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Indirapuram blaze engulfs hundreds of huts, chaos on streets as families flee
A fast-spreading fire in Ghaziabad's Kanawani slum cluster destroyed multiple huts, forcing residents to flee as firefighting teams rushed to contain the blaze amid chaos. A massive fire swept through a cluster of jhuggis in Indirapuram's Kanawani village on Thursday afternoon, with thick black smoke rising high and visible from nearly two kilometres away. The sudden blaze triggered panic, as flames raced through the settlement and forced people to run for safety. The fire broke out around noon in a tightly packed slum area. Fire tenders rushed to the spot soon after, and teams are working to bring the situation under control. Advertisement Fire spreads rapidly across densely packed huts Locals said the fire started at around 12 noon and spread within minutes, quickly engulfing several huts before residents could react. Being a slum area, the blaze moved quickly from one structure to another. Many families were seen running out with children, essential belongings and gas cylinders in a bid to save their lives. Several huts have been completely gutted. Two children are reported missing, raising fears among residents even as rescue efforts continue. Firefighting teams, police and ambulances deployed As soon as information about the fire was received, multiple fire brigade vehicles reached the site and began efforts to douse the flames. Police teams and administrative officials are also present at the location in order to monitor the situation. So far, no casualties have been officially reported. Ambulances have also been deployed as a precautionary measure. The extent of damage is yet to be assessed. Possible cause under investigation Officials said the cause of the fire is not yet known. However, it is being suggested that the presence of plastic, wood and other highly combustible materials in the huts may have contributed to the rapid spread. In some areas, cylinders kept inside the huts reportedly exploded, further intensifying the blaze. As a safety measure, nearby residents have been evacuated.
Anthropic's AI downgrade stings power users
Why it matters: The backlash lands just as Anthropic is testing a more powerful model, Mythos -- raising questions about whether cutting-edge AI is becoming less accessible even as it gets more capable. Driving the news: Over the past few weeks, users on X, GitHub and Reddit have been swapping anecdotes, benchmarks and prompts in an effort to pinpoint what changed and why. * "Claude has regressed to the point it cannot be trusted to perform complex engineering," an AMD senior director wrote in a widely shared post on GitHub. * Others have posted side-by-side outputs and benchmarks they say show Claude generating answers that are less accurate or nuanced. * Much of the speculation centers on whether Claude has been deliberately scaled back -- what users are calling "nerfed" -- either to control costs or to redirect scarce compute toward Mythos and other frontier efforts. The other side: Anthropic says it adjusted the default level of reasoning in Claude Code, but denies the changes were tied to compute constraints or Mythos. * When asked about the online complaints, Anthropic pointed Axios to a post on X from Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code from March 6. * "You can change it anytime in the /model selector if you prefer low effort (faster) or high effort (more intelligence). The setting is sticky and will persist for your next session," Anthropic's Boris Cherny said last month on X Between the lines: Analyst Patrick Moorhead decided to ask Claude to weigh in. * "Anthropic made real configuration changes that objectively reduced default thinking depth across all surfaces including claude.ai, but the most extreme 'secret nerfing' narrative overstates what happened," Claude said as part of its lengthy response. Another theory is that users aren't seeing decline so much as acclimating to what previously felt magical. * Over time, expectations rise and flaws become more noticeable -- a phenomenon known as habituation. Yes, but: Even if the change is explainable, the perception problem is real -- especially for power users relying on consistent performance for coding and research workflows. The big picture: The fight over Claude's "intelligence" points to a broader shift: access to top-tier AI is fragmenting. * Advanced capabilities are increasingly gated behind higher-cost tiers, API usage or experimental programs. * Anthropic is also reportedly close to upgrading its high-end Opus model to version 4.7. The increasing stratification could lead to a division between those who can afford to pay top dollar for the best models and those who can't. * Anthropic recently moved large enterprise customers to a fully usage-based (token) pricing model, tying intelligence more directly to spend. * It's also reinforcing a widening divide between power users and dabblers around AI's capabilities. What we're watching: Whether "default" AI experiences continue to get worse even as frontier systems get dramatically stronger.
