Today's AI Pulse
Anthropic shuts down Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after US export‑control warning
Anthropic disabled access to its Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 models after the Trump administration, via the Commerce Department, warned that foreign nationals could exploit the systems. The move followed alerts from Amazon and other firms about a potential jailbreak that could aid cyber‑security attacks. Anthropic declined the administration’s request for a voluntary shutdown but complied with the order.
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By the numbers: AMD acquires AI memory‑optimization pioneer Mext
AI That Accelerated Webb Data Will Now Sharpen Rubin Observatory Images
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, now generating about 20 TB of nightly imaging data, is turning to AI to handle its massive data stream. Researchers at UC‑Santa Cruz have adapted the machine‑learning tools that cut James Webb analysis from years to days, creating a new neural network called Neo. Neo removes atmospheric blur from Rubin’s ground‑based images, delivering clarity close to space‑telescope quality. The AI pipeline also cuts human‑review time, freeing researchers for interpretation.
Powerful AI Demands Restraint, Not Blind Automation
The more powerful AI gets, the more valuable restraint becomes. All these new developments can sometimes trigger the wrong instinct: Automate all the things. Easy there 😄 Just because you can delegate to a machine doesn’t mean you’ve found leverage....
The Age of Agentic Commerce Has Arrived. Consensus 2026 Is Where You Can Experience It IRL
Agentic commerce—AI‑driven autonomous transactions—is moving from theory to practice, with agents already paying for APIs and settling invoices. The industry’s biggest friction points are human‑centric payment rails, prompting a race to build blockchain‑based protocols like x402 and the Machine Payments...
Gemini to Replace Google Assistant in 4M GM Cars
Big for Gemini. 4M+ cars -> Gemini replacing Google Assistant on Android Automotive for 4 million GM cars "Specifically, Gemini will soon roll out to model year 2022 and newer Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles. GM says there are...
EraDrive and Northrop Grumman Collaborate on AI-Enabled Autonomy
Silicon Valley startup EraDrive has signed a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman to embed artificial‑intelligence into the autonomy stack of the defense contractor’s spacecraft. The partnership will demonstrate AI‑enabled rendezvous, proximity operations and onboard decision‑making, targeting pose estimation, GNC integration...
Anthropic Expands Claude Into Animation Pipelines With Blender, Autodesk, Adobe
Anthropic announced that its Claude AI now integrates with major creative‑software suites, including Blender, Autodesk Fusion, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Affinity by Canva. The new connectors let users issue natural‑language commands to generate scripts, batch‑process assets, and build project...
Tighter Policies Lead to Fewer Facial Recognition Searches for Detroit Police
Detroit police dramatically reduced facial‑recognition usage, conducting only nine searches in 2025—a 91% drop from 2023. The decline follows a 2024 settlement that imposed stricter policies limiting the technology to violent crimes and prohibiting its use as the sole basis...
Bed Bath & Beyond CEO: AI Will Lead to ‘Significant Reduction in Headcount’
Bed Bath & Beyond is pivoting to an AI‑centric model, with CEO Marcus Lemonis warning that deeper AI integration will trigger a significant headcount reduction across functions such as supply chain, IT, accounting, marketing and merchandising. The company reported its first quarterly revenue...
AI Tokenomics: Cost, Risk & AI Dependency (2026)
AI tokenomics describes the shift from free or low‑cost AI access to usage‑based pricing that treats each token processed as an operational expense. As enterprises embed generative AI across workflows, token consumption—and therefore spend—can balloon faster than budgets anticipate. Simultaneously,...
Navigating the AI Frontier in Education: New Webinar Series
Tech & Learning is launching a three‑part webinar series on AI in education, beginning May 20, 2026. The sessions cover cutting‑edge AI tools, strategies for future‑proofing students’ careers, and safeguarding AI deployments. Designed for IT directors, principals and superintendents, the series offers...
