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Fast-moving Florida, Georgia wildfires prompt evacuations, travel chaos
Wildfires in drought-stricken region force evacuations, disrupt travel and worsen air quality as officials warn of ongoing danger. Dry conditions have fueled a fast-moving wildfire in northeast Florida, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes. The blaze has disrupted highway travel and led Amtrak to cancel or reroute several trains. Flames also broke out in the Everglades, where a grass fire has burned thousands of acres. The fires come as Florida and Georgia face ongoing drought conditions that officials say are not expected to end soon. Areas west of Jacksonville are under an "exceptional drought." RELATED STORY Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires The National Weather Service recommended that residents close their doors and windows, use fresh air conditioning filters, and not add to indoor pollution by lighting candles or smoking. Additionally, officials say that air quality could reach unhealthy levels in the area. They suggest remaining inside and avoiding strenuous activity outside, especially if sensitive to poor air quality. RELATED STORY | 'Super' El Niño could shape global weather, bring record heat
Fast-moving Florida, Georgia wildfires prompt evacuations, travel chaos
Wildfires in drought-stricken region force evacuations, disrupt travel and worsen air quality as officials warn of ongoing danger. Dry conditions have fueled a fast-moving wildfire in northeast Florida, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes. The blaze has disrupted highway travel and led Amtrak to cancel or reroute several trains. Flames also broke out in the Everglades, where a grass fire has burned thousands of acres. The fires come as Florida and Georgia face ongoing drought conditions that officials say are not expected to end soon. Areas west of Jacksonville are under an "exceptional drought." RELATED STORY Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires The National Weather Service recommended that residents close their doors and windows, use fresh air conditioning filters, and not add to indoor pollution by lighting candles or smoking. Additionally, officials say that air quality could reach unhealthy levels in the area. They suggest remaining inside and avoiding strenuous activity outside, especially if sensitive to poor air quality. RELATED STORY | 'Super' El Niño could shape global weather, bring record heat
Tom Lee Calls Anthropic Scare 'Bad Development,' Still Bullish - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (ARCA:IVV), Sta
Anthropic AI Breach Is A 'Bad Development,' Says Tom Lee -- But He Still Expects A Market Rally Fundstrat's Tom Lee didn't sugarcoat it, calling the situation a "bad development." But notably, he stopped well short of sounding any broader alarm for equities. AI Risks Emerge -- But Narrative Holds The incident underscores a growing tension in the AI story: while capital continues to flood into the space, real-world risks -- from misuse to security gaps -- are starting to surface. For investors, that raises a key question: Are these early warning signs, or just noise in a still-intact growth narrative? So far, the market appears to be leaning toward the latter. Short-Term Test, Long-Term Melt-Up? Even as he flagged the Anthropic issue, Lee reiterated a much bigger call. Speaking on CNBC, he said markets may "test" the new Fed Chair in the near term -- but beyond that, he sees the potential for "one of the best 18-24 month periods we have seen in our life." That framing keeps the focus squarely on the bigger picture: Near-term volatility Long-term upside still intact The Bigger Setup The takeaway is less about Anthropic itself and more about what comes next. If AI-driven risks continue to emerge without derailing capital flows, it could reinforce a familiar pattern -- markets acknowledging problems, but continuing higher anyway. For now, Lee's message is clear: The AI story may be getting more complicated -- but the bull case isn't breaking. Tom Lee created by artificial analysis via DALL-E; and Dow Jones Industrial Average, via Shutterstock Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs To add Benzinga News as your preferred source on Google, click here.
How to fix insider trading on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi
Ever since Polymarket correctly tipped a Donald Trump victory in 2024, months before the polls and pundits did, prediction markets have gone from strength to strength. Monthly trading volumes grew $4.3 billion in the lead up to the election, and have continued sharply upwards to $10.6 billion in March this year. But allegations of shady insider bets, on everything from the content of MrBeast videos to the timing of the Iran war, began to dog both Polymarket and Kalshi as they became more popular. Karoline Thomsen, international law and relations researcher at the University of New South Wales, says there is evidence that prediction markets can surface and aggregate useful information -- but they can also incentivize insider trading. "I think with Polymarket, what you also get are bets that lend themselves to people misusing insider information," she says. "At that point, you're not predicting what is going to happen, you are telling other people, or signaling to other people, what is going to happen. " The promise of prediction markets, as laid out by economist Robin Hanson, is that wagering on an outcome will reveal people's actual beliefs -- rather than saying the "right" things to pollsters -- aggregate dispersed information and provide the crowd's informed best guess about a future outcome expressed as a price. Unlike traditional bookies, who set the odds and the house takes the profits, prediction markets essentially trade in shares of Yes or No, allowing the odds to rise and fall along with sentiment. This works pretty well, with Polymarket claiming an average of 90% correct predictions, from a month out, on resolved markets. Elisabeth Diana, communications head for Kalshi, explains prediction markets are a valuable public service. "Around 70% of people on Kalshi actually just come to see the odds, to see the forecasts. They don't trade," she tells Magazine."I mean, the value is enormous. They see it as a source of truth." In an ideal world, prediction markets would be based on informed traders using public, but not widely known, knowledge. The Pentagon Pizza Report is a good example -- it gives an indication of whether everyone at the Pentagon is working late, which raises the chance that something big is about to happen. Diana gives another example. "If you parked outside a Walmart and watched everyone come in and out every day for three weeks, you'd have a better sense of how Walmarts are doing. That's not illegal information," she says. But it becomes