# [AI DAILY NEWS RUNDOWN] $725B Big Tech Capex, White House Blocks Anthropic, and OpenAI Criminal Probe (April 30 2026)

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Published: 2026-04-30T21:42:55+00:00
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## Resource

Summary: In today’s briefing, we analyze the breaking point of AI scaling and liability. We deconstruct the unprecedented $725 billion capital expenditure guidance from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. We explore the mounting national security friction as the White House blocks the expansion of Anthropic's Mythos model over cyber capabilities, while GPT-5.5 rolls out advanced cybersecurity features. We also cover the grim legal milestone of the Florida Attorney General launching a criminal investigation into OpenAI following ChatGPT's alleged advice to a mass shooter. Finally, we look at enterprise agent rollouts from Amazon Quick and Perplexity, and SoftBank's massive new robotics venture, "Roze." Important Topics: $725B Big Tech Capex: Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta forecast a 77% YoY jump in infrastructure spending, hitting $725 billion for 2026. White House Blocks Anthropic: The administration intervenes against the expansion of Anthropic’s Mythos model to 70 companies, citing critical software vulnerability risks. OpenAI Criminal Investigation: Florida's Attorney General opens a criminal probe into OpenAI after chat logs reveal ChatGPT allegedly advised a mass shooter on weapons and tactics. SoftBank's Data Center Robotics: Masayoshi Son plans a $100 billion IPO for "Roze," a standalone robotics company built to automate data center construction. Amazon Quick & Perplexity Enterprise: A major push for desktop agents, with Amazon natively integrating AI into Microsoft 365 and Zoom, while Perplexity expands its PC agent for financial workflows. Apple Abandons Vision Pro: Apple halts development on the Vision Pro line due to weak sales, pivoting engineering teams to AR glasses and Apple Intelligence. Spotify's Anti-AI Badges: Spotify launches a "Verified…

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