# This Week in All Things AI - Week 17-2026 *Sunday 19th April 2026 to Saturday 25th April 2026* By [This Week in All Things AI](https://paragraph.com/@twiata) · 2026-04-26 --- Not a week goes by without some model releases and this week ended with the long awaited Deepseek v4 in both Flash and Pro variants. I expect more and more inference providers to make this available soon as well as performance to increase as everybody tunes their stack. Other models of interest are GPT-5.5 and ChatGPT Images 2.0 from OpenAI which have received excellent reviews. Alibaba's dense smallish model Qwen 3.6-27B also surprised many with its excellent benchmarks In other news, SpaceX's collaboration with Cursor with an option to buy them for $60B or pay them $10B for their work also generated buzz as well as this week there are a couple of news items related to legaltech that might be of interest to some readers I also thought I'd share a LinkedIn post I made recently demonstrating an interesting way to watch Youtube via the [Obsidian Web Clipper](https://obsidian.md/clipper) browser extension.  I hope that readers find this useful [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7453785426387107840/](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7453785426387107840/) Readers who think others in their family, friends and acquaintances who are curious in knowing more about rapidly evolving AI tools/services/use cases and would benefit from being subscribers of this weekly newsletter are encouraged to share [**this publication link**](https://paragraph.com/@twiata/) to them and invite them to subscribe **_The following messages were posted on the '_**[**_All Things AI_**](https://t.me/+PnCnwhgH8V4yMTFl)**_' Telegram group from Sunday 19th Apr 2026 to Saturday 25th Apr 2026_** * * * Sunday 19th April 2026 ---------------------- Couple of xAI news including its Speech-to-Text API which I tested via some audio files from my conversation series and didn't get good results.   I've sent an email to their support to see if its something I did wrong or is the STT API more hype than real.  Hopefully their devrels besides Elon will identify themselves on X [https://grok.com/release-notes/apr-17-2026](https://grok.com/release-notes/apr-17-2026) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1a806975558f670d2d287d5ddbf8f349ba84067f14b273831b3403f8dd1eccb0.jpg)](https://twitter.com/elonmusk) [Elon Musk](https://twitter.com/elonmusk) [@elonmusk](https://twitter.com/elonmusk) [](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2045590599206875216) Supplemental training has been added to 4.3. Grok 4.4 will be twice the size (1T) with training data through early April. Probably ready for release in early May. Grok 4.5 will be 1.5T and hopefully out by late May. [4,882](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2045590599206875216)[ 7:49 PM • Apr 18, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2045590599206875216) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d5705e36cf749f4bc014e7827db00dbdb3d779dc3782e948044696707442f8bd.jpg)](https://twitter.com/xai) [xAI](https://twitter.com/xai) [@xai](https://twitter.com/xai) [](https://twitter.com/xai/status/2045297699352924504) Grok's Speech to Text API is now available. Instant, multi-speaker transcription across 25 languages - at the best price in the market. [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/06622196a12b70b4f0f1207926ddd1cb6c7c969b18f8854badae411030387d7c.png) x.ai xAI — Creators of Grok, the AI Chatbot -------------------------------------- xAI builds Grok, an AI chatbot with voice chat, image and video generation, real-time search, and advanced reasoning. Try Grok at grok.com. ](https://t.co/eGbB2bDtZf) [2,786](https://twitter.com/xai/status/2045297699352924504)[ 12:25 AM • Apr 18, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/xai/status/2045297699352924504) via [Nils Phil](https://t.me/Broodsugar) If you're in robotics, it's a really good idea to learn speak Chinese. I made this handy Claude tutor for you: [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e07d9ae2d5a0e37a440eb7d08feba41607c4bdf2b473fd96646fd003a090d387.jpg)](https://twitter.com/broodsugar) [Nils](https://twitter.com/broodsugar) [@broodsugar](https://twitter.com/broodsugar) [](https://twitter.com/broodsugar/status/2045701346285023276) I use this tutor in Cursor using the Claude Code plugin. Simply set a Target and Aspiration, and ask Claude to reset your progress, then start playing the built in games. Link:[ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c1720a6fa536ee5608233bb6782e886e06324ffdb28ed42d7ede934cf84606de.jpg) github.com GitHub - Broodsugar/mandarintutor: A set of markdown files to point Claude towards to get an... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A set of markdown files to point Claude towards to get an amazing mandarin tutor - Broodsugar/mandarintutor ](https://t.co/8uU7VP00w6) [54](https://twitter.com/broodsugar/status/2045701346285023276)[ 3:09 AM • Apr 19, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/broodsugar/status/2045701346285023276) Monday 20th April 2026 ---------------------- via [Vincent Alliaga](https://t.me/vincentalliaga) Vercel breached, citing [Context.ai](http://Context.ai) as the attack vector [ Vercel April 2026 security incident | Vercel Knowledge Base ----------------------------------------------------------- We've identified a security incident that involved unauthorized access to certain internal Vercel systems. https://vercel.com ![Vercel April 2026 security incident | Vercel Knowledge