AI News Archive: April 28, 2026 — Part 21
Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- Freepik rebrands as Magnific, unifying its AI creative stack as enterprise and “no-collar” growth accelerates
Freepik today announced its relaunch as Magnific, a new identity that confirms its transformation into the world’s most comprehensive AI creative platform, set against the backdrop of a new creative i...
- Iran parades armed women in streets as questions over AI videos grow
Videos emerging on social media from Iran appear to show armed Iranian women parading with IRGC in several cities in an upsurge of nationalist and religious fervour, dubbed as a “jihad of women”, but some clips spark AI editing doubts and remain unverified.
- Redpine secures €6.8M to power AI with premium data
Swedish AI company Redpine hasraised €6.8 million in a seed funding round led by NordicNinja, withparticipation from Luminar Ventures and node.vc. The investment will supportthe company’s internationa...
- Stockholm’s Redpine raises €6.8 million to unlock licensed premium data for AI agents
Redpine, a Stockholm-based AI startup, has raised €6.8M in Seed funding to power AI companies and agents with access to licensed, high-quality and multimodal data, securely and at scale. The round was led by NordicNinja, with participation from fellow Nordic firms Luminar Ventures and node.vc. Alongside the Seed funding, Redpine has received investment from strategic […] The post Stockholm’s Redpine raises €6.8 million to unlock licensed premium data for AI agents appeared first on EU-Startups .
- Anthropic Mythos: Firms with access to model say speed of response, not uncovering flaws, is key
A new AI model, Mythos, drastically shrinks the time between discovering and exploiting software vulnerabilities, creating a critical "kill zone" for companies. Indian firms, with slow patching cycles, face significant risk as AI-driven attacks become faster and more accessible, necessitating a shift to continuous, machine-speed security.
- Anthropic's Mythos got breached
Anthropic's Mythos was breached via a Discord group
- Analyst Take: Explaining Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Risk to Your Board
Analyst Take: Explaining Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Risk to Your Board Gartner
- Anthropic’s Little Brother
OpenAI is racing to catch up to its greatest rival.
- Google Translate can now help you with pronunciation
The AI-powered pronunciation practice feature analyzes and corrects your speech to help you learn new languages.
- The 2026 Global AI in Financial Services Report
The 2026 Global AI in Financial Services Report Cambridge Judge Business School
- AI demands a new kind of financial services business
In a market defined by relentless change, the financial institutions with a clear AI strategy will outdo the competition.
- How AI is quickly overhauling one segment of SBA lending
Celtic Bank is the latest large Small Business Administration lender to turn to an AI origination platform for smaller-dollar loans. Live Oak Bank, which has been piloting the same platform, says it's poised for big growth in the same segment.
- Is AI the way to get credit to the underbanked?
Rodney Hood, former acting Comptroller of the Currency and former chair of the National Credit Union Administration, says the credit scoring system is broken and AI can fix it.
- AI is a tool that will bring the most benefit to well-trained bankers
Just as the invention of pneumatic nail guns didn't eliminate the need for expert carpenters, the appearance of new AI tools for banks won't obviate the need for experienced and well-trained bank employees.
- Financial Services Leaders Gather in New York to Examine the Realities of Agentic AI in Enterprise Operations
Financial Services Leaders Gather in New York to Examine the Realities of Agentic AI in Enterprise Operations The Arizona Republic
- Reliance To Invest $17 Bn To Set Up 1.5 GW Data Centre Cluster In Visakhapatnam
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is planning to invest ₹1.6 Lakh Cr (about $17 Bn) to set up a 1.5 GW…
- Reliance’s USD 17 billion plan for 1.5 GW data centre cluster in Andhra Pradesh
Reliance Industries Limited is planning to invest around USD 17 billion (Rs 1.6 lakh crore) into a 1.5 GW data centre cluster in Visakhapatnam. A phased rollout with 300 acres in the first stage and the rest later. A mix of data centre infrastructure, cable landing, and even a desalination plant. Reliance is not just building computing capacity; it is building control over power. The company plans a captive renewable energy system with a 9,000 MW-peak solar capacity. That is not a side addition. That is the backbone. AI data centres are not limited by servers anymore. They are limited by energy. And by locking in its own energy supply, Reliance is solving the biggest constraint before it becomes a problem. Why Visakhapatnam is a new hotspot for tech investments Visakhapatnam is no longer a single-project play. In a short span, it has started to look like a serious data centre cluster. Google has already committed around USD 15 billion for a large AI data centre in the same region. Othe
- Microsoft Copilot rolls out to 7.43 lakh Accenture employees
Microsoft Copilot rolls out to 7.43 lakh Accenture employees YourStory.com
- Accenture has been trialling Microsoft Copilot since 2023 – now it’s rolling out the AI tool to all 743,000 staff
Accenture has been trialling Microsoft Copilot since 2023 – now it’s rolling out the AI tool to all 743,000 staff IT Pro
- Explainer: Why the Microsoft-Accenture Copilot deal matters to Indian enterprises
Explainer: Why the Microsoft-Accenture Copilot deal matters to Indian enterprises Techcircle
- Your Engineers Are Using AI Every Day. Do You Know About It?