OCI in talks with SpaceX for polysilicon supply
Media outlets in South Korea are reporting that Malaysia's OCI TerraSus, a subsidiary of Seoul-headquartered chemicals company OCI Holdings, is in talks with SpaceX for a multi-year polysilicon supply contract.Several media outlets in South Korea have reported that Malaysia's OCI TerraSus, a subsidiary of South Korea's polysilicon producer OCI Holdings, is in talks with SpaceX for a multi-year polysilicon supply contract, citing industry sources. A spokesperson at OCI Holdings has told pv magazine the company is "unable to provide any comments or further details at this stage" regarding rumours ... Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ... © 2026 pv magazine
A Polymarket trader made $300,000 betting on Biden's pardons, a new analysis shows
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Massive Attack and Tom Waits meet "an atmosphere of chaos" on the powerful, politically-charged 'Boots On The Ground'
"Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics" Massive Attack and Tom Waits have shared their surprise collaboration with the powerful and politically-charged 'Boots On The Ground'. Check it out below. After teasing the track online, 'Boots On The Ground' arrives today (Thursday April 16) with a film created by the Bristol trip-hop icons, made with work by US photo artist thefinaleye and showing the the aftermath of the recent largest public protests in American history against "ICE raids, the militarisation of domestic forces, and state authoritarianism". "From the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 5 2020, to recent ICE raids on migrant communities and the killing of civilians that protect them," the intro text to the video begins. "From the brutal state repression of public protest, to the reality of American homelessness that includes nearly 33,000 military veterans". The video ends by detailing those who have lost their lives to ICE and the impact of oppressive retaliation to protest. The track itself, Waits' first new material since his 2011 album 'Bad As Me' and featuring additional vocals from his son Casey, begins with the heavy breathing of the oppressed with their neck beneath a knee, before Massive Attack lay a sombre and tender soundscape beneath Waits painting a nightmarish reflection of where we're at. "Big legs dangle from a helicopter hole, Big chug rhythm it's gotta be now, ho! Brown, mean and young, Dumb and full of cum, What can you use a marine for? This is a fucking ass machine gun war." 'Boots On The Ground' will be released as an exclusive vinyl (pre-order here) featuring b-side by Waits in the form of the "droll and sardonic spoken word piece", 'The Fly'. "It's a career honour to collaborate with an artist of the magnitude, originality and integrity of Tom, but this track is arriving in an atmosphere of chaos," said Massive Attack. "Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics. "Seen within the American emergency, at home and overseas, this track contains pulses of callous impulse and abandoned mind." Waits revealed that he accepted the invitation to collaborate with the duo "many years ago". "Way back then, we sent them 'Boots On The Ground'," he continued. "Their long release delay never worried me. Today, as in all of mankind's yesterdays, guarantees this song will never go out of style. Man's fiasco folly is a feast for the flies. Hence, the b-side of Massive Attack's upcoming 12 inch 'The Fly' features my appreciation for the winged nuisance." Tomorrow (Friday April 17) Massive Attack will also publish an exclusive spoken word reflection on the themes of the work from novelist Omar El Akkad (American War, What Strange Paradise, and One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This). As part of their continued environmental efforts, Massive Attack have partnered with Good Neighbor to produce an 'EcoSonic' pressing of the 'Boots On The Ground' vinyl manufactured using 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) to make it fully recyclable and produced via an energy-efficient injection moulding process. The sleeves will also be made from 100 per cent recycled, FSC®-certified paper stock and outer slipcases produced from recycled polyethylene. Massive Attack will be donating all profits from the sale of the vinyl edition to the American Civil Liberties Union and the US Immigrant Defense Project. Massive Attack made headlines this week when Robert Del Naja was among 500 arrested in London on a peaceful protest in support of Palestine Action - a move by police he later called "unlawful" in a statement, when declaring that "the sense of madness can be overcome. The duo have not released any new music since the 2020 EP 'Eutopia'. Their last full-length album was 2010's 'Heligoland'. In an interview in 2024 with NME, Del Naja confirmed that they had "some new music which we've been sitting on for four years", and in November he shared that he was looking to release some of it in 2026. A spokesperson has shared that "further releases are scheduled prior and subsequent to the band's run of live performances" this summer. Their dispute with Spotify came to a head last year, when they revealed that they had asked their label UMG to remove their music from the platform. This came following reports that the company's CEO Daniel Ek had led a €600million (£524million) investment into Helsing - a Munich-based company creating drones and artificial intelligence for military operations. A statement confirms that 'Boots on the Ground' is the first Massive Attack music distributed under a Spotify exemption policy. The group also joined Fontaines D.C., Amyl & The Sniffers and over 400 other artists in backing the No Music For Genocide campaign in geo-blocking their work in Israel. Massive Attack will embark on a European festival tour which kicks off next month. In 2023, Waits' longtime music agent Paul Charles claimed that the US singer-songwriter and actor had been "writing again" with the hope that the 76-year-old may tour. As well as starring in Jim Jarmusch's new film Father Mother Sister Brother alongside Adam Driver, Waits will release 'Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow' - a curated "essential collection" of covers of songs by himself and wife Kathleen Brennan recorded by the likes by Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Ramones, Willie Nelson and Marianne Faithfull - on May 29. Waits and Springsteen are also set to appear on the upcoming tribute album '20th Century Paddy - The Songs Of Shane MacGowan'.
