Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to ... unfriendly states."

Zvi Mowshowitz / Don't Worry About the Vase: A deep dive into Dwarkesh Patel's interview with Jensen Huang, including Huang's takes on Nvidia's moat and chip sales to China, and reactions to the interview  —  Some podcasts are self-recommending on the 'yep, I'm going to be breaking this one down' level.  This was one of those.  So here we go.

Bloomberg/Getty Images NJ Transit hiked train fares from $12.90 to $150 per trip for the FIFA World Cup. The New Jersey governor criticized FIFA's lack of funding for World Cup transportation costs. MetLife Stadium is set to host more than 78,000 fans, but only 40,000 train tickets are available for each match. Soccer fans heading to FIFA World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer may face a transportation bill nearly as expensive as the ticket prices. New Jersey Transit officials announced Friday in a press release that round-trip train tickets from Manhattan's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will cost $150 per person for World Cup match days. It usually costs $12.90 to make the 9-mile trip from Manhattan's Penn Station to the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Officials also said in their press release that the stadium bus shuttle services will cost $80 per round-trip. The stadium, which will host eight matches, including the July 19 final, is expected to draw more than 78,000 fans per game who will largely rely on public transit because most on-site parking will be unavailable. According to NJ Transit officials, however, only 40,000 train tickets will be sold per match day at the new price point, and they must be purchased in advance. "This isn't price gouging," NJ Transit president and CEO Kris Kolluri said on Friday during a press briefing. "We're literally trying to recoup our costs." The steep fare hike has sparked backlash from state leaders on both sides of the Hudson. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the state was left with a massive transportation bill after FIFA failed to contribute transit funding. "We have inherited an agreement in which FIFA doesn't contribute a single dollar toward transportation for the World Cup. And while NJ Transit is left with a $48 million bill to safely transport 40,000 fans from the stadium to wherever they're headed, FIFA is generating $11 billion from this World Cup," Sherrill wrote on X. "I won't stick N.J. commuters with that tab for years to come, that's not fair," Sherrill added. "FIFA should pay for the rides, but if they don't, I'm not going to let N.J. commuters be taken for one." New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, however, said on X earlier this week that "charging over $100 for a short train ride sounds awfully high" to her. FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read the original article on Business Insider

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Bill Peebles, the researcher behind Sora, is leaving OpenAI, along with Srinivas Narayanan, OpenAI's CTO of enterprise applications  —  OpenAI is losing two of the architects of its most ambitious moonshots.  Kevin Weil, who led the company's science research initiative, and Bill Peebles …

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Cerebras files to go public on Nasdaq and reports $510M in 2025 revenue, up 76% YoY, with a net income of $87.9M, up from a $485M net loss in 2024  —  Cerebras, a producer of chips that run artificial intelligence models, on Friday filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “CBRS.”

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI.

