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- Google introduces "notebooks" in the Gemini app for deeper NotebookLM integration and a dedicated space to organize chats and files (Abner Li/9to5Google) [1d]
- Yuga Labs settles its 2022 lawsuit against artist Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen over their alleged copycatting of its BAYC NFTs; the terms were not disclosed (CoinDesk) [1d]
- A DC appeals court denies Anthropic's bid to pause the DOD's supply chain risk designation, after a California judge granted a preliminary injunction in March (Jack Queen/Reuters) [1d]
- The OpenAI Foundation says it is working to finalize over $100M in grants this month, across six institutions, to support and accelerate Alzheimer's research (Jacob Trefethen/OpenAI Foundation) [1d]
- CFO Sarah Friar says OpenAI will "for sure" reserve shares for retail investors in its IPO, after "strong demand" from individuals in its latest funding round (CNBC) [1d]
- A hacker claims to have stolen 10PB+ of data, including classified defense docs and missile schematics, from China's National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin (Isaac Yee/CNN) [1d]
- Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece will ban children under 15 from accessing social media starting January 1, 2027, and calls for coordinated EU action (Antonis Pothitos/Reuters) [1d]
- Anthropic announces Claude Managed Agents, offering developers an agent harness and other infrastructure to help businesses build and deploy AI agents at scale (Maxwell Zeff/Wired) [1d]
- Internal memo: Julia Liuson, head of Microsoft's developer division, will resign after 34 years and move to an "advisory role" at the end of June (Tom Warren/The Verge) [1d]
- Amazon says Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier won't be able to access the Kindle Store from May 20; downloaded books can still be read (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge) [1d]
- OpenAI releases the Child Safety Blueprint tackling AI-enabled child sexual exploitation, focusing on updating legislation and improving detection and reporting (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) [1d]
- Meta will offer Muse Spark in private preview via API to select partners, and plans to offer paid API access to a wider audience at a later date; META jumps 8%+ (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) [1d]
- Meta says Muse Spark powers Meta AI's "shopping mode" feature and that it plans to release a version of Muse Spark under an open-source license (Ina Fried/Axios) [1d]
- Meta releases Muse Spark, the first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs under Alexandr Wang, to "power a smarter and faster" Meta AI across Meta's products (Financial Times) [1d]
- Source: Meta shutters an internal, employee-built leaderboard, dubbed Claudeonomics, tracking staff token usage, due to the data "being shared externally" (Jyoti Mann/The Information) [1d]
- Patreon says it now has 7.6M paid podcast memberships and revenue generated by podcasters on the platform hit $629M in 2025, up 33% YoY (Todd Spangler/Variety) [1d]
- New York-based Patlytics, which builds software for law firms and businesses to automate patent filing and litigation, raised a $40M Series B led by SignalFire (Melia Russell/Business Insider) [2d]
- Alibaba and China Telecom launch a data center in southern China that is powered by 10,000 of Alibaba's Zhenwu chips designed for AI training and inferencing (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC) [2d]
- Lookonchain: three anonymous Polymarket wallets made well-timed Iran ceasefire wagers, netting $480K+ in profits; the $60M April 7 contract is under dispute (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg) [2d]
- An Iranian union official says Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in crypto of $1 per barrel for tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz (Financial Times) [2d]
- AWS launches Amazon S3 Files, a new capability built on Amazon's Elastic File System to let applications and AI agents access S3 buckets as local file systems (Todd Bishop/GeekWire) [2d]
- Memo: Alibaba Cloud CTO Jingren Zhou will step down as CTO to focus on leading AI models in the new role of chief AI architect; executive Feifei Li becomes CTO (Juro Osawa/The Information) [2d]
- Asus ROG Xbox Ally review: comfortable design, Xbox Full Screen beats Windows 11, and affordable, but sleep/wake issues, weak display, and average performance (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware) [2d]
- X is rolling out worldwide automatic post translation powered by xAI's Grok models, and updates its iOS image editor to add tools like drawing and blurring (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) [2d]
- UK-based currency hedging platform MillTech raised $60M from Apax Digital Funds at a $325M valuation, and plans to expand in North America and build AI tools (Carter Johnson/Bloomberg) [2d]