Your Engineers Are Using AI Every Day. Do You Know About It? entrepreneur.com
- Google breaks ground on AI Hub in Visakhapatnam
Google breaks ground on AI Hub in Visakhapatnam YourStory.com
- A New Era for Indian Tech: Google Breaks Ground on National AI Hub
Today, Google officially broke ground on its landmark AI hub in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh. This marks the start of construction on the company’s largest investment in India’s digital future to date, as well as reinforces Google’s commitment to being a long-term partner and catalyst for India’s economic and environmental resilience. The groundbreaking ceremony, celebrated […] The post A New Era for Indian Tech: Google Breaks Ground on National AI Hub appeared first on CXOToday.com .
- India's Cert-In warns of AI-led cyber threats, lists protection steps
New CERT-In advisory highlights how frontier AI systems are enabling large-scale scams, deepfakes, and automated cyberattacks with minimal human intervention
- Indian cyberwatchdog warns MSMEs are facing higher AI-driven cyber attack threats
India’s cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has issued a stark warning regarding the evolution of AI-driven cyber threats. By automating the identification of software vulnerabilities and launching complex, multi-stage attacks, frontier AI is significantly lowering the barrier for hackers. Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are reportedly at the highest risk due to limited security infrastructure.
- Copilot can now draft emails in Outlook, manage calendar with your prompts
Microsoft has upgraded Copilot in Microsoft Outlook with agentic features that can prioritise emails, draft replies, manage schedules, and handle routine tasks across inbox and calendar workflows
- Adobe Firefly AI Assistant now available in public beta: What can it do
Adobe rolls out Firefly AI Assistant in public beta, enabling users to edit images and videos using prompts instead of manually navigating tools across apps
- Google Meet brings real-time speech translation to Android, iOS: Details
Google Meet now translates spoken audio on mobile in near real time, helping users follow conversations across languages more easily
- You can now use Google Translate to practice your pronunciation with real-time AI feedback
Google Translate is turning 20 and celebrating with an AI pronunciation coach that listens to your speech and tells you exactly where you are going wrong.
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX compensation linked to colonising Mars and space data centres
The plan includes massive stock awards if SpaceX reaches a $7.5 trillion valuation and meets operational milestones
- Why Meta is betting on space-based solar energy projects to power its AI future
Why Meta is betting on space-based solar energy projects to power its AI future
- OpenAI's iPhone competitor
OpenAI's new iPhone competitor, plus tips on using Claude Design
- OpenAI may be building the first true AI phone
OpenAI may be building the first true AI phone Gulf News
- An OpenAI phone with agents instead of apps joins the hardware rumor mill
An OpenAI phone with agents instead of apps joins hardware rumor mill
- OpenAI Prepares AI-First Smartphone for 2028
OpenAI’s new smartphone reportedly aims to replace apps with AI agents. The post OpenAI Prepares AI-First Smartphone for 2028 appeared first on EE Times .
- Qualcomm executive signaled an AI smartphone weeks before report of OpenAI partnership
Qualcomm executive signaled an AI smartphone weeks before report of OpenAI partnership The Mercury News
- Alibaba DAMO Academy Unveils AI Model for Non-Invasive Colorectal Cancer Screening
Alibaba DAMO Academy introduced an AI model capable of detecting colorectal cancer from routine CT scans without invasive preparation, achieving high accuracy in clinical validation.