OCI in talks with SpaceX for polysilicon supply
Media outlets in South Korea are reporting that Malaysia's OCI TerraSus, a subsidiary of Seoul-headquartered chemicals company OCI Holdings, is in talks with SpaceX for a multi-year polysilicon supply contract. Several media outlets in South Korea have reported that Malaysia's OCI TerraSus, a subsidiary of South Korea's polysilicon producer OCI Holdings, is in talks with SpaceX for a multi-year polysilicon supply contract, citing industry sources. A spokesperson at OCI Holdings has told pv magazine the company is "unable to provide any comments or further details at this stage" regarding rumours of the polysilicon supply deal. The speculated contract is valued at approximately KRW 1 trillion ($678.6 million) and is expected to last three to five years, according to reports from the Seoul Economic Daily. The newspaper adds that contract volume is estimated to account for roughly half of the company's total production capacity. Last month, OCI TerraSus secured a $125 million A Loan from the International Finance Corporation for a semiconductor-grade polysilicon production facility in Sarawak, Malaysia, billed as the first of its kind in southeast Asia. A potential supply deal between the two companies would indicate that SpaceX is looking to utilize polysilicon produced outside of China, with potential to qualify for Inflation Reduction Act subsidies, amid ongoing supply chain restructuring. SpaceX has been reported to be exploring the deployment of solar-powered satellites and other space infrastructure, aimed at powering AI data centers and other space-based systems. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in January, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said full-scale deployment of space-based solar to power AI data centers will be possible in two to three years. In addition, Tesla has recently moved forward with its plan to deploy 100 GW of solar manufacturing on American soil before the end of 2028.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang admits he erred in not backing OpenAI, Anthropic early on
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted missing early investment opportunities with OpenAI and Anthropic, calling it his "miss" and a "mistake." He explained Nvidia wasn't positioned for the multi-billion-dollar investments these AI labs required then. Now, with Nvidia's stronger financial footing, the company has committed significant funding to both OpenAI and Anthropic. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has spoken openly about missing early investment opportunities with OpenAI and Anthropic, during a podcast with host Dwarkesh Patel. Huang described the situation as his "miss" and a "mistake". "At the time, I didn't deeply internalise how difficult it would be to build a foundation AI lab like OpenAI and Anthropic, and the fact that they needed huge investments from the supplier themselves," he said. The Nvidia CEO explained that his company was not in a position to commit multi-billion-dollar investments into AI labs such as Anthropic at the time. In contrast, hyperscalers, including Google and Amazon Web Services, were able to step in early with large funding commitments, which in turn ensured that companies such as Anthropic relied on their computing infrastructure. "I didn't deeply internalise that they really had no other options; that a VC would never put in $5-10 billion of investment into an AI lab with the hopes of it turning out to be Anthropic. So, that was my miss," he acknowledged. "But I'm not going to make that same mistake again." Despite admitting the oversight, Huang said the situation highlighted the foresight of those who structured such deals. "What OpenAI wanted to do couldn't have been done through VCs. I recognise that now," said Huang. "But that's their genius. That's why they're smart. They realised then that they had to do something like that. And I'm delighted that they did." Huang added that once Nvidia was in a stronger position financially, he was willing to invest when both OpenAI and Anthropic later approached the company. And did. Now the world's most valuable company, Nvidia has been backing a wide range of businesses across the AI ecosystem. In November, the GPU maker committed up to $10 billion to Anthropic to support the development of its Claude model. Earlier, in February, it also announced a $30 billion investment in OpenAI.