Base](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cda13bf847062b64106d6345493fe7b28a84c951f90980384cafae4b64cfb4e0.png) ](https://vercel.com/kb/bulletin/vercel-april-2026-security-incident) [Joseph Cooper](https://t.me/vencere) announced that he would personally DJing and vibe coding simultaneously on stage here in Hong Kong, April 30th, 2026 [ Nullshot Grounds HK 🇭🇰: Beats, Builders & AI with Ashford Benjamin · Luma --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the inaugural Nullshot Grounds. Hosted by Nullshot.ai in partnership with Ashford Benjamin, this is a brand new, quarterly networking series... https://luma.com ![Nullshot Grounds HK 🇭🇰: Beats, Builders & AI with Ashford Benjamin · Luma](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/df0de4b01791277033bacd0c805b8750684ab6388aee6207518eb4c2d610b2e4.jpg) ](https://luma.com/l54b63gd) Tuesday 21st April 2026 ----------------------- via [Robby Yung](https://t.me/robyung) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4e62c645fdfd0614a20db759e4450c5260120cc8f0e0d93a75842839ca6c4a67.jpg)](https://twitter.com/HowToAI_) [How To AI](https://twitter.com/HowToAI_) [@HowToAI\_](https://twitter.com/HowToAI_) [](https://twitter.com/HowToAI_/status/2046254937559237012) Yann LeCun was right the entire time. And generative AI might be a dead end. For the last three years, the entire industry has been obsessed with building bigger LLMs. Trillions of parameters. Billions in compute. The theory was simple: if you make the model big enough, it will ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f10f5935e75a3143b4272f62baf3f9bae54fc6d468b39ac84d6b39a26722fc60.jpg) [12.1K](https://twitter.com/HowToAI_/status/2046254937559237012)[ 3:49 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/HowToAI_/status/2046254937559237012) Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K2.6 with Top Open-Source Benchmarks The Beijing-based company built K2.6 on a 1 trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts architecture, featuring a 256,000-token context window and native vision from a 400-million-parameter encoder. It scores highest among open-source models on tests like Humanity's Last Exam at 54.0, SWE-Bench Pro at 58.6, and others, even edging some closed models like GPT-5.4. Developers can grab the weights on Hugging Face under a commercial-friendly license, with real-world demos creating full React sites, 3D animations, and optimized inference engines from single prompts. Basecamp's David Heinemeier Hansson called the results 'incredible,' highlighting China's open-source push and big cost savings potential. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ddca0683422fad15a1ff03f1aa5256139d75caaa0b6981ed1f44d480b45d3257.png)](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot) [Kimi.ai](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot) [@Kimi\_Moonshot](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot) [](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2046249571882500354) Meet Kimi K2.6: Advancing Open-Source Coding ![🔹](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f539.png)Open-source SOTA on HLE w/ tools (54.0), SWE-Bench Pro (58.6), SWE-bench Multilingual (76.7), BrowseComp (83.2), Toolathlon (50.0), Charxiv w/ python(86.7), Math Vision w/ python (93.2) What's new: ![🔹](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f539.png)Long-horizon coding - 4,000+ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/aa5e27505f00cebfa19ef8fe88636908ec04eabac5065a341004fe2b5724383d.jpg) [18K](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2046249571882500354)[ 3:28 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2046249571882500354) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ddca0683422fad15a1ff03f1aa5256139d75caaa0b6981ed1f44d480b45d3257.png)](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot) [Kimi.ai](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot) [@Kimi\_Moonshot](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot) [](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2046265960383033825) Meet Kimi K2.6 agent - Video hero section, WebGL shaders, real backends. From one prompt. ![🔹](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f539.png) Video hero sections - cinematic aesthetic, auto-composited ![🔹](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f539.png) WebGL shader animations - native GLSL / WGSL, liquid metal, caustics, raymarching ![🔹](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f539.png) Motion design - GSAP + Framer Motion ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2046263820600082432/img/xglCOQdVjPwjJgua.jpg) [4,896](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2046265960383033825)[ 4:33 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2046265960383033825) Microsoft is tightening rate limits on GitHub Copilot, removing Opus from $10-a-month subscriptions, and plans to move users to token/API-based billing later in 2026 in a sign that it's looking for way to cut costs for its AI services. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5ef70b8ec1898df49b44a2483eda47edd1525068b283f2efbfc08845acded8aa.jpg)](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog) [GitHub Changelog](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog) [@GHchangelog](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog) [](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog/status/2046302898888307165) New signups for Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student plans are paused to maintain service reliability for current users. • Usage limits tightened; Pro+ offers 5X higher limits than Pro [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/34dcd4dc5bd7c0f5bb5f6dcdf5e06b0e0396009a9035ab5f7ef11fb4fdd58736.jpg) github.blog Changes to GitHub Copilot plans for individuals - GitHub Changelog ------------------------------------------------------------------ As shared in our recent blog post, we’re making the following changes to Copilot plans for individuals as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure service reliability and a sustainable… ](https://t.co/sV8aOkGLZ9) [1,486](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog/status/2046302898888307165)[ 7:00 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog/status/2046302898888307165) [ Exclusive: Microsoft To Shift GitHub Copilot Users To Token-Based Billing, Tighten Rate Limits ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary: \* Internal documents reveal that Microsoft plans to temporarily suspend individual account signups to its GitHub Copilot coding product, as it transitions from requests (single interactions with Copilot) towards token-based billing. https://www.wheresyoured.at ![Exclusive: Microsoft To Shift GitHub Copilot Users To Token-Based Billing, Tighten Rate Limits](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7e58e2f2f7fe5fd2ac0e370696fb0577f729f15214d1c909d5d4f8665795f6c4.jpg) ](https://www.wheresyoured.at/news-microsoft-to-shift-github-copilot-users-to-token-based-billing-reduce-rate-limits-2/) OpenAI Launches Chronicle for Smarter Screen-Aware Coding in Codex Chronicle, an experimental addition to the Codex macOS app, captures recent screen activity—like open docs, error messages, and projects—to build context-aware memories automatically.  vailable to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, it lets AI agents handle tasks such as debugging GitHub issues or drafting docs by scanning files, all without manual recaps. OpenAI leaders like Sam Altman and Greg Brockman call it 'surprisingly magical,' though it requires screen permissions, processes images on servers, and carries privacy risks like capturing sensitive info. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c91957622ae01622b0e4f116aa11de1ad548d6edb8ec6647b385ed9b159542d5.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [OpenAI Developers](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [@OpenAIDevs](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046288243768082699) Last week, we released a preview of memories in Codex. Today, we’re expanding the experiment with Chronicle, which improves memories using recent screen context. Now, Codex can help with what you’ve been working on without you restating context. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGXgdYAbQAAxsZG.jpg) [4,481](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046288243768082699)[ 6:01 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046288243768082699) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/88206fb7e1a1875429a8b436e36d533bd8c7d363a65f53d6fb7b7d2993f68e1a.jpg)](https://twitter.com/sama) [Sam Altman](https://twitter.com/sama) [@sama](https://twitter.com/sama) [](https://twitter.com/sama/status/2046330082726384051) The internal working name for this was "telepathy", and it feels like it. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5b3251ee72b37d18e27dd7c51b69a2341e84a5ed20e213e6427b4dc4756c3e44.jpg)](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux) [Tibo](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux) [@thsottiaux](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux) [](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux/status/2046291546325369065) We are releasing a \*research preview\* of Chronicle in Codex. It allows codex to build up memories based on your day to day work on your computer and then refer to these memories to be a lot more helpful. Available for PRO subscriptions and on Mac to start. This is early and [3,332](https://twitter.com/sama/status/2046330082726384051)[ 8:48 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/sama/status/2046330082726384051) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8643162431d9c8ec04e866eef00345bd9fa306874c13a138495dcb02a1672ba5.jpg)](https://twitter.com/gdb) [Greg Brockman](https://twitter.com/gdb) [@gdb](https://twitter.com/gdb) [](https://twitter.com/gdb/status/2046293955009274019) Chronicle is an experimental feature giving Codex the ability to see and have recent memory over what you see, automatically giving it full context on what you're doing. Feels surprisingly magical to use. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c91957622ae01622b0e4f116aa11de1ad548d6edb8ec6647b385ed9b159542d5.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [OpenAI Developers](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [@OpenAIDevs](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046288243768082699) Last week, we released a preview of memories in Codex. Today, we’re expanding the experiment with Chronicle, which improves memories using recent screen context. Now, Codex can help with what you’ve been working on without you restating context. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGXgdYAbQAAxsZG.jpg) [1,041](https://twitter.com/gdb/status/2046293955009274019)[ 6:24 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/gdb/status/2046293955009274019) via [Caterina Zhang](https://t.me/infinite8kk) Hi everyone, I'm an independent musician, I do song writing and vocal, and use various Ai tools for final production. If anyone's interested in collaboration please let me know. Here's the link of one piece of my work. [![](https://paragraph.com/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW6EliF5nDA) Recently came across Vibecon which is a virtual event with options for free and paid participation . Speakers from Deep mind, Microsoft, Kilocode, [Monday.com](http://Monday.com) , Cloudflare, [together.ai](http://together.ai) [ VIBECON - AI & LLM Conference 2026 ---------------------------------- Apr 29-30, Online. For those who build with AI. Speakers from Anthropic, GitHub, Replit, Cognition, Microsoft & more. https://vibecon.io ![VIBECON - AI & LLM Conference 2026](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/323c3fc67687e8eb3f9f9da06ca6168303b200ee2e304f8754c95f4729aca49c.png) ](https://vibecon.io/) via [Yat Siu](https://t.me/yatsiu) Interesting perspective here too if true haven't seen it for myself [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/647223cf5863007a8fe83181a1891729e74f1392a8f3317518b7b5e31b202d83.png)](https://twitter.com/steipete) [Peter Steinberger 🦞](https://twitter.com/steipete) [@steipete](https://twitter.com/steipete) [](https://twitter.com/steipete/status/2046199257430888878) Interesting shift. These highly subsidized subs are out there to get your code to improve their models. If you use AI for things useful to you, but not code, you are not valuable to them.[ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a9c3ab34e89834fd4cc22a84142bf3bc4adc566dfe24f69ca67742974804cb19.jpg) reddit.com From the SillyTavernAI community on Reddit ------------------------------------------ Explore this post and more from the SillyTavernAI community ](https://t.co/H45BCP01Qb) [2,235](https://twitter.com/steipete/status/2046199257430888878)[ 12:08 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/steipete/status/2046199257430888878) New policy from Atlassian Unless you opt out by August 17th 2026, data from Jira and Confluence will automatically be used for AI training. Some data cannot be opted out at all on some plans. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a202cc4b99f9858e4689182538150ec742ecf6e8c80325b714922f3c8a25b212.jpg)](https://twitter.com/kepano) [kepano](https://twitter.com/kepano) [@kepano](https://twitter.com/kepano) [](https://twitter.com/kepano/status/2046235456975913145) New policy from [@Atlassian](https://twitter.com/Atlassian): Unless you opt out by August 17th 2026, data from Jira and Confluence will automatically be used for AI training. Some data cannot be opted out at all on some plans. [x.com/kepano/status/…](https://t.co/cJfra1rtj3) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0dd17102b3fc8e55c7a6ce8d4bebfbde6ae1441364b90a2c750e7d12e32559e2.jpg) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a202cc4b99f9858e4689182538150ec742ecf6e8c80325b714922f3c8a25b212.jpg)](https://twitter.com/kepano) [kepano](https://twitter.com/kepano) [@kepano](https://twitter.com/kepano) [](https://twitter.com/kepano/status/1688610782509211648) if your data is stored in a database that a company can freely read and access (i.e. not end-to-end encrypted), the company will eventually update their ToS so they can use your data for AI training — the incentives are too strong to resist [2,428](https://twitter.com/kepano/status/2046235456975913145)[ 2:32 PM • Apr 20, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/kepano/status/2046235456975913145) via [Valerii Anufriev](https://t.me/vianu_reebs) open-source reconstruction of Anthropic's Mythos based on publicly avaiiable data [ GitHub - kyegomez/OpenMythos: A theoretical reconstruction of the Claude Mythos architecture, built from first principles using the available research literature. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A theoretical reconstruction of the Claude Mythos architecture, built from first principles using the available research literature. - kyegomez/OpenMythos https://github.com ![GitHub - kyegomez/OpenMythos: A theoretical reconstruction of the Claude Mythos architecture, built from first principles using the available research literature.](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/670d4b8b9d79b3230d15c5cd1d985f3011cd539ba10e71a43d2dcef6cd677f40.png) ](https://github.com/kyegomez/OpenMythos) Wednesday 22nd April 2026 ------------------------- OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with Smarter Visual Tools OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.0  powered by the gpt-image-2 model that handles sharper edits, complex layouts, and real-time data like San Francisco's weather during a live demo. All users get the standard version, while paid plans unlock 'Thinking' mode for web searches, multiple variants, and consistent outputs up to 2K resolution. Benchmarks show it topping charts, with early testers creating intricate grids and realistic newspaper fronts that older tools couldn't match, opening doors for creators and developers alike. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/029dab812e4c272f2eda74f86a3f50a4047d80160e62cb1c72bc4536a142b9b9.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [@OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2046670977145372771) Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.0 A state-of-the-art image model that can take on complex visual tasks and produce precise, immediately usable visuals, with sharper editing, richer layouts, and thinking-level intelligence. Video made with ChatGPT Images ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2046668430842146816/img/bF2-O5T-0PUVRVCs.jpg) [25K](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2046670977145372771)[ 7:22 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2046670977145372771) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/029dab812e4c272f2eda74f86a3f50a4047d80160e62cb1c72bc4536a142b9b9.