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27 April 2026: Microsoft and OpenAI Reshape Their Alliance as China Blocks Meta’s Manus Deal
China blocks Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, Microsoft and OpenAI restructure their partnership, OpenAI may build an AI-first phone, and a…
26 April 2026: OpenAI Apologises Over Tumbler Ridge as Sovereign AI Push Gains Momentum
Sam Altman issues a public apology over Tumbler Ridge, Europe bets on sovereign AI, Anthropic tests agent commerce, and a…
26 April 2026: Google Bets $40 Billion on Anthropic as DeepSeek V4 Goes Open Source (AM)
Google commits $40B to Anthropic as Mythos model emerges; DeepSeek V4 launches open-source with 1M-token context at a fraction of…
25 April 2026: Google Commits $40 Billion to Anthropic as the AI Compute Race Enters a New Scale
Google pledges up to $40B to Anthropic at a $350B valuation. Plus: Mac mini AI shortages, ComfyUI hits $500M, and…
25 April 2026: Google Bets $40 Billion on Anthropic as AI Consolidation Accelerates (AM)
Google commits up to $40bn to Anthropic, DeepSeek previews a model matching frontier leaders, and Cohere merges with Germany's Aleph…
24 April 2026: OpenAI Races Towards Its Super-App Vision with GPT-5.5
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 for all ChatGPT tiers as DeepSeek launches affordable V4 models, Meta signs a landmark Amazon CPU deal,…
24 April 2026: GPT-5.5 Arrives and Sierra Buys Its Way Into Agentic Growth (AM)
OpenAI ships GPT-5.5 as the super app race speeds up, Sierra buys Fragment for agent growth, and Anthropic explains Claude…
23 April 2026: Google’s TPUs take on Nvidia as Cursor fields a $60 billion SpaceX offer
Google's new TPUs challenge Nvidia, SpaceX circles Cursor with a $60 billion offer, and Google Workspace turns into your AI…
23 April 2026: Microsoft’s Australia Bet, SoftBank Borrows on OpenAI (AM)
Microsoft pledges A$25bn to Australian AI infrastructure, SoftBank borrows $10bn against its OpenAI shares, and OpenAI hands ChatGPT to US…
22 April 2026: Google’s Agent Platform and OpenAI’s Image Upgrade Lead a Packed Day
Google unveiled new AI chips and an enterprise agent platform at Cloud Next, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, and Anthropic…