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Before posting Jesus meme, Trump consulted his 'agent of chaos': report
President Donald Trump's decision to post an AI meme of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick was not made alone, according to a report. Axios reports that the president consulted with Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a combative Trumpworld figure who was described as an "agent of chaos" by The Financial Times last year. The outlet writes that it was Pulte who first brought the image to Trump's attention in Florida over the weekend, citing two advisers close to the president, one of whom commented: "Everyone thought it was a joke." A third person denied that Pulte was responsible for showing Trump the meme, muddying the waters somewhat. But however it originally came to the president's attention, his decision to post it on Truth Social after rebuking Pope Leo XIV for being "weak" and "catering to the Radical Left" sparked several days of arguments between Catholic members of his administration like JD Vance and Tom Homan and the Vatican and risked a further breach with the devout Christians among his base. Trump subsequently took the image down, saying it had been misunderstood, only to replace it with another of the Messiah embracing him. As for Pulte, he was described earlier this year as a "driving force" behind the Department of Justice's decision to launch a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve, which hit the rocks last month when a judge threw out two subpoenas and ruled it had been launched to "harass and pressure" the central bank's outgoing chair, Jerome Powell. Pulte denied involvement in the affair but was described by Bloomberg as "a vocal force within the administration, pushing controversial housing policy ideas and investigating Trump's foes for mortgage fraud." The FHFA director, normally expected to do nothing more exciting than ensure the underlying soundness of the mortgage market, has instead "transformed the position into a megaphone to denigrate Trump's perceived political foes," according to the Associated Press. Last year, he accused New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Fed governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud, all of whom denied wrongdoing. None of their cases is moving forward. Pulte's reputation for stirring the pot almost led to violence in September, when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came to believe the official had been badmouthing him to the president and, in a rage, confronted him. "Why the f*** are you talking to the president about me?" Bessent reportedly asked Pulte. "F*** you. I'm gonna punch you in your f***ing face." Asked to leave the event they were attending, the hot-headed secretary is said to have invited Pulte "outside," with the latter asking if they could talk over their differences. "No," Bessent answered. "I'm going to f***ing beat your ass." The AP further reported last year that, prior to joining the Trump administration, Pulte began cultivating the dark arts by "practicing on his own family," with whom he has publicly feuded over his late grandfather's property business, PulteGroup. Pulte was described in court records as having accused his grandfather's widow of insider trading, trashed his aunt online as a "phony Catholic" and called a step-aunt "a fat slob," "weirdo" and "grifter."
Vas Narasimhan takes on an expanded role on the Board of Directors at Anthropic The Mainstream
The decision reflects the company's growing focus on integrating healthcare insights into the development of advanced AI systems. Narasimhan, who leads Novartis, becomes the first pharmaceutical industry executive to join Anthropic's board. His appointment highlights the increasing convergence of artificial intelligence with healthcare and life sciences. He has been inducted through Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, an independent structure designed to ensure the company balances commercial priorities with its long-term mission of building AI for societal benefit. With his addition, trust-appointed members now form a majority on the board. A physician-scientist and global business leader, Narasimhan brings extensive experience from one of the world's most regulated industries. He has overseen the development of more than 35 medicines, offering valuable perspective as Anthropic explores AI applications in areas such as drug discovery, clinical research, and healthcare innovation. The appointment also comes as Anthropic continues to expand its ambitions in healthcare and positions itself for future growth opportunities, including a potential IPO. This leadership move underscores Anthropic's intent to strengthen governance while advancing the role of AI in solving complex scientific and medical challenges. Also read: Viksit Workforce for a Viksit Bharat Do Follow: The Mainstream LinkedIn | The Mainstream Facebook | The Mainstream Youtube | The Mainstream Twitter About us: The Mainstream is a premier platform delivering the latest updates and informed perspectives across the technology business and cyber landscape. Built on research-driven, thought leadership and original intellectual property, The Mainstream also curates summits & conferences that convene decision makers to explore how technology reshapes industries and leadership. With a growing presence in India and globally across the Middle East, Africa, ASEAN, the USA, the UK and Australia, The Mainstream carries a vision to bring the latest happenings and insights to 8.2 billion people and to place technology at the centre of conversation for leaders navigating the future.
