Episode 1 — April 2, 2026
OpenAI's $122B record round, Anthropic's rough month, AI in performance reviews, Oracle's 6AM firing emails, and Project Maven
2026-04-02 4 min
Description & Show Notes
Shownotes:
Every morning, Liam and Heart break down the biggest AI news of the last 24 hours — with wit, context, and just the right amount of sarcasm.
In today's episode:
OpenAI closes a record $122B funding round at $852B valuation. Anthropic raises $30B, xAI $20B. 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/ai-companies-fund-raising-records.html
Anthropic is having a month — service outages and the Claude source code leak. Damage control mode. 🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/anthropic-is-having-a-month/
Meta, Google, JPMorgan: AI usage is now part of performance reviews. Skip AI, skip your promotion. 🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-google-jpmorgan-make-ai-performance-reviews-goals-raises-promotions-2026-3
Oracle fires thousands via 6 AM email — jobs replaced by AI. 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/p/DWlqJb1jVcn/
Nothing plans AI smart glasses and earbuds with cloud AI. 🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/nothings-ai-devices-plan-reportedly-contains-smart-glasses-and-earbuds/
Slack gets 30 new AI features from Salesforce — agents directly in chat. 🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/salesforce-announces-an-ai-heavy-makeover-for-slack-with-30-new-features/
Apple upgrades Siri with more AI capabilities (Bloomberg). 🔗 https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/article/tech-stocks-today-anthropic-does-damage-control-after-claude-leak-iran-threatens-big-tech-operations-144220238.html
66% of US voters worried about AI — but barely anyone about their own job. Classic.
Project Maven (Palantir): Pentagon uses AI for bomb targeting in Iran conflict. 🔗 https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/31/project_maven_manson_bloomberg_ai_warfare