Meta reportedly plans to lay off 8,000 more employees next month Below are some of the highlights in AI, robotics, and machine learning for this past week. 4/19 Leak: The NSA reportedly uses Anthropic’s Mythos despite Pentagon blacklist Vercel confirms breach through Context.ai compromise Tesla expands Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston Beijing half-marathon shows how far humanoid robots have come Utah Republican makes AI regulation his campaign centerpiece 4/18 Man dies after relying on AI over his oncologist Hundreds of fake pro-Trump AI avatars emerge on social media Study: Seoul National University develops self-healing artificial muscle Schematik is ‘Cursor for hardware’ and Anthropic wants in Report: Doctors and lawyers moonlight as AI trainers for $2M/day platform Samsung Galaxy AI smart glasses set for 2026 launch 4/17 Leak: Meta plans to lay off around 8,000 employees starting May 20 Leak: Delays flagged at 40% of AI data center construction sites Anthropic CEO meets with White House amid Mythos…