X-Energy - No2NuclearPower
X-Energy, Inc. ("X-energy"), a leader in advanced nuclear reactor and fuel technology, today announced the launch of the roadshow for its initial public offering ("IPO") of 42,857,143 shares of its Class A common stock. In connection with the offering, X-energy expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 6,428,571 shares of Class A common stock. The IPO price is expected to be between $16.00 to $19.00 per share. X-energy's Class A common stock has been approved for listing, subject to official notice of issuance, under the ticker symbol "XE" on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Before posting Jesus meme, Trump consulted his 'agent of chaos': report
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump's decision to post an AI meme of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick was not made alone, according to a report. Axios reports that the president consulted with Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a combative Trumpworld figure who was described as an "agent of chaos" by The Financial Times last year. The outlet writes that it was Pulte who first brought the image to Trump's attention in Florida over the weekend, citing two advisers close to the president, one of whom commented: "Everyone thought it was a joke." A third person denied that Pulte was responsible for showing Trump the meme, muddying the waters somewhat. But however it originally came to the president's attention, his decision to post it on Truth Social after rebuking Pope Leo XIV for being "weak" and "catering to the Radical Left" sparked several days of arguments between Catholic members of his administration like JD Vance and Tom Homan and the Vatican and risked a further breach with the devout Christians among his base. Trump subsequently took the image down, saying it had been misunderstood, only to replace it with another of the Messiah embracing him. As for Pulte, he was described earlier this year as a "driving force" behind the Department of Justice's decision to launch a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve, which hit the rocks last month when a judge threw out two subpoenas and ruled it had been launched to "harass and pressure" the central bank's outgoing chair, Jerome Powell. Pulte denied involvement in the affair but was described by Bloomberg as "a vocal force within the administration, pushing controversial housing policy ideas and investigating Trump's foes for mortgage fraud." The FHFA director, normally expected to do nothing more exciting than ensure the underlying soundness of the mortgage market, has instead "transformed the position into a megaphone to denigrate Trump's perceived political foes," according to the Associated Press. Last year, he accused New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Fed governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud, all of whom denied wrongdoing. None of their cases is moving forward. Pulte's reputation for stirring the pot almost led to violence in September, when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came to believe the official had been badmouthing him to the president and, in a rage, confronted him. "Why the f*** are you talking to the president about me?" Bessent reportedly asked Pulte. "F*** you. I'm gonna punch you in your f***ing face." Asked to leave the event they were attending, the hot-headed secretary is said to have invited Pulte "outside," with the latter asking if they could talk over their differences. "No," Bessent answered. "I'm going to f***ing beat your ass." The AP further reported last year that, prior to joining the Trump administration, Pulte began cultivating the dark arts by "practicing on his own family," with whom he has publicly feuded over his late grandfather's property business, PulteGroup. Pulte was described in court records as having accused his grandfather's widow of insider trading, trashed his aunt online as a "phony Catholic" and called a step-aunt "a fat slob," "weirdo" and "grifter."
Anthropic tests user trust with ID and selfie checks for Claude - IT Security News
Anthropic announced identity verification for Claude using government ID and selfie checks, becoming the first major AI chatbot to do so, a move that may prove unpopular with users. Having built its reputation around privacy in the AI race, Anthropic risks undermining its positioning, as competitors such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini do not require such verification. Earlier this year, Discord expanded age verification to include facial scans and ID checks, though it later ... More →
ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
OpenAI is pivoting towards business AI solutions to boost revenue and profitability. The company is launching a new AI model for professional work, aiming to attract corporate clients. This strategic shift involves scaling back some consumer offerings. OpenAI faces intense competition from rival Anthropic, as both companies strive to capture the lucrative enterprise AI market and move towards public trading. The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI's chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her most mundane tasks at work like summarizing her emails and Slack messages. Friar and other company executives are banking OpenAI's future on more of the latter as it shifts its focus to business-oriented products while shedding some of its consumer offerings as a pathway to profitability. OpenAI says it will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for "high-value professional work" as the company faces heightened competition with rival Anthropic in attracting corporate customers to adopt AI assistants in their workplaces. "You'll see a new model coming from us in short order. We feel very excited about it," Friar said in an interview with The Associated Press. OpenAI boasts of more than 900 million weekly users of its core ChatGPT product, and Friar said about 95% of them "don't pay anything" for the popular chatbot. But while all those interactions build habits and reliance, they also strain the costly computing resources needed to power the company's AI systems and highlight the need for big business customers to help pay the bills. OpenAI, valued at $852 billion, and Anthropic, valued at $380 billion, both lose more money than they make, putting the privately-owned San Francisco-based AI research laboratories in a fierce competition to generate more revenue as they race toward becoming publicly traded on Wall Street. A push to improve performance and sales of OpenAI's business-oriented products - already Anthropic's bread and butter - has driven OpenAI to abandon some consumer initiatives, like the AI video generator app Sora. "I think it was a