- A profile of South Korea's Galaxy, which is trying to disrupt K-pop's traditional idol system by blending AI characters and life-size robots, as it plans an IPO (Sohee Kim/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Anthropic's Mythos Preview is not a publicity stunt, and sources say tech companies privately spoke to Trump officials about the implications for US security (Thomas L. Friedman/New York Times) [2d]
- GoPro says it will cut 23% of its workforce, or 145 employees, starting in Q2 and costing $11.5M to $15M, as the company struggles to return to profitability (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- AI Forensics: in 16 Italian and Spanish Telegram groups, 24K+ men are sharing nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing (Matt Burgess/Wired) [2d]
- TikTok says ad leader Khartoon Weiss is leaving to pursue a new opportunity after nearly six years at the company, the latest high-profile executive to exit (Alexandra S. Levine/Bloomberg) [2d]
- An investigation suggests Blockstream CEO Adam Back, a British cryptographer who invented Hashcash, is Bitcoin's pseudonymous inventor Satoshi Nakamoto (New York Times) [2d]
- RationalFX: tech layoffs totaled 78,557 in Q1 2026, with the US accounting for 76.7%; nearly half were attributed to AI implementation and workflow automation (Nikkei Asia) [2d]
- Z.ai raises prices for its most advanced AI model, GLM-5.1, by at least 8% compared to GLM-5 Turbo, joining Alibaba and Tencent as demand for agentic AI surges (Luz Ding/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Sam Altman says OpenAI is resetting Codex usage limits "to celebrate 3M weekly codex users" and will reset them for every 1M new users until it reaches 10M (Sam Altman/@sama) [2d]
- FBI: US victims lost ~$21B to cybercrime in 2025, up 26% YoY, driven by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) [2d]
- Kuka, one of the largest industrial robotics suppliers, says it is prioritizing US and Asia investments, as Europe's industrial companies are slow to adopt AI (Marilen Martin/Bloomberg) [2d]
- TikTok says it plans to invest €1B to build a second data center in Finland as part of its €12B European data sovereignty initiative for the data of 200M+ users (Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: Perplexity's estimated ARR rose to over $450M in March, jumping 50% in a month after the launch of a new agent tool and a shift to usage-based pricing (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) [2d]
- Bengaluru-based KreditBee, a digital lending service for personal and business loans and more, raised a $280M Series E at a $1.5B post-money valuation (Harsh Upadhyay/Entrackr) [2d]
- Modus, which builds AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, raised a $5M seed and an $80M Series A led by Lightspeed (Ryan Lawler/Axios) [2d]
- Sources: Bain's data center unit cuts ties with Megaspeed, which is under US investigation over if it helped Chinese companies evade Nvidia AI chip export curbs (Kari Soo Lindberg/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Bill Gates is set to appear before the US House Oversight Committee on June 10 about his Epstein ties; he says he's "looking forward" to answering the questions (Ana Faguy/BBC) [2d]
- Niantic Spatial launches Scaniverse, a platform that lets companies and individuals create robot-ready 3D maps using phone, 360-degree camera, and drone data (Janko Roettgers/Fast Company) [2d]
- Letter: ICE officials confirm they are using Graphite spyware to intercept encrypted messages, saying it is primarily used to target fentanyl traffickers (Jude Joffe-Block/NPR) [2d]
- TV makers are fumbling the launch of next-gen RGB LED tech — and they might have missed the chance to dethrone OLED [1d]
- Garmin fans can now ‘unlock fertility insights’ on their wrist thanks to this handy new feature [1d]
- 'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars [1d]
- Feeling the heat? The Dyson HushJet Mini Cool Fan is portable, wearable, and will keep you cool anywhere [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, April 9 (game #1536) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, April 9 (game #1033) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, April 9 (game #767) [1d]
- 'Going to schedule my therapist appointment after watching this': HBO Max drops first trailer for new series Half Man and it's already got people feeling nervous [1d]
- Sony is reportedly testing a subtle PS5 UI update — 'Welcome back PS4' [1d]
- Could Google Gemini surpass ChatGPT as the biggest AI chatbot within a year? If it maintains its current growth trajectory, I wouldn't bet against it [1d]
- Meze Audio's new closed-back headphones are gloriously green and expansive, but the soundstage isn't the only thing about them that's wide [1d]
- 'Has the Wi-Fi industry been solving the wrong problem?' A team of former Bell Labs and Nokia engineers wants to make your router 10x better thanks to a unique chip [1d]
- If Apple is truly learning from the MacBook Neo, it should return the iPhone to its $199 roots [1d]
- Talk about bad timing — even Linux is asking for more RAM now, despite global shortages hitting PC users hard [1d]
