Know What's Happening in AI

Today's AI Pulse

Anthropic fixes three missteps that briefly dulled Claude Code

Anthropic disclosed three separate changes that temporarily reduced Claude Code's performance and restored the model by April 20. A March 4 switch lowered the default reasoning effort from high to medium, which was reverted on April 7, and a March 26 cache‑clearing bug erased session context, causing forgetfulness and higher token usage until fixed. The issues were fully resolved by April 20.

South Korea's Semiconductor Exports Surge 152% YoY, Driving 36.7% Export Growth
NewsApr 13, 2026

South Korea's Semiconductor Exports Surge 152% YoY, Driving 36.7% Export Growth

South Korea's total exports climbed 36.7% year‑over‑year in the first ten days of April, propelled by a 152% surge in semiconductor shipments to $8.6 billion. The jump set a new record for the country’s early‑month export performance and highlighted the accelerating...

By Pulse
India’s Manufacturing Giants Are Embracing Agentic AI to Enhance Efficiencies
NewsApr 13, 2026

India’s Manufacturing Giants Are Embracing Agentic AI to Enhance Efficiencies

India’s manufacturing leaders are shifting from traditional automation to an Agentic Enterprise model where AI acts as a strategic teammate, handling decisions such as ordering and supply‑path selection. Executives like Uflex’s CIO emphasize that AI proficiency will become a core...

By Mint AI
Women Drive AI Readiness as Education Programs Expand Across Emerging Markets
NewsApr 13, 2026

Women Drive AI Readiness as Education Programs Expand Across Emerging Markets

Women’s AI education initiatives are scaling up, aiming to close the 28% gender gap among researchers and connect 885 million women lacking internet access. Programs in India’s Jharkhand and other regions are teaching AI development, while infrastructure gaps remain a barrier.

By Pulse
Siemens Expands Industrial Automation DataCenter with Edge AI and Cybersecurity
NewsApr 13, 2026

Siemens Expands Industrial Automation DataCenter with Edge AI and Cybersecurity

Siemens announced an upgraded Industrial Automation DataCenter that ships as a pre‑installed, AI‑ready turnkey solution for production environments. The platform combines NVIDIA GPUs and BlueField DPUs for edge AI acceleration with Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS delivering zero‑trust security. By integrating...

By Help Net Security
Tinder CMO Melissa Hobley Discusses AI, IRL Events on Forbes C‑Suite Unscripted
NewsApr 13, 2026

Tinder CMO Melissa Hobley Discusses AI, IRL Events on Forbes C‑Suite Unscripted

Tinder's chief marketing officer Melissa Hobley appeared on Forbes' C‑Suite Unscripted podcast, outlining the brand's push into AI‑driven profile tools, in‑person events, and heightened safety measures. The interview signals a broader shift among consumer‑app marketers toward technology‑enabled engagement and community...

By Pulse
Avride Self-Driving Car Kills Mother Duck in Austin, Sparking Safety Outcry
NewsApr 13, 2026

Avride Self-Driving Car Kills Mother Duck in Austin, Sparking Safety Outcry

An Avride self‑driving car struck and killed a mother duck near Mueller Lake Park in Austin, Texas, then continued without stopping. The incident has ignited resident backlash, raised doubts about perception technology, and forced Avride to pause testing near the...

By Pulse
Apple Unveils AI Smart‑Glasses Plan, Targets 2027 Launch to Beat Meta
NewsApr 13, 2026

Apple Unveils AI Smart‑Glasses Plan, Targets 2027 Launch to Beat Meta

Apple announced a display‑less AI smart‑glasses line slated for a 2027 market debut, positioning the product to eclipse Meta's Ray‑Ban smart glasses. The devices will blend premium acetate frames with integrated cameras, microphones and Siri‑driven AI, forming part of a...

By Pulse
Gallup Poll Finds AI Adoption Rises as Employee Anxiety Peaks
NewsApr 13, 2026

Gallup Poll Finds AI Adoption Rises as Employee Anxiety Peaks

A Gallup poll released this week reveals that roughly three‑in‑ten American employees now use AI tools regularly, while fear of job displacement has climbed to its highest level in years. The data signals a split between productivity gains and growing...

By Pulse
PJM Calls for 15 GW of New Power to Feed AI Data‑Center Surge
NewsApr 13, 2026

PJM Calls for 15 GW of New Power to Feed AI Data‑Center Surge

PJM Interconnection announced an emergency request for 15 GW of new generation to match the rapid rise in AI‑driven data‑center load. The proposal, slated for a September‑March matching process, underscores a projected 60 GW supply shortfall over the next decade and comes...

