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Amazon allegedly pressured companies to raise product prices with other retailers Apr 22, 2026

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California's AG released a legal filing containing details of its accusation against the retailer.

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Anthropic investigating 'unauthorized access' of Mythos, did Meta mislead users about scam ads, and Monterey Park, CA has banned any data centers within its city limits Apr 22, 2026

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-Anthropic is investigating potential "unauthorized access" to its Claude Mythos model that has been touted for its ability to find cybersecurity flaws, the company told Bloomberg.

-The nonprofit group Consumer Federation of America has filed a proposed class-action suit against Meta for "failing to protect users" from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram.

-Monterey Park's city council has moved to ban construction of any data centers within its borders.

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Deezer says AI-made songs make up 44 percent of daily uploads Apr 21, 2026

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That works out to about 75,000 AI-generated songs per day.

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DHS reportedly wants to develop smart glasses for ICE, Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, and John Ternus will be the new CEO of Apple Apr 21, 2026

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-The devices would help ICE agents identify "illegal aliens" from a distance by capturing video and comparing it to biometric data like facial recognition and walking gait.

-Amazon announced that it will invest $5 billion in the AI company, along with as much as $20 billion in additional payments if certain milestones are met.

-Ternus has been focused on product design since joining Apple in 2001. He became VP of hardware engineering in 2013, and later transitioned to a senior executive role in 2021.

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A lot of you panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMaggedon 2026 Apr 20, 2026

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Analysts predict dark times for the PC industry, but sales were up slightly in Q1 2026.

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Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain, the NSA is reportedly using Anthropic's Mythos, and Beijing's robot half-marathon returned Apr 20, 2026

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-In case you haven't gotten around to reading Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, the company shared a 1,000-word X post this weekend covering its main points.

Here's the link to the story.

-Despite the months-long feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon, Axios reported that the NSA is using the AI company's new Mythos Preview.

-More than a hundred humanoid robots stepped up to the start line of Beijing's humanoid robot half-marathon with first place going to Honor, which finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.

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OpenAI's latest Codex update builds the groundwork for its upcoming super app Apr 17, 2026

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Developers get a first look at OpenAI's future.

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Stop using your Casely Power Pod wireless charger, the EC wants Google to share search engine data, and Perplexity is bringing its Personal Computer AI assistant to Mac Apr 17, 2026

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-Casely has reannounced a recall of its Power Pods 5,000mAh MagSafe E33A charger after dozens of people were injured and one even killed by the defective devices.

-In order to allow third-party online search engines to be competitive with Google, the EC has recommended that Google permit those services to access its treasure trove of search engine data.

-Perplexity's 'Personal Computer' is a suite of computer use agents that can work with your files, apps, connectors and the web to complete complex and "even continuous workflows."

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Spotify is selling books now Apr 16, 2026

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A new partnership with Bookshop.org lets you purchase physical books from indie booksellers from within the Spotify app.

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Another study argues how bad AI is for our brains, Apple & Google reportedly pointing users to 'nudify' apps, and Anthropic will ask Claude users to verify their identities Apr 16, 2026

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-A group of researchers from across the US and the UK have conducted a study on what AI does to our brains and the results are, in a word, grim.

-Earlier this year it was revealed that Apple and Google were offering "nudify" apps on their stores despite having clear policies barring such content. Nearly three months later, such apps are not only still available, but being actively promoted on the iOS App Store and Google Play.

-Anthropic has started rolling out identity verification on Claude “for a few use cases.” The company didn’t list out those use cases.

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