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Daily Recap — April 04, 2026

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  1. OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show TechCrunch

    TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative Chris Lehane.

  2. Google Vids gets AI upgrade with Veo and Lyria models, directable AI avatars Ars Technica

    Google Vids brings together Google's most capable AI creation tools.

  3. Google announces Gemma 4 open AI models, switches to Apache 2.0 license Ars Technica

    Gemma 4 brings the first major update to Google's open models in a year.

  4. Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident TechCrunch

    Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices.

  5. Google battles Chinese open-weights models with Gemma 4 The Register

    Now with a more permissive license, multi-modality, and support for more than 140 languages Google on Thursday unleashed a wave of new open-weights Gemma models optimized for agentic AI and coding, un

  6. They thought they were downloading Claude Code source. They got a nasty dose of malware instead The Register

    Source code with a side of Vidar stealer and GhostSocks Tens of thousands of people eagerly downloaded the leaked Claude Code source code this week, and some of those downloads came with a side of cre

  7. Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans Ars Technica

    A persistent agent, stealth "Undercover" mode, and...

  8. OpenAI acquires TBPN OpenAI Blog

    OpenAI acquires TBPN to accelerate global conversations around AI and support independent media, expanding dialogue with builders, businesses, and the broader tech community.

  9. Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious “Tamagotchi” Feature Into It Futurism

    Tama-gotchya. The post Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious “Tamagotchi” Feature Into It appeared first on Futurism.

  10. As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results TechCrunch

    AI adoption is rising in the U.S.

  11. One in seven Americans are ready for an AI boss, but they might not trust it The Register

    Poll finds 15% happy to take orders from a bot even as most question its output and fear job losses Around 15 percent of Americans would be willing to work for an AI boss, according to a new poll that

  12. The Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code Futurism

    Panicked reps are racing to contain the fallout.

  13. OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show ‘TBPN’—and Buys Itself Some Positive News WIRED

    OpenAI is acquiring TBPN, a business talk show that’s popular among Silicon Valley elites, as it continues to battle its negative public image.

  14. Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex WIRED

    As Cursor launches the next generation of its product, the AI coding startup has to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic more directly than ever.

  15. PSA: Anyone with a link can view your Granola notes by default The Verge

    If you use the AI-powered note-taking app Granola, you might want to double-check your privacy settings.

  16. Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions WIRED

    Researchers at the company found representations inside of Claude that perform functions similar to human feelings.

  17. OpenAI just bought TBPN The Verge

    OpenAI has purchased TBPN, an online talk show that often interviews AI executives and other tech leaders.

  18. It’s not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA The Verge

    For the past seven years, the California-based startup Kintsugi has been developing AI designed to detect signs of depression and anxiety from a person's speech.

  19. The Download: gig workers training humanoids, and better AI benchmarks MIT Tech Review

    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

  20. Codex now offers more flexible pricing for teams OpenAI Blog

    Codex now includes pay-as-you-go pricing for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise, providing teams a more flexible option to start and scale adoption.

Sources

The Register (17), TechCrunch (16), Futurism (13), AI News (12), OpenAI Blog (12), The Rundown AI (10), IEEE Spectrum (10), The Verge (8), WIRED (7), MIT Tech Review (6), VentureBeat (5), Ars Technica (4)