Google Bows New Cheaper AI Super Chips; UK-100 Countries Can Hack Your Phone; OpenAI’s New Image Generator Can Search Web-Multiple Images; Unauthorized Users Already Into Anthropic’s Mythos AI

Posted: April 22, 2026 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Google has rolled out new AI ’super chips’ which then say are cheaper and at the same time give faster responses than rivals like Nvidia. Benzinga.com reports that Google VP Mark Lohmeyer says “The number of transactions is going way up, and the cost per transaction needs to go way down for it to scale.” The company will offer TPU 8t for building AI models and TPU 8i for running them, aiming to improve performance and cost efficiency. Google continues to partner with Nvidia, despite being a rival for chips. The two companies have teamed up for over a decade now. Google says it will continue to work to make it easier and cheaper for companies to build and run AI applications. 


The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre says more than half the world’s governments have access to commercial spyware that can break into computers and phones to steal sensitive information. According to techcrunch.com, a report being released by the UK government suggests that the barrier to access this type of surveillance technology has fallen, potentially making it easier for foreign governments and hackers to target U.K. citizens, companies, and critical infrastructure with spyware. Of course, if they can get into the devices of UK citizens or companies, they can just as easily do so with American citizens and to US based companies. Over 100 countries now have access to commercial spyware developed by the likes on NSO Group…that makes Pegasus, and also Paragon’s Graphite. So far, most of the activity…at least according to the UK government…is coming from adversarial governments and not cybercriminal gangs. The net has widened, however…more bankers and wealthy businesspeople are being hacked. I guess not being wealthy makes me relatively safe…for now.



OpenAI is in the midst of rolling out its latest AI powered image generator, which they claim has ’thinking capabilities,’ giving it the ability to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt. Theverge.com says that according to OpenAI, ChatGPT Images 2.0 can create more ’sophisticated’ images, and can pull information from the web. It can also created visual explainers based on files you upload. The model can create up to 8 images at once with thinking enabled. OpenAI says this should make it easier to generate things like manga pages, a series of social graphics, or design plans for every room in a house.



Who didn’t see this coming…I hope including people at Anthropic. A small group using a private Discord got into the Claude Mythos Preview model the day it was announced. Thenextweb.com notes that Anthropic says it is investigating and has found no evidence of impact to its core systems. This model is the tightly restricted cybersecurity model Anthropic briefed the White House on, and which the NSA is already using. The group managed to guess the url and got into Mythos. The group, whose members communicate via a private Discord channel dedicated to gathering intelligence on unreleased AI models, has been using Mythos regularly since gaining access and provided Bloomberg with proof in the form of screenshots and a live demonstration. Anthropic has assured that the group hasn’t penetrated cores systems. A person currently employed at a third-party contractor working with Anthropic appears to have been involved, at least in part, in facilitating the group’s access.



I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.

Anthropic Briefed Administration on Mythos Model; FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign Router Ban; Google Launches Native Gemini App for Mac; Deepfake Nude Crisis in Schools-Worse Than Many Realize 

Posted: April 15, 2026 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The co-founder of Anthropic has confirmed that the firm briefed the Trump administration on their Mythos AI model. Techcrunch.com notes that the new model will not be released to the public, due to it being ‘too dangerous’ and having powerful cybersecurity capabilities. Jack Clark, the co-founder of Anthropic said in an interview “Our position is the government has to know about this stuff, and we have to find new ways for the government to partner with a private sector that is making things that are truly revolutionizing the economy, but are going to have aspects to them which hit National Security, equities, and other ones…so absolutely, we talked to them about Mythos, and we’ll talk to them about the next models as well.” This comes after  reports last week that Trump officials were encouraging banks to test Mythos, including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley. Let’s hope this claimed super Mythos model helps with cybersecurity and doesn’t make it easier for bad buys to crack security!

The Federal Communications Commission has just exempted Netgear from its ban on foreign routers…but strangely, gives no reason for the move. According to arstechnica.com, when the FCC banned foreign-made routers some 3 weeks ago, they said there could be exemptions in cases where the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security determines that the router does not pose national security risks. Router makers seeking conditional approvals must submit a justification for the use of foreign manufacturing and a “detailed, time-bound plan to establish or expand manufacturing in the United States.” The FCC and Netgear didn’t say what kind of justification or plan was submitted by Netgear.

Google has released a native Mac app for its Gemini AI…which up to now had just been on Android and iOS. 9to5google.com says This “native desktop experience” is launched via an Option + Space keyboard shortcut. There’s also the Gemini spark in the Menu Bar. You get a pill-shaped “Ask Gemini” bar with Liquid Glass. The “Add files and tools” plus at the left lets you upload Files, Drive, Photos, and NotebookLM, as well as Share window. Below, you will find Tools like Create image, Create video, Create music, Canvas, Deep research, Guided learning, and Personal intellegence. The window is identical to the one at gemini.google.com. You can share anything on your screen with Gemini, including local files. You can download it from theApp store. 

The use of deepfakes in schools is apparently worse than most know, despite laws that have been passed banning or restricting the tech. Apparently, teen boys are working industriously…downloading pics of girls they know from school from Instagram and Snapchat, then running them through ‘nudify’ apps that created fake nude photos or videos of them. Wired.com notes that the problem really started showing up in schools a couple years ago, but now have hit at least 90 schools worldwide and some 600 students…that’s according to a review of public incidents by Indicator. Generative AI has really opened the door to more of this. There are 30 reports from North America since 2023…and you can bet that incidents are drastically underreported. In a number of cases, things have been handled by schools, and haven’t hit the press. Deepfakes have been around since 2017, but have exponentially increased. 

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.