By Pulse
AI Chatbots and Trust
BlogApr 13, 2026

AI Chatbots and Trust

A recent Stanford study found that users rate sycophantic AI chatbot responses as nearly 50% more trustworthy than balanced answers, even though they cannot distinguish flattery from objectivity. The research shows that flattering bots encourage users to avoid responsibility and...

By Schneier on Security
Businesses Are Buying AI Hiring Tools They Don’t Fully Understand
NewsApr 13, 2026

Businesses Are Buying AI Hiring Tools They Don’t Fully Understand

Businesses are rapidly adopting AI‑powered recruitment tools to meet hiring speed and cost pressures, embedding the technology from screening to final selection. However, many firms lack a clear understanding of how these systems work, the assumptions they embed, or the...

By Startups Magazine
China Tech Companies Going Gangbusters in the Gulf
NewsApr 13, 2026

China Tech Companies Going Gangbusters in the Gulf

Chinese autonomous‑driving firms Baidu (Apollo Go) and WeRide debuted fully driverless robotaxi services in Dubai in early April, marking the first city outside China with multiple Chinese operators running commercial fleets side‑by‑side. Baidu’s sixth‑generation RT6 vehicles and WeRide’s Geely‑based GXRs use...

By Asia Times – Defense
Q1 2025 VC Mega‑Rounds Hit $78 B, AI Claims 62% of Deals
NewsApr 13, 2026

Q1 2025 VC Mega‑Rounds Hit $78 B, AI Claims 62% of Deals

Venture capital firms deployed $78 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a 15% jump from the same period a year earlier. AI companies dominated the mega‑round landscape, securing 62% of deals, while climate tech saw renewed investor interest and fintech...

By Pulse
Revelir AI Launches Automated QA Engine, Secures Xendit and Tiket.com as Enterprise Clients
NewsApr 13, 2026

Revelir AI Launches Automated QA Engine, Secures Xendit and Tiket.com as Enterprise Clients

Revelir AI unveiled RevelirQA, an AI‑driven quality‑assurance engine that automatically evaluates every customer‑support conversation, eliminating the need for manual ticket sampling. The solution is already live with Southeast Asia’s fintech leader Xendit and travel platform Tiket.com, processing tens of thousands...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
Amazon Shares AI Revenue Surge, $15B Run Rate Fuels Stock Rally
NewsApr 13, 2026

Amazon Shares AI Revenue Surge, $15B Run Rate Fuels Stock Rally

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy disclosed that AWS AI services now generate a $15 billion quarterly run rate and its in‑house chip business exceeds $20 billion annually. The data, paired with a $200 billion 2026 capex plan and a $100 billion OpenAI contract, lifted the...

By Pulse
Self-Driving Firms Face $300K‑$500K Salary Surge as Defense Startups Poach Talent
NewsApr 13, 2026

Self-Driving Firms Face $300K‑$500K Salary Surge as Defense Startups Poach Talent

Base compensation for engineers at self‑driving vehicle firms has surged to $300,000‑$500,000 as defense‑tech startups aggressively poach talent. The trend threatens startups and automakers, while venture firm Eclipse fuels the competition with a new $1.3 billion physical‑AI fund.

By Pulse
How Investment Advisers Should Manage AI Risk
NewsApr 13, 2026

How Investment Advisers Should Manage AI Risk

Artificial intelligence is rapidly permeating financial services, with a McKinsey survey showing 88% of firms piloting AI in 2025, up from 72% the previous year. In the wealth‑management space, adoption is more cautious: only 40% of investment advisers use AI...

By RegTech Analyst
How to Use ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude as Your Personal Finance Assistant? Check Exact AI Prompts
NewsApr 13, 2026

How to Use ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude as Your Personal Finance Assistant? Check Exact AI Prompts

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used as a personal finance assistant, allowing users to generate budget plans, optimize daily expenses, and run what‑if scenarios with simple prompts. By feeding precise income and expense figures—e.g., a ₹60,000 (~$720) monthly salary—LLMs can...

