DX Today AI Daily Brief - Wednesday, April 8, 2026

DX Today AI Daily Brief - Wednesday, April 8, 2026OpenAI releases a sweeping policy blueprint for the AI economy proposing public wealth funds and higher capital gains taxes. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google unite through the Frontier Model Forum to combat Chinese model copying via adversarial distillation. Meta announces plans to partially open-source two new AI models codenamed Mango and Avocado from its Superintelligence Labs. Eclipse Ventures closes a record 1.3 billion dollar fund targeting physical AI startups in robotics, defense, and manufacturing. Defense startup Hermeus raises 350 million dollars for AI-powered autonomous hypersonic fighters, reaching unicorn status. Meta cuts 200 California jobs as it restructures around AI-first roles. Netflix launches Playground, an ad-free kids gaming app for children eight and under. SoftBank and the Department of Energy announce the world's largest AI data center at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio with 10 gigawatts of capacity. Utah clears Legion Health to let AI renew psychiatric prescriptions without a doctor signing off. OpenAI launches a Safety Fellowship for external researchers. A neuro-symbolic AI breakthrough cuts energy use by 100x while boosting accuracy. And US states accelerate AI legislation with 25 new laws passed in 2026.DX Today - Your daily AI news briefing, delivered every morning.Send us fan mail#AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #OpenSource #DXToday