[4/24 20:00] Google-Anthropic billions partnership / DeepSeek V4 released but fails to narrow US AI lead

AI News Flash for April 24, 2026 at 20:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Google-Anthropic billions partnership https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxNWDdyMjNoZU5pV3VVNnFtWUZkQ1BGV2wwREN1ZG9kMlRYUGtNZVI1ckFoeDgwUHRvNXFhVlB4TmR5cGVDc2dwS0ZQdVdTeVFMeTFFZ0tRYXdnRTNoNHBKU05XSWVtVGtjRk9tY2NZOHN2S25CNDdJZDhEVEJPUVNjRGdpY29Kb1RscHEtcC1R?oc=5 2. DeepSeek V4 released but fails to narrow US AI lead https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxNdXFfYnhwMmpYZUNWejFTNDJ5eGQwR2tXdksyQXQtMmdvQlZrcXhrV0FnMFVHbkpEaWVDLUcxVHdOLUNOQlAzZElQWThxSmMta09nTlJqcDAzRGRLcWZGX3NrVTE1eWc2MmdiT3RrM1JPam9kRmo1OWRFQzBOcmFxZVBUaUpReHdraWRBdHJMNzNiUklQVHpnWDItakxwRlltMXhGMWxXNXRDaDlsN0JJOXYtX3o?oc=5 3. DOJ joins xAI to block Colorado AI antidiscrimination law https://www.axios.com/2026/04/24/justice-department-joins-xai-challenge-colorado-ai-law 4. Wall Street AI job cuts rising https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTE55TVJfMW4xblI3TWw2ZDRPRE83SFQ4cm5pTkZfdWp2c0xtWEQwQnBVV3N1c2ZDZUVtd09wek04MFNFNXQ0VmhEb2JiTHBvTkVPRmhMemRLOFMwVGJZTXVrQS1iWkNUc29qLXJIODJ2T3BMNmlvNmpOZE9maE0?oc=5 5. Meta adds AWS Graviton cores for agentic AI https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/04/24/meta-amazon-web-services-graviton-agentic-ai/8351777058157/