By Mint – Technology (India)
Anthropic Turns to Christian Leaders for AI Ethics Guidance
NewsApr 13, 2026

Anthropic Turns to Christian Leaders for AI Ethics Guidance

Anthropic, the San Francisco AI startup behind Claude, met with a panel of Christian religious leaders to discuss ethical guidelines for its next‑generation models. The rare outreach, reported by the Washington Post and covered by Breitbart, highlights growing pressure on AI...

By Pulse
BOMA Canada Report: Commercial Building Owners Slow to Adopt AI Despite Interest
NewsApr 13, 2026

BOMA Canada Report: Commercial Building Owners Slow to Adopt AI Despite Interest

A BOMA Canada survey of 35 commercial‑building owners reveals a stark gap between AI awareness and actual deployment, with only 10% piloting or operating AI systems. Most respondents cite uncertain ROI, aging infrastructure, and a lack of in‑house expertise as...

By Daily Commercial News
Building Agents at Home: Parenting, Work, and Benevolent Neglect
PodcastApr 13, 202654 min

Building Agents at Home: Parenting, Work, and Benevolent Neglect

In this episode, former Y Combinator founder and homeschooling mother Jessie Janais explains how she leveraged AI agents to automate household and educational tasks, ultimately allowing her to spend focused time with her four young children while still building tech....

By a16z Podcast
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life

Pixel Societies, a London‑based startup, showcased AI‑driven agents that simulate a person’s speech, interests, and mannerisms to scout potential colleagues, friends, and romantic partners. Built during a UCL hackathon with Anthropic’s tools, the proof‑of‑concept lets digital twins converse at scale,...

By WIRED — Business
In Its Push to Become Big Tech’s Data Center Hub, India Is Overlooking Local Resistance
BlogApr 13, 2026

In Its Push to Become Big Tech’s Data Center Hub, India Is Overlooking Local Resistance

India has rolled out a 20‑year tax holiday to lure U.S. cloud giants such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta to build multibillion‑dollar data‑center campuses. The incentive package, including up to $2.4 billion in subsidies for Google’s $15 billion Andhra Pradesh project,...

By Rest of World
Almirall and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Expand Their Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation in Medical Dermatology
BlogApr 13, 2026

Almirall and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Expand Their Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation in Medical Dermatology

Almirall, a global medical dermatology company, has expanded its partnership with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) under the BSC Connects program. The new framework, running through 2026, gives Almirall access to BSC’s AI and high‑performance computing resources, including the MareNostrum 5...

By HealthTech HotSpot
99: Using AI Automation to Build Smarter Workflows Across Your Organization with Marc Boscher
PodcastApr 13, 202649 min

99: Using AI Automation to Build Smarter Workflows Across Your Organization with Marc Boscher

In this episode, host Chris Daigle talks with Marc Boscher, founder and CEO of Unido, about moving AI adoption from isolated personal productivity tools to organization‑wide, "multiplayer" workflows. Boscher explains that the biggest barrier is not technology but change management—specifically,...

By AI at Work
Anthropic’s Office Is Surprisingly AI-First, Even for an AI Company
NewsApr 13, 2026

Anthropic’s Office Is Surprisingly AI-First, Even for an AI Company

Anthropic is redefining its internal workflow by treating its flagship model Claude as an operating system. Employees across product, marketing, and legal now start tasks with a single prompt, letting Claude interpret intent, retrieve data, and generate outputs that bypass...

By Fast Company AI
Lawyers Aren’t Losing Their Jobs to AI, They’re Losing Their Tasks
BlogApr 13, 2026

Lawyers Aren’t Losing Their Jobs to AI, They’re Losing Their Tasks

Law firms are grappling with AI not because it will replace lawyers, but because it is stripping away many of the routine tasks that have traditionally defined legal work. While AI can draft, research, and review documents faster than humans,...

By Attorney at Work
Verizon Hospitality Leader Shares Insight on Eliminating Retail's Phantom Inventory
NewsApr 13, 2026

Verizon Hospitality Leader Shares Insight on Eliminating Retail's Phantom Inventory

Verizon’s hospitality strategy leader Katie Riddle explains how phantom inventory—when system data shows stock that isn’t physically present—drives lost sales and erodes loyalty. She identifies legacy batch‑update systems and poor shelf monitoring as root causes. Riddle highlights computer‑vision cameras and...

By Retail Customer Experience
Harmix Was a Profitable Music Startup, Before AI Tools Tempted Them to Build Something New
NewsApr 13, 2026

Harmix Was a Profitable Music Startup, Before AI Tools Tempted Them to Build Something New

Toronto‑based Harmix Group, founded in 2018, built a profitable multimodal AI search engine for music, licensing its technology to brands like Red Bull and Sky TV. The company recently pivoted to a Proactive AI Manager (PAM) product that uses generative...

By BetaKit (Canada)
How Jabil Uses AI and Robotics to Bolster Its Decarbonization Agenda
NewsApr 13, 2026

How Jabil Uses AI and Robotics to Bolster Its Decarbonization Agenda

Jabil is allocating $500 million in 2025 to revamp its factories with AI and robotics, part of a broader push to slash its carbon footprint. Since 2019, AI‑driven process changes have already cut operational emissions by 47%, positioning the contract manufacturer...

By GreenBiz
Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying” Or Just Hype?
BlogApr 13, 2026

Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying” Or Just Hype?

Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos, a new LLM touted for its ability to discover thousands of high‑severity software vulnerabilities, and chose to limit access to a select consortium of business partners. The company warned that the model’s coding prowess could outpace...

By Cal Newport
AI Workforce Enablement Emerges as a Strategic Imperative in the Enterprise AI Era
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI Workforce Enablement Emerges as a Strategic Imperative in the Enterprise AI Era

Enterprises are recognizing that AI adoption alone won’t drive transformation; workforce enablement has become a strategic imperative. Structured, continuous AI training—spanning executive education, technical certification, and responsible‑AI governance—helps close the talent readiness gap. Companies that invest in scalable enablement see...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
Three IDV Mistakes Slowing Your eID Readiness
NewsApr 13, 2026

Three IDV Mistakes Slowing Your eID Readiness

The identity verification (IDV) sector is rapidly moving away from document‑based checks toward government‑issued digital IDs as AI‑driven fraud escalates. Regulators in Europe and beyond are mandating eID adoption, and large enterprise clients—banks, fintechs, and global platforms—are already demanding compliant...

By RegTech Analyst
Use of AI Has Us Creating More Code than We Can Review
BlogApr 13, 2026

Use of AI Has Us Creating More Code than We Can Review

AI‑assisted development is reshaping code review, with 68% of developers reporting that AI already influences their review process. LeadDev’s 2026 report shows 86% of those users rely on AI to flag issues before a human looks at the code, yet...

By LeadDev (independent publication)
Investors May Not See Benefits of AI Adoption as Most Firms Fail to Show ROI
NewsApr 13, 2026

Investors May Not See Benefits of AI Adoption as Most Firms Fail to Show ROI

PwC’s 2026 AI Performance Study finds that the top 20% of companies generate the bulk of AI‑driven value, outpacing peers in revenue growth and efficiency. Success is tied not to the number of pilots but to deep integration of AI...

By Wealth Professional Canada – ETFs
Workers Sabotage AI Rollout as Mistrust in the Tech Grows, Survey Finds
NewsApr 13, 2026

Workers Sabotage AI Rollout as Mistrust in the Tech Grows, Survey Finds

A new 2026 AI Adoption in the Enterprise report surveyed 2,400 knowledge workers across Europe and North America and found that many employees are actively resisting AI rollout. Respondents describe “sabotage” behaviours such as avoiding tools, ignoring new processes, or...

By Workplace Insight
Saturdays Are for Claude: How AI Limits Are Quietly Reshaping the Workday
NewsApr 13, 2026

Saturdays Are for Claude: How AI Limits Are Quietly Reshaping the Workday

AI usage caps on Anthropic's Claude are reshaping daily workflows for entrepreneurs and developers. Recent five‑hour session limits have forced users like Briix co‑founder Max Johnson to break projects into bite‑size prompts and switch to individual subscriptions, with a potential...

By Business Insider — Markets
Apple Is Building Smart Glasses without a Display to Serve as an AI Wearable
NewsApr 13, 2026

Apple Is Building Smart Glasses without a Display to Serve as an AI Wearable

Apple is developing a new pair of smart glasses, codenamed N50, that forgo a traditional display and function purely as an AI‑driven wearable. The glasses will work alongside AirPods and a camera pendant to capture the wearer’s surroundings via computer‑vision...

By THE DECODER
Citi Is Stepping up Its Data Center Financing Push — and Aiming to Close the Gap with Wall Street Rivals
NewsApr 13, 2026

Citi Is Stepping up Its Data Center Financing Push — and Aiming to Close the Gap with Wall Street Rivals

Citi has launched a dedicated AI Infrastructure financing group to capture the $3 trillion data‑center build‑out projected through 2030. Since March 2025 the bank has arranged more than $75 billion of construction financing, supporting roughly 6.1 GW of IT capacity and a high‑profile...

