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Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 7 PM ET: SpaceX Secures Option to Buy AI Startup Cursor For $60 Billion | OpenAI ...
SpaceX Secures Option to Buy AI Startup Cursor For $60 Billion After acquiring xAI, the rocket company says close work in coding partnership could lead to combination. ---- OpenAI Under Criminal Probe in Florida Over Mass Shooter's ChatGPT Use The investigation seeks to determine responsibility for an attack that killed two people. The chatbot advised the suspect on the weapon and timing, Florida's attorney general says. ---- T-Mobile and Germany's Deutsche Telekom Weigh Combination The big German carrier is already T-Mobile's largest shareholder. ---- United Airlines to Reduce Capacity as Fuel Costs Soar The carrier said it has made schedule adjustments for the rest of the year to account for volatile prices. ---- Capital One Financial First-Quarter Revenue Falls The McLean, Va., bank saw revenue decline 2% to $15.23 billion as provision for credit losses declined. ---- Amazon.com to Offer Program for GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Amazon One Medical members can get Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Foundayo GLP-1 pills in a program that integrates primary-care services with the technology company's pharmacy business. ---- New York Sues Coinbase, Gemini Over Crypto Exchanges' Prediction Markets Federal and state regulators have been sparring over who has oversight of the platforms, which have surged in popularity ---- Casey Wasserman's Talent Agency Draws Takeover Interest A handful of private-equity firms and United Talent Agency are among the early bidders for the power broker's firm. ---- UnitedHealth Shows Signs of Turnaround With Strong Quarterly Results The healthcare company detailed corporate changes and upgraded its full-year outlook. ---- Deutsche Lufthansa to Cancel 20,000 Short-Haul Flights to Save Jet Fuel The German group said that the flights canceled are operated by several of its airlines, mostly its regional carrier CityLine, and will equal a 1% reduction in its passenger capacity. ---- RTX Boosts Guidance on Defense Business Strength The defense contractor logged higher first-quarter profit and sales, with growth in each of its segments. ---- Luxury-Jacket Brand Moncler Starts Year Strongly as Asian Demand Makes Up for Hit to European Tourism The Italian group made revenue of $1.04 billion in the first quarter, bucking a trend for weak sales in luxury fashion. ---- Chip-Equipment Supplier ASM International Logs Higher Sales on Booming AI Demand The Dutch group posted strong sales for the first quarter as chip makers continue to invest in tools to make increasingly sophisticated semiconductors in a bid to satisfy booming demand for artificial intelligence. ---- Spirit Airlines in Talks With Trump Administration on Government Investment Florida-based Spirit has been working to sell some planes and refocus operations on core cities. The president said that combining major industry players could make companies lazy. Washington lawmakers have criticized the idea. ---- Northrop Grumman Profit Jumps on Unprecedented Demand Northrop Grumman logged a jump in profit and higher sales in the first quarter, amid what Chief Executive Kathy Warden called an unprecedented global demand environment. GE Aerospace posted higher first-quarter revenue on surging orders amid strong air travel and military demand.
SpaceX strikes $60 billion deal for the right to buy coding startup Cursor
The announcement comes as SpaceX preps for a potential IPO later this year. SpaceX announced Tuesday that it has struck a deal with Cursor that would give it the right to buy the coding startup for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for the work it's doing if there's no acquisition. The partnership with Cursor gives Elon Musk's space company a major foothold in the AI coding race. Cursor gets access to SpaceX's computing resources, including Colossus, a supercomputer powered by 200,000 Nvidia GPUs. "The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models," SpaceX said in a statement posted 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." Cursor co-founder Michael Truell said in an X post: "Excited to partner with the SpaceX team to scale up Composer. A meaningful step on our path to build the best place to code with AI."
