The DOJ fights to let Trump ban Anthropic while Microsoft ditches OpenAI to chase superintelligence alone. Meanwhile Telegram transforms 150 million users into crypto traders overnight. Power shifts are happening faster than regulators can respond.

April 2, 2026 — 323 words / ~2.2 min

Stories covered:

  1. DOJ Appeals Ruling That Blocks Trump From Banning Anthropic AI
  2. Telegram Just Turned 150 Million Users Into Crypto Derivatives Traders
  3. Microsoft Stops Funding OpenAI to Build Its Own Superintelligence