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Startup That Helps Developers Pick AI Models Nears $1.3 Billion Valuation

By Julia Hornstein, Stephanie Palazzolo and Kevin McLaughlin · Apr 1, 2026 8:24am PDT

As more AI apps and agents shift to using multiple AI models, startups that help developers choose the right ones are gaining traction. In the latest example, OpenRouter, which helps AI app developers access hundreds of models from a single application programming interface, is in talks to raise $120 million in new funding led by one of Alphabet... As more AI apps and agents shift to using multiple AI models, startups that help developers...

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Claude Code Leak Reveals Always-On ‘Kairos’ Agent

By Rocket Drew, Stephanie Palazzolo and Aaron Holmes · Apr 1, 2026 7:00am PDT

Anthropic’s cybersecurity employees have probably spent the past week scolding their colleagues. After accidentally publishing a blog post last week containing details of its next flagship AI model, Claude Mythos, the company on Tuesday said it had accidentally leaked some of the source code powering its popular Claude Code coding agent.In... Anthropic’s cybersecurity employees have probably spent the past week scolding their colleagues....

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OpenAI’s Fundraising; The (Dismal) IPO Class of 2021

By Martin Peers · Mar 31, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Happy days are here again! Stocks have rallied, thanks to upbeat headlines concerning the Iran war. Don’t get too comfortable—things are likely to change quickly. In fact, the Iranians are threatening to attack U.S. tech facilities in the Middle East. Meanwhile, we got news today on a variety of fronts concerning Microsoft, Nvidia and Anthropic... Happy days are here again! Stocks have rallied, thanks to upbeat headlines concerning the Iran...

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‘Guardian’ Apps Aim to Stop AI Agents From Going Rogue

By Laura Bratton · Mar 31, 2026 3:28pm PDT

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‘Guardian’ Apps Aim to Stop AI Agents From Going Rogue

By Laura Bratton · Mar 31, 2026 3:28pm PDT

As rogue AI agents cause security problems and product outages even at sophisticated companies such as Meta and Amazon, major firms such as ServiceNow as well as startups are developing new AI to monitor and stop them.The new AI, also known as guardian AI agents, comes in the form of a cloud application and can be laborious to set up. To use a... As rogue AI agents cause security problems and product outages even at sophisticated companies ...

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How This Startup Helps Users Generate Videos Without Breaking The Bank

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 31, 2026 7:00am PDT

Despite OpenAI’s decision to shutter Sora, other AI video developers aren’t giving up. Instead, they’re finding interesting new ways to make money from their video-generating models.Take LTX—a spinoff from Lightricks, the company behind the popular image editing app Facetune—which in January launched open-source AI software for video generation... Despite OpenAI’s decision to shutter Sora, other AI video developers aren’t giving up. Instead,...

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SpaceX Makes a $75 Billion Offer Investors Can’t Refuse

By Cory Weinberg · Mar 31, 2026 6:00am PDT · 4 comments

Whether professional investors think SpaceX is the stock of a lifetime or a grossly overvalued Elon Musk conglomerate, they will be under intense pressure to buy into its initial public offering at a $1 trillion–plus valuation. The most important question for many of them will be: Can I really afford to sit this out? Heightening Wall... Whether professional investors think SpaceX is the stock of a lifetime or a grossly overvalued...

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Nvidia Stock is Cheap—What That Signals

By Martin Peers · Mar 30, 2026 5:00pm PDT · 2 comments

Here’s a startling statistic: The last time Amazon shares traded as cheaply as they are now, as a multiple of earnings, was during the 2008 financial crisis, according to Koyfin data. Indeed, Amazon’s stock is so cheap that it’s trading at a discount to Walmart for the first time ever. Considering that Amazon’s revenue is growing at roughly... Here’s a startling statistic: The last time Amazon shares traded as cheaply as they are now, as a...

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Apple Kicks Vibe Coding App Out of App Store, Escalating Crackdown

By Aaron Tilley · Mar 30, 2026 11:51am PDT

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Apple Kicks Vibe Coding App Out of App Store, Escalating Crackdown

By Aaron Tilley · Mar 30, 2026 11:51am PDT

Apple appears to have escalated its crackdown on vibe coding by recently booting one such app out of its App Store for violating its rules. Last Thursday, Apple removed the app, Anything, from the App Store, according to Dhruv Amin, co-founder and CEO of the eponymous startup that makes the app. Apple’s action came a week after The... Apple appears to have escalated its crackdown on vibe coding by recently booting one such app out...

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic. Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images

Anthropic’s Success Sparks Server Crunch

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 30, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments

Anthropic has gained more than a few new fans in recent months (unless you’re Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael). Thanks to the strength of its automated coding tools, Anthropic more than doubled its annualized sales to $19 billion during the first two months this year. And it’s closing the revenue gap with larger rival OpenAI.But as the... Anthropic has gained more than a few new fans in recent months (unless you’re Under Secretary of...

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SpaceX’s IPO Challenge

By Martin Peers · Mar 29, 2026 3:00pm PDT

Break out the oxygen masks. The number of breathless headlines is about to soar. SpaceX is expected to file its initial IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission any day now. It will be the confidential version, so we won’t get to see it. But what is usually a procedural nonevent for the public has turned into a carnival thanks... Break out the oxygen masks. The number of breathless headlines is about to soar. SpaceX is...

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Inside JPMorgan's Tech100: Bezos, Amodei and the Billionaire Who Wasn't There

By Jessica E. Lessin · Mar 28, 2026 8:00am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Midjourney’s David Holz was AI’s creative rebel. Then Google pounced. • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Catching the Codfather” “American Reich” and “For All Mankind”The only thing more fluid these days than which AI company has a better model is which... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Midjourney’s David Holz was AI’s creative...

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Midjourney Is Profitable and Chasing Hardware Dreams. But Can It Survive Google?

By Jemima McEvoy · Mar 27, 2026 9:09am PDT · 3 comments

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Midjourney Is Profitable and Chasing Hardware Dreams. But Can It Survive Google?

By Jemima McEvoy · Mar 27, 2026 9:09am PDT · 3 comments

Over much of the past year, David Holz, the 37-year-old founder of Midjourney, has devoted himself to a single task: reassuring fans of his AI image-making tool that a new, significant update—version 8—would indeed arrive soon. Initially, Holz said it might come at the end of 2025. That date slipped to January. Then February. Then... Over much of the past year, David Holz, the 37-year-old founder of Midjourney, has devoted...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei via AP

Anthropic Discusses Going Public as Soon as the Fourth Quarter

By Valida Pau and Sri Muppidi · Mar 26, 2026 3:10pm PDT · 1 comment

Anthropic executives have discussed an initial public offering of the AI firm’s shares as soon as the fourth quarter this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Bankers vying to take Anthropic public expect the company to raise more than $60 billion in the initial public offering, said some of the people. That could be the... Anthropic executives have discussed an initial public offering of the AI firm’s shares as soon as...