- AI model detects very early normally ‘invisible’ tissue changes of pancreatic cancer
AI model detects very early normally ‘invisible’ tissue changes of pancreatic cancer EurekAlert!
- DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up as CEO Liang Wenfeng remains out of sight?
The potential emergence of a new DeepSeek spokesman has sparked intrigue as speculation over the whereabouts of founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng continues, more than a year after his last public appearance. While the Hangzhou start-up’s latest V4 model did not make the same waves as its breakout moment a year earlier, the much-anticipated release still grabbed headlines through a collaboration with domestic tech giant Huawei Technologies and its remarkably low prices. For the traditionally...
- Lightelligence jumps 400% in Hong Kong debut amid AI-driven demand for photonics chips
Lightelligence, the first mainland Chinese photonics chipmaker to go public in Hong Kong, saw its share price surge by nearly 400 per cent in its trading debut on Tuesday, as investors banked on the country’s quest for a fast-growing alternative to conventional electronic semiconductors in artificial intelligence data centres. The Shanghai-based company opened at HK$880, versus the offer price of HK$183.20 – the top of its marketed range of HK$166.60 to HK$183.20. It raised HK$2.4 billion...
- Lightelligence Lists in Hong Kong, Targeting Optical Computing for AI Infrastructure
Lightelligence debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a market value exceeding $10 billion, focusing on silicon photonics solutions for AI computing infrastructure.
- ByteDance, Zhipu AI, and Alibaba named to TIME’s top 10 most influential AI companies of 2026
TIME released its list of the 10 most influential AI companies of 2026. Unlike rankings that focus purely on model performance, this list highlights companies that are shaping the industry through their broader impact on technology pathways, industrial applications, and society at large. The companies selected this year are: ByteDance, Amazon, Zhipu AI, OpenAI, Alphabet, […]
- Netflix Cofounder Predicts That This Unexpected Field Will Experience a Resurgence in the Age of AI
Netflix Cofounder Predicts That This Unexpected Field Will Experience a Resurgence in the Age of AI entrepreneur.com
- In Depth: China’s Auto Industry Bets Self-Driving Cars Will Lead to Embodied AI
In Depth: China’s Auto Industry Bets Self-Driving Cars Will Lead to Embodied AI Caixin Global
- Kakao Mobility details Level 4 autonomous driving roadmap for physical AI
Kakao Mobility has set out plans to develop Level 4 autonomous driving technologies in-house as part of its physical AI strategy. Kim Jin-kyu, vice president and head of Kakao Mobility’s Physical AI division, presented the roadmap at the 2026 World IT Show conference at COEX in Seoul. His session focused on autonomous driving services built […] The post Kakao Mobility details Level 4 autonomous driving roadmap for physical AI appeared first on AI News .
- Oxford Robotics Institute and AtkinsRéalis to scale up autonomous robotics systems in new partnership
Oxford Robotics Institute and AtkinsRéalis to scale up autonomous robotics systems in new partnership Oxford Robotics Institute
- EraDrive and Northrop Grumman collaborate on AI-enabled autonomy
EraDrive and Northrop Grumman collaborate on AI-enabled autonomy SpaceNews
- AI Transforms the World: XPENG Showcases Its Full-Stack Physical AI Ecosystem at Auto China 2026
We have journalists at the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China 2026), but it takes time to collect and then share all of the great EV announcements happening there. In the meantime, below is one notable announcement from XPENG that was shared on Friday when the show launched. The 19th Beijing ... [continued] The post AI Transforms the World: XPENG Showcases Its Full-Stack Physical AI Ecosystem at Auto China 2026 appeared first on CleanTechnica .
- Here is what an LLM that knows nothing after 1930 thinks our world looks like in 2026
"Talkie" is a 13B-parameter language model trained only on texts written before 1931. It doubts a second world war will happen and pictures 2026 as a world of steamships, railroads, and penny novels. The article Here is what an LLM that knows nothing after 1930 thinks our world looks like in 2026 appeared first on The Decoder .
- Talkie Is a ‘Vintage LLM’ Trained on Pre-1930 Data to Help Facilitate ‘Time Travel’
Will it predict World War II? That remains to be seen.