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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos Model Is Being Accessed by Unauthorized Users

 


A small group of unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic PBC’s new Mythos AI model, a technology that the company says is so powerful it can enable dangerous cyberattacks, according to a person familiar with the matter and documentation viewed by Bloomberg News.

A handful of users in a private online forum gained access to Mythos on the same day that Anthropic first announced a plan to release the model to a limited number of companies for testing purposes, said the person, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisal. The group has been using Mythos regularly since then, though not for cybersecurity purposes, said the person, who corroborated the account with screenshots and a live demonstration of the model.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/anthropic-s-mythos-model-is-being-accessed-by-unauthorized-users

Amneal details $750M Kashiv BioSciences acquisition

 

Amneal beats Q1 2026 estimates with EPS $0.27 (+29% YoY), revenue $722.5M (+4% YoY), details $750M Kashiv BioSciences acquisition

  • Amneal to acquire Kashiv BioSciences for $375M cash, $375M equity plus up to $350M milestone and royalty payments
  • Company filed SEC report today disclosing Q1 2026 results and details of the $750M Kashiv acquisition

Boston Scientific beats, but issues Q2 EPS guidance $0.82–$0.84, reaffirms 2026 EPS outlook $3.34–$3.41

 

Boston Scientific beats Q1 2026 estimates with non-GAAP EPS $0.80, revenue $5.203B, issues Q2 EPS guidance $0.82–$0.84, reaffirms 2026 EPS outlook $3.34–$3.41

  • GAAP net income reached $1.34B in Q1 2026, approximately doubling compared with the prior-year period.
  • Company expects 2026 sales growth of 7.0–8.5% and EPS of $3.34–$3.41.

Elevance raises full-year EPS guidance to $26.75

 

Elevance Health beats Q1 2026 estimates with adjusted EPS $12.58, revenue $49.49B, raises full-year EPS guidance to $26.75

  • Q1 2026 adjusted EPS $12.58, increasing 5% year over year
  • Q1 2026 revenue $49.49B, up 1% year over year
  • Board declares second-quarter dividend of $1.72 per share

Intuitive Surgical raising 2026 da Vinci procedure outlook

 

Intuitive Surgical Q1 2026 non-GAAP EPS $2.50 (+38% YoY) on $2.77B revenue, margin expansion, beating estimates and raising 2026 da Vinci procedure outlook

  • Revenue grew 23% to $2.77B on 17% procedure growth; recurring revenue comprised 86% of total.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 39% and gross margin 67.8%, both improving on operating leverage.
  • Q1 2026 net income was $822M, up 23% year over year.
  • Placed 431 da Vinci systems (+17%), including 232 da Vinci 5; Ion and SP platforms remained strong.
  • Raised 2026 da Vinci procedure growth outlook to 13.5–15.5% from 13–15% previously.
  • Company expects 2026 non-GAAP gross margin of 67.5%-68.5%, raising full-year guidance by 50bps despite modest oil and memory headwinds.
  • U.S. general surgery, cholecystectomy, appendectomy and benign gynecology robust, while bariatric procedures declined ~10% due to GLP-1s.
  • China and Japan underperformed with low tenders, pricing pressure and capital constraints driving below-average procedure growth.
  • Innovation-led revenue growth outpaced procedures via da Vinci 5 pricing, SP stapler adoption and expanding digital capabilities.

TD Bank Mulls Hedging Data Center Debt With Rare SRT Deal

 


Toronto-Dominion Bank is weighing a rare type of significant risk transfer to hedge current and future data center exposure as tech companies ramp up artificial intelligence investment.