insider trading when someone misuses "material nonpublic information." "A lot of times, for example, if you're permitted to share information publicly, you can trade on it. If you're not permitted to disclose it, you can't trade on it," Diana says. "For example.... if you're a dancer employed by Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl and you traded on information about his first song, that is insider trading because you were employed." However, if you were standing outside the stadium and heard Bad Bunny rehearsing a song, betting on that information is fine. "That is legitimate, because that is public. Anyone can do that." The trouble is that prediction markets have vastly expanded the pool of people that possess inside information. Insider trading used to be the preserve of CEOs and board members, but now everyone, from Google search developers to members of the Nobel Committee, face financial temptation. These aren't random examples; there were suspicious last-minute bets on the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize and Google's 2025 Year in Search rankings. Prediction markets also create scenarios where a single actor can affect the outcome. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong famously read out the entire list of words that pundits had bet he might say during an earnings call. But it's been the misuse of classified information in wartime that's drawn the most concern. On Jan. 3, in the hours before US troops were deployed to Venezuela, a newly created Polymarket account bet on that eventuality and picked up $400,000 in winnings. Ahead of the US attack on Iran, another suspicious account pocketed $553,000. There have even been arrests, with an Israeli Defense Forces reservist and a civilian charged for misusing classified information about Israel's April 2024 strikes on Iran to place bets on Polymarket. Democrat congressman Eugene Vindman wrote to Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan earlier this month to demand the platform preserve all records related to bets on national security, from IP addresses to metadata. "The use of sensitive or classified information to place bets on military actions endangers and undermines national security and risks the lives of our men and women in uniform. It is immoral, dishonest, vile, and traitorous," he said, arguing prediction markets also incentivize military leaders to take actions that line their own pockets. "Moreover, large bets placed on these markets in the lead-up to military action can signal U.S. intentions to adversaries, compromising operational security. This endangers the lives of the troops carrying out those missions and jeopardizes critical military objectives." Kalshi has specific prohibitions against insider trading. AI systems scan the platform looking for irregularities. But the real blocker is the fact that all users are KYC verified. "We do KYC checks, we do anti-money laundering checks," she says. "If there is an issue with someone, we know who they are and we can reach out to them because we have their contact information. On sites like Polymarket, there is no KYC. So there is no verification. So people are doing this sort of in the shadows." There are two versions of Polymarket, however. The US version of Polymarket operates under CFTC oversight and requires mandatory KYC verification to trade. The international version is permissionless and private, and critics argue this enables insider traders to remain anonymous. "The platform is sort of specifically designed to be extremely anonymous," says Thomsen. "You don't need identity verification. You bet in cryptocurrency because it spans so many places. There are a lot of users that use VPNs. If you take a look at some of the usernames on the site.... most of them could be used as a password for a moderately secured database." Polymarket International is blocked or banned in 33 countries, including the US and Australia, but a VPN can get past the geoblocks. As national and international law seem ineffectual, Thomsen suggests platforms need to take action voluntarily. "I think at this stage of international cooperation, it would definitely be better to have the platforms regulate themselves. I certainly would welcome an international discussion on it," she says. Kalshi recently announced it would ban political candidates from trading on their own campaigns and block anyone involved in college or professional sports from trading any markets related to the sports they play. In February, the platform suspended major Democratic donor Stephen Cloobeck from betting on his friend, Eric Swalwell, winning the California governor's race. Cloobeck had previously bet on his own chances of winning before he dropped out. That month, Kalshi also suspended a video editor who worked for YouTuber MrBeast, for two years for alleged insider trading, and even alerted Federal authorities. The systems had flagged the editor's "near perfect" success betting on markets related to MrBeast. Polymarket has also rewritten its rules to state that users cannot trade on contracts where they might possess confidential information or could influence the outcome of an event. A Polymarket account named "ricosuave666" made $155,000 betting on Israel's June 2025 strikes on Iran, and then resurfaced in January to place new bets. It was flagged by analysts for suspicious activity and its account was deleted. However, in theory, there's nothing to prevent the anonymous user behind it from opening a new account. Polymarket declined to be interviewed for this story or to provide comments. But could changing the underlying mechanics of prediction markets help reduce the incentives for insider trading? The team behind functionSPACE believe it might. Currently in development, the open-source infrastructure will allow predictive markets and apps to be built permissionlessly on top. Instead of yes/no binary outcomes, the system lets people trade on the likelihood of different outcomes, including placing guesses on a curve to show how confident they are about different predictions. The markets resolve by paying users based on how close their guesses were. CEO Tom Chalmers argues that functionSPACE reduces the "incentives for insider trading." It's no longer 'winner takes all' when you predict the right outcome, because many others share in the upside by being closer to the truth. "Alternative economic structures for prediction markets change these dynamics.... where positions are taken in degrees of difference and not forced into extremes. Effectively this 'unfair insider' edge stands in contrast to a much more nuanced (and less extreme) divergence of positions." As the project is still in development, it's too early to say if this particular approach will change incentives in practice. But perhaps better math and game theory could be effective where the regulators cannot.