Claude has a new model, Opus 4.7. Some social media users called it "dumb" and too costly on token use. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anthropic released a new model, Opus 4.7. Some users on X and Reddit aren't happy with it. Critics say that Opus 4.7 makes mistakes, is "combative," and burns through tokens. Other users say that the costs are worth it. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan is a fan. Anthropic says its new AI model, Opus 4.7, should feel "more intelligent, agentic, and precise." Some users aren't feeling the joy. The backlash to the new Claude model — a relatively rare occurrence for an AI product many view as the gold standard in AI — has gained traction on social media. Anthropic is coming off months of widespread public celebration. The technical chops of Claude Code and Claude Cowork have boosted the company's image, and chatbot fans have long admired Claude's writing abilities. After the company's fight with the Department of Defense, Claude went No. 1 in the App Store. But hot on the heels of Anthropic users fretting that the previous model, Opus 4.6, had been "nerfed," the early reactions to 4.7 indicate Anthropic has a growing Claude backlash on its hands. What are people saying about Opus 4.7? There are examples of supposed Opus 4.7 flubs across social media. One Reddit post titled, "Claude Opus 4.7 is a serious regression, not an upgrade," has 2,300 upvotes. An X user's suggestion that Opus 4.7 wasn't really an improvement over Opus 4.6 got 14,000 likes. In one informal but popular test of AI intelligence, Opus 4.7 appears to say that there were two Ps in "strawberry." Another user screenshot shows it saying that it didn't cross reference because it was "being lazy." Some Redditors found that Opus 4.7 was rewriting their résumés with new schools and last names. Multiple X users posited that Opus 4.7 had simply gotten dumber. Claude Opus 4.7 has achieved AGI pic.twitter.com/hAtdkZComH — Min Choi (@minchoi) April 17, 2026 Some X users have suggested the culprit is the AI model's reasoning times. Anthropic says the new "adaptive reasoning" function lets the model decide when to think for longer or shorter periods. One user wrote that they couldn't "get Opus 4.7 to think." Another wrote that it "nerfs performance." "Not accurate," Anthropic's Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code, responded. "Adaptive thinking lets the model decide when to think, which performs better." In other cases, Anthropic has acknowledged there's room for improvement. After one user specifically flagged issues with the adaptive reasoning on the Claude website, an Anthropic product manager responded that the team was "sprinting on tuning this more internally and should have some updates here shortly." Gergely Orosz, the writer of the "Pragmatic Engineer" newsletter, posted a screenshot of Claude not knowing what OpenClaw was. Cherny chimed in to ask whether he had "web search" enabled. He hadn't, it turned out, but Orosz wrote that he had never "touched it" before. Orosz also said he found the model "surprisingly combative." (He "gave up" and returned to Opus 4.6.) Others found that the model refused to code certain prompts or put up safety flags on simple images. opus 4.7 is the first time i've thought "anthropic may be moving too fast". just feels sloppy. every interaction i'm having with 4.7 across every input (cowork, chat, code, TUI, API, manage sessions)...they're all having substantial issues that 4.6 simply doesn't encounter. — Josh Pigford (@Shpigford) April 17, 2026 Opus 4.7 can also use up a whole lot more tokens. The model has a new tokenizer, which means that one input can cost roughly 1.0–1.35x as many tokens as it would with a previous model. After its release, one X user said that Claude Pro subscribers could ask only three questions before hitting their limit. Another user noticed that Opus 4.7 was priced at a 7.5x premium in GitHub Copilot until the end of April. "Yeeaaah I'll stick to 4.6 for now," they wrote. Cherny later announced that Anthropic was increasing subscriber rate limits "to make up for it." Those upset with Opus 4.7 may look back to an old model like 4.5 — only to find that it's gone. One Reddit thread is full of self-described "heartbroken" and "grieving" fans of 4.5. It's not unusual for AI companies to face user pushback when depreciating an older model that proved popular — look no further than when OpenAI took away GPT-4o. As was the case with OpenAI's popular 4o model, some fans have turned to trying to bargain with Anthropic. "Please open back support for Opus 4.5," one Redditor wrote under Anthropic's post. "4.6 is unusable and 4.7 eats usage like nuclear reactor." Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Do people like Opus 4.7? Not everyone is put off by the resulting pricing. "Opus 4.7 is burning through tokens like nobody's business, but it's gooooooooood," one X user wrote. Anthropic says that 4.7 is "a notable improvement on Opus 4.6 in advanced software engineering, with particular gains on the most difficult tasks." "Users report being able to hand off their hardest coding work—the kind that previously needed close supervision—to Opus 4.7 with confidence," the AI company wrote in its announcement. While some users threaten to leave for OpenAI's models, others are singing Opus 4.7's praises. Startup founder Jeremy Howard described it as "the first model that 'gets' what I'm doing when I'm working." Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan wrote that he's using it for his OpenClaw, and Cursor designer Ryo Lu said he uses it for planning. when someone says opus 4.7 is dumb, i just assume they are dumb — Frank (@frankdegods) April 17, 2026 For those still skeptical of Opus 4.7, Anthropic seems to be tinkering amid the feedback. "A lot of bugs that folks may have hit yesterday when first trying Opus 4.7 are now fixed," Anthropic staffer Alex Albert wrote on Friday. "Thanks for bearing with us." Read the original article on Business Insider

