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April 12, 2026

A quiet day in AI news

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It's a quiet day across AI apps, with no major new features or changes to report.

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This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’ Tim Fernholz

This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’ Tim Fernholz | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening responding to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. | “I brushed it aside,” Altman said. “Now I am awake in the middle of the night… This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’ Tim Fernholz OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening responding to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. “I brushed it aside,” Altman said. “Now I am awake in the middle of the night and pissed, and thinking that I have underestimated the power of words and narratives.” This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now…

Source · Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home | TechCrunch Source · Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home | TechCrunch
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