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Claude Opus 4.7 Is Here: Anthropic's Most Capable Coding Model Just Changed the Game (Again)

Claude Opus 4.7 launched April 16, 2026 — model ID claude-opus-4-7, $5 per 1M input tokens, $25 per 1M output tokens. CursorBench 70% (+12), XBOW vision 98.5% (+44). New xhigh effort, task budgets, /ultrareview. We're literally using it to write this article.

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April 16, 2026

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HeyGen Avatar V Tested: We Cloned Ourselves From a 15-Second Phone Clip — Here's What Happened

We tested HeyGen Avatar V hands-on. Launched April 2026, it builds a photorealistic digital twin from a 15-second phone clip. 0.840 face similarity, 175+ languages, $29 per month. Verdict: jaw-dropping.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Unite Against China: Inside the Frontier Model Forum's New Espionage Defense Pact

On April 6, 2026, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google signed an unprecedented pact through the Frontier Model Forum to share intelligence on Chinese industrial espionage targeting US AI labs. Inside the rival alliance, the concrete threats, and what it means for the US-China AI race.

Anthropic Managed Agents Sparks Backlash: OpenClaw Creator Accuses Anthropic of Cannibalizing Open-Source

April 8 2026: Anthropic launched Managed Agents four days after cutting 135,000 OpenClaw instances off Claude subscriptions. OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger accuses Anthropic of copying open-source features, then locking the door. Inside the embrace-extend-extinguish playbook.

Meta Muse Spark Arrives: Inside Alexandr Wang's $14.3B Bet on a Closed-Source Superintelligence

On April 8, 2026, Meta Superintelligence Labs launched Muse Spark — its first model since the $14.3B Scale AI deal. It scores 52 on Artificial Analysis, dominates health and visual tasks, flops on coding, and goes closed-source. Alexandr Wang's first test.

Claude Mythos Goes Dark: Anthropic Locks Its Most Powerful Model Behind Project Glasswing

On April 7, 2026, Anthropic confirmed Claude Mythos will not ship publicly. Project Glasswing gives 50+ partners access after the model found thousands of zero-days, including a 27-year-old OpenBSD bug. A historic first.

Google Veo 3.1 Lite Launches at $0.05/sec as OpenAI Shuts Down Sora

Google launched Veo 3.1 Lite on March 31, 2026 at $0.05/sec for 720p via the Gemini API. OpenAI killed Sora on March 24 after $15M/day burn rate vs $2.1M lifetime revenue. Google now dominates AI video with three tiers and native audio lip-sync.

The Intern Who Found It: How a 60MB Source Map Changed the AI Industry

Chaofan Shou, intern at Solayer Labs, found a 59.8MB source map in npm at 4AM on a Sunday. 16M views on X, 75K GitHub stars, biggest AI source code leak ever.

Grok Deepfake Lawsuits: Baltimore, Class-Action Minors, and 35 Attorneys General Take on xAI

xAI faces lawsuits from Baltimore, a federal class-action by minors, and demands from 35 attorneys general over Grok's deepfake crisis. 3M+ explicit images generated in 11 days, 23,000 depicting children.

Every Country That Banned or Investigated Grok Over Deepfakes: The Full Regulatory Map

At least 14 countries and regulators have banned, blocked, investigated, or sued xAI over Grok deepfakes in 2026. Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access entirely. The EU, UK, France, Netherlands, and 35 US attorneys general launched formal proceedings.

Grok Deepfake Numbers: 4.4 Million Images, 23,000 Children, 82% Failure Rate

In 9 days, Grok generated 4.4M images -- 1.8M sexualized women (NYT), 23K children (CCDH). Reuters tested 55 prompts: 82% still produced after fixes. The data story behind the worst AI safety failure of 2026.

Trump Banned Anthropic From the US Government. A Federal Judge Just Blocked It.

The Trump administration banned Anthropic's Claude from all federal agencies after the company refused to allow autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Judge Rita Lin blocked the ban on March 26, calling it 'Orwellian' First Amendment retaliation. DOJ appealed April 2 to the Ninth Circuit.

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April 5, 2026

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