News on danilchenko.devhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/categories/news/Recent content in News on danilchenko.devHugoen-usWed, 22 Apr 2026 14:05:57 +0000Thinking Machines Lab Signs Multi-Billion Google Cloud Dealhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/tml-google-cloud-deal/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:05:57 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/tml-google-cloud-deal/Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab just inked its first cloud deal with Google, worth single-digit billions, running on Nvidia GB300 chips for Tinker.SpaceX Has Option to Buy Cursor for $60B — Here's What It Meanshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/spacex-cursor-60b/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:10 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/spacex-cursor-60b/SpaceX can now buy Cursor for $60B in 2026 or pay $10B for the partnership — Colossus compute, the Anthropic exposure, and what changes for Cursor users.Project Prometheus Closes In on $10B at $38B Valuationhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/prometheus-10b-raise/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:05:40 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/prometheus-10b-raise/Bezos's physical-AI lab Project Prometheus is closing a $10B round at $38B post-money, led by BlackRock and JPMorgan — five months after a $6.2B seed.ChatGPT CPC Ads Launch: OpenAI's $3–$5 Bids Land Against Googlehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/chatgpt-cpc-ads/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:05:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/chatgpt-cpc-ads/OpenAI turned on cost-per-click ads in ChatGPT today with $3–$5 bids live in the ads manager. The math, the pilot's 0.91% CTR, and the Google challenge.Amazon-Anthropic Deal: $25B In, $100B Out — Who Actually Winshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/amazon-anthropic-25b/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:03:30 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/amazon-anthropic-25b/Amazon is putting up to $25B more into Anthropic; Anthropic commits $100B+ to AWS over 10 years. The money flows in a circle — compute is the real story.John Ternus Is Apple's Next CEO: What Cook's Exit Meanshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/ternus-apple-ceo/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:03:23 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/ternus-apple-ceo/Apple announced John Ternus as its next CEO on April 20, 2026. Tim Cook becomes executive chairman September 1. A hardware pick, as Apple races on AI.Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Alibaba Claims 6 Coding Benchmark Winshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/qwen36-max-preview/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:10 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/qwen36-max-preview/Alibaba shipped Qwen3.6-Max-Preview with claimed #1 scores on SWE-bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.0, and four other coding benchmarks. What holds up, what doesn't.Vercel Breach via Context.ai OAuth — What Dev Teams Should Rotate Right Nowhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/vercel-context-ai-breach/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:02:57 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/vercel-context-ai-breach/Vercel confirmed a breach that started at Context.ai — an AI tool with OAuth access to a staff Google Workspace account. Here's what leaked and what to rotate.Deezer: 44% of New Songs Uploaded Daily Are Now AI-Generatedhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/deezer-ai-songs/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:00:10 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/deezer-ai-songs/Deezer says AI-generated tracks now make up 44% of daily uploads — roughly 75,000 songs a day. But 85% of the streams these tracks earn are fraudulent.Cursor Eyes $50B Valuation in $2B Round Led by a16z and Nvidiahttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/cursor-50b-valuation/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:20:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/cursor-50b-valuation/Cursor is raising $2B+ at a $50B valuation, nearly doubling its November price. ARR went from $0 to $2B in three years, with Nvidia joining the round.NSA Is Using Anthropic's Mythos Despite Pentagon Blacklisthttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/nsa-anthropic-mythos/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/nsa-anthropic-mythos/NSA is using Anthropic's restricted Mythos Preview AI while the Pentagon calls Anthropic a supply-chain risk. Two arms of the DoD now disagree publicly.Notion Email Leak: Public Pages Expose Editor Addresses to Anyonehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/notion-email-leak/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:10:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/notion-email-leak/One unauthenticated API call on any public Notion page returns the name, photo, and email of every editor. The HackerOne report sat open for four years.Vercel's April 2026 Security Incident: What We Know, What to Rotatehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/vercel-2026-breach/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/vercel-2026-breach/Vercel disclosed unauthorized access to internal systems on April 19, 2026. Here's what's confirmed, what's still murky, and which secrets to rotate today.Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon: Honor's 50:26 Beat the Human Recordhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/humanoid-robot-marathon/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/humanoid-robot-marathon/A Honor humanoid robot finished the Beijing E-Town half-marathon in 50:26, under Kiplimo's 57:20 human record. Caveats, tech specs, and what it means.Microsoft Defender Zero-Days: RedSun and UnDefend Still Unpatchedhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/defender-zero-days/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/defender-zero-days/Three Microsoft Defender zero-days are actively exploited; RedSun and UnDefend remain unpatched. What broke, how attackers chain them, what to do now.Claude Design Launches: Anthropic Takes Aim at Figmahttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/claude-design/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/claude-design/Anthropic shipped Claude Design on April 17 — a prompt-to-prototype tool powered by Opus 4.7 that exports to Canva. Figma's stock dropped nearly 7% the same day.OpenAI's New Codex: Computer Use, Memory, 90+ Pluginshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/codex-computer-use/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/codex-computer-use/OpenAI's Codex desktop app now drives Mac apps, browses the web, generates images, and schedules work for days. Here's everything that shipped this week.OpenAI Commits $20B+ to Cerebras Chips, Plus an Equity Stakehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/openai-cerebras-deal/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/openai-cerebras-deal/OpenAI doubled its Cerebras commitment to $20B+ over three years and added an equity stake, a sharp move to cut its Nvidia dependence. Here's what changed.ActiveMQ CVE-2026-34197: 13-Year-Old Jolokia RCE Under Attackhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/activemq-jolokia-rce/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/activemq-jolokia-rce/CVE-2026-34197 is a 13-year-old Apache ActiveMQ RCE that Claude helped surface. CISA added it to KEV on April 16 amid active Jolokia endpoint attacks.Claude Opus 4.7 Is Out: Benchmarks, Pricing, and What Actually Changedhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/claude-opus-4-7/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/claude-opus-4-7/Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16 with 64.3% on SWE-Bench Pro, 3.75 MP vision, a new xhigh effort, and $5/$25 pricing held steady from 4.6.Meta Quest 3 Price Hike: $100 Jump Blamed on AI Memory Crunchhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/meta-quest-price-hike/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/meta-quest-price-hike/Meta raises Quest 3 to $599.99 (+$100) and Quest 3S by $50 starting April 19, blaming the AI-driven RAM shortage now squeezing consumer hardware in 2026.Amazon's $11.6B Globalstar Acquisition: The Real Play Behind Amazon Leohttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/amazon-globalstar-acquisition/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/amazon-globalstar-acquisition/Amazon is buying Globalstar for $11.6B to fuel its Leo satellite network. The deal brings Band 53 spectrum, an Apple partnership, and a Starlink fight.Anthropic Just Passed OpenAI in Revenue — $30B ARR While Spending 3x Lesshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/anthropic-surpasses-openai-revenue/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/anthropic-surpasses-openai-revenue/Anthropic hit $30B ARR in April 2026, surpassing OpenAI's $25B while spending 3x less on training. Full revenue breakdown and IPO details inside.Nvidia Is Negotiating to Buy a Major PC Maker — Dell and HP Stocks Surgehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/nvidia-pc-maker-acquisition/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/nvidia-pc-maker-acquisition/SemiAccurate reports Nvidia has been negotiating for over a year to acquire a large PC-oriented company. Dell jumped 6% and HP surged. What we know.Alibaba Built Happy Horse — The Anonymous AI Video Model That Topped Every Leaderboardhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-10-alibaba-happy-horse-ai-video-model/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-10-alibaba-happy-horse-ai-video-model/Alibaba revealed it secretly built Happy Horse 1.0, the AI video model that hit #1 on Artificial Analysis — beating Seedance, Kling, and Sora.Startups Raised $300 Billion in Q1 2026 — Four Companies Got 65% of Ithttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-10-q1-2026-startup-funding-300-billion/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-10-q1-2026-startup-funding-300-billion/Q1 2026 shattered every venture funding record at $300B. Four mega-rounds from OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo captured 65%. Seed deals dropped 30%.JetBrains Surveyed 10,000 Developers About AI Coding Tools — Copilot Is Stalling, Claude Code Is Surginghttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-09-jetbrains-survey-ai-coding-tools-2026/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-09-jetbrains-survey-ai-coding-tools-2026/JetBrains AI Pulse survey of 10,000 devs: Copilot stalls at 29%, Claude Code surges to 18% with top satisfaction, Antigravity hits 6%.Bezos Is Building a $100 Billion AI Empire — Inside Project Prometheushttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-08-bezos-project-prometheus-physical-ai-startup/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-08-bezos-project-prometheus-physical-ai-startup/Project Prometheus is Jeff Bezos' $6.2B physical AI startup targeting manufacturing and aerospace. Here's what it means for the AI industry.Meta Muse Spark: Alexandr Wang's First Model Ditches Llama's Open-Source Playbookhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-08-meta-muse-spark-alexandr-wang-first-model/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-08-meta-muse-spark-alexandr-wang-first-model/Meta