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Mercor AI Recruiting Platform Suffers Massive Data Breach
Hackers stole up to 4TB of candidate data from $10B AI recruiting platform Mercor via a supply chain attack on LiteLLM library. The platform is used by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, raising concerns for HR tools connected to third-party LLMs. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in AI supply chains for recruiting software.
Salesforce Transforms Slackbot into Agentic AI Assistant
Salesforce unveiled 30 new AI features for Slack, making Slackbot an autonomous agent that transcribes meetings, creates action items, and updates CRM records. It acts as an MCP client integrating with Agentforce and supports reusable AI skills for HR workflows like onboarding.
SHRM Labs Funds AI-Powered HR Startups in 2026 Accelerator
SHRM Labs selected startups like Clearbrief for AI HR investigations in Microsoft Word and Mento for leadership coaching via proprietary LLM. Each receives $200K investment with potential follow-on funding, signaling HR tech investment trends.
NVIDIA and Google Launch Gemma 4 Models for On-Device Agentic AI
NVIDIA and Google introduced Gemma 4 family, optimized for localized AI execution on edge devices like smartphones and IoT, reducing cloud dependency. The models enable real-time, context-aware insights, advancing agentic AI across industries.
Announced April 2, 2026, they address latency and privacy challenges.
Red Hat Launches Extended Life Cycle for Enterprise Linux
Red Hat introduced Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Premium with a 14-year support for major releases, aiding regulated industries with stable infrastructure. This simplifies long-term support for mission-critical workloads.
Red Hat and Google Cloud Boost OpenShift for App Modernization
Red Hat and Google Cloud expanded collaboration, integrating OpenShift into Google Cloud console with general availability of OpenShift Virtualization. This unifies VM and container management for cloud migration.
Apple Removes 'Anything' Vibe Coding App from App Store
Apple kicked the Anything app, which lets non-engineers build software via AI descriptions, off the App Store despite compliance attempts. The app served 1.5M users for web, iOS, and Android app building; Apple cited code execution rules.
This follows blocks on Reddit updates and contrasts with Apple's own AI coding tools.
Big Tech Explores Orbital Data Centers to Solve AI Power Crunch
SpaceX (merged with xAI) plans orbital data centers; Starcloud tested Nvidia H100 running Google's Gemini AI in space. Google’s Suncatcher project eyes 81-satellite clusters launching prototypes in 2027.
This addresses terrestrial power limits as AI data centers double consumption by decade's end.
Swift Advances Shared Ledger for Tokenised Deposit Payments
Swift completed design for a shared ledger enabling 24/7 interoperable cross-border payments with tokenised deposits, backed by 40+ banks like JP Morgan. MVP with real transactions planned for 2026.
This builds on 2025 blockchain initiatives for banking apps.
9fin Achieves Unicorn Status with $170M Funding
UK fintech data firm 9fin raised $170M Series C, valuing it at $1.3B after prior $50M round. The funding supports analytics software growth in finance.
Monzo Exits US Market to Focus on UK and Europe
Digital bank Monzo shut down US operations to prioritize 15M UK customers and European expansion via new banking license. This strategic shift aims to deepen core market capabilities.
Red Hat Powers US National AI Research with Open Source
Red Hat provides RHEL and OpenShift as control plane for NAIRR projects, enabling secure, collaborative AI research. This supports autonomous data control in shared environments.