SpaceX strikes deal for $60B option to buy Cursor later this year or pay $10B for 'work together' AI collaboration - Tech Startups
SpaceX is moving deeper into artificial intelligence with a high-stakes arrangement that puts a fast-rising coding startup at the center of its plans. The company said it has struck a deal with AI startup Cursor that gives it the right to acquire the company for $60 billion later this year. If that path doesn't materialize, SpaceX can instead pay $10 billion for the work both companies are building together. "SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world's best coding and knowledge work AI," SpaceX said in a Tuesday post on X. "Cursor has also given SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor later this year for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for our work together," SpaceX added. The announcement came just before The New York Times reported that SpaceX had agreed to purchase Cursor for $50 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. The publication later updated its story after SpaceX's statement clarified the arrangement's structure. Cursor CEO Michael Truell signaled alignment with the plan. "Excited to partner with the SpaceX team to scale up Composer," he wrote on X, referring to the company's AI model. "A meaningful step on our path to build the best place to code with AI." The deal fits into a broader push by Elon Musk to tighten control across his companies and accelerate development of AI systems that can rival leading models. Earlier this year, Musk merged SpaceX with his AI venture xAI in a deal he valued at $1.25 trillion, setting the stage for what could become one of the largest public offerings on record. Cursor, meanwhile, is gaining momentum on its own. The company is in talks to raise $2 billion at a valuation north of $50 billion, CNBC confirmed over the weekend. Andreessen Horowitz is expected to co-lead the round, with participation from Nvidia and Thrive Capital. Both Andreessen and Nvidia have previously backed xAI, further tying the ecosystem together. At its core, Cursor builds tools that help developers test code, track changes, and capture workflows through logs, videos, and screenshots. For SpaceX and xAI, the appeal is clear: a faster path to building AI systems that can write, debug, and manage code at scale -- an area where rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic are already moving quickly with products like Codex and Claude. Musk has leaned on xAI before to consolidate power. The company acquired X, formerly Twitter, in an all-stock deal last year. More recently, SpaceX hired two Cursor engineers, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as it ramps up internal capabilities. Timing adds another layer. The announcement comes days before a high-profile legal battle between Musk and Sam Altman heads to trial, putting fresh attention on the rivalry shaping the AI industry. SpaceX and Cursor did not respond to requests for further comment.
Anthropic Investigates Unauthorized Access to Its New Mythos AI Model
Anthropic is investigating reports that its restricted Mythos artificial intelligence model was accessed by individuals outside its approved user base, according to a new report. The development raises new questions about how tightly advanced AI systems are controlled, especially considering the fact that the company highlighted the model's ability to crack cybersecurity systems. The company has not publicly disclosed the full scope of the issue but is working to determine how the access occurred and whether its safeguards were bypassed. Mythos is not broadly available and is intended for limited, controlled use, making the reported breach particularly notable. Unauthorized users were able to interact with the system despite its restricted status, according to a report by Bloomberg. Anthropic, backed by major technology investors including Amazon and Google, has built its reputation around AI safety and responsible deployment. Its models are typically released with layered restrictions and testing protocols designed to limit misuse. Anthropic has not confirmed whether the unauthorized access resulted from a technical flaw, compromised credentials, or misuse by an insider. Cybersecurity experts note that incidents involving restricted systems often stem from gaps in access management, insufficient monitoring, or vulnerabilities in third-party integrations. Restricted AI models, particularly those not yet released publicly, have become attractive targets for experimentation and exploitation. Such systems can draw attention from researchers and developers seeking to test capabilities, as well as from actors attempting to gain a competitive edge, as reported by The Verge. Anthropic has emphasized safety and alignment as core components of its technology. Its Claude models, for instance, use constitutional AI techniques to reduce harmful outputs. Mythos is believed to be part of a newer generation of systems, though specific details about its design and capabilities have not been widely shared. The situation reflects a broader challenge across the AI industry: maintaining strict control over increasingly complex and powerful systems. As companies expand the integration of AI into products and services, the number of potential access points grows, increasing the risk of unintended exposure. Even leading firms have struggled to fully secure experimental models, particularly as they collaborate with partners and deploy tools across multiple environments, according to analysis published by Financial Times. The report noted that expanding infrastructure and rapid development cycles can complicate oversight.
The Rise of Digital Identity on Discord: Value, Rarity, and Marketplace Insights
Out here, Discord isn't just about messages anymore. Picture this: your name carries weight now, based entirely on what you've got tied to it. Badges that hardly anyone owns actually start meaning something real. Old-school accounts feel almost like digital artifacts. Folks quietly notice these details and begin looking around for ways to stand out from the crowd. Some wind up checking spots online where people offer those kinds of profiles. A whole niche corner of the internet exists, built for exactly this kind of hunt. The Value of Uncommon Discord Badges Among veteran members, certain Discord tags stand out way more than others. Veteran users obsess over the Ruby Badge for a simple reason: it proves you were there before the platform blew up. You couldn't just click a button to get it, so hardly anyone actually has one today. It is way more than just a cool icon on your profile. It carries actual weight and instantly tells everyone you are an OG. People naturally trust you more when they see it sitting on your profile. Because getting one organically is practically impossible now, a lot of folks just buy them through third-party sellers instead of grinding in servers hoping to get noticed. Nobody wants to wait around when everyone else is already miles ahead. Discord accounts hold value because people use them What actually makes a Discord account valuable? Badges are a massive part of it. Account age plays a huge role too. Older profiles just command more respect. A unique username can definitely tip the scale, especially if it is short or super memorable. Your reputation matters just as much, shaped entirely by how the account has been used over the years. Clean records without any server bans or warning history always rank much higher in quality. Trophies live online when collectors finally claim them. Power quietly shifts right into the hands of gamers and community builders who organize circles around shared ideas. Trust flows a lot faster toward familiar names at the top of the member list. Because of this, shoppers are steadily drifting toward shops that sort through Discord logins, picking out only the strongest ones. Investing in Digital Identity What people used to think was just a silly internet flex actually holds real value now. Older user tags, locked in time, grow rarer every single year. Value climbs when the supply stops. It is as simple as that. An exclusive Discord badge from years ago? Nearly impossible to replace. These digital markers act like hidden collectibles tucked inside a profile, and time only makes them stand out more. Not every account carries such marks, which totally changes how we look at digital ownership. The past is literally shaping what feels exclusive today. With every new person logging into Discord, the interest just climbs. You can look at a profile from a discord accounts shop as an investment you just sit on, hoping the price goes up over time. Or you can immediately leverage it to get into closed circles. Most buyers do not wait around. They grab a solid profile and put it to use right then and there. Staying Safe in the Marketplace Picking up an aged profile gives you instant access, sure, but the scene has its fair share of scammers. You really have to watch your back because not everyone selling these things is playing fair. Here is how you avoid getting ripped off: * Double-check that the seller actually owns the profile before you send a single dime. * Dig into the account's background to make sure it is not already blacklisted or tied to shady stuff. * Stick strictly to well-known platforms that actually have a solid track record. Nobody wants to deal with sketchy trades, which is why going through a legit Discord accounts seller just saves you so much unnecessary stress. You do not have to worry about your money disappearing, and they usually show you exact proof of the account before you even pay. When everything is laid out clearly like that, making the jump feels a lot less risky. The Edge in Rival Groups Let's be real, looks matter in gaming clans and competitive circles. Profiles tagged with uncommon marks or built up over years catch eyes incredibly fast, and respect usually follows close behind. One major reason folks dive into a Discord accounts shop is to climb the ladder faster without having to build trust step by painful step. Jumping ahead simply beats waiting around when reaching the top circles is your main goal. Some people gladly skip the long grind just to land in private chats with big names sooner. The Evolution of Discord Supporter Tiers One way into Discord's past shows up in rare badges few can claim now. Those who joined early got symbols others simply missed out on. Over time, what once seemed small has grown much harder to find. Changes keep coming to the app, yet some old marks stand out more now than ever before. Out of nowhere, more people started wanting older accounts. That shift lit a spark under the Discord marketplace, with options available at https://discord-zone.com. Sales picked up without much warning. What once moved slowly now pushes fast. Conclusion Now it is about so much more than just chatting. What you show on your profile tells people exactly who you are. Badges that few have, how many years you have been around, locked-in early access. These details shape what an account actually means. Some just want the clout. Others need to keep things private for secondary projects. A few treat it like owning a rare piece of internet history. Whatever the reason, more people are finding excuses to check where these premium profiles come from. Out here, where digital trends shift faster than shadows, seeing how the web grows might just tilt the odds in your favor. As groups form and fade, knowing the rhythm of the platform keeps you ahead of the game without having to constantly chase it.
SpaceX plans California rocket launch today. Watch liftoff here
Here's everything to know about the latest SpaceX mission, and how to watch a webcast of the Falcon 9 launching in Santa Barbara County. * A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. * The mission's purpose is to deploy 25 Starlink broadband internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. * The launch window opens at 7 p.m. PT on Wednesday, April 22, with a backup opportunity the next day. * SpaceX, founded and led by Elon Musk, will livestream the mission on its website and X TV mobile app. Get ready for liftoff! Three days since the last California rocket launch, yet another SpaceX Falcon 9 is due to get off the ground from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. Eager to see the 230-foot-tall rocket thunder into the sky and soar overhead on a mission to deploy the spaceflight company's Starlink broadband internet satellites? While plenty of places around Southern California are popular among spectators, SpaceX will also livestream the mission. Here's everything to know about the latest SpaceX mission, and how to watch a webcast of the Falcon 9 launching in Santa Barbara County. Is there a rocket launch today? Next liftoff from California SpaceX is working toward a Wednesday, April 22, launch from Southern California, with a four-hour launch window opening at 7 p.m. PT, according to a launch alert. The launch will take place from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. A Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory suggests a backup opportunity is available the next day if the launch were to be postponed. What is launching from Vandenberg? Falcon 9 to deploy Starlink satellites SpaceX will launch its famous two-stage 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket, one of the world's most active, to deliver 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, an altitude nearer Earth's atmosphere where they're able to circle the planet quickly. How to watch SpaceX launch livestream Californians, of course, have plenty of opportunities to see a rocket in person both near the launch site as it lifts off, and further away as it soars overhead. But SpaceX also provides a live webcast of its missions for those who prefer to watch from home or for those viewing the launch locally and looking for updates in real-time. As with most SpaceX missions, the launch will be available to stream on the company's website and its new X TV mobile app, beginning about five minutes before liftoff. SpaceX may also provide updates on social media site X. Does Elon Musk own SpaceX? What to know about rocket company SpaceX is the commercial spaceflight company that billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest man, founded in 2002 and leads as the CEO. SpaceX is headquartered at Starbase in South Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. The site, which is where SpaceX has been conducting routine flight tests of its 400-foot megarocket known as Starship, was recently voted by residents to become its own city. As a major government contractor, SpaceX serves as the launch service provider for a variety of government missions both civil and military. For the Department of Defense, SpaceX's Falcon 9 helps launch classified satellites and other payloads into space. And for NASA, Falcon 9 most often helps propel astronauts to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule - the only U.S vehicle capable of carrying NASA astronauts to orbit. What is Starlink? Starlink is SpaceX's internet satellite business. With more than 10,000 satellites in its growing orbital constellation, Starlink has become a lucrative part of Musk's business empire, serving millions of customers around the world. Eric Lagatta is the Space Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected]
Unauthorized users breach Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model
A small group of unauthorized users gained access to Anthropic's new AI model Claude Mythos, Bloomberg reports. Anthropic considers Mythos powerful enough to enable dangerous cyberattacks, which is why the company only makes it available to select partners like Apple, Amazon, and Cisco through its "Project Glasswing" program. The users, members of a private Discord channel, got in on the day of the announcement. They pulled it off using the access credentials of a member who works as a contractor for Anthropic, along with publicly available information from a data leak at AI startup Mercor. According to Bloomberg, the group didn't use Mythos for cyberattacks but for harmless tasks like building simple websites for testing. The source says the group also has access to a number of other unreleased Anthropic AI models. The company says it's investigating the incident. So far, there's no indication that the access extended beyond the external contractor's environment or that Anthropic's own systems were compromised.
Anthropic manager hints that Pro and Max plans are outgrown by today's Claude workloads
The incident highlights an industry-wide shortage of compute. Providers such as OpenAI and GitHub are also currently restricting services or pausing new signups to conserve capacity. Anthropic briefly removed Claude Code from its Pro subscription for new customers and reversed the change after public pushback. Head of Growth Amol Avasare signaled that the current subscription plans fundamentally no longer match how people are using Claude. According to Ed Zitron, who documented the process on Where's Your Ed At, Claude Code temporarily disappeared from the pricing tables on Anthropic's website. On both mobile and desktop, the Pro tier showed an X next to Claude Code, while the Max 5x and Max 20x plans retained access. At the same time, the support documentation was updated: an archived version from April 10 still carried the headline "Using Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan," while the updated version read only "Using Claude Code with your Max plan." Existing Pro users reported that they were still able to access Claude Code via the command-line interface and the web app. After the change was raised on X, Amol Avasare, Head of Growth at Anthropic, said it was a "small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups" and that "Existing Pro and Max subscribers aren't affected." Zitron points out that this explanation does not match the observed changes: both the public pricing page and the general support documentation were altered so that every visitor saw Pro listed without Claude Code access. Anthropic later reversed the changes, and Avasare apologized for the confusion. More interesting than the test itself are Avasare's comments about what is coming. He acknowledged that Anthropic had "made small adjustments along the way (weekly caps, tighter limits at peak)," but that "usage has changed a lot and our current plans weren't built for this." The Max plan, he said, predated Claude Code and Claude Cowork and was "designed for heavy chat usage, that's it." The episode fits a broader pattern. Anthropic has shifted enterprise customers to per-million-token billing, away from rate limits that were often significantly cheaper than actual usage. If Claude Code were permanently dropped from the Pro tier, new subscribers would have to switch to paying for API tokens or move to more expensive plans to keep using the coding tool. On top of that come the higher costs of the new tokenizer that Anthropic uses for Opus 4.7. Behind the tests and the changes already rolled out lies the growing compute capacity crunch sweeping the entire AI industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, Anthropic's API uptime was just 98.95 percent in the 90 days leading up to April 8, far below the 99.99 percent standard common in the established cloud business. Some enterprise customers, such as Retool founder David Hsu, have already switched to OpenAI as a result. Hsu told the WSJ he actually prefers Anthropic's Opus 4.6 model but recently moved over because "Anthropic just goes down all the time." Anthropic is not the only one under pressure. OpenAI is shutting down its Sora app in part to free up compute for coding and enterprise products. GitHub Copilot has changed its billing model and has for now paused new signups for its Pro, Pro+ and Student plans. Spot-market GPU hourly prices are up 48 percent, according to the Ornn Compute Price Index. Against that backdrop, the brief cuts to Pro look less like a standalone pricing experiment and more like a preview of systematic rationing of agentic tools inside consumer tiers.
Musk's SpaceX bets $60 billion on Cursor to fix xAI's coding gap
For Elon Musk, the planned acquisition fills a gap at xAI, which has been trailing competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic on coding tools. SpaceX has secured an option to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion. The deal would fill a gap Elon Musk's xAI has struggled to close on its own: coding tools. Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX has struck an unusual agreement with AI coding startup Cursor. According to a SpaceX post on X, the company has secured an option to acquire Cursor later this year for $60 billion. If the deal falls through, SpaceX will pay a $10 billion breakup fee, The Information reports. The acquisition would more than double Cursor's valuation, which most recently stood at $27 billion. A planned funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz at a $50 billion valuation was halted as part of the deal. In a blog post, Cursor is upfront about the reason: a shortage of compute. Training its own Composer models had been held back by limited compute capacity. By tapping into xAI's Colossus infrastructure, which SpaceX controls following its takeover of xAI, Cursor plans to dramatically scale up the intelligence of its models. CEO Michael Truell calls the deal a major step toward building the best place to code with AI. Cursor was founded in 2022 by four MIT alumni and grew to $100 million in annual recurring revenue in under two years. But the company has come under pressure lately as Anthropic's Claude Code picked off more and more customers. Cursor tried to fight back with a stronger agent focus in Cursor 3 and its own in-house model. That model, however, turned out to be a tweaked version of China's Kimi K2.5. For Musk, the deal fills a hole xAI hasn't been able to patch on its own. xAI lags behind OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code on coding performance and tooling, and it's been losing talent. Back in March, xAI poached two former Cursor execs, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg. The company is currently training several new Grok models. SpaceX had already absorbed xAI in an internal merger in February 2026, valuing the combined company at $1.25 trillion. An IPO is planned for June.
Google Releases New AI Agents to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic
Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a slew of tools to build AI agents aimed at helping companies automate tasks in the tech giant's latest attempt to take on OpenAI and Anthropic PBC in the burgeoning market. At an annual conference in Las Vegas, Google's cloud computing unit on Wednesday showcased a set of tools that can create AI agents and track their work within companies, including a dedicated inbox for the virtual bots to post information and progress reports. Google also introduced updates across its Workspace productivity suite and offered up a vision in which AI agents dramatically overhaul the day to day routines of the average worker.
