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Anthropic has cut off Claude Pro and Max subscription access for OpenClaw and all third-party AI agent frameworks, forcing more than 135,000 active instances onto pay-as-you-go API pricing that can cost up to 50 times more.
xAI has rolled out two new generation modes for Grok Imagine on the web, giving users direct control over the tradeoff between image detail and generation speed. A third Pro mode with 1080p output is confirmed for later this month.
Netflix has released VOID (Video Object and Interaction Deletion), its first public AI model. The open-source tool removes objects from video while preserving physically plausible interactions.
Murphy Campbell found AI-generated songs on her Spotify profile she never recorded, then faced copyright claims from cloned recordings on YouTube.
Anthropic expanded Claude computer use to Windows on April 3, letting the AI open apps, navigate browsers, and work on local files through Claude Cowork and Claude Code.
DeepSeek V4 will run exclusively on Huawei Ascend 950PR processors, marking a milestone in China's push to build advanced AI without American chip technology.
Tencent has released OmniWeaving, a unified video generation model that handles seven distinct tasks from text-to-video to reasoning-augmented generation, with publicly available weights and code.
Alibaba Wan2.7 video generation model is now available directly in ComfyUI through Partner Nodes, bringing comprehensive video creation capabilities to the popular node-based workflow tool.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Cinemersive Labs, a UK-based startup specializing in AI-powered technology that converts ordinary photos and videos into immersive 3D volumetric experiences.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Voice Mode on Apple CarPlay, giving drivers hands-free access to AI conversations for advice, brainstorming, and language practice while on the road.
Sony AI has released Woosh, an open source sound effects foundation model supporting text-to-audio and video-to-audio generation.
Figma launched Make Kits and Make Attachments, two features that let design system authors teach Figma Make how to use their components and reference real data during AI generation.
Google Vids now lets Workspace users create AI-directed avatars using Veo 3.1, generate custom soundtracks with Lyria 3, and produce up to 10 free video clips per month.
OpenAI acquired TBPN, the Technology Business Programming Network, a live tech news show with 300,000 followers, for low hundreds of millions of dollars.
Cursor shipped a complete overhaul on April 2, replacing its code editor with a unified workspace built around AI agents, multi-agent management, and cloud-local handoff.
ElevenLabs launched ElevenMusic, a free iOS app that lets users create and remix songs using text prompts. The app marks the company expansion from voice AI into music generation.