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Claude & Anthropic

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Anthropic and Amazon agree $100bn AI infrastructure deal - Financial Times

Anthropic and Amazon agree $100bn AI infrastructure deal Financial Times

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon, Anthropic Strengthen AI Ties With $5B Investment - Data Center Knowledge

Amazon, Anthropic Strengthen AI Ties With $5B Investment Data Center Knowledge

Claude Code Releases Apr 20

Release: v2.1.116

## What's changed - `/resume` on large sessions is significantly faster (up to 67% on 40MB+ sessions) and handles sessions with many dead-fork entries more efficiently - Faster MCP startup when multiple stdio servers are configured; `resources/templates/list` is now deferred to…

Claude Code Commits Apr 20

Commit: chore: Update CHANGELOG.md

chore: Update CHANGELOG.md

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

SPICE simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code - Adafruit

SPICE simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code Adafruit

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Anthropic, Amazon Tighten Bond in $5 Billion Investment and Computing Deal - WSJ

Anthropic, Amazon Tighten Bond in $5 Billion Investment and Computing Deal WSJ

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon to Invest an Additional $5 Billion in Anthropic - Bloomberg.com

Amazon to Invest an Additional $5 Billion in Anthropic Bloomberg.com

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon doubles down on Anthropic with $25B investment, mirroring its OpenAI cloud deal - GeekWire

Amazon doubles down on Anthropic with $25B investment, mirroring its OpenAI cloud deal GeekWire

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon Deepens Ties, Investment in AI Start-Up Anthropic - Barron's

Amazon Deepens Ties, Investment in AI Start-Up Anthropic Barron's

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon and Anthropic announce new deal to provide up to 5 gigawatts of compute to Claude AI models - CNBC

Amazon and Anthropic announce new deal to provide up to 5 gigawatts of compute to Claude AI models CNBC

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Anthropic to spend over $100 billion over a decade on Amazon's cloud tech - Reuters

Anthropic to spend over $100 billion over a decade on Amazon's cloud tech Reuters

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Anthropic to spend over $100 billion on Amazon’s cloud technology By Reuters - Investing.com

Anthropic to spend over $100 billion on Amazon’s cloud technology By Reuters Investing.com

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon to Invest Up to $25 Billion in Anthropic - The Information

Amazon to Invest Up to $25 Billion in Anthropic The Information

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Anthropic to Spend Over $100 Billion on Amazon's Cloud Technology - U.S. News & World Report

Anthropic to Spend Over $100 Billion on Amazon's Cloud Technology U.S. News & World Report

Claude Code (Google News) Apr 20

Amazon To Invest Up To $25 Billion In AI Startup Anthropic. Why The Stock Is Rising. - Investor's Business Daily

Amazon To Invest Up To $25 Billion In AI Startup Anthropic. Why The Stock Is Rising. Investor's Business Daily

Other LLMs

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

The open-source AI ecosystem keeps treating llama.cpp like a second-class citizen and developers are tired of it - Startup Fortune

The open-source AI ecosystem keeps treating llama.cpp like a second-class citizen and developers are tired of it Startup Fortune

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

Broadcom-Meta Deal Helps ETF Investors Spot AI Wins - Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) - Benzinga

Broadcom-Meta Deal Helps ETF Investors Spot AI Wins - Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Benzinga

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

Meta's AI-Led Layoffs Fuel Employee Anxiety - 조선일보

Meta's AI-Led Layoffs Fuel Employee Anxiety 조선일보

Mistral AI (Google News) Apr 20

Mistral Pushes Europe-Centric AI Vision With New Funding, Policy Playbook - Slator

Mistral Pushes Europe-Centric AI Vision With New Funding, Policy Playbook Slator

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

Meta is back in the LLM game after a year-long break - understandingai.org

Meta is back in the LLM game after a year-long break understandingai.org

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

[Review] Meta and EssilorLuxottica Launch Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI Glasses in Singapore - Alvinology - Alvinology

[Review] Meta and EssilorLuxottica Launch Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI Glasses in Singapore - Alvinology Alvinology