"Democracy": Zionist entity was founded on bloodshed, land theft, displacement, sowing chaos in region
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) affirmed on Wednesday that the Zionist entity has always thrived on bloodshed, land theft, and sowing chaos in the region. In a statement obtained by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the movement pointed out that the history of Israeli fascism is replete with massacres, killings, bloodshed, land theft, and the displacement of innocent Palestinian and Arab populations. The statement continued, "Israel is responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of children from Palestine to Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Jordan, and most recently, Iran." The DFLP added that the Israeli entity "deliberately targets schools, universities, institutes, hospitals, nursing homes, kindergartens, shelters for displaced persons, residential areas, refugee camps, and other locations." The statement described Israel as a fascist occupying entity that boasts of killing civilians and forcibly displacing populations. It further asserted that throughout its history, Israel has constituted a colonial entity that, in addition to Palestine, has also occupied Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iran, as part of the American colonial project to Judaize the region under the auspices of the "Abraham Accords." The Democratic Front called for Israel's expulsion from all international organizations, deeming it an entity that deserves nothing from history and the international community but condemnation, boycott, and isolation.
SpaceX secures right to buy Cursor for $60bn - Tech Digest
SpaceX has secured the right to buy the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for their current collaborative projects. Announced Tuesday via X, the agreement comes as SpaceX integrates more deeply with Musk's AI venture, xAI. By joining forces with Cursor, SpaceX aims to build an advanced platform for coding and knowledge work. Cursor is widely known for its "Composer" model, an AI tool that helps software developers write, test, and record code changes through a specialized editor. This latest move follows the February merger of SpaceX and xAI, which valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. The addition of Cursor's technology is seen as a strategic step to help xAI compete with major rivals such as OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude. SpaceX has already begun recruiting from the startup, recently hiring two of its top programmers. The deal also arrives at a period of high intensity for Musk. SpaceX is currently preparing for a record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at $1.75 trillion. Meanwhile, Musk is heading into a high-profile legal battle with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company was an early investor in Cursor. For Cursor, the SpaceX deal provides a massive valuation boost just as it was reportedly in talks to raise $2 billion from investors, including Nvidia and Andreessen Horowitz. While SpaceX has the option to buy the startup for $60 billion, the $10 billion alternative for joint work ensures the two companies remain closely linked even if a full merger does not happen. Neither SpaceX nor Curator has provided further comment on the specific timeline for the final decision.
AI startup Anthropic commits $100 billion to Amazon's AWS over next 10 years - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to commit more than $100 billion to Amazon's AWS cloud platform over the next 10 years to train and run its Claude chatbot. Amazon will invest $5 billion immediately as part of the new agreement announced this week by the companies, and up to another $20 billion in the future. Amazon previously invested $8 billion in Anthropic. The partnership will allow Anthropic to secure up to 5 gigawatts of Amazon's Trainium chips to train and power their artificial intelligence models. "Our custom AI silicon offers high performance at significantly lower cost for customers, which is why it's in such hot demand," said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Amazon said AWS customers will be able to access the full Anthropic-native Claude console from within the AWS cloud platform. Earlier this year, privately-held Anthropic said its valuation grew to $380 billion, positioning itself alongside rivals OpenAI and Elon Musk's rocket maker SpaceX, which recently merged with his AI startup xAI, maker of the chatbot Grok. Renaissance Capital, which researches the potential for initial public offerings, counts Anthropic as third among the most valuable private firms, behind SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $500 billion. Anthropic and Amazon have partnered since 2023 to accelerate generative AI adoption for customers to build, deploy, and scale AI applications. Amazon says 100,000 customers run Anthropic Claude models on AWS. In February, the Trump administration ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties for refusing to allow the U.S. military unrestricted use of its AI technology. In an unusually public clash between the government and the company, President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials took to social media to chastise Anthropic, accusing it of endangering national security. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company's products could be used in ways that would violate its safeguards. Anthropic said it would challenge what it called an unprecedented and legally unsound action "never before publicly applied to an American company." Earlier this month, a federal appeals court refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge's ruling on the same issues. Anthropic is not yet profitable but said in February that it's on track for sales of $14 billion over the next year. Anthropic was founded by ex-OpenAI employees in 2021 and r Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Join our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox Email address Submit
Ryanair announces major change to check in & bag drop amid border control chaos
Ryanair is making a major change to its services(Image: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) Ryanair has announced a major change to its services after a change in EU rules left Brits stuck in lengthy queues at airports across Europe. The update was announced today, April 22, and will kick in from Tuesday, November 10. From that date, the Irish airline's check-in and bag-drop services will close 60 minutes before the scheduled departure. This is a 50 per cent increase on the 40-minute limit currently in place. It comes at a particularly tricky time for flyers, with changes to the EU's systems coinciding with a jet fuel shortage due to the Strait of Hormuz being blocked as part of the Iran War. On April 10, the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES) was fully rolled out, designed to make border control a quicker and smoother experience. But Brits were left in huge queues as they waited to input their biometric data rather than the traditional passport stamp. Just days after the rule came into force, more than 100 easyJet passengers were left stranded in Milan Linate airport after missing their flight to Manchester due to long queues at border control. As a result of this, Greece announced that British passport holders won't have to go through the fingertip and facial scanner as planned, ditching the EES to make it an easier process. The Middle East conflict's full impact on the aviation industry is yet to be seen. German airline Lufthansa has announced that 20,000 flights will be scrapped from their summer schedule due to the jet fuel price increase. While other airlines have said they are not putting up prices or cancelling flights in the immediate future, many people are fearing their summer holidays may be ruined of the Iran War continues indefinitely. Ryanair insists its new move is putting customers first, allowing passengers more time to get through the airport and avoid missing their flight due to longer queues. It does mean that some passengers may have to arrive at airports earlier than planned. And with the 60-minute rule not coming into force until November, after the summer rush, teething problems with the EES and the jet fuel shortage caused by the Middle East conflict may be much less of an issue for those jetting off abroad. The budget airline is also installing more self-service bag-drop kiosks, to make things simpler for passengers. The machines are fully integrated with Ryanair's app and will be available at more than 95 per cent of airports used by the Irish business by October. This is aimed at speeding up bag-drop and cutting waiting times for the 20 per cent of Ryanair flyers who check in a bag. And with an hour to get through the airport, it is hoped this will decrease the risk of any passengers missing their flight. Ryanair CMO, Dara Brady, said: "From Tues 10 November, Ryanair customers will see airport check-in and bag drops close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of today's 40 minutes. "This will allow these 20 per cent of our customers [who check in a bag] more time to clear through airport security and passport queues, and get to their departure gate on-time, especially during busy travel periods when some of these airport queues can be longer. "We are also installing self-service kiosks at over 95 per cent of Ryanair airports before October. This means a quicker bag-drop service, less queuing at airport desks, and an even more punctual service for the 20 per cent of our customers who still wish to check-in a bag. "The 80 per cent [who don't check-in a bag] will be unaffected by this small 20 minute change, as they will continue to check-in online before they arrive at the departure airport and they go straight through airport security to their departure gate.
