AI News Today (April 11, 2026): Anthropic’s Chip Strategy and Alibaba’s AI Video Breakthrough

In today’s AI Made Simple daily brief, we break down two major developments shaping the future of artificial intelligence.First, Anthropic is exploring building its own AI chips—a move that highlights a growing shift toward controlling the full AI stack, from hardware to models. This could improve efficiency, reduce costs, and signal a new phase of competition around AI infrastructure.Second, we look at Alibaba’s HappyHorse video model and its strong performance on global benchmarks. Video generation is one of the most challenging areas in AI, requiring both spatial understanding and temporal consistency—making it a key test for multimodal capabilities.Together, these updates show how AI is advancing across both infrastructure and capability.This episode explains what’s changing, why it matters, and how it should influence the way you think about using AI—from individual tools to systems and workflows.Stay current in under 5 minutes with only the highest-signal AI updates.