AI News Headlines
- OpenAI Agents SDK improves governance with sandbox execution
- SAP brings agentic AI to human capital management
- Hyundai expands into robotics and physical AI systems
- IBM: How robust AI governance protects enterprise margins
- Experian uncovers fraud paradox in financial services’ AI adoption
- Thailand becomes one of the first in Asia to get the Sora app
- Malaysia launches Ryt Bank, its first AI-powered bank
- Google’s Veo 3 AI video creation tools are now widely available
- US and Japan announce sweeping AI and tech collaboration
- UK and Canada sign AI compute agreement
X/Twitter AI Highlights
@daviddorg on X
Apr 18, 2026 · 8:04 AM UTC
Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit Facebook and Instagram for 6 weeks
Depression dropped. Anxiety dropped. Happiness went up. Women under 25 on Instagram saw the biggest gains
That was 6 weeks. I’m going a full year.
@cb_doge on X
Apr 18, 2026 · 8:47 PM UTC
NEWS: World Bank research shows every 10% increase in broadband penetration can raise GDP growth by 1.21% in countries like South Africa.
Yet South Africa is blocking Starlink with race-based ownership rules.
South African farmers and rural communities are asking the government to approve Starlink. In many remote areas, there is no internet at all.
SpaceX committed about $30 million to deliver FREE high-speed internet to 5,000 rural schools in South Africa. That would help over 2.4 MILLION kids learn better, access opportunities, and build a stronger future. But race-based ownership laws are blocking it.
Starlink is already live in 20+ African countries. Villages there now have internet for education, healthcare, and business. South Africa’s villages are missing out because of these racist rules.
This is an injustice to the people of South Africa.
@ArthurMacwaters on X
Apr 18, 2026 · 7:49 PM UTC
grok4.20-beta1 is a much smaller model than opus but is #1 ranked in medicine and healthcare
4.3 and 4.4 will be much larger models, and likely will have a significant boost in performance on complex medical cases
this is massively important in providing accurate diagnostic guidance and advice to both providers and patients
@cb_doge on X
Apr 18, 2026 · 7:50 PM UTC
NEWS: Grok hits an all-time high in monthly active users on the App Store. 🚀
• Highest MAU ever recorded • Strong acceleration into 2026
@mayemusk on X
Apr 18, 2026 · 8:34 AM UTC
Can’t wait 🤗🤗🤗
@elonmusk on X
Apr 16, 2026 · 4:57 PM UTC
Actually, AI/Robotics will mean everyone can have a penthouse if they want. The output of goods & services will be several orders of magnitude higher than today’s economy.
Read the Iain Banks Culture books for the best imagining of how it will be.
That said, what is the future you want? Amazing abundance seems the best to me.
@elonmusk on X
Apr 18, 2026 · 6:06 PM UTC
Try Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas & Houston!