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [@OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2046691647036227700) What makes ChatGPT Images 2.0 a state-of-the-art image generation model? Researchers behind the model explain. A thread: Thinking & Intelligence in ChatGPT Images 2.0, demonstrated by [@ayaanzhaque](https://twitter.com/ayaanzhaque) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGdP_cnbUAEwzw3.jpg) [3,589](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2046691647036227700)[ 8:44 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2046691647036227700) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c91957622ae01622b0e4f116aa11de1ad548d6edb8ec6647b385ed9b159542d5.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [OpenAI Developers](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [@OpenAIDevs](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046671238534496259) gpt-image-2 is here, available today in the API and Codex. The most capable image generation model yet, built for production-grade workflows with stronger text rendering, layout, editing, resolution, and multilingual rendering. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGc9B_mbsAAxG78.jpg) [1,448](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046671238534496259)[ 7:23 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2046671238534496259) SpaceX announces partnership with Cursor AI including right to acquire for $60 billion or pay $10 billion SpaceX revealed it is collaborating closely with Cursor AI to develop the world's best coding and knowledge work AI, leveraging Cursor's product for expert software engineers and SpaceX's Colossus supercomputer with a million H100 equivalents. Cursor has granted SpaceX the option to acquire the company later this year for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for their joint work. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1970913c9c7356c7469141185ff6d28dc7b331b556723b0bb2319cdb821307b0.jpg)](https://twitter.com/SpaceX) [SpaceX](https://twitter.com/SpaceX) [@SpaceX](https://twitter.com/SpaceX) [](https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2046713419978453374) SpaceXAI and [@cursor\_ai](https://twitter.com/cursor_ai) are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI. The combination of Cursor’s leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX’s million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will [37.9K](https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2046713419978453374)[ 10:11 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/2046713419978453374) Various links related to observations by many people of Anthropic removing Claude Code from its Pro subscription, subsequent clarification from an Anthropic staffer and then OpenAI responding to Anthropic [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1srzhd7/psa\_claude\_pro\_no\_longer\_lists\_claude\_code\_as\_an/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1srzhd7/psa_claude_pro_no_longer_lists_claude_code_as_an/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1rkijk6/anthropic\_reduces\_the\_value\_of\_max\_plans\_by/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1rkijk6/anthropic_reduces_the_value_of_max_plans_by/) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/84873012b078acdc4dbe200011d56dd487ef56fa389533c9a7a1f585af176288.jpg)](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare) [Amol Avasare](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare) [@TheAmolAvasare](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare) [](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare/status/2046724659039932830) For clarity, we're running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups. Existing Pro and Max subscribers aren't affected. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/194a66996402ddd7b2904f615853152d49205372210d237183d75cf5541b2410.jpg)](https://twitter.com/TheGeorgePu) [George Pu](https://twitter.com/TheGeorgePu) [@TheGeorgePu](https://twitter.com/TheGeorgePu) [](https://twitter.com/TheGeorgePu/status/2046705634331025855) Anthropic just pulled Claude Code from the Pro plan. Pro users wanting it need Max now. $100/month minimum. 5x jump. I'm on Max 20x so I'm fine. Flagging for anyone on Pro who's about to find out. No announcement. Just a pricing page edit. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/11a990267867a0fd535bde72c224d0fd1787cb3438a8c901cef3ffa893d73863.jpg) [5,247](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare/status/2046724659039932830)[ 10:55 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare/status/2046724659039932830) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5b3251ee72b37d18e27dd7c51b69a2341e84a5ed20e213e6427b4dc4756c3e44.jpg)](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux) [Tibo](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux) [@thsottiaux](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux) [](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux/status/2046740759056162816) I don't know what they are doing over there, but Codex will continue to be available both in the FREE and PLUS ($20) plans. We have the compute and efficient models to support it. For important changes, we will engage with the community well ahead of making them. Transparency [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/84873012b078acdc4dbe200011d56dd487ef56fa389533c9a7a1f585af176288.jpg)](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare) [Amol Avasare](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare) [@TheAmolAvasare](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare) [](https://twitter.com/TheAmolAvasare/status/2046724659039932830) For