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• Anthropic Forms PAC as AI Policy Battles Intensify in the U.S.

  • April 3, 2026

  • Society and Policy

  Anthropic has established a federal Political Action Committee, signaling a shift toward direct political engagement as AI regulation intensifies in the U.S. The company registered the PAC to support...

• Anthropic Acquires Biotech AI Startup Coefficient Bio in $400M Deal

  • April 3, 2026

  • Finance

  Anthropic has acquired biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million all-stock deal, marking its largest acquisition to date and a push into computational biology. The transaction, reported by...

• Perplexity Computer Now Helps Users Prepare and Check Tax Returns

  • April 3, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  Perplexity has introduced a new tax-focused capability within its Computer product, adding specialized modules designed to help users prepare, review, and analyze U.S. federal tax returns. The...

• AI-Powered Prescription Refills Roll Out for Mental Health Care

  • April 3, 2026

  • Healthcare

  Legion Health has launched a pilot in Utah using an AI tool to handle certain mental health prescription renewals, aiming to reduce refill delays for stable patients. The service, which began rolling...

• ElevenLabs Debuts ElevenMusic as It Expands Beyond Voice AI

  • April 2, 2026

  • Entertainment

  ElevenLabs has launched ElevenMusic, a new iOS app for generating and discovering AI-created music, marking an expansion beyond its core voice technology business. The app, which appeared on the App...

• Google Releases Gemma 4 as Competition in Open Models Heats Up

  • April 2, 2026

  • Tech Deep Dive

  Google has released Gemma 4, a new generation of its open-weight AI models, introducing four variants designed for local and on-device use while shifting to a more permissive Apache 2.0 license. The...

• OpenAI Expands Strategy With Acquisition of Tech Podcast TBPN

  • April 2, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  OpenAI has acquired tech podcast TBPN and is folding it into its strategy organization, signaling a move to expand how it communicates and positions its AI products. The company did not disclose...

• Microsoft Releases New AI Models for Speech, Audio and Video Generation

  • April 2, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  Microsoft has introduced three new multimodal AI models—MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2—marking an expansion of its in-house AI development as it builds out its own model stack...

• Google Expands Vids With AI Avatars, Video Generation and Direct YouTube Publishing

  • April 2, 2026

  • Tech Deep Dive

  Google is expanding its AI video tool, Vids, with a new set of features powered by Gemini, including customizable avatars, scene-based direction controls, and integration with its latest video...

• Public Debuts AI-Powered Trading Agents for Retail Investors

  • April 2, 2026

  • Finance

  Public has begun rolling out a new AI-driven feature called Agents, allowing users to automate investment strategies directly within its brokerage platform, with availability starting for select...

• GitHub Chaos: Anthropic Takedown Removes Thousands of Innocent Repositories

  • April 2, 2026

  • Society and Policy

  Anthropic triggered widespread disruption across GitHub after issuing a series of DMCA takedown notices aimed at removing leaked source code, but the effort mistakenly led to the removal of thousands...

• Meta’s AI Ambitions Trigger Massive Natural Gas Buildout for New Data Center

  • April 1, 2026

  • Energy

  Meta is moving forward with plans to build dedicated energy infrastructure to support its next-generation AI systems, with the company preparing to construct ten natural gas power plants for its...