17.Apr.2026
Uber is committing more than $10 billion to secure autonomous vehicle fleets and invest in their manufacturers as it competes with Waymo, Tesla, and Amazon-backed rivals. The move signals a major strategic shift as the company fights to remain central in a driverless ride-hailing future.
16.Apr.2026
A 20-year-old was arrested after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home amid rising anti-AI sentiment. The incident underscores growing public anxiety about AI’s rapid societal impact.
16.Apr.2026
Chinese robotics firm Unitree has launched its lowest-cost humanoid robot, the R1, on AliExpress with U.S. pricing starting at $6,800. The four-foot robot is now available across North America, Europe, Japan, and Singapore, marking a major step toward consumer-accessible humanoids.
16.Apr.2026
Anthropic has announced that it will introduce an identity verification mechanism for certain Claude use cases; verification procedures have already been triggered for some advanced features and Max subscribers. Users are required to submit government-issued physical identification documents and undergo real-time facial recognition. The company emphasizes that the collected data will not be used for model training or advertising purposes.
16.Apr.2026
MiniMax officially launched MaxHermes, the world’s first cloud-based sandbox, built upon the Hermes Agent and endowed with self-evolution capabilities. Through a learning feedback loop, it automatically accumulates skills and continuously optimizes performance, delivering a deeply personalized interactive experience where “the more you chat, the better it understands you.”
15.Apr.2026
Google Chrome is rolling out Skills inside Gemini, allowing users to save and launch AI prompts as one-click workflows. The update also introduces a curated library of reusable prompts for common tasks, streamlining productivity directly in the browser.
15.Apr.2026
Un memorando interno filtrado de OpenAI revela que la compañía planea competir directamente con Anthropic en el segundo trimestre de 2026 mediante el lanzamiento de un nuevo modelo de razonamiento con nombre en clave “Spud” y la creación de la plataforma empresarial de agentes Frontier. El memorando también critica a Anthropic en aspectos como recursos computacionales, asociaciones del ecosistema y métricas de ingresos.
14.Apr.2026
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.4-Cyber, a defense-focused model with broader access for verified cybersecurity professionals. The move contrasts with Anthropic’s limited Mythos rollout and signals a widening debate over how powerful AI cyber tools should be distributed.