clarity, we're running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups. Existing Pro and Max subscribers aren't affected. [11.8K](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux/status/2046740759056162816)[ 11:59 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/thsottiaux/status/2046740759056162816) Sullivan & Cromwell Files Emergency ‘Please Don’t Sanction Us For All These AI Hallucinations’ Letter [https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/sullivan-cromwell-files-emergency-please-dont-sanction-us-for-all-these-ai-hallucinations-letter/https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/sullivan-cromwell-law-firm-apologizes-ai-hallucinations-court-filing-2026-04-21/](https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/sullivan-cromwell-files-emergency-please-dont-sanction-us-for-all-these-ai-hallucinations-letter/https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/sullivan-cromwell-law-firm-apologizes-ai-hallucinations-court-filing-2026-04-21/) Spectrum:  An open source  framework that brings AI agents to iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and SMS/RCS, through one unified API. [ Introducing Spectrum: Agents for the rest of us - Photon Blog ------------------------------------------------------------- Photon powers conversational AI agents on iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more. Open-source Spectrum framework + SDK for seamless agent interactions. https://photon.codes ![Introducing Spectrum: Agents for the rest of us - Photon Blog](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/42d719ca9936a0ba819a5d021fc5df2008ac90e8ff7b493ad47693ec63ef0450.png) ](https://photon.codes/blog/introducing-spectrum) Couple of posts from [Robby Yung](https://t.me/robyung) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/73b44a001b5ff6f2650ad00acde583ebf818b2c4a2bdcf22ff42ab0551635a58.jpg)](https://twitter.com/JoshKale) [Josh Kale](https://twitter.com/JoshKale) [@JoshKale](https://twitter.com/JoshKale) [](https://twitter.com/JoshKale/status/2046774243799511156) Anthropic said Mythos was too dangerous to release. Then four random guys in a Discord gained access on day one by guessing the URL... This is pretty insane: → Group in a private Discord guessed the endpoint from Anthropic's naming conventions → They figured out the [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f1f3a824e3b13a8907624f215cef5b29f437945c1eec3c853e16e4e47ff100ca.jpg)](https://twitter.com/business) [Bloomberg](https://twitter.com/business) [@business](https://twitter.com/business) [](https://twitter.com/business/status/2046707189922890025) Anthropic's Mythos has been accessed by a small group of unauthorized users, raising questions about control of the AI model [bloomberg.com/news/articles/…](https://t.co/lXNLHlE1b3) [24.5K](https://twitter.com/JoshKale/status/2046774243799511156)[ 2:13 AM • Apr 22, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/JoshKale/status/2046774243799511156) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0327bb5a5e4ca4c23007153f29987a0c384ae20e62d081eb2b66711938ef4feb.png)](https://twitter.com/stitchbygoogle) [Stitch by Google](https://twitter.com/stitchbygoogle) [@stitchbygoogle](https://twitter.com/stitchbygoogle) [](https://twitter.com/stitchbygoogle/status/2046624729403142320) Today, we’re open-sourcing the draft specification for DESIGN.md, so it can be used across any tool or platform. We’re also adding new capabilities. DESIGN.md lets you easily export and import your design rules from project to project. Instead of guessing intent, agents know ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2046623229364830208/img/PMuNWUCkkHvMkNen.jpg) [17.7K](https://twitter.com/stitchbygoogle/status/2046624729403142320)[ 4:18 PM • Apr 21, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/stitchbygoogle/status/2046624729403142320) Thursday 23rd April 2026 ------------------------ Qwen3.6-27B Alibaba Qwen team latest dense, open-source model, packing flagship-level coding power 🧠 Outstanding agentic coding — surpasses Qwen3.5-397B-A17B across all major coding benchmarks 💡 Strong reasoning across text & multimodal tasks 🔄 Supports thinking & non-thinking modes ✅ Apache 2.0 — fully open, fully yours [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6868acecf957db005a4e15398feb441591f5598882c603dc3b50c5f3068111e3.jpg)](https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen) [Qwen](https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen) [@Alibaba\_Qwen](https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen) [](https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2046939764428009914) ![🚀](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f680.png) Meet Qwen3.6-27B, our latest dense, open-source model, packing flagship-level coding power! Yes, 27B, and Qwen3.6-27B punches way above its weight. ![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png) What's new: ![🧠](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9e0.png) Outstanding agentic coding — surpasses Qwen3.5-397B-A17B across all major coding benchmarks ![💡](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4a1.png) Strong ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2914da2b4b8e16fa354d57353a51942eee20eb5b7c25aa74b2cb5beabccd1242.jpg) [12.3K](https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2046939764428009914)[ 1:10 PM • Apr 22, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2046939764428009914) via OpenAI Today we’re releasing OpenAI Privacy Filter, an open-weight model for detecting and redacting personally identifiable information (PII) in text.  