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20 Apr 2026

BlackBerry stock surges 13% as expanded partnership with Nvidia pushes QNX into AI and robotics

BlackBerry shares jumped 13% following an expanded partnership with Nvidia that integrates its QNX operating system into Nvidia's IGX Thor platform for industrial automation, medical technology, and robotics. The collaboration positions the former smartphone maker at the center of safety-critical AI applications, with CEO John Giamatteo targeting double-digit revenue growth as QNX expands beyond automotive into fast-growing AI-driven markets.

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Vercel breach traced to AI tool after employee grants unrestricted Google Workspace access

Vercel, the cloud platform behind Next.js, disclosed a security breach originating from Context.ai, a third-party AI tool. A Vercel employee granted the AI tool unrestricted OAuth permissions to their corporate Google Workspace account. When Context.ai was compromised through infostealer malware, attackers inherited those permissions and accessed Vercel's internal systems, exposing non-sensitive environment variables for a limited subset of customers.

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AMD partners with GlobalFoundries for Co-Packaged Optics in Instinct MI500 AI accelerators

AMD is preparing to integrate Co-Packaged Optics into its Instinct MI500 AI accelerators, partnering with GlobalFoundries for photonic integrated circuits and ASE for packaging. The 2027 launch aims to address interconnect bandwidth bottlenecks in AI infrastructure as the silicon photonics race with NVIDIA intensifies.

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Google splits eighth-gen TPU into training and inference chips to challenge Nvidia dominance

Google unveiled its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units at Cloud Next, marking a strategic shift by splitting capabilities into two specialized chips. The TPU 8t targets AI model training with 2.8x performance gains, while TPU 8i focuses on inference with 80% better performance per dollar. Both chips ditch x86 for custom Axion ARM CPUs, signaling Google's push for full-stack efficiency in the agentic era.

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Quantum computers could boost AI by processing large datasets with minimal memory requirements

Researchers have developed a breakthrough method for using quantum computers to boost AI performance on massive datasets. The technique allows quantum machines to process data in smaller batches without requiring impossibly large memory systems. A quantum computer with just 300 logical qubits could outperform a classical computer built using every atom in the observable universe for certain AI tasks.

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Fynd processes 4.3 million AI customer interactions using OpenAI models across retail sectors

Fynd, backed by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has processed over 4.3 million customer interactions using OpenAI's large language models. The AI-native retail technology company's conversational AI agent now serves 1.1 million users and handles 750,000 interactions monthly across fashion, beauty, healthcare, and e-commerce sectors.

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Coinbase Tests AI Agents as Virtual Coworkers While Launching Marketplace for Autonomous Transactions

Coinbase is testing AI agents modeled after former executives Fred Ehrsam and Balaji Srinivasan to assist employees through Slack and email. CEO Brian Armstrong predicts the company will employ more AI agents than human staff soon, as the exchange simultaneously launches Agentic.market, a discovery platform enabling AI agents to find and pay for services autonomously using the x402 protocol.

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Banks face dual AI risk as Mythos exposes vulnerabilities while fraud attacks surge globally

Anthropic's powerful Mythos AI model has uncovered thousands of severe security vulnerabilities across major operating systems, prompting urgent warnings from financial regulators worldwide. Switzerland's Finma labels unrestricted access a systemic bank risk, while experts warn that AI-powered fraud poses an equally dangerous parallel threat already operating at industrial scale.

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AI systems judge people with systematic biases stronger than humans, study reveals

A Hebrew University study analyzing over 43,000 simulated decisions reveals AI systems exhibit systematic and predictable biases when evaluating people. While AI mimics human trust, it relies on rigid criteria rather than holistic impressions, leading to stronger biases in critical decision-making roles like job screening and creditworthiness assessment.

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SK hynix begins mass production of 192GB SOCAMM2 memory for NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI platform

SK hynix has started mass production of its 192GB SOCAMM2 memory module targeting NVIDIA's Vera Rubin AI platform. Built on LPDDR5X technology and 1c-class DRAM process, the module delivers more than double the bandwidth and over 75% improved power efficiency compared to conventional RDIMM modules, addressing critical memory bottlenecks in AI server deployments.

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iQiyi launches massive AI overhaul, expects AI to create most content within five years

Chinese streaming service iQiyi is undergoing its biggest corporate overhaul in 16 years, betting that AI will create the bulk of its films and shows within five years. CEO Gong Yu unveiled Nadou Pro, an AI toolkit handling everything from scriptwriting to final rendering, as the company battles a 13% revenue decline and competition from short-video platforms.

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Friedrich Merz and Siemens demand lighter EU regulation for industrial AI ahead of AI Act

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for less stringent EU regulation on industrial AI at Hannover Messe, arguing current rules are too restrictive. Siemens CEO Roland Busch echoed the concerns, warning the company may prioritize investments in the US and China if regulations aren't eased before the EU AI Act takes full effect in August.

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, advancing toward AI superapp with enhanced coding and research tools

OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.5 on Thursday, calling it its smartest and most intuitive AI model yet. Released just seven weeks after GPT-5.4, the model brings significant improvements in agentic coding, knowledge work, and scientific research. President Greg Brockman says it's a step toward OpenAI's planned superapp that will unify ChatGPT, Codex, and AI browser capabilities.

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Elon Musk skips French prosecutors summons as X investigation deepens over Grok AI abuses

Elon Musk failed to appear before French prosecutors for mandatory questioning in an X investigation examining Grok AI's generation of sexual deepfakes and child abuse imagery. The US Department of Justice refused to assist the probe, calling it politically motivated, while Paris authorities continue investigating five criminal offenses including child pornography distribution and fraudulent data extraction.

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Character.AI launches Books feature to turn classic literature into roleplay experiences

Character.AI has unveiled a new Books feature that transforms classic literature into interactive roleplaying experiences, allowing users to engage with characters from works like Alice in Wonderland and Pride and Prejudice. The launch arrives amid intense scrutiny over the platform's safety record, including lawsuits linked to teen suicides and mental health crises among young users.

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