Chaos, a blast, then bloodshed: U.S. Marine recounts deadly Kabul airport attack
Donald Trump and Marine Cpl. Kelsee Lainhart, who was injured at the Abbey Gate bombing, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) In the moments she last saw her friend alive, Marine Cpl. Kelsee Lainhart was helping an Afghan woman and her two toddler sons leave the Kabul airport. It was Aug. 26, 2021, and thousands of desperate locals were trying to flee Afghanistan amid the Taliban's seizure of Kabul, prompted by the White House's decision to withdraw from the United States' longest war. Lainhart and Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, bunkmates and confidantes, were tasked with searching women and children at the airport -- and occasionally carrying out the difficult task of turning away those without proper paperwork.
SpaceX says working with Cursor, has option to buy AI startup for $60 bln By Investing.com
Investing.com-- Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Tuesday it is working with Cursor and has been granted the right to acquire the artificial intelligence coding startup later this year for $60 billion. Alternatively, SpaceX can pay $10 billion for a partnership with the startup, the company said in a social media statement. Get more breaking news on SpaceX as it heads for a bumper IPO-- subscribe to InvestingPro "The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models," SpaceX said. SpaceX's announcement comes just a week after a report said xAI- Musk's AI startup that was folded into SpaceX- would rent out its computing power to Cursor, and that the latter would train its most advanced models on xAI hardware. Last month, two senior engineering heads at Cursor left the startup to join xAI. A report last month showed Cursor eyeing a $50 billion valuation in a private fundraising round, with the company seen as one of the fastest growing AI coding platforms. But both Cursor and xAI lag rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic in producing advanced in-house AI models-- a flaw that the SpaceX tie-up may be aimed at fixing. AI coding has also emerged as one of the most prominent use cases for the fast-growing technology, with Anthropic seen releasing a slew of coding tools in recent months. Still, the Cursor acquisition represents a major expense for SpaceX, as it heads for a blockbuster initial public offering later this year. The firm, which recently acquired Musk's xAI, is targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion while raising $75 billion.
SpaceX says working with Cursor, has option to buy AI startup for $60 bln By Investing.com
Investing.com-- Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Tuesday it is working with Cursor and has been granted the right to acquire the artificial intelligence coding startup later this year for $60 billion. Alternatively, SpaceX can pay $10 billion for a partnership with the startup, the company said in a social media statement. Get more breaking news on SpaceX as it heads for a bumper IPO-- subscribe to InvestingPro "The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models," SpaceX said. SpaceX's announcement comes just a week after a report said xAI- Musk's AI startup that was folded into SpaceX- would rent out its computing power to Cursor, and that the latter would train its most advanced models on xAI hardware. Last month, two senior engineering heads at Cursor left the startup to join xAI. A report last month showed Cursor eyeing a $50 billion valuation in a private fundraising round, with the company seen as one of the fastest growing AI coding platforms. But both Cursor and xAI lag rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic in producing advanced in-house AI models-- a flaw that the SpaceX tie-up may be aimed at fixing. AI coding has also emerged as one of the most prominent use cases for the fast-growing technology, with Anthropic seen releasing a slew of coding tools in recent months. Still, the Cursor acquisition represents a major expense for SpaceX, as it heads for a blockbuster initial public offering later this year. The firm, which recently acquired Musk's xAI, is targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion while raising $75 billion.
Starmer 'fighting for his career' amid 'chaos' at Westminster, John Swinney says
John Swinney has contrasted his "reliable, experienced" leadership in Scotland with the "absolute chaos" in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is "fighting to save his own career". With the Conservatives and the SNP calling for a vote of confidence in Sir Keir Starmer over his decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, the Scottish First Minister said "the whole Westminster Government has descended into absolute chaos". He described Sir Keir as a "weak and desperate Labour Prime Minister fighting to save his own career rather than fighting for people in Scotland". He was speaking ahead of campaigning in Edinburgh for the Holyrood elections in just over two weeks, with the SNP leader bidding to be returned as Scotland's first minister. Mr Swinney said: "At a time when people are facing sky-high food costs, energy bills and petrol prices, they need a government that is focused on taking action to support them. "Instead, they have a Westminster establishment that is engulfed in scandal and asleep at the wheel." He added that "while Westminster stands by, the SNP will take action on the cost of living - with bold plans to bring down the cost of food in supermarkets, cap bus fares at £2 and provide more support to families with the cost of childcare". Mr Swinney continued: "If am re-elected as first minister, I will be the reliable, experienced leader that people need during these tough times. "I will take real action to support people, and will always put Scotland's interests first." He added that Scotland "will always be an afterthought" to Labour and and Conservative governments at Westminster, where he said there is "never-ending chaos". Mr Swinney said a majority for his party at Holyrood would "unlock the fresh start of independence" with the SNP leader having pledged to use such as a result to push for a second referendum.