SpaceX plans California rocket launch today. Watch liftoff here
Here's everything to know about the latest SpaceX mission, and how to watch a webcast of the Falcon 9 launching in Santa Barbara County. Three days since the last California rocket launch, yet another SpaceX Falcon 9 is due to get off the ground from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. Eager to see the 230-foot-tall rocket thunder into the sky and soar overhead on a mission to deploy the spaceflight company's Starlink broadband internet satellites? While plenty of places around Southern California are popular among spectators, SpaceX will also livestream the mission. Here's everything to know about the latest SpaceX mission, and how to watch a webcast of the Falcon 9 launching in Santa Barbara County. Is there a rocket launch today? Next liftoff from California SpaceX is working toward a Wednesday, April 22, launch from Southern California, with a four-hour launch window opening at 7 p.m. PT, according to a launch alert. The launch will take place from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. A Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory suggests a backup opportunity is available the next day if the launch were to be postponed. What is launching from Vandenberg? Falcon 9 to deploy Starlink satellites SpaceX will launch its famous two-stage 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket, one of the world's most active, to deliver 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, an altitude nearer Earth's atmosphere where they're able to circle the planet quickly. How to watch SpaceX launch livestream Californians, of course, have plenty of opportunities to see a rocket in person both near the launch site as it lifts off, and further away as it soars overhead. But SpaceX also provides a live webcast of its missions for those who prefer to watch from home or for those viewing the launch locally and looking for updates in real-time. As with most SpaceX missions, the launch will be available to stream on the company's website and its new X TV mobile app, beginning about five minutes before liftoff. SpaceX may also provide updates on social media site X. Does Elon Musk own SpaceX? What to know about rocket company SpaceX is the commercial spaceflight company that billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest man, founded in 2002 and leads as the CEO. SpaceX is headquartered at Starbase in South Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. The site, which is where SpaceX has been conducting routine flight tests of its 400-foot megarocket known as Starship, was recently voted by residents to become its own city. As a major government contractor, SpaceX serves as the launch service provider for a variety of government missions both civil and military. For the Department of Defense, SpaceX's Falcon 9 helps launch classified satellites and other payloads into space. And for NASA, Falcon 9 most often helps propel astronauts to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule - the only U.S vehicle capable of carrying NASA astronauts to orbit. What is Starlink? Starlink is SpaceX's internet satellite business. With more than 10,000 satellites in its growing orbital constellation, Starlink has become a lucrative part of Musk's business empire, serving millions of customers around the world. Eric Lagatta is the Space Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected]
SpaceX plans California rocket launch today. Watch liftoff here
Here's everything to know about the latest SpaceX mission, and how to watch a webcast of the Falcon 9 launching in Santa Barbara County. Three days since the last California rocket launch, yet another SpaceX Falcon 9 is due to get off the ground from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. Eager to see the 230-foot-tall rocket thunder into the sky and soar overhead on a mission to deploy the spaceflight company's Starlink broadband internet satellites? While plenty of places around Southern California are popular among spectators, SpaceX will also livestream the mission. Here's everything to know about the latest SpaceX mission, and how to watch a webcast of the Falcon 9 launching in Santa Barbara County. Is there a rocket launch today? Next liftoff from California SpaceX is working toward a Wednesday, April 22, launch from Southern California, with a four-hour launch window opening at 7 p.m. PT, according to a launch alert. The launch will take place from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. A Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory suggests a backup opportunity is available the next day if the launch were to be postponed. What is launching from Vandenberg? Falcon 9 to deploy Starlink satellites SpaceX will launch its famous two-stage 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket, one of the world's most active, to deliver 25 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, an altitude nearer Earth's atmosphere where they're able to circle the planet quickly. How to watch SpaceX launch livestream Californians, of course, have plenty of opportunities to see a rocket in person both near the launch site as it lifts off, and further away as it soars overhead. But SpaceX also provides a live webcast of its missions for those who prefer to watch from home or for those viewing the launch locally and looking for updates in real-time. As with most SpaceX missions, the launch will be available to stream on the company's website and its new X TV mobile app, beginning about five minutes before liftoff. SpaceX may also provide updates on social media site X. Does Elon Musk own SpaceX? What to know about rocket company SpaceX is the commercial spaceflight company that billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest man, founded in 2002 and leads as the CEO. SpaceX is headquartered at Starbase in South Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. The site, which is where SpaceX has been conducting routine flight tests of its 400-foot megarocket known as Starship, was recently voted by residents to become its own city. As a major government contractor, SpaceX serves as the launch service provider for a variety of government missions both civil and military. For the Department of Defense, SpaceX's Falcon 9 helps launch classified satellites and other payloads into space. And for NASA, Falcon 9 most often helps propel astronauts to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule - the only U.S vehicle capable of carrying NASA astronauts to orbit. What is Starlink? Starlink is SpaceX's internet satellite business. With more than 10,000 satellites in its growing orbital constellation, Starlink has become a lucrative part of Musk's business empire, serving millions of customers around the world. Eric Lagatta is the Space Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected]
