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NVIDIA's Lyra 2.0 Turns One Photo Into a Walkable 3D World

NVIDIA released Lyra 2.0, a research model that converts a single image into an explorable, physics-ready 3D scene — and drops a robot inside it.

2026-04-16Read more

EU AI Act Hits Recruitment Tools: High-Risk Rules Take Effect Aug 2

HR and recruiting AI is about to become 'high-risk' under the EU AI Act. Companies have until August 2 to document, test, and monitor or face 3% turnover fines.

2026-04-15Read more

Jane Street Commits $7B to CoreWeave in AI Cloud and Equity Deal

Jane Street signed a $6 billion AI cloud agreement with CoreWeave and added a $1 billion equity investment, becoming a top-five shareholder in the GPU cloud.

2026-04-15Read more

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber for Vetted Defensive Security Teams

OpenAI launched GPT-5.4-Cyber, a cyber-permissive variant of GPT-5.4 available only through its Trusted Access program, as it races Anthropic's Mythos model.

2026-04-15Read more

Harvey Launches End-to-End Legal Agents at $11B Valuation

Harvey is rolling out AI agents that run legal work start to finish — drafting memos, reviewing diligence, and editing contracts across 100,000 lawyers.

Microsoft's GigaTIME Turns $10 Slides Into Advanced Cancer Maps

Microsoft just open-sourced GigaTIME — an AI model trained on 40M cancer cells that generates advanced immune imaging from routine pathology slides.

Microsoft's $19B Ontario AI Data Center Push Adds 1,250 Jobs

Microsoft opens two new Ontario AI data centers in York Region and a third in Toronto, part of a $19B Canada investment supporting 1,250 jobs.

MiniMax Launches Music 2.6, Open-Sources Three Agent Skills

MiniMax ships Music 2.6 with AI Cover mode and open-sources three music skills, giving AI agents native song-making capabilities.

NVIDIA Ising: First Open AI Models Built for Quantum Computing

NVIDIA just released Ising, an open-source family of AI models that decode quantum errors 2.5x faster and 3x more accurately than today's industry standard.

OpenAI Buys Hiro Finance to Build a Personal AI CFO in ChatGPT

OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance in an acquihire to bring a personal AI CFO experience into ChatGPT.

Pulse Launches AI Social News Network for Busy Professionals

Pulse launches an AI-powered social news network that filters and compresses business and tech news into a high-signal daily stream.

Google Gemini Hits 750M Users as Gemini 3.1 Pro Tops Benchmarks

Google's Gemini platform reaches 750 million monthly users while Gemini 3.1 Pro leads 13 of 16 major AI benchmarks — and a 1M token context window makes it the long-context leader.

Maine Sends AI Therapy Ban to Governor as Missouri Follows

Maine's LD 2082 would ban AI from clinical therapy with $10K penalties. Missouri's HB 2372 passed the House. States are moving faster than the feds here.

OpenAI's Enterprise Push: Codex 5x Growth and the AI Superapp Vision

OpenAI outlines its enterprise AI strategy as Codex surpasses 3 million weekly users, a new $100/month Pro plan launches, and the company aims to build a unified AI superapp for the workplace.

Palantir Drops 7% as Agentic AI Panic Hits Software Stocks

Palantir fell 7% on April 10 after Michael Burry said Anthropic is 'eating its lunch.' The software ETF is off 35% from its high. Panic or SaaS reckoning?

PwC Study: 75% of AI Gains Are Going to Just 20% of Companies

A new PwC report surveying 1,200 executives reveals a widening divide between AI leaders and laggards — and pinpoints exactly what separates the winners.

ShengShu Launches Vidu Q3, Lands $293M From Alibaba Cloud

China's ShengShu launched Vidu Q3 globally today and closed a $293M Series B led by Alibaba Cloud — putting real pressure on Sora and Veo.

Stanford 2026 AI Index: China Has Erased the US Lead

Stanford HAI's annual AI Index report reveals China and the US are now neck-and-neck on AI performance benchmarks — a historic shift with major implications for business and policy.