SpaceX says working with Cursor, has option to buy AI startup for $60 bln By Investing.com
Investing.com-- Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Tuesday it is working with Cursor and has been granted the right to acquire the artificial intelligence coding startup later this year for $60 billion. Alternatively, SpaceX can pay $10 billion for a partnership with the startup, the company said in a social media statement. Get more breaking news on SpaceX as it heads for a bumper IPO-- subscribe to InvestingPro "The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models," SpaceX said. SpaceX's announcement comes just a week after a report said xAI- Musk's AI startup that was folded into SpaceX- would rent out its computing power to Cursor, and that the latter would train its most advanced models on xAI hardware. Last month, two senior engineering heads at Cursor left the startup to join xAI. A report last month showed Cursor eyeing a $50 billion valuation in a private fundraising round, with the company seen as one of the fastest growing AI coding platforms. But both Cursor and xAI lag rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic in producing advanced in-house AI models-- a flaw that the SpaceX tie-up may be aimed at fixing. AI coding has also emerged as one of the most prominent use cases for the fast-growing technology, with Anthropic seen releasing a slew of coding tools in recent months. Still, the Cursor acquisition represents a major expense for SpaceX, as it heads for a blockbuster initial public offering later this year. The firm, which recently acquired Musk's xAI, is targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion while raising $75 billion.
SpaceX strikes $60 billion deal for the right to buy coding startup Cursor
SpaceX announced Tuesday that it has struck a deal with Cursor that would give it the right to buy the coding startup for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for the work it's doing if there's no acquisition. The partnership with Cursor gives Elon Musk's space company a major foothold in the AI coding race. Cursor gets access to SpaceX's computing resources, including Colossus, a supercomputer powered by 200,000 Nvidia GPUs. "The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models," SpaceX said in a statement posted 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." Cursor co-founder Michael Truell said in an X post: "Excited to partner with the SpaceX team to scale up Composer. A meaningful step on our path to build the best place to code with AI."
Anthropic appears to have removed access to Claude Code from its $20/month Pro plan; Anthropic says it is "running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups"
Rani Molla / Sherwood News: SpaceX to reportedly buy coding startup Cursor for more than $50 billion SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world's best coding and knowledge work AI. The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models. Cursor has also given SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor later this year for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for our work together.
Starmer 'fighting for his career' amid 'chaos' at Westminster, John Swinney says
John Swinney has contrasted his "reliable, experienced" leadership in Scotland with the "absolute chaos" in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is "fighting to save his own career". With the Conservatives and the SNP calling for a vote of confidence in Sir Keir Starmer over his decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, the Scottish First Minister said "the whole Westminster Government has descended into absolute chaos". He described Sir Keir as a "weak and desperate Labour Prime Minister fighting to save his own career rather than fighting for people in Scotland". He was speaking ahead of campaigning in Edinburgh for the Holyrood elections in just over two weeks, with the SNP leader bidding to be returned as Scotland's first minister. Mr Swinney said: "At a time when people are facing sky-high food costs, energy bills and petrol prices, they need a government that is focused on taking action to support them. "Instead, they have a Westminster establishment that is engulfed in scandal and asleep at the wheel." He added that "while Westminster stands by, the SNP will take action on the cost of living - with bold plans to bring down the cost of food in supermarkets, cap bus fares at £2 and provide more support to families with the cost of childcare". Mr Swinney continued: "If am re-elected as first minister, I will be the reliable, experienced leader that people need during these tough times. "I will take real action to support people, and will always put Scotland's interests first." He added that Scotland "will always be an afterthought" to Labour and and Conservative governments at Westminster, where he said there is "never-ending chaos". Mr Swinney said a majority for his party at Holyrood would "unlock the fresh start of independence" with the SNP leader having pledged to use such as a result to push for a second referendum.