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

Ex-Meta Scientist Calls Anthropic CEO 'Wrong' On Claims Of Massive AI-Driven Job Losses - NDTV Profit

Ex-Meta Scientist Calls Anthropic CEO 'Wrong' On Claims Of Massive AI-Driven Job Losses NDTV Profit

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses officially available in Singapore - CNA Lifestyle

Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses officially available in Singapore CNA Lifestyle

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

Meta AI glasses review: Style meets smart tech - The Straits Times

Meta AI glasses review: Style meets smart tech The Straits Times

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 20

How Meta’s AI Clone And SAIL Role Could Shape Future Earnings - Yahoo Finance

How Meta’s AI Clone And SAIL Role Could Shape Future Earnings Yahoo Finance

Mistral AI (Google News) Apr 20

Bengaluru draws Anthropic, OpenAI and Mistral as AI hub - NewsBytes

Bengaluru draws Anthropic, OpenAI and Mistral as AI hub NewsBytes

OpenAI Blog Apr 20

OpenAI helps Hyatt advance AI among colleagues

Hyatt deploys ChatGPT Enterprise across its global workforce, using GPT-5.4 and Codex to improve productivity, operations, and guest experiences.

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 19

llama.cpp merges speculative checkpointing and local AI inference takes a significant leap forward - Startup Fortune

llama.cpp merges speculative checkpointing and local AI inference takes a significant leap forward Startup Fortune

Meta AI (Google News) Apr 19

Paulson's Bond Demand Warning, Cuban's Healthcare Bank Account, Meta's AI-Focused Layoffs: This Week In E - Benzinga

Paulson's Bond Demand Warning, Cuban's Healthcare Bank Account, Meta's AI-Focused Layoffs: This Week In E Benzinga

Mistral AI (Google News) Apr 19

Too Good To Go Optimizes Partner Retention with Mistral AI in Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Web Services

Too Good To Go Optimizes Partner Retention with Mistral AI in Amazon Bedrock Amazon Web Services

Industry AI News

TechCrunch AI Apr 20

Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries

Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam.

The Verge AI Apr 20

Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

The long-term risks of the All-In Podcast, illustrated. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Turbosquid, Getty Images One of the most mortifying things about knowing a lot of techies is listening to them tell me excitedly about some very important discovery that they believe they…

TechCrunch AI Apr 20

It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing

This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guarantee.

The Verge AI Apr 20

Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them

Following last year's AI-powered Darth Vader in Fortnite that swore in a re-creation of James Earl Jones' voice, Epic Games is now letting Fortnite creators experiment with a new "conversations" tool to create AI-powered characters that players can talk and interact with. "Inste…

TechCrunch AI Apr 20

NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud

NSA is said to be using Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model.

TechCrunch AI Apr 20

CEO and CFO suddenly depart AI nuclear power upstart Fermi

The startup, co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has faced headwinds with its AI campus in Texas.

MIT Tech Review AI Apr 20

Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles–and pushing back

Tech workers in China are being instructed by their bosses to train AI agents to replace them—and it’s prompting a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters. Earlier this month a GitHub project called Colleague Skill, which claimed workers could use it t…

TechCrunch AI Apr 19

OpenAI’s existential questions

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whether they address "two big existential problems" for the company.

The Verge AI Apr 19

Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked

Vercel, a major development platform that hosts and deploys web apps, was compromised, and the hackers are attempting to sell stolen data. A person claiming to be a member of ShinyHunters, which was behind the recent hack of Rockstar Games, posted some data online, including emp…

TechCrunch AI Apr 19

The 12-month window

A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven't expanded into their category yet. As many jokingly acknowledge, that won't last forever.

TechCrunch AI Apr 19

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures

Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

TechCrunch AI Apr 19

TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

TechCrunch AI Apr 18

Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston

The company now offers robotaxi service in three cities, all of them in Texas, after launching in Austin last year and starting to offer rides without safety drivers in January 2026.

The Verge AI Apr 18

The RAM shortage could last years

According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027. SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030. The world's largest memory makers - Samsung, SK Hynix, and…

TechCrunch AI Apr 18

AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO

In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion.