Good morning. It's Thursday, April 2, and we're covering NASA’s moon mission, Anthropic’s GitHub takedown, OpenRouter’s rapid rise, and more.

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Anthropic Triggers Mass GitHub Takedowns
Anthropic said it unintentionally caused thousands of GitHub repositories to be taken down while trying to remove a leak of its proprietary source code. The company had issued automated copyright takedown requests targeting repos containing the leaked material, but the enforcement sweep appears to have overreached, affecting unrelated projects.

PrismML Launches Ultra-Efficient 1-Bit AI
PrismML, a new AI lab with Caltech roots, unveiled 1-bit Bonsai 8B, a highly compressed model. It fits in 1.15GB while delivering over 10x higher intelligence density than standard models. The model is smaller, faster, and more energy efficient, designed for edge devices. PrismML also open-sourced smaller models under Apache 2.0 to enable powerful on-device AI.

Cognichip Raises $60M For AI Chip Design
Cognichip raised $60M to build AI tools that help design advanced semiconductor chips. The startup says its models could cut chip development costs by over 75% and timelines by more than half. Founded in 2024, it trains on proprietary and synthetic chip data to assist engineers. The company has no finished chips yet and faces competition from established firms.

SpaceX Files Confidentially for Massive IPO
SpaceX has reportedly filed for an IPO targeting a record-breaking $1.75 trillion valuation and aiming to raise roughly $75 billion. The offering would surpass Saudi Aramco's 2019 record making it the largest IPO in history. The move comes as 2026 shapes up as a strong year for major tech listings. OpenAI and Anthropic are also reportedly preparing for possible IPOs.

Claude Code leak exposes Anthropic’s powerful coding harness, revealing secrets, boosting open-source innovation, and enabling local AI agents.

NASA launched Artemis II on April 1, 2026, marking the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. The mission sent four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—on a flyby around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, powered by the Space Launch System.

About 25 hours after liftoff, Orion departed low-Earth orbit, a milestone not achieved since the Apollo era. The mission is a key step in NASA’s broader plan to return humans to the lunar surface later this decade. → View the live updates here.

AI infrastructure startup OpenRouter is in talks to raise $120 million at a $1.3 billion valuation, led by CapitalG, according to April 1, 2026 reporting. Founded in 2023, the company offers a single API that lets developers access more than 300 AI models from providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

Its annualized revenue has surpassed $50 million, up from over $10 million in October 2025, reflecting rapid adoption as apps increasingly use multiple models simultaneously. The funding would more than double OpenRouter’s prior ~$500 million valuation. The deal underscores rising demand for tools that help developers compare cost, speed, and performance across competing AI systems. → Read the full article here. (Paywall)

Anthropic Scrambles After Claude Code Leak (Paywall): Accidental GitHub exposure revealed proprietary AI agent instructions, triggering 8,000+ takedowns. Leak offers rivals a blueprint to replicate features.

OpenAI Shares Lose Secondary Demand: Investors struggle to offload $600M in OpenAI shares as demand shifts to Anthropic, signaling cooling sentiment despite company’s recent multibillion-dollar fundraising.

Kilo Targets Enterprise Shadow AI Problem: Kilo launched KiloClaw for Organizations to bring control to “shadow AI” use in companies. The platform adds governance, security, and visibility to autonomous AI agents.

Smart Glasses Fuel Exam Cheating Hustle: Students in China use AI-enabled glasses to scan questions and display answers, renting them for $6–$12 daily as schools scramble to detect and ban the covert devices.

NYC Hospital Chief Eyes AI Radiology Cuts: CEO Mitchell Katz says AI could replace many radiologists for initial image reads, citing cost savings and accuracy gains, pending regulatory approval and ongoing clinical debate.

Oracle Cuts Jobs to Fund AI Pivot: The company laid off up to 30,000 workers as it invests heavily in AI data centers and automation, reflecting industry-wide shifts toward smaller, AI-augmented teams.

Visa Rolls Out AI Dispute Tools: Company launches six AI systems to streamline chargebacks after processing 106 million disputes in 2025, aiming to cut costs, automate workflows, and reduce rising case volumes.

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— Matthew Berman, Nick Wentz & the Forward Future Team