SpaceX says working with Cursor, has option to buy AI startup for $60 bln By Investing.com
Investing.com-- Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Tuesday it is working with Cursor and has been granted the right to acquire the artificial intelligence coding startup later this year for $60 billion. Alternatively, SpaceX can pay $10 billion for a partnership with the startup, the company said in a social media statement. Get more breaking news on SpaceX as it heads for a bumper IPO-- subscribe to InvestingPro "The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models," SpaceX said. SpaceX's announcement comes just a week after a report said xAI- Musk's AI startup that was folded into SpaceX- would rent out its computing power to Cursor, and that the latter would train its most advanced models on xAI hardware. Last month, two senior engineering heads at Cursor left the startup to join xAI. A report last month showed Cursor eyeing a $50 billion valuation in a private fundraising round, with the company seen as one of the fastest growing AI coding platforms. But both Cursor and xAI lag rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic in producing advanced in-house AI models-- a flaw that the SpaceX tie-up may be aimed at fixing. AI coding has also emerged as one of the most prominent use cases for the fast-growing technology, with Anthropic seen releasing a slew of coding tools in recent months. Still, the Cursor acquisition represents a major expense for SpaceX, as it heads for a blockbuster initial public offering later this year. The firm, which recently acquired Musk's xAI, is targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion while raising $75 billion.
News: Anthropic Removes Claude Code From $20-A-Month "Pro" Subscription Plan For New Users (Developing)
Claude Code support documents exclusively refer to accessing Claude Code via "your Max Plan," after previously saying you could access "with your Pro or Max Plan." In developing news, Anthropic appears to have removed access to AI coding tool Claude Code from its $20-a-month "Pro" accounts. This is likely another cost-cutting move that follows a recent change (per The Information) that forced enterprise users to pay on a per-million-token based rate rather than having rate limits that were, based on researchers' findings, often much higher than the cost of the subscription. Update: Anthropic's Amol Avasare claims that it is "...running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups. Existing Pro and Max subscribers aren't affected." This does not really make sense given the fact that all support documents and the Claude website reflect that Pro users do not have access to Claude Code. I am waiting for further comment. Previously, users were able to access Claude using their Pro subscriptions via a command-line interface and both the web and desktop Claude apps. Users were, instead of paying on a per-million-token basis, allowed to use their subscription to access Claude Code, but will likely now have to pay for API access. Anthropic's Claude Code support documents (as recently as this April 10th archived page) previously read "Using Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan." The page now reads "Using Claude Code with your Max plan." Pricing on Anthropic's website reflects the removal of Claude Code on both mobile and desktop. Some Pro users report that they are still able to access Claude Code via the web app and Command-Line Interface. It is unclear at this time whether this change is retroactive or for new Pro subscribers, or whether Anthropic intends to entirely remove access to Claude Code (without paying for API tokens) from every Pro customer. I have requested a comment from Anthropic, and will update this piece when I receive it, or if Anthropic confirms this move otherwise. If you liked this news hit and want to support my independent reporting and analysis, why not subscribe to my premium newsletter? It's $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that's usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, including vast, detailed analyses of NVIDIA, Anthropic and OpenAI's finances, and the AI bubble writ large. I recently put out the timely and important Hater's Guide To The SaaSpocalypse, another on How AI Isn't Too Big To Fail, a deep (17,500 word) Hater's Guide To OpenAI, and just last week put out the massive Hater's Guide To Private Credit. Subscribing to premium is both great value and makes it possible to write these large, deeply-researched free pieces every week.
Mozilla: Anthropic's Mythos found 271 zero-day vulnerabilities in...
