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• अमेरिकी रक्षा विभाग ने सात कंपनियों के साथ AI खरीद अनुबंधों की घोषणा की: Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, SpaceX, और Reflection AI, जिसने पिछले साल 2 बिलियन डॉलर की फंडिंग जुटाई थी। • AI उत्पादों को रक्षा विभाग के Impact Level 6 और 7 सिस्टम में तैनात किया जाएगा जो वर्गीकृत जानकारी संग्रहीत करने में सक्षम हैं, और इनकी पहुंच GenAI.mil नामक एक आंतरिक पोर्टल के माध्यम से प्रदान की जाएगी। • विशेष रूप से Anthropic को इन अनुबंधों से बाहर रखा गया है, क्योंकि ट्रंप प्रशासन ने फरवरी में इसे सप्लाई चेन जोखिम के रूप में नामित किया था, हालांकि खबरों के अनुसार पेंटागन अभी भी Anthropic के Claude Mythos Preview मॉडल का उपयोग कर रहा है।

• डीप टेक वीक में द एआई कलेक्टिव को प्रमुखता दी गई, जिसे विश्व का सबसे बड़ा एआई समुदाय बताया गया है, जो आयोजनों, मंचों और नेटवर्किंग के माध्यम से 100,000 से अधिक एआई बिल्डर्स, शोधकर्ताओं और पेशेवरों को जोड़ता है। • यह आयोजन स्टार्टअप्स, कॉर्पोरेट लैब्स और शैक्षिक समूहों को एक साथ लाता है ताकि मुख्य मशीन लर्निंग, रोबोटिक्स और व्यावहारिक एआई में प्रगति को प्रदर्शित किया जा सके, जिसमें अंतर-संचालनशीलता और जिम्मेदार तैनाती पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया गया है। • अमेरिकी भागीदारी मजबूत है, कई प्रमुख एआई अनुसंधान प्रयोगशालाएं और उद्यम-पूंजी समर्थित स्टार्टअप इस मंच का उपयोग नए सहयोगों, मॉडल विमोचनों और ओपन-सोर्स टूलिंग की घोषणा करने के लिए कर रहे हैं।

• U.S.-relevant Cross-Border Paytech स्टार्टअप Latitude इस सप्ताह NEA के नेतृत्व में $8 मिलियन Seed Funding के साथ Stealth Mode से बाहर आया है ताकि धीमी और महंगी व्यावसायिक मनी ट्रांसफर की समस्या से निपटा जा सके। • यह फंडिंग अंतरराष्ट्रीय भुगतानों को सुव्यवस्थित करने के Latitude के मिशन का समर्थन करती है, जो कुशल B2B transfers की बढ़ती मांग के बीच इसे Fintech क्षेत्र में एक चैलेंजर के रूप में स्थापित करती है। • यह लॉन्च April 2026 के Fintech उछाल के साथ मेल खाता है, जो ऊर्जा की कीमतों और Fed नीति से जुड़ी आर्थिक अनिश्चितताओं के बावजूद Paytech नवाचारों में निवेशकों के भरोसे को दर्शाता है।

अभिनेता और प्रस्तुतकर्ता ने 2023 में O2 Arena में आयोजित CogX फेस्टिवल में भाषण देते समय अपने कूल्हे, दाहिने पैर, पेल्विस और पसलियों की हड्डियां तुड़वा ली थीं। हाई कोर्ट के दस्तावेजों के अनुसार, स्टेफन फ्राई उन दो कंपनियों पर मुकदमा कर रहे हैं जिन्होंने उस टेक कॉन्फ्रेंस का आयोजन किया था जहाँ वे 2023 में मंच से गिरने के बाद घायल हो गए थे। अभिनेता और प्रस्तुतकर्ता के कूल्हे में फ्रैक्चर हुआ था और उनके दाहिने पैर, पेल्विस और पसलियों में कई जगह चोटें आई थीं, जब वे O2 Arena में CogX फेस्टिवल में शामिल हुए थे, जहाँ उन्होंने 14 सितंबर 2023 को आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस पर भाषण दिया था। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• MIT के शोधकर्ताओं ने पता लगाया है कि अराजक (chaotic) लेजर प्रकाश सटीक स्थितियों में एक अत्यधिक केंद्रित 'पेंसिल बीम' में स्वतः-व्यवस्थित हो सकता है, जिससे रक्त-मस्तिष्क अवरोध (blood-brain barrier) की तेज़ 3D इमेजिंग संभव हो जाती है। • यह नई विधि वर्तमान तकनीकों की तुलना में 25 गुना अधिक गति से इमेजिंग करती है और वास्तविक समय (real-time) में मस्तिष्क की कोशिकाओं में दवा की गति को ट्रैक करती है। • यह सफलता कोशिकाओं में प्रोटीन अवशोषण के उच्च-सटीकता वाले अवलोकन की सुविधा प्रदान कर न्यूरोलॉजिकल बीमारियों के उपचार में तेजी ला सकती है।

• Anthropic announced the acquisition of Coefficient Bio, a U.S.-based AI startup specializing in biological modeling, on April 27, 2026. • The deal aims to integrate Coefficient's protein design AI tools with Anthropic's Claude models for advanced drug discovery applications. • This move positions Anthropic in the competitive AI-biotech space amid rising investments, potentially accelerating personalized medicine breakthroughs.

