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April 20, 2026, 11:35 AM
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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Vercel says its internal systems were accessed after a Vercel employee's Google Workspace account was compromised via a breach at the AI platform Context.ai  —  Update 4/19/26: Added additional information from Vercel that was disclosed after publishing.  —  Cloud development platform Vercel …
Axios:
Sources: the US NSA is using Mythos Preview; one source says Mythos is also being widely used within the DoD, despite Anthropic's supply chain risk designation  —  - The department moved in February to cut off Anthropic and force its vendors to follow suit.
Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Adobe introduces CX Enterprise, an AI agent-based platform that aims to help corporate customers automate digital marketing and other functions  —  The software maker's new AI agents are aimed at getting ahead of the risk of artificial intelligence to its business
Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg:
A Blue Origin rocket failed to correctly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS falls 7%+  —  AST SpaceMobile Inc. shares plunged in early trading on Monday after Blue Origin's flagship New Glenn rocket failed to correctly place a payload …
The Information:
Sources: Polymarket is in talks to raise $400M at a ~$15B post-money valuation, up from $9B in October 2025, but below Kalshi's $22B valuation from March 2026  —  The predictions site Polymarket is talking to investors about raising $400 million in funding at a valuation of about $15 billion including …
Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg:
Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI for discovering new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200M, taking its valuation to over $1B  —  CuspAI, a British startup that aims to use artificial intelligence for discovering new materials, is in discussions to raise …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Deezer says AI-generated tracks now account for 44% of daily uploads, totaling ~75K tracks per day and 2M+ per month, but account for just 1-3% of consumptionFind
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Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg:
Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI for discovering new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200M, taking its valuation to over $1BFind
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Bloomberg:
China's iQiyi plans to overhaul its streaming service into an AI content hub, with an app redesign and Nadou Pro AI tool handling “every aspect of film-making”Find
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
A look at creators and organizations warning of AI's existential threats to humanity; some organizations sponsor social media posts and partner with influencersFind
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Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
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Matt Haldane / Bloomberg:
Filing: Michael Saylor's Strategy bought $2.54B in bitcoin over the past seven days, its largest acquisition since November 2024; Strategy owns ~$61B in bitcoinFind
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Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: Google has created strike team to improve its coding models; Sergey Brin told DeepMind staffers that they must aggressively pivot to catch up on agentsFind
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Jana Winter / Reuters:
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick for defamation, seeking $250M, over an article that claimed he had a drinking problem

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
More than 250 ex-broadcast journalists urge WHCA dinner organizers “to forcefully demonstrate opposition” to Trump's “efforts to trample freedom of the press”

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Bill Ackman proposes merging UMG with his SPAC and naming Michael Ovitz as chair, an offer UMG is likely to reject; UMG stock is down 20% since 2021

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Huawei launches the Pura X Max, a passport-style foldable with a 5.4-inch cover display and a 7.7-inch internal display, in China, starting at ~$1,613
Danny Park / The Block:
LayerZero says North Korea's Lazarus is likely behind the $292M Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which triggered $10B in outflows from Aave over bad debt concerns

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Amy Harder / Axios:
Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer is leaving the company, as the data center developer faces issues in securing an anchor tenant and construction delays
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and “regressive” cultures
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