I get the feeling that Gibson's ice will be reality after all, but I suspect in this case it'll be intrusion countermeasures by AI bots embedded in systems aimed at preventing other AI bots trying to find and bypass security in applications and systems, while AI bots scan for and take advantage of discovered vulnerabilities in those same systems.
Starmer 'fighting for his career' amid 'chaos' at Westminster, John Swinney says
John Swinney has contrasted his "reliable, experienced" leadership in Scotland with the "absolute chaos" in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is "fighting to save his own career". With the Conservatives and the SNP calling for a vote of confidence in Sir Keir Starmer over his decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, the Scottish First Minister said "the whole Westminster Government has descended into absolute chaos". He described Sir Keir as a "weak and desperate Labour Prime Minister fighting to save his own career rather than fighting for people in Scotland". He was speaking ahead of campaigning in Edinburgh for the Holyrood elections in just over two weeks, with the SNP leader bidding to be returned as Scotland's first minister. Mr Swinney said: "At a time when people are facing sky-high food costs, energy bills and petrol prices, they need a government that is focused on taking action to support them. "Instead, they have a Westminster establishment that is engulfed in scandal and asleep at the wheel." He added that "while Westminster stands by, the SNP will take action on the cost of living - with bold plans to bring down the cost of food in supermarkets, cap bus fares at £2 and provide more support to families with the cost of childcare". Mr Swinney continued: "If am re-elected as first minister, I will be the reliable, experienced leader that people need during these tough times. "I will take real action to support people, and will always put Scotland's interests first." He added that Scotland "will always be an afterthought" to Labour and and Conservative governments at Westminster, where he said there is "never-ending chaos". Mr Swinney said a majority for his party at Holyrood would "unlock the fresh start of independence" with the SNP leader having pledged to use such as a result to push for a second referendum.
Starmer 'fighting for his career' amid 'chaos' at Westminster, John Swinney says
John Swinney has contrasted his "reliable, experienced" leadership in Scotland with the "absolute chaos" in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is "fighting to save his own career". With the Conservatives and the SNP calling for a vote of confidence in Sir Keir Starmer over his decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, the Scottish First Minister said "the whole Westminster Government has descended into absolute chaos". He described Sir Keir as a "weak and desperate Labour Prime Minister fighting to save his own career rather than fighting for people in Scotland". He was speaking ahead of campaigning in Edinburgh for the Holyrood elections in just over two weeks, with the SNP leader bidding to be returned as Scotland's first minister. Mr Swinney said: "At a time when people are facing sky-high food costs, energy bills and petrol prices, they need a government that is focused on taking action to support them. "Instead, they have a Westminster establishment that is engulfed in scandal and asleep at the wheel." He added that "while Westminster stands by, the SNP will take action on the cost of living - with bold plans to bring down the cost of food in supermarkets, cap bus fares at £2 and provide more support to families with the cost of childcare". Mr Swinney continued: "If am re-elected as first minister, I will be the reliable, experienced leader that people need during these tough times. "I will take real action to support people, and will always put Scotland's interests first." He added that Scotland "will always be an afterthought" to Labour and and Conservative governments at Westminster, where he said there is "never-ending chaos". Mr Swinney said a majority for his party at Holyrood would "unlock the fresh start of independence" with the SNP leader having pledged to use such as a result to push for a second referendum.
