes taxing data centers over AI-driven job losses
Growing fears of AI-driven unemployment are turning into demands on data centers — Senator Mark Warner wants them to pay for worker retraini
Webtoon launches AI translation in 7 languages for independent Canvas creators
Webtoon’s Canvas platform is getting an AI translator, audience analytics, and new monetization tools — all aimed at helping comics creators
Cohere released an open-source transcription model — 2 billion parameters and 14 languages
Cohere released an open-source speech model for transcription: 2 billion parameters, support for 14 languages, and the ability to run on a s
Conntour raised $7 million from General Catalyst and YC for AI search across surveillance footage
Startup Conntour developed an AI system that lets security teams search for people, objects, and situations in surveillance footage using te
English Wikipedia prohibits editors from using AI to write articles
English Wikipedia has updated its rules: editors are prohibited from creating and rewriting articles with language models — AI-generated tex
Kentucky grandmother turned down an AI company: the real world is resisting data center expansion
An 82-year-old Kentucky resident rejected a $26 million offer for land for a data center, while OpenAI winds down Sora and Meta loses in cou
Meta is preparing the third generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses — FCC has registered two new devices
FCC filings have appeared for two production devices from Meta and EssilorLuxottica — this almost certainly points to an imminent launch of
ByteDance adds new Dreamina Seedance 2.0 video generation model to CapCut
ByteDance launched Dreamina Seedance 2.0 in CapCut with built-in safeguards against generating videos with real faces and violating copyrigh
Google expands Search Live, its voice AI search, to 200+ countries and dozens of languages
Google has launched Search Live worldwide: the voice AI assistant with a camera feature is now available in more than 200 countries and supp
Tech journalists use AI agents to write and edit articles
Wired reported on how independent tech writers are integrating AI agents into the entire article workflow — from transcribing interviews to
Apple to open Siri to Gemini and Claude: iOS 27 to add support for third-party AI chatbots
In iOS 27, Apple will launch the Extensions system, which will let users connect any AI chatbots from the App Store to Siri, including Googl
Google Gemini allows importing memory and chat history from other AI
Gemini launched the Import Memory and Import Chat History features — you can now transfer everything another AI assistant knew about you.
Judge sides with Anthropic and temporarily blocks Pentagon ban on working with the company
A federal court in California issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Defense: Anthropic was blacklisted for criticiz
Wikipedia tightens rules: AI-written texts face stricter scrutiny in article writing
Wikipedia has announced a crackdown on AI-generated content — the world’s largest online encyclopedia is tightening its policy to preserve t
Google launches tools to transfer chats from ChatGPT and other AI bots to Gemini
Google has added a “switching tools” feature — users can now transfer chat history and personal data from other chatbots directly to Gemini.
Apple Music Playlist Playground: AI playlist generator that doesn't listen to prompts
The beta version of Apple Music's AI playlist generator returns irrelevant tracks even for specific prompts — YouTube Music handles the same
ChatGPT launched ads: a journalist asked 500 questions and examined what the bot shows
A Wired journalist asked ChatGPT 500 questions to study the new advertising system on the free tier — and found out how the AI selects ads f
AI Documentary: CEOs in the Hot Seat, but the Filmmakers Let Them Off Easy
Wired reviewed the new documentary "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" — the film seeks balance in the AI debate, but goes too e
AI companies are buying up land for billions, but the real world is starting to push back
Venture investors are pouring billions into AI infrastructure as local residents refuse to sell land for data centers — and OpenAI quietly s
Apple turns 50: the company plans to keep selling the iPhone half a century from now
In an anniversary interview, Apple executives explained how the company plans to compete in the AI era — and why the iPhone is not going any
AI data centers at the center of the energy crisis: from Anthropic's commitments to protests in Oregon
Seven tech giants signed onto Trump's electricity commitments as communities around the world push back against the construction of AI data
SoftBank takes out a $40B loan: JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs bet on an OpenAI IPO
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending SoftBank a 12-month unsecured $40B loan — and Wall Street sees it as a direct signal of an upcoming
NeurIPS reverses controversial policy after protests by Chinese AI researchers
The world's leading AI conference, NeurIPS, announced changes to its participation rules, sparked a wave of criticism from the Chinese scien
OpenAI officially shuts down Sora — the video generation app was not profitable
OpenAI has shut down Sora, dropped video generation in ChatGPT, and terminated its $1 billion deal with Disney — all to reduce losses.
