US State Department Warns the World: DeepSeek and Others Are Stealing American AI Models
A diplomatic cable instructs all US embassies to warn about Chinese AI distillation. Named: DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax.
NEC Goes All-In on Claude: 30,000 Employees, One Partner, One Clear Signal
NEC becomes Anthropic's first global partner in Japan, rolling out Claude to 30,000 employees. This is more than a partnership — it's a statement.
$25,000 for a Jailbreak: OpenAI's Bio Bug Bounty for GPT-5.5
OpenAI will pay $25,000 to the first person who can fully jailbreak GPT-5.5 — but only on biosafety questions. A smart move.
DeepSeek V4: Near-Frontier Performance at a Fraction of the Price
DeepSeek just released V4 — two open-source models under MIT license that come dangerously close to frontier performance. Pro has 1.6 trillion parameters, Flash costs almost nothing.
Gemini Drop April: Notebooks, Mac App, and Personal Intelligence for Gmail
Google's April Drop brings NotebookLM directly into the Gemini app, launches a native Mac app, and lets Gemini read your emails for better meeting prep.
Google Plans to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic
Alphabet is planning the largest AI investment ever: $10 billion upfront, $30 billion tied to performance milestones. Anthropic is now valued at $350 billion.
Claude Code 2.1.118: Vim Mode, Custom Themes, and MCP Tool Hooks
The latest Claude Code update brings Vim Visual Mode, custom themes, and the ability to call MCP tools directly from hooks.
Cognition Chases $25 Billion: Devin Becomes the Most Expensive AI Coding Startup
The startup behind the AI software engineer Devin is negotiating a funding round that would more than double its valuation to $25 billion.