[4/1 02:00] Iran's IRGC designates 18 US tech companies as attack targets / AI recruiting platform Mercor hit by LiteLLM supply chain attack

AI News Flash for April 01, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Iran's IRGC designates 18 US tech companies as attack targets https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-irgc-threatens-strikes-on-us-tech-giants-across-the-middle-east 2. AI recruiting platform Mercor hit by LiteLLM supply chain attack https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project/ 3. Taiwan small-cap AI stock fund beating 99% of peers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/fund-beating-99-percent-of-peers-bets-big-on-taiwans-smaller-ai-stocks 4. AI startup seed valuations surging https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/its-not-your-imagination-ai-seed-startups-are-commanding-higher-valuations/