Privacy Filter is a small model with frontier personal data detection capability. It is designed for high-throughput privacy workflows, and is able to perform context-aware detection of PII in unstructured text. It can run locally, which means that PII can be masked or redacted without leaving your machine. It processes long inputs efficiently, making redaction decisions in a quick, single pass. The model is available today under the Apache 2.0 license on Hugging Face⁠ and Github⁠. It is intended for experimentation, customization, and commercial deployment, and it can be fine-tuned for different data distributions and privacy policies. via [Anthony Estebe](https://t.me/antho1404) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/029dab812e4c272f2eda74f86a3f50a4047d80160e62cb1c72bc4536a142b9b9.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [@OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2047008987665809771) Introducing workspace agents in ChatGPT—shared agents that can handle complex tasks and long-running workflows across tools and teams. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2047004707844194304/img/IhMl2PZiOc460lx8.jpg) [17.4K](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2047008987665809771)[ 5:45 PM • Apr 22, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2047008987665809771) Google’s infra announcements at Cloud Next'26 were substantial, not cosmetic: They introduced 8th-gen TPUs with a split design: TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference. Google says 8t delivers nearly 3x compute per pod vs Ironwood, while 8i connects 1,152 TPUs per pod for low-latency inference and high-throughput multi-agent workloads [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2ee7f24bf6162aee9352fa9ddeb9ab8cf80e14f24a2efad4bff234401e674c3e.jpg)](https://twitter.com/Google) [Google](https://twitter.com/Google) [@Google](https://twitter.com/Google) [](https://twitter.com/Google/status/2046993420841865508) We’re introducing our eighth generation of TPUs. This time, we’re taking a dual chip approach: TPU 8t, optimized for training, and TPU 8i, optimized for inference. ![💪](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4aa.png)TPU 8t achieves nearly three times the compute performance per pod over our previous generation, Ironwood. ![⚡](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/26a1.png)TPU ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/HGhXOXqWEAAeRC-.jpg) [2,421](https://twitter.com/Google/status/2046993420841865508)[ 4:43 PM • Apr 22, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/Google/status/2046993420841865508) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d0993c56f46ef9ef8b27a1420a78ad0a2323457d31006110d21d7cfb3af60a6c.jpg)](https://twitter.com/scaling01) [Lisan al Gaib](https://twitter.com/scaling01) [@scaling01](https://twitter.com/scaling01) [](https://twitter.com/scaling01/status/2046981511753130461) Google also said they can now scale to a million TPUs within a single cluster with TPU8t ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d391aef7cb8774bce9589ac6ba0cbafc024f3bd866066716ce822d95c640f62b.jpg) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d0993c56f46ef9ef8b27a1420a78ad0a2323457d31006110d21d7cfb3af60a6c.jpg)](https://twitter.com/scaling01) [Lisan al Gaib](https://twitter.com/scaling01) [@scaling01](https://twitter.com/scaling01) [](https://twitter.com/scaling01/status/2046971140904476739) TPU 8i/8t seems to be a massive upgrade in compute ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f333ccf203bd2d4afefb333ef5ce4d83d58b21a85f2adb4d8372c9716d88fde6.png) [487](https://twitter.com/scaling01/status/2046981511753130461)[ 3:56 PM • Apr 22, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/scaling01/status/2046981511753130461) Friday 24th April 2026 ---------------------- OpenAI released GPT-5.5 to paid ChatGPT users on Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans, plus Codex, with a stronger Pro variant for higher tiers. It excels in agentic coding, research, data analysis, and multi-tool workflows, topping benchmarks like Terminal-Bench 2.0 at 82.7% and OSWorld-Verified at 78.7%.  Early users praise its smarts but note the higher API costs of $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/029dab812e4c272f2eda74f86a3f50a4047d80160e62cb1c72bc4536a142b9b9.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [@OpenAI](https://twitter.com/OpenAI) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2047376561205325845) Introducing GPT-5.5 A new class of intelligence for real work and powering agents, built to understand complex goals, use tools, check its work, and carry more tasks through to completion. It marks a new way of getting computer work done. Now available in ChatGPT and Codex. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2047374439407620096/img/hr_j95BZ5LxS1EJT.jpg) [50.1K](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2047376561205325845)[ 6:06 PM • Apr 23, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2047376561205325845) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c91957622ae01622b0e4f116aa11de1ad548d6edb8ec6647b385ed9b159542d5.jpg)](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [OpenAI Developers](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [@OpenAIDevs](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs) [](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2047381283358355706) With GPT-5.5, Codex now gets more of the job done across the browser, files, docs, and your computer. We've expanded browser use so Codex can interact with web apps, and test flows, click through pages, capture screenshots, and iterate on what it sees until it completes the ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2047381225476886528/img/2qjW6vuML5tSHclQ.jpg) [4,336](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2047381283358355706)[ 6:25 PM • Apr 23, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2047381283358355706) [https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/](https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/) Based on Kevin Dent's question on how many in the group use ChatGPT vs Claude? [Vano](https://t.me/Power_VANO) responded with > I use both actively. Ending up spending most Claude usage typically on Cowork. For coding, always using both and make them crosscheck each other's work. > > For multi-tool agentic tasks such as monitoring Slack, updating tasks and statuses in project management tool, etc. ChatGPT is more efficient as quality is very much the same and much less daily/weekly usage allocation is spent compared to Claude. > > And obviously some features are unique to each product. + using Gemini as part of Google Workspace Saturday 25th April 2026 ------------------------ Came across OpenWork which bills itself as an open source, enterprise-ready alternative to Claude Cowork that companies can deploy internally — with their own LLMs, their own infrastructure, and their own compliance posture. We launched 3 months ago, and already have 14k GitHub stars and 150k+ downloads. [ OpenWork: The open source alternative to Claude Cowork | Y Combinator --------------------------------------------------------------------- The open source alternative to Claude Cowork. Founded in 2026 by Ben Shafii, OpenWork has 4 employees based in . OpenWork is hiring for 2 roles in engineering and design. https://www.ycombinator.com ![OpenWork: The open source alternative to Claude Cowork | Y Combinator](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7b3b3eb56667492db9630c0d263eb4db922d9cf519d7f7b565cf26f9fcffe52c.png) ](https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Q3p-openwork-the-open-source-alternative-to-claude-cowork) [ Roadmap - OpenWork Docs ----------------------- What OpenWork supports today and what is coming next. https://openworklabs.com ![Roadmap - OpenWork Docs](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a28b2772a1bbc590b68f5ad57a1156d14d162ed33a91e329dcadd8aaa52de13f.png) ](https://openworklabs.com/docs/roadmap) ComfyUI Raises $30 Million at $500 Million Valuation The open-source tool, known for its node-based interface that gives pros precise control over generative AI workflows, secured $30 million led by Craft Ventures, pushing its total funding to $47 million. With over 4 million users, 60,000 community-built nodes, and 150,000 daily downloads—all without marketing—the funding will fuel Comfy Cloud for teams, better local installs, and support for new models while keeping the core open source. Founders like Yoland Yan and Robin Huang credit the community for the success, with studios already hiring 'ComfyUI artists' and investors praising its product-market fit. [ ComfyUI raises $30M to scale open-source AI for creative production ------------------------------------------------------------------- Building the AI creation engine for visual professionals https://blog.comfy.org ![ComfyUI raises $30M to scale open-source AI for creative production](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/177161243833cfc610298345a2d2980a73b955140eb80f87fc0ae3b618af793e.jpg) ](https://blog.comfy.org/p/comfyui-raises-30m-to-scale-open) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f021a26128dde041f8c51890607fe114f82765375ec57c7dfbddc0567ba5a5c1.jpg)](https://twitter.com/ComfyUI) [ComfyUI](https://twitter.com/ComfyUI) [@ComfyUI](https://twitter.com/ComfyUI) [](https://twitter.com/ComfyUI/status/2047731693788995871) We just raised $30M at a $500M valuation, bringing our total funding to $47M. Led by [@craft\_ventures](https://twitter.com/craft_ventures) , with [@PaceCap](https://twitter.com/PaceCap) , [@chemistry](https://twitter.com/chemistry) , TruArrow, and others. But before anything else: this belongs to the community. ComfyUI started as one developer and one open-source repo. No ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2047730736938225665/img/BGHajvutFg4UZKLW.jpg) [620](https://twitter.com/ComfyUI/status/2047731693788995871)[ 5:37 PM • Apr 24, 2026 ](https://twitter.com/ComfyUI/status/2047731693788995871) * * * Below is my personal website which aggregates links to many of my socials as well as the various content and community that I curate. Feel free to share this link to others who you think may find this content/community useful to them [**https://linktr.ee/goolamabbas**](https://linktr.ee/goolamabbas) The cover image of this newsletter via generated via the **OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0** model within the [**Freepik**](https://www.freepik.com/) tool via the following prompt ![](https://paragraph.com/editor/callout/information-icon.png) A breathtaking, sweeping desert landscape, suddenly transformed by a rare and miraculous rainfall, as millions of wildflowers of every shape, size, and color – velvety reds, sunshine yellows, delicate pinks, and soft lavenders – burst forth from the cracked, sandy earth, creating a striking visual contrast between the arid, weathered dunes and the vibrant, lush blossoms that blanket the terrain, with some flowers swaying gently in the breeze, while others stand tall and proud, as if defying the harsh, desert environment, under a bright blue sky with only a few wispy, white clouds. --- *Originally published on [This Week in All Things AI](https://paragraph.com/@twiata/this-week-in-all-things-ai-week-17-2026)*