Google launches a sweeping global Gemini AI expansion, supercharging Search, Maps, Workspace, Fitbit, and health education with powerful new features including conversational map queries, personalized recommendations, and a $10 million commitment to AI-driven clinician training.
Anthropic accidentally leaks 512,000 lines of Claude's proprietary TypeScript source code via an npm package, exposing secret AI architecture, unreleased model codenames, a hidden 'Undercover Mode,' and an internal model with a 29-30% false claims rate — while users who installed the package during a specific window face additional supply-chain …
AI seed startups are commanding sky-high valuations in 2026, with $10M rounds now closing at $40–$45M post-money as elite founders, rapid traction, and fierce VC competition drive prices up — but inflated early valuations are raising the stakes for founders who must scale fast or face serious consequences.
AI recruiting startup Mercor confirms it was hit in a massive supply chain attack on open-source library LiteLLM, which sees millions of daily downloads, with extortion group Lapsus$ claiming responsibility and sharing allegedly stolen data including Slack conversations and contractor videos, while thousands of other companies may also be compromised.
Google DeepMind releases two new tools — the Gemini API Docs MCP and Gemini API Developer Skills — that together achieve a 96.3% pass rate and 63% fewer tokens per correct answer, keeping AI coding agents current with real-time Gemini API documentation.
Slack launches 30+ AI features, including cross-platform meeting transcription for Zoom and Google Meet, an expanded Slackbot with multi-step task automation, MCP enterprise tool integration, and a native CRM, positioning itself as an all-in-one AI productivity hub available to all Free and Pro users in April.
OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to release next-gen AI models — 'Spud' and 'Claude Mythos' — with Anthropic already briefing government officials on unprecedented cybersecurity risks, while both systems leverage recursive self-improvement, raising urgent alarms about AI safety and unpredictable autonomous behavior.
Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite at just 5 cents per second, dramatically undercutting competitors in the AI video market as OpenAI simultaneously retreats by scrapping its Sora model and abandoning a $1 billion Disney deal.
Agent harnesses — the software infrastructure surrounding AI models that manages memory, tools, and planning — are quietly becoming the true determinant of real-world AI performance, with implementations like Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK proving that a well-designed harness can outperform raw model capability alone.
A Northwestern University study reveals over 60% of federal judges now use AI tools in their judicial work, yet nearly half report receiving no AI training and policies governing its use remain dangerously inconsistent across courts.