• The European Union announced new provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle batteries and solar components Monday, citing unfair state subsidies and predatory pricing that undercut European manufacturers. • Beijing warned the tariffs violate World Trade Organization rules and threatened retaliatory measures on European agricultural imports, escalating trade friction between the two economic blocs. • U.S. officials expressed support for the EU's move, viewing it as necessary protection for clean energy industries while signaling potential alignment on China trade policy.

• The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.48% to 16,240.35 on Monday, April 26, driven by weakness in mega-cap technology stocks including Apple (down 1.2%) and Microsoft (down 0.9%), as investors reassess growth expectations ahead of the Federal Reserve's May meeting. • Treasury yields climbed to 4.35% for the 10-year note amid inflation concerns, pressuring valuations of rate-sensitive tech companies and spurring profit-taking after recent market gains. • The decline reflects growing caution among portfolio managers about earnings sustainability in the second quarter, with earnings guidance from major tech firms expected to dominate trading through early May.

• The White House stated China steals US AI technology at industrial scale via joint ventures, cyber intrusions, talent poaching, and front companies targeting universities and labs. • Tactics include spear-phishing, zero-day exploits in software pipelines, and supply chain diversion of AI hardware like GPUs, fueling China's surveillance and weapons programs. • Impacts could erode US AI competitive advantage, raise R&D costs for cybersecurity, and devalue intellectual property incentives for American firms.

• TTM Technologies achieved a 214.4% increase in earnings over the past year, substantially exceeding the electronic industry average of 15.7%. • The company's exceptional performance reflects strong execution and market demand within the technology sector. • TTM's growth trajectory positions it among elite performers in the high-growth tech space.

• The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the launch of the 2026 class of Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF), showcasing its commitment to hiring top technology talent. • The new PIF class will focus on key Administration priority projects, including developing AI-powered tools to accelerate infrastructure permitting processes. • The initiative demonstrates the federal government's strategy to leverage specialized technology expertise for modernizing government operations and infrastructure development.

More than 200,000 have signed petitions urging the government to break contracts, amid concerns about the company’s ‘supervillain’ manifestoOver 200,000 people have called on ministers to break contracts with Palantir in an apparent groundswell of public concern about the US tech company’s role in the NHS, police, military and councils.Two petitions have attracted 229,000 signatures, one calling for the government to end all public contracts with the firm, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, and another urging the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to cancel its £330 patient data contract with the NHS. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned.Palantir, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, demonstrated its systems to senior officers in the intelligence division at the UK’s largest police force last month. Intelligence staff have been tasked with finding intelligence systems that AI could automate to increase productivity. Continue reading...

• The FDA granted accelerated approval to a CRISPR-based gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease on April 20, marking the first approved genetic treatment editing patient blood cells to produce functional hemoglobin. • Clinical trials demonstrated 95% of treated patients experienced elimination or near-elimination of vaso-occlusive crises within 12 months, with durable responses observed for over two years post-treatment. • The therapy addresses a disease affecting approximately 100,000 Americans, primarily of African descent, offering potential cure for patients previously reliant on pain management and blood transfusions.

• Georgia Tech softball (28-23, 9-11 ACC) defeated No. 10 Virginia Tech (38-7, 12-5 ACC) 6-2 on Saturday night in Blacksburg, Virginia, marking the program's highest-ranked true road win in history. • The victory was Georgia Tech's first top 10 win and third top 25 victory of the season, demonstrating significant progress for the Yellow Jackets. • The Yellow Jackets remain in Blacksburg to conclude the ACC conference road series against Virginia Tech on April 19.

• Fraud incidents continue climbing at US banks even with substantial spending on advanced detection tools and analytics. • The gap highlights limitations in current tech defenses against evolving fraudster tactics. • This trend matters as it pressures financial institutions to innovate faster, amid rising economic impacts from cyber fraud.