Zohran Mamdani is taking swift action the NYC's wealthiest with a new tax proposal. Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images New York City is proposing a pied-à-terre tax on second homes valued at more than $5 million. The proposed tax has divided academics, think tankers, and real estate experts. Some say it'll drive revenue back to NYC, other say it'll have negative downstream effects. New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is making good on his campaign promise of taxing the rich. On Thursday, Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul jointly announced a new tax proposal aimed at wealthy people who own second homes in the city. The proposed pied-à-terre tax would tax luxury homes worth more than $5 million and could raise up to $500 million in revenue for New York City, according to the Hochul Administration. The policy is splitting expert opinion — dividing academics, think tank researchers, and analysts among familiar lines. Supporters see it as a practical way to raise revenue from the ultrawealthy, while critics argue it's a narrow fix that could have unintended consequences for the housing market. Here's how smart people are reacting to the news so far. Emily Eisner, Acting Executive Director at the Fiscal Policy Institute: 'Much-needed revenue' Eisner, in a statement published Tuesday by the Fiscal Policy Institute, framed the proposal as part of a broader effort to align New York City's tax system with its growing wealth. The tax "will raise much-needed revenue from wealthy property owners who do not reside in the city," she wrote. "This is an important step in building a tax code that reflects the city's immense wealth and can fund deep investments in its workforce, housing, and transit infrastructure." The Fiscal Policy Institute is a nonpartisan think tank focused on analyzing issues related to the fairness of New York's tax system. Over the past 15 years, New York City's revenues have failed to keep pace with its economic growth, leaving the tax system increasingly out of sync with underlying conditions, Eisner said in her statement. That gap has contributed to pressure on public services and, she said, stems in large part from the city's limited authority to adjust its tax structure in response to rising inequality. Gabriel Zucman, professor at the Paris School of Economics: 'Absolutely nobody leaves' Speaking at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Tax Day forum, Zucman, a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, pushed back on one of the central objections of the tax — that it will drive wealthy homeowners out of New York. "It is largely indeed a myth," he said, adding that the more accurate term is "propaganda." He said that whenever any level of government — city, state, or country — considers even a modest tax increase on the very wealthy, it often triggers warnings about people leaving. The narrative, he said, is used to push back against higher taxes. The research, however, shows the opposite. "There's a lot of work, careful empirical studies that have been conducted exploiting tax variation, tax increases or tax cuts, and [seeing] how this correlates with migration," he said. "The overwhelming conclusion is that it's not the case that absolutely nobody leaves." Nicole Gelinas, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute: 'Gimmicky' Gelinas told the Jewish News Syndicate that the proposal cannot be considered full tax reform. Instead, she said, it's "one gimmicky, tax-the-rich idea essentially as a marketing ploy as the state budget remains stalled." Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a public policy think tank that focuses on urban violence and public sector reform. She's also a journalist who serves as a contributing editor of City Journal — which is published by the Manhattan Institute — and a contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, where she writes about urban policy and politics. She told the JNS that while the proposal may sound good to most people without second homes, it isn't a "rational tax strategy." A better option, she said, would be "gently discouraging keeping a house or apartment unoccupied" as part of a broader reform of property taxes. Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens: 'Impacting homeowners at all levels' According to Jewish New Syndicate, Freedman, the CEO of the real estate brokerage Brown Harris Stevens, wrote a memo to her staff saying the effects of the tax could extend well beyond the extremely rich. "While this proposal is being framed as a tax on the ultrawealthy, the reality is that its impact would extend far beyond a narrow segment of the market," she said. Freedman said that a decline in luxury property values would ripple through the broader market, compressing prices and ultimately "impacting homeowners at all levels." James Whelan, President of the Real Estate Board of New York: 'Lost construction jobs' Whelan, the president of the Real Estate Board of New York, raised concerns about the broader economic impact, arguing the tax could discourage investment in the city. "This annual tax will weaken the city's broader economy — all without addressing its fiscal problems in the first place. Its impact will reach far beyond a small group of owners," Whelan wrote in a statement to Business Insider. "It will not raise the amount of revenue expected, but will eliminate thousands of construction jobs, lower property values, and raise costs for New Yorkers." He also noted that the state should shift its focus to "policies that encourage investment and housing production to create a more affordable city, not ones that stifle its growth." 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Maxwell Zeff / Wired: Kevin Weil, OpenAI's former CPO who became VP of OpenAI for Science, is leaving the company; Prism, a web app for scientists launched in Jan., will be shuttered  —  The former Instagram VP is departing the ChatGPT-maker, which is folding the AI science application he led into Codex.

Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims' personal data on Instagram under the handle @ihackedthegovernment.

Tanker ships are sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what 'completely open' looks like right now. Read the original article on Business Insider

The former Instagram VP is departing the ChatGPT-maker, which is folding the AI science application he led into Codex.

Industry and ad hoc coalitions appear poised to help fill the gap created by NIST's decision to cut back on CVE data enrichment.

Reuters: Sources: Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, laying off ~10% of its global workforce, or ~8,000 employees  —  Meta (META.O) intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later …

As time passed, Sarah Hayles became more confident in her appearance. Courtesy of Sarah Hayles Sarah Hayles developed a facial injury following a routine surgery when she was 26. She had five years of traumatic testing before a doctor helped her "move on" with her life. The mom of two is raising awareness that appearances don't — and shouldn't — matter. This interview is based on a conversation with Sarah Hayles, 44, a mining engineer from Queensland, Australia. It has been edited for length and clarity. In August 2008, at 26, I had routine surgery to remove a pterygium. It's a tiny, non-cancerous growth on your eye, sometimes known as "surfer's eye," which, if left unchecked, could have affected my vision. As soon as I woke up from the anesthesia, I knew that something wasn't right. It was incredibly painful, but there was also a dullness in the area, and my eyeball seemed to move more slowly. At first, it wasn't too noticeable. But, as the weeks and months went by, my eyelid started to droop, and the eye began to turn. I had an emergency MRI I had repeated checkups that turned up nothing and was eventually referred to a top eye specialist in Brisbane, about 600 miles from my home in the Australian outback. He finally saw me in April 2010. Within 15 minutes, he arranged an MRI for that same night. I asked what he thought could be wrong, and he said it could be something as serious as a brain tumor or multiple sclerosis. Hayles underwent eye surgery in 2008. Courtesy of Sarah Hayles It was absolutely terrifying, but they found no evidence of a tumor and, after two years of testing, ruled out MS. To this day, I still haven't been diagnosed with anything. All I know is that I've been poked and prodded by doctors and consultants who have performed every test under the sun. Some were traumatic, such as being zapped with electricity to check for nerve damage and a lumbar puncture to analyze my spinal fluid. The appearance of my eye deteriorated over time. I used to look in the mirror as a 30-something and think it was very noticeable. Still, compared to how it appears now, it wasn't. A kind doctor gave me good advice The experience put me through the wringer. I refused to have my photo taken and thought nobody would want to date or marry me. Then, in 2013, I saw a kind, grandfatherly doctor who all but held my hand during the appointment. He said that I was beautiful, healthy, and strong, and I needed to find a way to be OK with it. His advice put an end to all the onerous testing and waiting for definitive results that never came. "I can do this and move on," I thought to myself. Hayles enjoying a sports game with her husband, Brian. Courtesy of Sarah Hayles I had no psychotherapy or counseling, but I did my own research by reading books about having a positive mindset. Slowly, I became more confident. I met my husband, Brian, 45, a diesel fitter, through mutual friends on Facebook in 2015. It was a whirlwind romance, and we got engaged and married in less than a year. I'm so glad I have children Our relationship taught me so much. Focusing on appearances is BS. If you do, you can easily miss the person within. I'd always wanted to have kids, but in the years immediately following my injury, I changed my mind. I didn't think I'd have the strength to deal with their school friends pointing at me. Now that Brian and I have Jack, 8, and Astrid, 6, I can't imagine life without them. In fact, I think they've indirectly benefited from what happened to me. Hayles is raising her kids not to judge people on appearances. Courtesy of Sarah Hayles I've raised them not to judge people by the way they look. "It's all about how someone behaves and how they make you feel," I say. Yes, I do get the occasional stare, especially from young children. Sometimes it's awkward as their parents don't know what to say, but I give them grace. Nobody is being malicious. I want to normalize facial injuries These days, I do a lot of keynote speaking about resilience and how I regained my confidence. I launched my Instagram account to help normalize issues like mine. I know I could have allowed this facial injury to be something awful that ruined my life, or turned it into a positive. I'm glad I chose the latter. Read the original article on Business Insider

