Meta reportedly plans to lay off 8,000 more employees next month

Below are some of the highlights in AI, robotics, and machine learning for this past week.

4/19

Leak: The NSA reportedly uses Anthropic’s Mythos despite Pentagon blacklist

Vercel confirms breach through Context.ai compromise

Tesla expands Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston

Beijing half-marathon shows how far humanoid robots have come

Utah Republican makes AI regulation his campaign centerpiece

4/18

Man dies after relying on AI over his oncologist

Hundreds of fake pro-Trump AI avatars emerge on social media

Study: Seoul National University develops self-healing artificial muscle

Schematik is ‘Cursor for hardware’ and Anthropic wants in

Report: Doctors and lawyers moonlight as AI trainers for $2M/day platform

Samsung Galaxy AI smart glasses set for 2026 launch

4/17

Leak: Meta plans to lay off around 8,000 employees starting May 20

Leak: Delays flagged at 40% of AI data center construction sites

Anthropic CEO meets with White…