released Muse Spark today — the first model from Alexandr Wang's Superintelligence Labs. It's closed-source, multimodal, and a big strategic pivot.Anthropic Just Cut Off Claude Subscriptions for OpenClaw and Third-Party Toolshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-04-anthropic-cuts-claude-subscriptions-openclaw-third-party-tools/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-04-anthropic-cuts-claude-subscriptions-openclaw-third-party-tools/Anthropic ended Claude subscription access for OpenClaw and third-party agents starting April 4. Here's what changed, why, and what it costs you now.Microsoft Just Launched 3 In-House AI Models to Compete With OpenAIhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-03-microsoft-mai-models-compete-openai/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-03-microsoft-mai-models-compete-openai/Microsoft released MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2 through Foundry, undercutting OpenAI on price. The $13B partnership is fraying.Anthropic Leaked Claude Code's Entire Source — Here's What 512K Lines of TypeScript Revealhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-claude-code-source-code-leak-kairos-npm/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-claude-code-source-code-leak-kairos-npm/Anthropic accidentally shipped Claude Code's full source code to npm. The 512K-line leak exposes KAIROS daemon mode, anti-distillation tricks, and more.Axios npm Package Compromised — North Korean Hackers Deployed a RAT to Millions of Developershttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-axios-npm-supply-chain-attack-north-korea-rat/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-axios-npm-supply-chain-attack-north-korea-rat/North Korea-linked hackers hijacked the axios npm account and shipped a cross-platform RAT to 100M weekly downloads. Here's what happened and how to check.Iran's IRGC Just Threatened to Attack 18 US Tech Companies — Here's the Full Listhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-iran-irgc-threatens-18-us-tech-companies/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-iran-irgc-threatens-18-us-tech-companies/Iran's Revolutionary Guard named 18 US tech firms including Nvidia, Apple, Google, and Microsoft as military targets with a strike deadline today.OpenAI Just Raised $122 Billion — The Largest Private Funding Round in Historyhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-openai-122-billion-funding-round-largest-ever/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-04-01-openai-122-billion-funding-round-largest-ever/OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation, with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank leading. Here's what the money is for.Anthropic's Claude Mythos Leaked — A New AI Tier Nobody Was Supposed to Seehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-30-anthropic-claude-mythos-leak-capybara-tier/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-30-anthropic-claude-mythos-leak-capybara-tier/Anthropic accidentally exposed Claude Mythos, a new Capybara-tier model above Opus with major cyber capabilities, via a CMS misconfiguration. Here's what leaked.China Bars Manus AI Founders From Leaving the Country — Meta's $2B Deal in Limbohttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-26-china-bars-manus-founders-meta-deal/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-26-china-bars-manus-founders-meta-deal/China has barred Manus AI founders from leaving the country as it reviews Meta's $2 billion acquisition. The AI cold war just got personal.GitHub Copilot Will Train on Your Code by Default — How to Opt Out Before April 24https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-26-github-copilot-trains-on-your-code-by-default/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-26-github-copilot-trains-on-your-code-by-default/GitHub Copilot now uses Free, Pro, and Pro+ user interaction data for AI training by default. Here's what changed, what gets collected, and how to opt out.Donald Knuth's 'Claude's Cycles': When AI Solved a Problem the Father of CS Couldn'thttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-25-donald-knuth-claudes-cycles-ai-solves-open-math-problem/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-25-donald-knuth-claudes-cycles-ai-solves-open-math-problem/Donald Knuth published Claude's Cycles after Claude Opus 4.6 solved his open graph theory problem in 31 tries. The full breakdown of what happened.OpenAI Kills Sora: Disney's $1B Deal Dead, IPO Pressure Mountshttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-25-openai-kills-sora-disney-deal-collapses/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-25-openai-kills-sora-disney-deal-collapses/OpenAI shut down Sora just six months after launch, killing Disney's $1B partnership deal. Here's why it happened and what it signals for the AI industry.SpaceX Is Filing for the Largest IPO in History — $1.75 Trillion, $75 Billion Raisehttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-25-spacex-ipo-filing-largest-ever/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-25-spacex-ipo-filing-largest-ever/SpaceX filed its IPO prospectus targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation and $75 billion raise. Breaking down what investors and the tech industry need to know.Musk's Terafab: A $25 Billion Bet on Building AI Chips from Scratchhttps://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-24-musk-terafab-chip-plant-ai-industry/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-24-musk-terafab-chip-plant-ai-industry/Elon Musk announced Terafab, a $25 billion chip fab for Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI in Austin, TX. Here's what it means for AI chips and why skeptics are loud.