Profluent and Lilly: The Next Gene Editor Will Be Designed by AI
Profluent, an Air Street Capital portfolio company, announced a multi‑program partnership with Eli Lilly to create AI‑designed recombinases for kilobase‑scale gene editing. The deal includes an upfront cash payment, committed R&D funding, and up to $2.25 billion in development and commercial milestones...
From Pain‑Points to Growth: Log to Reinvent with AI
I used to think the best way to come up with ways to use AI was to think about a painpoint or a problem and see if AI can make it better. I no longer think that. Why? Because that...
Manifest OS Raises $60m Series A to Build AI-Native Law Firm Model
Manifest OS, a New York‑based legal‑tech startup, closed a $60 million Series A round at a $750 million valuation, backed by Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital and Quiet Capital. The funding will fuel the development of an AI‑native law firm model...
Manifest OS Raises $60m Series A to Build AI-Native Law Firm Model
New York‑based startup Manifest OS closed a $60 million Series A round, valuing the company at $750 million. Backed by Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital and Quiet Capital, the funding will fuel its AI‑native law‑firm model that offers fixed‑fee and outcomes‑based...
Vendavo Named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for B2B Pricing & Rebate Optimization Software
Vendavo has been positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for B2B Pricing & Rebate Optimization Software. Gartner highlighted the company’s completeness of vision and ability to execute, underscoring its AI‑powered pricing, quoting and rebate capabilities. Vendavo says the...
Anan Data Center to Provide 40MW AI Infrastructure for Crusoe in Israel
Crusoe has signed a long‑term agreement with Israel’s Anan Data Center to secure up to 40 MW of AI‑focused data‑center capacity at Anan’s under‑construction Afula facility. The deal, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, positions Israel as a strategic...
Fragmented AI Policy Threatens US Leadership as Government Scrambles to Keep Pace
Appian Corp. announced that its new head of government relations, Joe Vidulich, is actively engaging federal and state policymakers to address AI policy fragmentation. Speaking at Appian World 2026, Vidulich warned that 50 separate state AI rules create a chaotic...
Wicket, Paciolan Deal Opens up Big Market for Biometric Ticketing at College Sports
Wicket, a facial authentication ticketing firm, has teamed up with Paciolan, the ticketing platform used by roughly 75% of Power Five college athletics programs. The integration will let colleges, arenas and other venues add biometric entry to existing ticketing workflows,...
Stanley Druckenmiller Dumps SanDisk, Shifts to Bloom Energy as AI Power Demand Soars
Stanley Druckenmiller sold his entire SanDisk holding of 166,235 shares after a single quarter and redeployed the proceeds into Bloom Energy, a fuel‑cell maker that has rallied more than 800% since its 2018 IPO. The move signals a thematic shift...
Adobe Ramps up Firefly AI Campaign to Win Creators, Eyes Premium Tier
Adobe unveiled a new Firefly AI campaign starring YouTubers Kinigra Deon and Airrack, showcasing the tool’s audio, video and mood‑board capabilities. The push promotes a free tier, a $10‑per‑month plan with 2,000 credits and a $200‑per‑month premium tier offering 50,000...
Mastercard Is Building for a World Where AI Makes the Decisions
Mastercard processes roughly 150 billion transactions each year, giving it a unique, anonymized view of real consumer spending. In a CES 2026 interview, EVP Rustom Dastoor argues that most brands use AI to reinforce existing tactics instead of unlocking new possibilities, coining...
Jared IRL: AI Coworker Replaces Assistants, Everywhere
This is actually wild. Not another prompt-based assistant, an actual AI employee that lives in your Slack, joins your stand-ups, remembers context, brainstorms with the team, and works while you sleep. Jared IRL feels like the first real step toward AI teammates...
Allbirds Rebrands as NewBird AI, Stock Surges Over 350% After AI Pivot
Allbirds, acquired by American Exchange Group for $39 million, has rebranded as NewBird AI and announced an AI‑focused business model. The strategic shift has lifted the company’s stock by more than 350% since the announcement, while the brand moves to an...
Cars.com Deploys AI‑Generated VIN‑Specific Video Ads, Boosting Sales by 47%
Cars.com rolled out its AI‑powered VIN‑specific video advertising platform in March, delivering nearly 10,000 unique video assets to shoppers. Early data show a 35% rise in dealer website visits, a 45% jump in foot traffic and a 47% lift in...
Microland Unveils AI‑First Blueprint Promising 70% Cut in Disruptions
Microland released a strategic blueprint titled “Architecting Autonomous Operations,” outlining a platform‑led, AI‑first model that could slash operational disruptions by as much as 70%. The report, authored with Everest Group, introduces the Systems of Autonomous Action (SoAA) framework and positions...
AI Giants Secure 40,000 Sq Ft at King’s Cross, Cementing London’s Tech‑Driven Regeneration
OpenAI, Anthropic and Jeff Bezos’s AI venture Prometheus are negotiating for roughly 40,000 sq ft of office space in King’s Cross, joining DeepMind, Wayve and Synthesia. The influx underscores a broader shift toward AI‑powered spatial analytics in the 67‑acre redevelopment, positioning the...
Harvey and Ansarada Unite to Offer Secure AI‑Powered Deal Document Workflows
Harvey and Ansarada have launched a partnership that integrates Ansarada’s AI‑driven virtual data rooms with Harvey’s legal AI platform, enabling secure, end‑to‑end deal document analysis and drafting. The integration preserves permissions, audit trails and governance, promising faster due‑diligence for law...
Why the Best Creator Marketing AI Is Built on the Best Data
CreatorIQ argues that AI’s value in creator marketing hinges on the quality of its underlying data. Its proprietary Creator Graph ingests 250 million social posts each day and draws on more than a decade of aggregated creator, content, and performance signals....
Tesla FSD Spots Illegal Pedestrian Crossing in Harsh Lighting
Even when it's dark and there are glaring lights, Tesla's FSD still sees the pedestrian crossing the street ... against the walk sign, and not even in the crosswalk, I might add.
Boardfly and Virgo Boost Google TPU V8 Performance
The Boardfly interconnect topology and Virgo datacenter network make the forthcoming Google TPU 8 AI accelerators do a lot more work that prior TPUs. $GOOG $NVDA https://t.co/4wHUW0f044
DOJ Joins xAI in Federal Suit to Block Colorado AI Hiring Law
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief on April 24, joining Elon Musk’s xAI in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt Colorado’s Anti‑Discrimination in AI Act before it takes effect on June 30. The challenge argues the law...
AI Gives Tiny Teams Leverage Over Massive Workforces
A 5-person team using AI can outpace a 50-person team that isn't. The competitive advantage isn't capital anymore. It's leverage.
75+ New AI Prompts for E‑Commerce Success
I've just updated my E-commerce AI Toolkit for April 2026. 75+ new prompts for video ads, landing pages, and product research. New workflows for store optimization and content strategy. Comment 'AI KIT' and RT. I'll send it over. Free, as...
Advantest Shares Slide 6.9% After AI‑Chip Tester Outlook Miss
Advantest Corp., the leading supplier of test equipment for AI accelerators, saw its shares tumble up to 6.9% after issuing a weaker‑than‑expected outlook and citing continued capacity constraints. The move comes despite a 50%+ rally this year and recent record...
Build Low‑Code Agents Using Oracle Agent Studio
And how to build an agent low code / no code to it intent based development with @Oracle agent studio. #OracleARSummit https://t.co/FfsFbLaRbg
Amazon Connect Talent Anonymizes Candidates to Curb Bias
MYPOV: On the ethical AI front, this is interesting. Amazon Connect Talent anonymizes candidates, helping to reduce human preconceptions that come with seeing candidate demographics and personally identifiable information. #HR #WhatsNextWithAWS #AWS
Anthropic's Claude Still Powers Pentagon Contractors as Hiring Surges
Anthropic’s Claude remains in active use across U.S. defense contractors, with 88 classified job ads in Q1 2026—a near‑fourfold increase over 2025. The data shows a multi‑model ecosystem, as 61 of those ads also cite OpenAI, underscoring enterprise confidence in Anthropic...
