April 6, 2026
Ain’t No Drama Like AI Drama
There might be... and I know this is going to shock you... some drama going on over at OpenAI. Why is Anthropic cutting off Claude access to OpenClaw? Why are VCs covering the rent for founders who drop out of college? And maybe that two person unicorn I shared with you in the longreads is not what it was cracked up to be.
- OpenAI CEO and CFO Diverge on IPO Timing (The Information)
- Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra (The Verge)
- Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July as part of Google Messages upgrade (9to5Google)
- Software job openings surge this year, defying AI fears (Business Insider)
- These AI Whiz Kids Dropped Out of College and Got Investors to Pay Their Bills (WSJ)
- The back story behind the first “$1.8 Billion” dollar “AI Company” (Marcus on AI)
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