Probation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media.

Alix Earle and Alex Cooper in happier times. Gotham/GC Images Social data shows more positive online sentiment toward Alix Earle than toward Alex Cooper. The social media stars have captivated the internet with their public feud for the past week. Neither star is really "winning" the spat, however. Two of the biggest personalities in digital media, Alex Cooper and Alix Earle, are feuding, and the internet has a favorite. Data from two social listening firms, Muck Rack and Sprout Social, showed higher negative sentiment toward Cooper than toward Earle since the public feud kicked off late last week. That's not to say anyone's truly "winning" this clash. Earle has seen negative commentary about her increase since the feud began, and Cooper entered the dispute riding a prior wave of negative sentiment. Sprout Social said negative sentiment around Cooper was already high before the spat began. The firm attributed this partly to some Hannah Montana fans being upset about the perceived quality of Cooper's interview with Miley Cyrus, connected to the show's 20th anniversary celebration. "For these large female brands, there's always going to be a lot of haters who want to pull them down," said Jo Wong, GM of Pop.Store, an AI commerce company that helps creators build online businesses. Overall, though, it's worth noting that the social listening firms found the sentiment for both Earle and Cooper was largely neutral. A rep for Earle declined to comment, and reps for Cooper didn't respond to multiple requests for comment. How the recent drama started The recent drama began last week when Earle — who used to work with Cooper's company — reposted a critical TikTok about Cooper that called her an "ambulance chaser" for interviewing people at vulnerable times, among other accusations. Cooper, 31, then posted a video calling out Earle, 25. She encouraged Earle to "say what you got to say about me," to which Earle commented, "Okay on it!!" Internet commenters have jumped to take sides. Some on social media have criticized Cooper for building an empire on sometimes-questionable advice for young women, while others have defended her as a successful businesswoman. Earle watchers have called her passive-aggressive, while others have praised her for not directly engaging. People are looking for an escape from the politics and war-dominated news cycle, and Cooper and Earle are delivering it, said Juda Engelmayer, a crisis PR professional whose clients include Harvey Weinstein and Diddy. He said he thought online commenters were drawn to Earle because she presents as authentic and has a younger fan base that's quick to show their support on social media. The dustup isn't that serious — so far — and could even benefit both by introducing them to a wider audience, he said. "No one's getting canceled for this," he said. "This is just bringing name recognition." The social stars have a history The social media frenzy surrounding the two women reflects their ability to command huge audiences and cut big business deals. Earle, with more than 8 million TikTok followers, became famous for her get-ready-with-me videos in 2022 and is known for selling out products, including her new skincare line, Reale Actives. Cooper founded the Unwell Network of podcasts, which includes her popular "Call Her Daddy" show. She's one of the highest-paid podcasters, with a three-year, $125 million deal with SiriusXM. She also has an electrolyte beverage with Nestlé called Unwell Hydration. In 2023, the Unwell Network signed Earle to host her own podcast, "Hot Mess," but it ended after less than two years. There's been speculation that the two don't get along — Earle took a slight jab at the situation in a 2025 interview — but this is the first time they are openly taking shots at each other. Correction: April 17, 2026 — An earlier version of this story misspelled Jo Wong's name. Read the original article on Business Insider

She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.

Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round.

The week’s largest round was a $650 million financing for electric pickup truck maker Slate Auto. Other sizable investments went to spaces including drug development, autonomous public transit and software engineering.