No-Code Agentic Apps Require Voice Input for Intent
And @chrismleone underlines they no code for Agentic apps means voice input for the agent Intent. #OracleARSummit https://t.co/xeM2C0Zhlp
Using AI to Excuse Patient Denials Damages AI’s Reputation
Letting companies use AI as a smokescreen for why patients are getting denied healthcare is going to be terrible for AI's brand https://t.co/eltFYOkih6
AI Adoption Stalls in CI/CD Over Trust and Integration Gaps
Why is AI adoption inside the CI/CD workflow lagging? Is it a trust issue, as called out here? Or are the products (or integration points) lacking what today's AI apps and teams demand? I don't know. https://t.co/edozQzlVba
DeepSeek V4 Launches on ZenMux: Free, Powerful, Ultra‑cheap
DeepSeek V4 just went live on ZenMux with free versions at launch. Same coding power as Claude Opus 4.7. 7x cheaper on Pro. 90x cheaper on Flash. 1M native context. MIT licensed. Here's how to swap it into Claude Code in 3 minutes 👇...
Ambient AI Revives Paper-Chart Conversation Flow, Boosts NPS
Juniper Health says ambient AI is helping bring conversations in the exam room back to something closer to the paper chart days. And patients are responding—Net Promoter Scores are at an all-time high. 🔗https://t.co/doV7kX4Zg3 @NextGen @WHClinics #JuniperHealth #HITSM https://t.co/sThLZIEPIl
Google Workspace AI: Transformative Layer or Better Copilot?
1/ @GoogleWorkspace just made its strongest move yet from “AI in the productivity suite” to “AI as the operating layer for work.” My top provocation for CIOs: Does it genuinely animate work directly + agentically? 🧠⚙️ Or just add better copilots to...
AI Skills Toolkit Boosts Critical Thinking for Your Work
My friend @PhilipJoubert has put together an incredible useful set of AI skills that you can use to improve your thinking. Bring in your favorite thinkings to critique your memos, blog posts and research. npx skills add philipjoubert/dojo-public \ --global...
Anthropic Launches Claude Connectors for Major Creative Tools
New connectors -> Anthropic partners with Blender, Autodesk, Adobe, Ableton, and others to launch connectors that integrate Claude directly into professional creative workflows https://t.co/gqpuOcQ6GI https://t.co/ATn6oyu5vQ
AI Agents Poised to Dissolve Data Silos with AWS
Will AI agents finally break down data silos? I’m "relatively” optimistic. Jigar Thakkar is talking about how to do this with Amazon Quick #WhatsNextWithAWS #AWS https://t.co/SnP4khetyO
AI's Real Economic Impact: Use Cases, Models, Labor Shift
My latest post exploring AI in terms of economics: actual use cases, business models, the bubble, impacts on labor. https://t.co/9EfeNs7PcC https://t.co/P246cYJ9Kq
Oracle's Agentic AI: 3 Build Paths, 4 Delivery Methods
And @ChrismLeone shares how the AgentibAI landscapeokks like @Oraclr - 3 ways to build (Oracle, Customer. partner) - 4 ways to deliver (UX, Answer / Workflow Agents, AI Native Agentic Apps) #OracleARSummit https://t.co/jgAX6fpEt2
Jigar Thakkar Demos Amazon Quick at AWS Event
Next up…VP of Agentic AI Jigar Thakkar takes the stage to talk more about Amazon Quick including a demo. #CIO #AI #Cloud #WhatsNextWithAWS https://t.co/6MVVady1ZO
HolaOS: Open‑Source Agent OS Using Your Browser Sessions
Seriously AWESOME holaOS is a new kind of "agent computer" where you and your AI agents work side-by-side. >BYO keys (Anthropic etc.) >runs locally >secure credentials best part? it uses your browser sessions/cookies so it really works as *you* 100% open-source. Repo in 🧵↓