little heartbreaking, but we're like, OK, it's not the main event right now," Friar said. "We need to make sure that our new model that's coming has enough compute." Codenamed Spud, OpenAI says its "smartest model yet" offers "stronger reasoning, better understanding of intent and dependencies, better follow-through and more reliable output in production." It's part of OpenAI's answer to Anthropic's new Claude Mythos, which Anthropic claims is so "strikingly capable" that it is limiting its use to select customers because of its apparent ability to surpass human cybersecurity experts in finding or exploiting computer vulnerabilities. Friar, the former CEO of neighborhood social platform Nextdoor, said business customers accounted for about 20% of OpenAI's revenue when she was hired in 2024 as chief financial officer. She said it's now 40% and expected to account for half of OpenAI's sales by the end of the year. It's a sharp turnaround from late last year, when OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was promoting a now-shuttered Sora partnership with Disney, launching a plan to sell ads on ChatGPT and floating the idea of letting ChatGPT engage in erotica with paid adult users. Altman said on the "Mostly Human" podcast earlier this month that a sharper focus was needed - and Friar agrees. "Tech companies, when they're growing, it's just this natural thing that happens. There's so many cool things you could do," she said, adding that companies can end up doing "really badly" if they do too many things, while "great companies are very good at, in a reasonable period of time, kind of doing that winnowing down and refocusing and it's super painful." Signaling that shift was the hiring three months ago of Slack CEO Denise Dresser to be OpenAI's first chief revenue officer. Dresser said in a recent interview that she has been laser-focused on meeting with corporate leaders and positioning OpenAI as the go-to platform for workplaces employing AI agents to automate a variety of computer-based job tasks. "It's really clear to me that companies are past the experimentation phase and they're into using AI to do real work," Dresser said. "Leaders at companies are recognizing that AI is probably the most consequential shift of their lifetime." But those leaders also have a choice, namely Anthropic's Claude that has become widely used by software professionals. Founded in 2021 by a group of ex-OpenAI leaders who said they wanted to prioritize AI safety, Anthropic has positioned itself as the more responsible AI vendor. The distinction drew attention when President Donald Trump's administration punished the startup after a contract dispute over AI use in the military, and Altman used the opportunity to cement OpenAI's own deal with the Pentagon. Consumer interest in Anthropic surged and the company said its annualized revenues hit $30 billion, a higher number than what OpenAI has reported, though they measure it differently. Friar and Dresser declined to reveal OpenAI's latest sales but both have suggested that Anthropic's number is inflated because it doesn't account for revenue it must share with cloud computing providers Amazon and Google. Even so, it remains a tight competition that's also tied to the health of the stock market and the future of the economy. "They're likely quite close," said Luke Emberson, a researcher at nonprofit institute Epoch AI. "Certainly the trends show Anthropic is growing much faster than OpenAI. If that continues, they're likely to cross soon." The urgency led Dresser to send a memo to OpenAI employees on Sunday, first reported by The Verge, that asserted that Anthropic's coding focus "gave them an early wedge" but expressing confidence that OpenAI has the "real structural advantage" as AI usage expands beyond software developers and OpenAI builds enough computing capacity to operate its AI systems. "Their story is built on fear, restriction, and the idea that a small group of elites should control AI," Dresser's memo said of Anthropic. "Our positive message will win over time: build powerful systems, put in the right safeguards, expand access, and help people do more." But for skeptics of the financial viability of AI products like ChatGPT and Claude, the trajectory of both money-losing companies is alarming as smaller startups increasingly become dependent on their AI tools. Anthropic has already imposed rate limits on heavy users, forcing some to wait for hours to use Claude, and both companies have set up service tiers that reward premium payers, said author and AI critic Ed Zitron. "It's what I call the subprime AI crisis," Zitron said. "People built their lives and they built their businesses on top of these companies that, as they try and save money, will start turning the screws." One thing that both AI leaders and critics agree on is that it is an expensive technology, though whether it is worth the cost in electricity-hungry AI computers remains to be seen. "People will say, well, 'Once they go public, they're safe.' That's not true," Zitron said. "Public companies can and will die, especially ones that are dependent on $100 billion to $200 billion every year or so, just to keep breathing."
AI coding agents hacked via prompt injection, impacting Google and Anthropic markets
Anthropic, Google, and GitHub's AI coding agents were compromised through prompt injection attacks. The "top AI model by June 2026" market for Google holds at YES, down from 18% yesterday, while the "best AI model by end of April" market for Anthropic shows reduced confidence. The Anthropic market hasn't seen a significant volume change, but the security breach is likely to weigh on sentiment. With only 14 days until resolution, any delay in Anthropic's model improvements could hurt its ranking. The June 2026 Google AI market dropped 2 points after the news, even though the vulnerabilities were promptly patched. The market is thin: just $6 is enough to move the price 5 points, which says more about low participation than about broad trader conviction. Actual USDC trading volume is low, with $59 daily for the Google market. The 2-point price drop occurred at 11:07 AM, likely from a single modest trade. At this liquidity level, one order can swing prices, so the move reflects individual positioning rather than consensus. The hack puts a concrete number on security risk for AI model rankings. A YES share at pays $1 if Google tops the leaderboard by June, a return. Traders pricing these contracts need to weigh how security vulnerabilities affect both model performance and public perception of these companies. Watch for announcements from Anthropic and Google about model updates or security fixes. Any news on either front could shift odds sharply before the end-of-April and June resolution dates.