Starmer 'fighting for his career' amid 'chaos' at Westminster, John Swinney says
John Swinney has contrasted his "reliable, experienced" leadership in Scotland with the "absolute chaos" in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is "fighting to save his own career". With the Conservatives and the SNP calling for a vote of confidence in Sir Keir Starmer over his decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, the Scottish First Minister said "the whole Westminster Government has descended into absolute chaos". He described Sir Keir as a "weak and desperate Labour Prime Minister fighting to save his own career rather than fighting for people in Scotland". He was speaking ahead of campaigning in Edinburgh for the Holyrood elections in just over two weeks, with the SNP leader bidding to be returned as Scotland's first minister. Mr Swinney said: "At a time when people are facing sky-high food costs, energy bills and petrol prices, they need a government that is focused on taking action to support them. "Instead, they have a Westminster establishment that is engulfed in scandal and asleep at the wheel." He added that "while Westminster stands by, the SNP will take action on the cost of living - with bold plans to bring down the cost of food in supermarkets, cap bus fares at £2 and provide more support to families with the cost of childcare". Mr Swinney continued: "If am re-elected as first minister, I will be the reliable, experienced leader that people need during these tough times. "I will take real action to support people, and will always put Scotland's interests first." He added that Scotland "will always be an afterthought" to Labour and and Conservative governments at Westminster, where he said there is "never-ending chaos". Mr Swinney said a majority for his party at Holyrood would "unlock the fresh start of independence" with the SNP leader having pledged to use such as a result to push for a second referendum.
Filing: Anthropic spent $1.6M and OpenAI $1M on lobbying in Q1, vs. $360K and $560K in Q1 2025, respectively; Meta topped Big Tech lobbying spending with $7.1M
Rani Molla / Sherwood News: SpaceX to reportedly buy coding startup Cursor for more than $50 billion SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world's best coding and knowledge work AI. The combination of Cursor's leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX's million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow us to build the world's most useful models. 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 and Cursor strike partnership that might end in a $60 billion acquisition
SpaceX and AI company Cursor have struck a new partnership that could see the owner of X buy the AI company for $60 billion later this year. "SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world's best coding and knowledge work AI," SpaceX wrote in a post on X. According to SpaceX, the deal allows for it to either invest $10 billion into the company known for its AI coding tool, or acquire it entirely "later this year" for $60 billion. If an acquisition were to happen, it's not clear at what point Cursor could officially join the fold of Elon Musk's rapidly expanding and increasingly enmeshed web of companies. SpaceX bought xAI, the billionaire's AI company that also controls X, earlier this year. SpaceX is currently getting ready to go public this summer in what will likely be the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in history. Cursor, which has reportedly been in talks to raise its own $2 billion round of funding, is known for its AI coding tool of the same name that's become the vibe coding platform of choice for many developers. It allows people to use either its own models or those from other leading AI companies, including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and xAI. In a statement, Cursor said its partnership with SpaceX will "accelerate our model training efforts" while addressing infrastructure-related issues that have slowed it down in the past. "We've wanted to push our training efforts much further, but we've been bottlenecked by compute," the company said. "With this partnership, our team will leverage xAI's Colossus infrastructure to dramatically scale up the intelligence of our models for coding and beyond."
SpaceX nears deal with Cursor
Driving the news: Cursor, the original vibe coding startup, has raised more than $3 billion and has recently been in talks to secure additional funding. * SpaceX acquired xAI, Musk's other AI startup, in February. * That transaction valued the combined company at $1.25 trillion, according to the New York Times. What we're watching: If the deal goes through, it could signal that SpaceX is willing to keep spending aggressively to bulk up on AI goodness before public investors get a say in its valuation.
Anthropic's Mythos AI model accessed by unauthorised users, Bloomberg News reports
Bengaluru - A small group of unauthorised users has accessed Anthropic's new Mythos AI model, Bloomberg News reported on April 22, citing documentation and a person familiar with the matter. A handful of users in a private online forum gained access to Mythos on the same day that Anthropic first announced a plan to release the model to a limited number of companies for testing purposes, the report said. The group has been using Mythos regularly since then, though not for cybersecurity purposes, according to the report. "We're investigating a report claiming unauthorised access to Claude Mythos Preview through one of our third-party vendor environments," an Anthropic spokesperson said. Announced on April 7, Mythos is being deployed as part of Anthropic's "Project Glasswing," a controlled initiative under which select organisations are permitted to use the unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model for defensive cybersecurity. Mythos is a powerful AI model that has sparked concerns among regulators about its unprecedented ability to identify digital security vulnerabilities and potential for misuse. REUTERS
