Friday

10 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?

The past two weeks have been defined by a clash between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users

ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users

ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users, OpenAI announced Friday, putting the AI chatbot within striking distance of 1…
Wall Street Has AI Psychosis

Wall Street Has AI Psychosis

Before last week the name Alap Shah didn’t ring a bell for many people. The 45-year-old financial analyst and tech…
AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenue

AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenue

Suno co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman shared on LinkedIn that the AI music generator has amassed 2 million paid subscribers…
‘Pokémon Winds and Waves’ are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027

‘Pokémon Winds and Waves’ are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027

A new set of main series Pokémon games is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, marking the 10th…
Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

Anthropic has reached a stalemate with the United States Department of War over the military’s request for unrestricted access to…
The US military reportedly shot down a CBP drone with a laser

The US military reportedly shot down a CBP drone with a laser

The US military mistakenly shot down a drone belonging to Customs and Border Protection near the Mexican border in Fort…
Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts

Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts

Spotify is launching Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and U.K., the company announced on Friday. Similar to the streaming giant’s…
After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet

After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet

Weeks after stepping down as CEO from food delivery service Zomato and its parent Eternal, Indian entrepreneur Deepinder Goyal is…
The Download: how AI is shaking up Go, and a cybersecurity mystery

The Download: how AI is shaking up Go, and a cybersecurity mystery

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world…