The Week in AI: The $40 Billion Bet and the Model Nobody Can Use
The week of April 20–26, 2026 will be remembered as the moment AI investment logic became indistinguishable from geopolitical strategy. Google committed up to $40 billion to Anthropic in a single deal, while Meta announced 8,000 layoffs specifically to free capital for AI infrastructure. Simultaneously, Anthropic's most capable model yet was deemed too dangerous for public
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