- 'Our work shows that Rowhammer, which is well-studied on CPUs, is a serious threat on GPUs as well': High-end Nvidia hardware targeted by all-new attacks entering a new "territory." [1d]
- I went stargazing in the Atacama Desert and used a hidden iOS 26 feature to capture the night sky — here’s how to take similar photos on your iPhone [1d]
- 'A more secure, scalable platform that runs on modern infrastructure and supports AI-native workflows': Why Cloudflare's new EmDash is the "spiritual successor" to WordPress [1d]
- 'This creates a layered form of obfuscation': New report says criminals are using emojis to avoid detection [1d]
- Roku just added 6 more free streaming channels — and one of its most useful features is coming to more streaming services [1d]
- 'If I can convince her to act, I will shamelessly do it': The Testaments creator on Elisabeth Moss' surprise return as June to The Handmaid's Tale spinoff [1d]
- This new Steam feature could soon make buying games a lot easier — and it’ll be a great addition for the Steam Machine and custom PCs [1d]
- Prices for the LG G6 and LG C6 OLED TVs have appeared on Amazon — and boy, have I got good news for you [1d]
- Channeling the 'timeless style of the franchise' Sony's next limited edition DualSense lets you embrace your inner Man with the Golden Gun and I simply must add it to my collection [1d]
- I've reviewed a bunch of golf watches, and can recommend these 8 to golfers looking to level up their game [1d]
- Headphones are getting smarter — the latest open-ear buds from Suunto offer head movement controls and monitor your 'neck health' [1d]
- These Amazon TV deals are almost too good to believe — save up to 53% off from Samsung, LG, and TCL [1d]
- I told you the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold wasn't dead — it returns 'in limited quantities' to shelves on Friday [1d]
- PSG vs Liverpool Free Streams: How to watch Champions League 2025/26 quarter final [1d]
- EVs just had their best-ever month in the UK thanks to the fuel crisis — with one Chinese brand winning big [1d]
- VistaPrint AI logo maker review: A simple AI design tool for small businesses [1d]
- NordVPN’s desktop apps just got a new look — here’s all you need to know [1d]
- The US Army will host commercial data centers on 'underutilized' land at four major bases [1d]
- How to watch Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid: Free Streams for Champions League Quarter-Final 2025/26 [1d]
- The Boys season 5 has already claimed its first victim — and it completes a redemption arc that began in the popular Prime Video show's first-ever episode [1d]
- Lego’s FIFA World Cup 2026 sets are up for preorder — yes, there’s a brick-built Lionel Messi [2d]
- WhatsApp’s latest beta lets you set up a username, so you don’t have to share your phone number [2d]
- Waiting to buy the Galaxy S26? Now might be the moment — you can get $200 off at Samsung today [2d]
- Top open source AI platform Flowise hit by maximum-level security issue [2d]
- A new Google Pixel update has landed — complete with a fix for an annoying game-crashing bug [2d]
- Who knew NASA had solid music taste — these are all the songs being played to the Artemis II crew for their wake-up calls [2d]
- Want a MacBook Neo? You'll be waiting 2-3 weeks for delivery — and rumor has it delays could get much worse [2d]
- I've found 6 of the best laptop deals on sale right now — Acer, Dell, Apple, and more from $159 [2d]
- I've watched almost all of Hacks season 5 and nearly wet myself laughing — but I still think the hit HBO Max show has already had its perfect goodbye [2d]
- US agencies warn Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure — causing 'disruptive effects within the United States' [2d]
- Snowflake customers suffer data theft attacks after third-party issue, company confirms 'unusual activity' [2d]
- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says 'AI shift' makes this a great time to invest in new start-ups [2d]
- Forza Horizon 6's mini rendition of Tokyo is the most beautiful and detailed urban environment in the series so far [2d]
- What is the release date for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2 episode 7 on Apple TV? [2d]
- Anthropic detects 'strategic manipulation' features in Claude Mythos, including exploit attempts and hidden evaluation awareness — prompting concern over model behavior [2d]
- Smeg's new coffee maker 'brews consistently great hot and cold espresso', and will elevate your kitchen with its chic retro style [2d]
- Netflix customers in Italy are getting refunds of up to $585 after 'unlawful' price hikes — though the rest of us shouldn't start celebrating yet [2d]
- WhatsApp gets long-awaited CarPlay upgrade that makes it easier to call your friends on the move [2d]
- The 'return to analog' trend and the rise of Whoop clones means smartwatches just aren't cool anymore [2d]
- Proton VPN just made securing your iPhone a whole lot faster [2d]
- What is the release date for Hacks season 5 episode 1 on HBO Max? [2d]
