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.
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.
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.
Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite, its most affordable AI video generation model yet, offering developers Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video capabilities at less than 50% of the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast, with support for 720p and 1080p resolutions and flexible durations, available now through the Gemini API.
DeepSeek suffers its longest outage in over a year, with two incidents totaling more than eight hours of downtime on March 29-30, 2026, just as the Chinese AI startup prepares to launch its next major model, V4, a multimodal system trained with help from Huawei and Cambricon.
All 11 co-founders of Elon Musk's xAI have now departed the company, raising serious questions about its future as SpaceX absorbs the $250 billion acquisition and Musk admits its products must be rebuilt from scratch.
Snowflake deploys AI agents across its entire workforce, betting that data-driven automation will revolutionize enterprise operations, with tools like Project SnowWork and Cortex Code enabling employees and customers to automate complex tasks without traditional coding skills.
South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions hits a $2.34 billion valuation after securing $400 million in a pre-IPO round led by Mirae Asset Financial Group, while simultaneously launching two new AI infrastructure platforms, RebelRack and RebelPOD, as the company aggressively expands into the U.S., Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan.
Four beginner-friendly AI tools—Wispr Flow, Comet or Atlas browser, Perplexity Discover, and ChatGPT Voice—are quietly revolutionizing daily productivity, with voice dictation accuracy hitting 95% and potential 3-4x efficiency gains, even as public skepticism keeps many users on the sidelines.
A new Quinnipiac University poll reveals American trust in AI is cratering, with 55% believing it will do more harm than good — an 11% spike from last year — as over 70% fear job losses and 80% refuse to work under an AI manager.