[4/30 15:00] White House works around its own Anthropic restrictions / Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech AI capex hits 700 billion

AI News Flash for April 30, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Topics: 1. White House works around its own Anthropic restrictions https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/us/video/the-white-house-is-reportedly-working-around-its-own-restrictions-on-ai-company-anthropic-cnc 2. Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech AI capex hits 700 billion https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/google-cloud-pulls-ahead-big-techs-ai-bet-swells-700-billion-2026-04-30/ 3. US Q1 GDP grows 2 percent, AI investment leads, consumer slows https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/u-s-economy-grew-at-2-rate-in-first-quarter-6e0c18cc 4. Italy regulator asks EU to probe Google AI search https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/italys-media-regulator-asks-eu-investigate-google-ai-search-tools-over-publisher-2026-04-30/ 5. JuliaHub raises 65 million for AI hardware engineering https://www.axios.com/2026/04/30/bob-muglia-ai-hardware-engineering