• Oil prices dropped significantly, providing tailwinds for technology companies as lower energy costs reduce operational expenses and improve profit margins across the sector. • Constellation Research founder R 'Ray' Wang discussed the direct relationship between Big Tech performance and oil and gas pricing, highlighting how the energy market collapse supports tech stock rebounds. • The decline in energy costs removes a key headwind for capital-intensive tech operations and data centers, contributing to the broader market rally.

Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groupsMicrosoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.The secrecy provision, which the European Commission added to its proposal almost verbatim after industry lobbying in 2024, hinders scrutiny of the pollution that individual datacentres emit. It leaves researchers with just national-level summaries of their energy footprints. Continue reading...

• The S&P 500 fell 1.8% Thursday, driven by disappointing earnings from major technology companies that missed analyst expectations on revenue growth and profitability. • Mega-cap tech stocks including those from leading AI companies dropped 2.3% collectively, erasing early-week gains as forward guidance pointed to slowing demand for enterprise AI solutions. • The sell-off extended to semiconductor and cloud infrastructure stocks, with the Nasdaq Composite declining 2.1%, signaling growing investor concerns about the sustainability of recent valuations.

• JPMorgan Chase announced Thursday the acquisition of a fintech startup specializing in regional bank digitalization for $5.2 billion in cash, marking one of 2026's largest financial services M&A deals. • The acquisition will expand JPMorgan's capabilities in serving mid-sized regional banks, addressing a strategic gap as community lenders face increased competition from digital-native competitors. • JPMorgan executives stated the deal is expected to generate $200 million in annual cost synergies by 2028 and will close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval.

• Anthropic launched Project Glasswing, collaborating with Apple, Google, and Microsoft to deploy Claude Mythos Preview in identifying and patching critical software vulnerabilities preemptively. • The initiative unites rivals to leverage AI against cyber threats targeting US software infrastructure. • By fixing flaws before exploitation, the project aims to bolster national cybersecurity amid escalating AI-driven attacks.

• Anthropic announced Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative bringing together AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Palo Alto Networks to identify and fix software vulnerabilities using its Claude Mythos Preview model. • The Claude Mythos Preview model achieves 93.9% accuracy on SWE-bench Verified, significantly outperforming Opus 4.6's 80.8%, and demonstrated the ability to find thousands of hidden bugs in critical systems. • Anthropic is committing up to $100 million in usage credits for Project Glasswing, plus $4 million in direct donations to open-source security organizations to strengthen cybersecurity infrastructure.

• The EU imposed sanctions on three Chinese technology firms and one individual on April 6, accusing them of conducting sophisticated espionage operations targeting European telecommunications infrastructure and government networks. • The targeted companies are suspected of exploiting vulnerabilities in 5G networks; the EU cited evidence of stolen intellectual property and unauthorized access to classified communications. • EU officials stated the move signals zero tolerance for state-sponsored cyber operations; Chinese officials denied accusations and called the sanctions "groundless and provocative."

• AI's growing appetite for compute power is forecasted to hit $100 billion, creating new industrial layers like AI factories and energy-to-intelligence conversion. • This shift is rewriting rules for tech supply chains, with Nvidia at the forefront of the transformation. • The development signals a pivotal moment for US AI infrastructure investment and energy demands.

• Cathie Wood's Ark Innovation ETF bought $6.9 million worth of a surging tech stock amid ongoing market volatility. • As of April 2, 2026, ARKK was down 12% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500's 3.8% decline, with a five-year annualized return of -10.6% versus S&P's 12%. • Wood anticipates a 'great acceleration' in global growth driven by innovation, positioning the purchase as a bet on tech recovery.

• US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 4, 2026, announcing plans for bilateral talks on trade imbalances and semiconductor export restrictions amid rising tensions. • The agreement includes a framework for reducing tariffs on $50 billion in goods and joint cybersecurity standards, with Sullivan stating, 'This is a step toward stabilizing our economic relationship without compromising security.' • The deal matters as it averts potential escalation in US-China tech rivalry, potentially boosting global markets and easing supply chain disruptions affecting US consumers.

• Anthropic acquired Coefficient Bio, a startup founded eight months ago with fewer than 10 employees, for roughly $400 million in shares, despite it having no product or revenue. • The platform uses AI for pharmaceutical tasks like drug research planning and identifying new drug opportunities, positioning Anthropic's models for scientific discovery in life sciences. • This bet signals a strategic push into AI-driven biotech, potentially accelerating drug development amid growing competition in applied AI verticals.

• US tech companies cut 52,000 jobs in just three months of 2026, driven by rising AI investments. • Layoffs stem from restructuring for AI priorities, though economic factors also contribute beyond automation. • The trend highlights tensions between AI-driven efficiency gains and workforce displacement in Silicon Valley.