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- Samsung reports preliminary Q1 operating profit of ~$38B, up more than 8x YoY and above ~$27B est., a record, and revenue up 68% YoY to ~$88B (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters) [1d]
- Amazon and USPS reach a new delivery deal; sources: Amazon will reduce the packages it ships through USPS by 20%, instead of the two-thirds cut proposed earlier (Esther Fung/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- OpenAI sends a letter to the California and Delaware AGs, urging them to investigate "anti-competitive behavior" by Elon Musk, ahead of a trial in April (CNBC) [1d]
- Filing: Broadcom agrees to produce future versions of Google's TPUs and expands its Anthropic deal to give the startup access to ~3.5 GW of computing capacity (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [1d]
- Anthropic signs an agreement with Google and Broadcom for multiple GWs of TPU capacity, and says run-rate revenue has crossed $30B, up from ~$9B at 2025's end (Anthropic) [1d]
- The rapid adoption of AI coding tools has let workers generate massive volumes of code, leaving companies scrambling to review and secure the AI-generated code (New York Times) [1d]
- Sources: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are sharing information via the Frontier Model Forum to detect adversarial distillation attempts that violate their ToS (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus raised $505M led by Coatue at a $5.5B valuation, bringing its funding raised in the last six months to $1.35B (Ian King/Bloomberg) [1d]
- A look at Eko, whose Arkansas "capture factory" creates digital product catalogs intended to serve as training data for retail-focused AI models (Sarah Nassauer/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- How social media became a freak show: X punishes external links and most top accounts, such as Catturd, are very low-quality but get more engagement than NYT (Nate Silver/Silver Bulletin) [1d]
- A federal appeals court rules New Jersey cannot block Kalshi users in the state from sports-related event contracts, finding CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction (Nate Raymond/Reuters) [1d]
- Sources: Meta is preparing to release the first AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to offer versions of those models via an open source license (Ina Fried/Axios) [1d]
- Netflix launches Netflix Playground, a games app for kids aged eight and under, in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand (Andrew Webster/The Verge) [2d]
- Source: Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman is looking to leave sometime in 2026 or 2027; other senior compliance staff left over the past few months (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg) [2d]
- OpenAI buying TBPN makes little sense, par for the course for a company that, like Twitter, stumbled into a big market and may never build a functional business (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) [2d]
- How advanced chip packaging became one of Intel's fast-growing businesses; sources: Intel is in talks with Google and Amazon for its advanced packaging services (Lauren Goode/Wired) [2d]
- Xoople, which is developing a satellite constellation to collect earth data for training AI models, raised a $130M Series B, bringing its total funding to $225M (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times) [2d]
- ‘Find a way to work together’ — Sam Altman’s message to the Department of Defense and Anthropic [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, April 7 (game #765) [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, April 7 (game #1534) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, April 7 (game #1031) [1d]
- Artemis II got me thinking about space — then I found Lego's surprisingly interactive set [1d]
- 'We want to raise awareness on this issue': Google warns quantum computers could break Bitcoin encryption much sooner than expected [1d]
- 'Like many small fires': Surge in ultra-hot data centers is creating extreme heat islands that may dramatically alter global climate [1d]
- How to watch UConn vs Michigan: Free Streams, TV Channels for 2026 March Madness Final [1d]
- Visible’s Pro+ plan is 50% off right now — and it even worked during Verizon’s outage [1d]
- 'The inference inflection has arrived': Nvidia pumps $2 billion into chipmaker Marvell to boost its AI factories to the next level — so does this mean it'll be working with Amazon Trainium soon? [1d]
- 'Your login credentials may already be slipping into the hands of a cybercriminal': Hackers target LinkedIn accounts with devious new phishing attacks — here's how to stay safe [1d]
- 'Up to 75% higher': Experts say your next SSD or memory upgrade will get a lot more expensive — and I fear the Iran war will make it even worse [1d]
- The MacBook Air M5 is the 'best mix of winning design, near-pro-level performance, and battery life' — get the 15-inch model for a record-low price [1d]
- I compared Artemis II mission's historic dark side of the moon photo with my Sony Alpha A6000, and the differences just blew me away [1d]
- Stickers, live lobster, plush toys, and queues: No, it's not a rock concert, it's China's insatiable appetite for AI's new superstar, OpenClaw [2d]
- 28-hour battery life, waterproof, and 5G: Acer's rugged device ventures where other routers fear to tread [2d]
- Skip Target: Walmart's spring patio sale is better than I expected — here's everything I'm adding to my cart [2d]
- Claude is having some problems – here's everything we know as Anthropic confirms 'elevated errors' [2d]
- SparkCat malware returns to target Android and iOS users, hiding in innocent apps to try and steal your details [2d]
- Battlefield 6 audio team says they 'constantly polish what we think needs polishing' [2d]
- What is the release date for Invincible season 4 episode 6 on Prime Video? [2d]
- Can a MacBook Neo handle everyday work? I tested it — and it’s very good news [2d]
- One of the largest corporate espionage and data breach scandals in digital history': New "BrowserGate" report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data [2d]
- This devious VENOM phishing campaign targets business executives by name — so watch what you click on [2d]
- Backups won’t save you from this version of ransomware [2d]
- How to watch I'm A Celebrity 2026 online for free — stream the All-stars spin-off from South Africa [2d]
- Your marketing stack is an attack surface – is security watching? [2d]
- AI agents can only be trusted as Junior Engineers [2d]
- Bad news Claude users — Anthropic says you'll need to pay to use OpenClaw now [2d]
- 'Has Trump assisted audience fascination with Gilead? Perhaps': The Testaments' creators on why the real world hasn't changed since The Handmaid's Tale [2d]
- What is the release date for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4 on Disney+? [2d]
- Top museums hit by apparent cyberattack on Vivaticket — Louvre and other institutions affected [2d]
- Trump Administration Bans Chinese Routers. Phones and Cameras Could Follow [1d]
- Are Electric Bag Resealers the Key to Chip Freshness? I Tested 2 to Find Out [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 7, #561 [1d]
- iPhone Mirroring Is One of the Best Hidden Features on the Mac [1d]
- Twelve Tons of KitKats Were Stolen, and You Can Help Find Them [1d]
- 'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2: Episode 4 Release Time [1d]
- In Honor of the Artemis II Mission, Explore the Moon in Fortnite Now [1d]
- Artemis II Is Slingshotting Around the Moon in Fortnite, and You Can Join In on the Fun [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 7, #1031 [1d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 7 #765 [1d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 7, #1753 [1d]
- Netflix Introduces New Ad-Free Gaming App for Kids [1d]
- iOS 26.5 Public Beta: Is End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Finally Coming to iPhone? [1d]
- Samsung Will Shut Down Its Messages App Soon. What to Do Next [1d]
- How to Watch the Artemis II Moon Flyby on Netflix [2d]
- 'The Boys' Season 5: Episode Release Schedule and How to Watch [2d]
- Your Ears Know What's Good. Help Us Crown the Most Loved Headphones and Earbuds of 2026 [2d]
- I'm Stoked to Show Secrets of Strixhaven's Blue Paradigm Card in These Exclusive Previews [2d]
- Anthropic Reins In Subscribers' Unlimited AI Use for OpenClaw [2d]
- Keep These 11 Foods Out of the Freezer at All Cost [2d]
- My Running Tests Left Me Feeling Like the Moto Watch Is Low-Key Catfishing [2d]
- Your Phone is Disgusting: Let's Fix That video [2d]
- Scammers Want Our Data, Yet CNET Finds Many of Us Aren't Protecting Our Devices [2d]
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