Meta is building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so employees can ‘talk to the boss’
Meta is building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so employees can ‘talk to the boss’

The photorealistic digital character is trained on Zuckerberg’s mannerisms, tone, and his own thinking on company strategy. He is personally involved in testing it. The effort, described by four people familiar with the matter, is separate from a ‘CEO …

The Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic – and is now telling banks to use its AI
The Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic – and is now telling banks to use its AI

In short: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell are urging Wall Street’s biggest banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos AI model for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, even as the Pentagon fights Anthropic in court after branding it a supp…

Roblox splits its user base into three age-gated tiers as lawsuits mount over child safety
Roblox splits its user base into three age-gated tiers as lawsuits mount over child safety

In short: Roblox is introducing three mandatory age-gated account tiers -Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+) – starting mid-May, segregating content and chat access by age group. The move follows lawsuits from eight US state attorneys general…

Two arrested after gunfire near Sam Altman’s home, days after Molotov attack
Two arrested after gunfire near Sam Altman’s home, days after Molotov attack

Two people were arrested after shots were fired near Sam Altman’s San Francisco home on Sunday, two days after a separate suspect threw a Molotov cocktail at the property and threatened to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters. The attacks coincided with a c…

Apple testing four frame designs for AI smart glasses ahead of 2027 launch
Apple testing four frame designs for AI smart glasses ahead of 2027 launch

In short: Apple is testing at least four frame styles for its upcoming AI-powered smart glasses, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman published 12 April 2026. The designs include a large rectangular style similar to Wayfarer frames, a slimmer…

ElevenLabs VP warns sales candidates: 20x quota, long hours, or get out
ElevenLabs VP warns sales candidates: 20x quota, long hours, or get out

In short: Carles Reina, ElevenLabs’ head of go-to-market and one of the company’s earliest employees, has issued a candid warning to candidates considering sales roles at the $11 billion voice AI company: expect long hours, constant travel, and an annu…

Nesto raises €11m from Expedition to scale AI workforce management for restaurant groups
Nesto raises €11m from Expedition to scale AI workforce management for restaurant groups

In short: Nesto Software GmbH, a Karlsruhe-based workforce management platform for restaurant groups, has raised €11 million in growth equity from Expedition Growth Capital, a London and Boston-based fund that targets bootstrapped European software bus…

Basic-Fit hit by hack affecting members across multiple countries, including 200,000 in the Netherlands
Basic-Fit hit by hack affecting members across multiple countries, including 200,000 in the Netherlands

The breach exposed names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and bank account details. No passwords or identity documents were accessed. The Dutch Data Protection Authority has been notified. Basic-Fit operates over 1,300 clubs …

Round raises $6M to automate the finance workflows that still require a human to press a button
Round raises $6M to automate the finance workflows that still require a human to press a button

The London fintech, used by Cleo and PostHog, has closed a seed round led by Alstin Capital, with Backed VC and Love Ventures participating. The co-founder of Indeed also joined as an angel. Passion Capital, an early backer of Monzo, Tide, and GoCardle…

UK impact VC Eka Ventures closes second fund at $107M
UK impact VC Eka Ventures closes second fund at $107M

When Eka Ventures held the final close of its first fund at £68 million in 2021, the London-based firm staked a claim that few UK VCs were willing to make at the time: that impact investing and venture-scale returns were not a trade-off but a thesis. F…