The initial size of the reference portfolio is around $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential transaction would include a forward-flow arrangement, which allows the bank to increase the size of the SRT over time, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/td-bank-mulls-hedging-data-center-debt-with-rare-srt-deal

Democrats Lose A Vital Propaganda Machine With The Fall Of The SPLC

When creating a short list of nefarious NGOs that manipulate government policy and socially engineer public opinion, the Southern Poverty Law Center is usually near the top.  The group has been fading in influence due to excessive exposure, with new and less visible left wing NGOs taking it's place.  However, it remains a key pillar of the Democratic Party's propaganda machine and a poisonous cloud looming over grassroots conservative organization.

News from the Trump FBI and DOJ indicates that this reign of political terror may finally be coming to an end.  The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges that accuse it of illegally raising millions of dollars to pay informants in white supremacist and other extremist groups.  

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the SPLC used paid operatives within extremist circles to incite and intensify racial tensions, arguing the group fostered the very threats it claimed to fight.  But why was an NGO allowed to operate like a covert federal agency for so long?

These operations were essentially endorsed by the Democratic Party (as well as some Neo-Cons).

One could say that the SPLC had two missions:  First, to drum up hysteria among weak minded liberals and make them believe that there are malicious "hate groups" under every rock and behind every tree.  Second, to make conservatives paranoid about informants when seeking to build political opposition movements.

Sadly, to this day, the SPLC was rather successful in achieving both goals.  The NGO's efforts to create a false model of "hate networks" (especially during the Obama years) was a primary impetus for the eventual rise of the woke activist movement from around 2012 onward.  In other words, the insane cult obsessed with race and identity that plagues America today found its roots within the SPLC and their alliance with the Democratic Party.  

SPLC "informants" were a constant nuisance among conservative activist and protest groups as well as preparedness groups.  Nothing these conservatives did was actually illegal, but, the SPLC had a knack for making it sound as if they were engaging in criminality.  Far too many right wingers were frightened into refusing to engage in basic meetings and public discussions, simply on the possibility that SPLC informants might be present. 

No such infiltration was used to target left wing extremist groups like Antifa, which have carried out numerous criminal attacks, riots, sabotage and acts of intimidation against their political opponents.   

But, times change and the truth cannot be suppressed forever.  Conservative and nationalist movements grew exponentially, even if they still suck at organizing formally.  And today, the SPLC is a widely known and rightfully despised entity. 

The SPLC was specifically integral to the Obama and Biden Administrations, including a direct information sharing relationship with the DHS and FBI.  The majority of anti-conservative policy papers published by the federal government during this time were crafted using SPLC propaganda. 

The 2009 DHS Rightwing Extremism Report, a unclassified assessment warning of potential "surges" in right-wing extremism, drew input extensively from SPLC info. The report targeted militia groups as potential homegrown terrorists and was partially withdrawn because of political backlash. 

A separate 2009 state-level fusion center report - the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) "Modern Militia Movement" report - linked supposedly dangerous militia members to "3rd party political groups" and  "supporters of Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr." The report flagged symbols like the Gadsden Flag, as well as anti-government, anti-new world order and anti-martial law discussion as potential indicators of homegrown terrorism.  The SPLC was a key participant in the formation of the MIAC report.

SPLC President Richard Cohen served on Secretary Janet Napolitano’s CVE Working Group in 2010. Cohen and an SPLC colleague acted as subject-matter experts on right-wing extremism in the DHS Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group.  Their purpose was to shift federal law enforcement focus almost entirely from Islamic-based terrorism over to right wing extremism. 

Under Biden, the SPLC was highly active in shaping public narratives surrounding the J6 trials.  SPLC staff provided training to DOJ prosecutors and SPLC leaders/staff visited the White House at least 11 times.  President Biden personally met with SPLC representatives at least 6 times.

With the fall of the SPLC, the Democrats lose a vital tool in their social engineering arsenal.  If the accusations turn out to be true and SPLC leaders are convicted, their activities should be considered as treason against the American people.  Any and all NGOs participating in social engineering operations against the US populace must eventually be indicted and erased if the country is ever going to rebuild the public trust, but bringing down the SPLC is a good start.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrats-lose-vital-propaganda-machine-fall-splc