AI Breakthrough or Cyber Risk? Inside Anthropic's Mythos Model
Anthropic's Mythos AI can discover and exploit hidden software flaws, raising urgent questions about cybersecurity readiness and the balance between defense and risk. A powerful new artificial intelligence system developed by Anthropic is stirring both excitement and concern across the cybersecurity world. Known as Mythos, the model is designed not just to detect software vulnerabilities, but to actively probe, test, and even exploit them -- marking a significant shift in how digital security challenges are approached. Unlike conventional tools that scan code for known issues, Mythos operates more like a human hacker. It interacts with software systems dynamically, running functions, testing edge cases, and learning from each result. This iterative process allows it to uncover deeply buried weaknesses that traditional methods often miss. In one notable internal test, Mythos identified 271 previously unknown vulnerabilities in Mozilla's Firefox codebase. These weren't simple coding errors -- they were serious, exploitable flaws that had gone undetected for years despite rigorous reviews. Such findings highlight how AI could dramatically accelerate vulnerability discovery, compressing timelines from months or years into hours. The model is part of Anthropic's Project Glasswing, a tightly controlled initiative aimed at limiting access to a small group of trusted partners. These include security researchers, enterprises, and organizations responsible for protecting critical infrastructure. The goal is to ensure that such powerful capabilities are used primarily for defense rather than exploitation. Yet, concerns are growing. Reports suggest that tools linked to Mythos may have already circulated beyond authorized environments. At the same time, there are indications that government-affiliated actors are exploring similar AI-driven cyber capabilities. This raises an uncomfortable question: can such technology truly be contained once it exists? Anthropic has acknowledged the dual-use nature of Mythos. While it can help defenders identify and fix vulnerabilities faster, it also lowers the barrier for attackers. Tasks that once required deep technical expertise could soon be automated, potentially enabling a broader range of malicious actors. The company describes the current phase as potentially "tumultuous," with the balance between offense and defense still uncertain. If defensive systems fail to evolve quickly, attackers could gain a temporary advantage. Some in the industry, however, are less alarmed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed parts of the concern as "fear-based marketing," suggesting that the risks may be overstated. Still, others argue that Mythos represents a fundamental turning point in cybersecurity. The model's capabilities extend beyond simple detection. In tests, it has identified decades-old flaws in systems like OpenBSD and FFmpeg, and even chained multiple vulnerabilities together to gain full system control in environments like the Linux kernel. In one case, it reportedly developed a working exploit for remote code execution without human input. To manage these risks, Project Glasswing brings together major technology companies and infrastructure organizations to use Mythos in controlled settings. The idea is to give defenders a head start -- patching vulnerabilities before similar tools become widely accessible. Looking ahead, Anthropic does not plan to release Mythos as a public product in its current form. Instead, the focus is on building safeguards that can limit misuse while preserving its defensive value. Ultimately, Mythos signals a future where finding vulnerabilities is no longer the hardest challenge. The real test will be how quickly systems -- and the people behind them -- can adapt.
UK's top cybersecurity chief warns against AI threats amid Anthropic's new Mythos model
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UK's top cybersecurity official has told Sky News that AI models such as Mythos are "warning shots" for the UK about the danger of powerful AI. Richard Horne, the head of the National Cybersecurity Centre, stressed the need for organisations to improve their cyber defences, saying they needed to act with "10 times urgency". But he said he did not consider AI a national security threat at present, as new models were "not finding new attacks, they're just exposing more security vulnerabilities". He added: "We're in a kind of perfect storm where we have two forces - one huge technology disruption, one rising geopolitical tensions, and they come together. And cybersecurity's in the middle of them." Anthropic's new model Mythos has been causing widespread concern after the AI firm announced that it was significantly better at finding cyber vulnerabilities than previous AIs. The company decided not to release Mythos publicly, instead sharing it with a select set of companies and organisations - including the UK AI Security Institute, which independently confirmed their assessment. Mr Horne said the new abilities of frontier AI models to "do the work of a huge number of people in an instant" made this "a significant moment in time". He added: "What it's going to mean is where organisations are reliant on technology that they haven't patched, haven't updated with the latest security updates. That will be exposed. "Where tech producers are shipping code that has this poor quality and has security bugs in it. That will be exposed. "And where organisations have old, obsolete technology, that can't be updated, it can't be patched. That will be exposed." Read more from Sky News: Osmonds singer dies King's tribute to late Queen AI, he said, would speed up the need to apply security updates. "We talked about applying critical patches in days, and that's coming down to minutes," Mr Horne said. "So, organisations really need to focus on how they execute the application of security updates as quickly as they can."