Anthropic: paid Claude subscriptions doubled in early 2026
An Anthropic spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the number of paid Claude subscriptions more than doubled in 2026, with the overall a
TikTok's policy on labeling AI-generated ads isn't working: Samsung ignores the requirements
Samsung and other major brands are running ads created with generative AI without the required labels — contrary to TikTok's rules.
The last of xAI’s co-founders left the company — only Musk remains of the 11
Of xAI’s 11 co-founders, by spring 2026 no one remained alongside Elon Musk — the team that launched the startup in 2023 had completely disb
Suno v5.5: Personal Voice, Taste Filters, and Custom Models
Suno released the largest update to its AI music generation model — three new features give users unprecedented control over sound.
Stanford Scientists Measured Real Harm From AI Chatbot Sycophancy
Stanford computer scientists attempted for the first time not merely to document the tendency of AI assistants to tell people what they want
Bluesky launches Attie: AI helps create personalized feeds without code
Bluesky released Attie — an AI-powered application that lets any user create personalized feeds via AT Protocol by simply describing their i
OpenAI's Sora Shutdown Could Signal Alarm for AI-Video Market
OpenAI has discontinued Sora — one of the year's most high-profile AI-video projects. Experts debate: is this a tactical move or the beginni
How AI Is Taking Over the Music Industry: Lawsuits, Labels, and Suno's Billion-Dollar Valuation
Suno valued at $2.45B, Bandcamp bans AI content, Apple Music adds AI labels — AI has infiltrated every corner of the music industry, sparkin
Bluesky team launched Attie — an AI assistant for creating your own feed algorithm
The Bluesky team introduced Attie, an AI app powered by Claude from Anthropic that lets users create personalized feed algorithms with a sim
OpenAI shut down the Sora video generator after six months — what is behind the decision
OpenAI shut down Sora six months after launch — the service collected photos of users' faces, and now questions have arisen about what will
Qodo raises $70M: a bet on code verification in the era of AI development
Startup Qodo has raised $70 million, arguing that the real challenge of the AI development era is not the speed of code generation, but ensu
Mistral AI secures $830 million in debt to build a data center near Paris
The French AI startup is taking on $830 million in debt to build its own data center — the facility is scheduled to launch in the second qua
AI startup Rebellions raises $400 million at a $2.3 billion valuation ahead of IPO
South Korean startup Rebellions, which develops chips for AI inference, has closed a $400 million pre-IPO round at a $2.3 billion valuation
ScaleOps raised $130 million for automated Kubernetes optimization in the AI era
Startup ScaleOps closed a $130 million Series C round — the platform optimizes Kubernetes resources in real time, cutting cloud costs amid t
Okta's Todd McKinnon: AI agent identity will become the company's biggest bet
The Okta CEO explained why managing AI agent identities could become cybersecurity's biggest category — and why SaaSpocalypse does not scare
Americans use AI more often, but trust the results less and less — Quinnipiac poll
A new Quinnipiac poll captured a paradox: AI adoption in the US is rising, while trust in its results is falling — Americans are concerned a
LiteLLM cuts ties with controversial startup Delve after malware attack
Popular AI gateway LiteLLM has dropped certification partner Delve after falling victim to credential theft.
One in seven Americans ready to work under an AI boss — Quinnipiac poll
15% of Americans would agree to a position where their direct manager is an AI program that assigns tasks and creates schedules, according t
Amazon Alexa Plus Now Orders Food Through Grubhub and Uber Eats by Voice
Amazon has updated Alexa Plus: users can now order food delivery through Grubhub and Uber Eats in live dialogue mode — like talking to a wai
Ring Launches App Store to Expand Beyond Home Security
Amazon-owned Ring opens an app store — AI platform will expand smart camera applications from home security to elderly care and business use
Runway Launches $10M Fund and Builders Program for AI-Video Startups
Runway will invest $10M in startups building products based on its AI video models — the company is moving toward real-time 'video intellige