AI Agents From Anthropic, Google, Microsoft Can Steal GitHub Credentials
Recommendation: Developers should restrict AI agent permissions to the minimum required and verify their integrations run the latest versions. A Johns Hopkins University researcher revealed that AI coding agents from Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft can be tricked into stealing API keys and access tokens from GitHub repositories. All three vendors paid bug bounties for the findings but quietly patched without publishing advisories, leaving users on older versions exposed. None of the three companies responded to press inquiries. Researcher Aonan Guan and colleagues at Johns Hopkins discovered the prompt injection pattern across Anthropic's Claude Code Security Review, Google's Gemini CLI Action, and Microsoft's GitHub Copilot Agent. Despite acknowledging the severity through bounty payments, none published advisories or assigned CVEs, leaving security teams without artifacts to track and vulnerability scanners unable to flag the issue. How the 'Comment and Control' Attacks Work Prompt injection succeeds here because AI agents in GitHub Actions read pull request titles, issue bodies, and comments as part of their task context. Guan named the technique "comment and control", a play on "command and control," because it runs entirely inside GitHub without requiring external infrastructure. Unlike traditional prompt injection, which waits for a user to trigger processing, this approach fires automatically through GitHub Actions workflows. Each agent required a different payload. Against Claude Code Security Review, the PR title carried the injection and the agent's review comment became the exfiltration channel. For Gemini CLI Action, Guan injected a fake "trusted content section" into a GitHub issue, tricking the agent into publishing its own API key. Moreover, a separate Gemini vulnerability that enabled AI-powered phishing through hidden email commands had already demonstrated how Google's AI processes untrusted input. Against Copilot, malicious instructions hidden inside an HTML comment were invisible in rendered Markdown but fully readable by the AI. GitHub Copilot Agent has three runtime-level security layers: environment filtering, secret scanning, and a network firewall. "I bypassed all of them," Guan said. He evaded secret scanning through base64 encoding and routed exfiltration through GitHub's own API. As a result, the finding suggests the vulnerability is inherent to how language models process untrusted input rather than a flaw in any single implementation. Bounties Paid, Users Left in the Dark Guan first submitted the Claude Code vulnerability to Anthropic's HackerOne program in October 2025. Anthropic paid a $100 bounty in November, upgraded the severity score from 9.3 to 9.4, and added a security note warning the tool is "not hardened against prompt injection attacks." Meanwhile, Google paid a $1,337 bounty and credited five researchers. GitHub called the Copilot finding unreproducible, but ultimately paid $500 in March. All three vendors quietly patched. In a similar pattern, Microsoft also classified a critical Copilot flaw that granted full root access as only "moderate" severity and declined to award a bounty. In practice, a vulnerability rated 9.4 on the CVSS scale warranted payment but not the advisory infrastructure that would let security teams respond. "I know for sure that some of the users are pinned to a vulnerable version. If they don't publish an advisory, those users may never know they are vulnerable - or under attack." Broader Implications and Context Anthropic launched Project Glasswing on April 15, 2026, the same day the vulnerability disclosure story broke. Glasswing uses AI to find zero-day vulnerabilities in major software, and its roadmap includes recommendations on disclosure processes. Microsoft had published a blog weeks earlier calling security "the core primitive of the AI stack." Similar vulnerabilities have surfaced in rapid succession. In March 2026, CVE-2026-26144 exposed a zero-click Excel flaw that lets Copilot steal data, while a separate cross-prompt injection vulnerability, CVE-2026-26133, targeted Microsoft 365 Copilot email summarization. Earlier, a Copilot flaw that used diagrams for data theft demonstrated how an AI's own features can be weaponized against users. A severe MCP server flaw in the same ecosystem had already shown how AI integrations create new attack surfaces. However, no combination of runtime filters can fully compensate for the underlying data-instruction confusion, and the absence of CVEs across all three cases points to a systemic reluctance to subject AI agent flaws to traditional disclosure regimes. Guan recommends treating AI agents with the same access controls applied to human employees: "Only give them the tools that they need," he said. His research suggests the attack likely works on other GitHub Actions agents, including Slack bots, Jira integrations, and deployment automation. Until the industry establishes disclosure standards for AI agent vulnerabilities, developers should verify their integrations run the latest versions and restrict agent permissions to the minimum each workflow requires.