By Business Insider — Markets
ViraHInter: A Dual-Modal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Predicting Virus-Host Interactions
NewsApr 13, 2026

ViraHInter: A Dual-Modal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Predicting Virus-Host Interactions

ViraHInter is a dual‑modal deep‑learning framework that predicts virus‑host protein interactions by combining structure‑generation and sequence‑embedding branches. The system outperforms leading models such as RoseTTAFold2‑PPI and AlphaFold 3 on pathogenic coronaviruses and influenza A viruses, even under severe class imbalance. It uncovered...

By Research Square – News/Updates
Water Flow in Prairie Watersheds Is Increasingly Unpredictable — but AI Could Help
PodcastApr 13, 2026

Water Flow in Prairie Watersheds Is Increasingly Unpredictable — but AI Could Help

Water flow across Canada’s Prairie Pothole Region is becoming more erratic as wet and dry years alternate, exposing gaps in streamflow monitoring. The landscape’s millions of shallow wetlands store water before it spills into rivers, making flood forecasts highly sensitive...

By AIhub
Using AI to Track the Trends that Matter to You
BlogApr 13, 2026

Using AI to Track the Trends that Matter to You

Jacob Clemente outlines how he built an AI workflow that pulls YouTube podcast transcripts, uses a large language model to summarize them, and emails daily briefs. He leveraged Claude for workflow design and Claude Code to generate a minimum‑viable product, with...

By Charter
What Does Artificial Intelligence Really Mean for Global Politics?
BlogApr 13, 2026

What Does Artificial Intelligence Really Mean for Global Politics?

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping international security as governments integrate AI into weapons systems and strategic planning. Recent battlefield deployments—from Ukraine’s AI‑driven drones to the US Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s Claude via Palantir—show AI’s role in targeting, intelligence fusion, and...

By Inkstick Media
Matricis.ai Launches First U.S. Clinical Pilot of EndomAI for AI-Assisted Detection of Endometriosis with SimonMed
NewsApr 13, 2026

Matricis.ai Launches First U.S. Clinical Pilot of EndomAI for AI-Assisted Detection of Endometriosis with SimonMed

Matricis.ai announced a clinical collaboration with SimonMed to launch the first U.S. pilot of its EndomAI platform, which uses artificial intelligence to assist radiologists in detecting endometriosis on MRI scans. The study will evaluate AI‑enhanced reporting for diagnostic consistency, lesion...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
No Python? Build Automations in 45 Minutes
SocialApr 13, 2026

No Python? Build Automations in 45 Minutes

> "i can't automate, i don't know python" > does 3 hours of manual busywork daily > finds this article from @eng_khairallah1 on plain-English automations with Claude > builds one in 45 minutes > busywork gone FOREVER https://t.co/C9HUfMPBPZ

By Data Chaz
OpenAI Opens London Office After Stargate Halt
SocialApr 13, 2026

OpenAI Opens London Office After Stargate Halt

AI never sleeps: today in AI, @OpenAI announces first permanent London office after halting UK #Stargate project.

By Sarbjeet Johal
TSMC: The AI Silicon Shortage Is About To Get Worse
NewsApr 13, 2026

TSMC: The AI Silicon Shortage Is About To Get Worse

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has become the primary bottleneck in the AI semiconductor supply chain, with its 2 nm and 3 nm production lines fully booked through 2027. The company's advanced‑node and CoWoS packaging capacity are already operating at or above...

By Seeking Alpha — Site feed
Top AI Experts Assign 25% Extinction Risk to AI
SocialApr 13, 2026

Top AI Experts Assign 25% Extinction Risk to AI

Hmm. But leading AI figures give pretty high p(doom) numbers. Dario says he thinks AI has a 25% chance of causing human extinction or something similar. https://t.co/p6cAl7HAny

By Noah Smith
Zell Raises €500K to Scale AI-Powered Sales Management
NewsApr 13, 2026

Zell Raises €500K to Scale AI-Powered Sales Management

Berlin‑based AI startup Zell announced a €500,000 (approximately $550,000) funding round co‑led by P3 Ventures, SkyDeck Europe, UC Berkeley SkyDeck and others. The capital will accelerate the rollout of its platform that layers automated coaching on top of CRM and...

By Tech.eu – People