Turkish tourist numbers rise despite global travel chaos, tourist board says
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Turkey reports that more holidaymakers visited the country in March than in the same month last year, despite the Middle East conflict causing global travel disruption. Data released by the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) showed a 16 per cent increase in British holidaymakers year on year. In the last week of the month alone, 24 to 30 March, UK visitor numbers jumped 64 per cent year on year. While the UK's Foreign Office did not issue any new warnings against travel to Turkey relating to the conflict in the Middle East, it did release a blanket statement for all countries in the region, including Turkey. "Regional escalation poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption," the statement, which was put in place on 1 March, says. The TGA reminded travellers that its most popular holiday destinations, including Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Izmir, are located "hundreds of miles from the conflict". Sinan Seha Türkseven, general manager of TGA, said: "British travellers have made their verdict clear. Our border entries from the UK, and other European markets have shown double-digit growth year-on-year over the past few weeks. "British holidaymakers clearly know that Türkiye's holiday destinations are open, welcoming, and as spectacular as ever." Online travel agency On the Beach said that in the last week of March, it recorded a 160 per cent increase in bookings to Turkey, largely for last-minute bookings ahead of the Easter break.
Turkish tourist numbers rise despite global travel chaos, tourist board says
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Turkey reports that more holidaymakers visited the country in March than in the same month last year, despite the Middle East conflict causing global travel disruption. Data released by the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) showed a 16 per cent increase in British holidaymakers year on year. In the last week of the month alone, 24 to 30 March, UK visitor numbers jumped 64 per cent year on year. While the UK's Foreign Office did not issue any new warnings against travel to Turkey relating to the conflict in the Middle East, it did release a blanket statement for all countries in the region, including Turkey. "Regional escalation poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption," the statement, which was put in place on 1 March, says. The TGA reminded travellers that its most popular holiday destinations, including Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Izmir, are located "hundreds of miles from the conflict". Sinan Seha Türkseven, general manager of TGA, said: "British travellers have made their verdict clear. Our border entries from the UK, and other European markets have shown double-digit growth year-on-year over the past few weeks. "British holidaymakers clearly know that Türkiye's holiday destinations are open, welcoming, and as spectacular as ever." Online travel agency On the Beach said that in the last week of March, it recorded a 160 per cent increase in bookings to Turkey, largely for last-minute bookings ahead of the Easter break.
Turkish tourist numbers rise despite global travel chaos, tourist board says - AOL
Turkey reports that more holidaymakers visited the country in March than in the same month last year, despite the Middle East conflict causing global travel disruption. Data released by the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) showed a 16 per cent increase in British holidaymakers year on year. In the last week of the month alone, 24 to 30 March, UK visitor numbers jumped 64 per cent year on year. While the UK's Foreign Office did not issue any new warnings against travel to Turkey relating to the conflict in the Middle East, it did release a blanket statement for all countries in the region, including Turkey. "Regional escalation poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption," the statement, which was put in place on 1 March, says. The TGA reminded travellers that its most popular holiday destinations, including Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Izmir, are located "hundreds of miles from the conflict". Sinan Seha Türkseven, general manager of TGA, said: "British travellers have made their verdict clear. Our border entries from the UK, and other European markets have shown double-digit growth year-on-year over the past few weeks. "British holidaymakers clearly know that Türkiye's holiday destinations are open, welcoming, and as spectacular as ever." Online travel agency On the Beach said that in the last week of March, it recorded a 160 per cent increase in bookings to Turkey, largely for last-minute bookings ahead of the Easter break.
OpenAI Shifts Focus to Enterprise as Competition with Anthropic Grows
In a move to improve its revenue, OpenAI is now shifting its focus to corporate clients. The company will develop several AI models to help with high-value professional work, including coding and automation. This move comes from OpenAI's inability to monetize its user base. Despite millions of users, most remain on the free version, making it difficult for the firm to generate revenue elsewhere. The presence of competition at makes it increasingly difficult for OpenAI to achieve its objectives. The firm has attracted many developers and corporations through its Claude model. has begun aligning its product roadmap with enterprise demand. The company is prioritizing integrated AI systems over standalone consumer tools. Leadership is also focusing on building deeper enterprise relationships through customized solutions and long-term deals. Some experimental consumer initiatives have taken a back seat as the company reallocates resources toward business-focused offerings.