- Kindle owners are frustrated that Amazon is pulling the plug on old devices that are still widely used — but it’s not stopping users from sideloading [2d]
- 'Designed to be compact': these new speakers are perfect for small apartments, and come from a 5-star company [2d]
- 'Video games are cooked' — founder of No More Robots condemns gen AI in gaming and says 'from a publisher perspective, it's mega annoying' [2d]
- More RAM price-hike misery? Framework warns of 'volatility and cost increases through the rest of 2026' just as some GPUs suddenly get more expensive [2d]
- I tried using Google’s new offline AI dictation app — and it polished my ramblings surprisingly well [2d]
- Players are apparently spending 'tens of hours' building factories in Arknights: Endfield as dev says the 'sandbox' mechanics set the game apart [2d]
- Why AI’s investment must materialize for the C-Suite [2d]
- 'What a great troll': Invincible fans praise the Prime Video show's creative team over 'hilarious fake out' season 4 episode 6 ending [2d]
- What is an MVNO and why should I use one? [2d]
- Get 'high-resolution picture quality and ultra-compact design' for cheap with 45% off the Blink Mini 2K+ [2d]
- I went hands-on with the Aqara Camera Hub G350: a powerful indoor security camera that's a wolf in rabbit’s clothing [2d]
- Always-on AI Agents put everything hackers could ever want behind a single attack surface [2d]
- This one accessory leveled up my PlayStation Portal and PS5 experience [2d]
- 'The best skill that you can learn is learn to learn....don't assume that whatever you learned is now good for the next 40 years: AWS CEO says workers need to keep adapting to deal with AI [2d]
- When infrastructure decisions shape growth outcomes [2d]
- 'This puts organizations at risk of credential theft, data manipulation and broader compromise': UK government, Microsoft warn Russian hackers are hitting TP-Link home routers to hijack internet traffic [2d]
- Is this what playing on PS6 will be like? Cyberpunk 2077 finally has a dedicated PS5 Pro patch and it's the best looking console version to date [2d]
- How to pick a website template that complements your brand identity [2d]
- 'A new frontier model trained by Anthropic that we believe could reshape cybersecurity': Project Glasswing wants to use AI to prevent AI cyberattacks — but will 'overeager' Claude Mythos do more damage than help? [2d]
- 'They lack the tools to help themselves': IT teams complain minor issues are stopping them from addressing the big problems [2d]
- How to write AI website builder prompts like a high-end design agency [2d]
- Why 800VDC is the emergent electrical backbone of next-generation data centers [2d]
- Why Agentic AI demands business process re-engineering [2d]
- I tested the Bissell CrossWave HydroScrub, and this wireless all-in-one might be the only floor cleaner your home needs [2d]
- 'Costs go up by £20 per month': Check your broadband contract now to beat the £1bn April hike [2d]
- ‘Breathtakingly awesome’ — it doesn't quite rival Artemis II, but after spending a month with the Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope I’m shocked by its stunning views of galaxies, nebulae and — yes — the moon [2d]
- Own a Kindle from 2012 or earlier? It could be time to upgrade as Amazon's officially ending support for very old models [2d]
- Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4 ending explained — is [spoiler] really dead in the Disney+ show? [2d]
- Microsoft flags China-based hackers using vicious new 'rapid attack' zero-days to launch ransomware at targets across the world [2d]
- Two upcoming iPhones could be ‘largely unchanged in appearance,’ leaker claims, and I’m already skipping this generation [2d]
- This New Health-Tracking Pet Collar Is Like a Smartwatch for Dogs and Cats [1d]
- Google Upgrades Maps Features With More Gemini and Faster Photo Uploads [1d]
- Crypto Scams and Senior Fraud Drive $21 Billion in 2025 Cyber Theft, FBI Reports [1d]
- iOS 26.4.1 Isn't a Big Update, but Download It Anyway [1d]
- Computer Won't Run Windows 11? Google's ChromeOS Flex Is a Solid Alternative [1d]
- Amazon Is Pulling Support for Kindles From 2012 or Earlier. What to Do Now [1d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 9, #1755 [1d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 9 #767 [1d]
- Masters Tournament 2026: When and How to Watch the Augusta Action [1d]
- Samsung Could Introduce a New Pro Model in the Galaxy S27 Lineup [1d]
- OpenAI, Advocacy Groups and State Officials Want Tougher AI Rules to Protect Kids [1d]
- ESPN on Disney Plus Expands to Select Asia-Pacific Markets and Europe [1d]
- Anthropic Says Its New AI Model Is So Good at Finding Security Risks, You Can't Use It [1d]
- iOS 26 Setting to Customize if You Hate Your iPhone's Liquid Glass Design [1d]
- Overwatch's Next Hero Is Sierra, but We Don't Know Much Else Yet [1d]
- Champions League Soccer: Stream Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid Live [1d]
- Champions League Soccer: Stream PSG vs. Liverpool Live [1d]
- The $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Is Back. You Can Buy It From Samsung Soon [1d]
- YouTubers Sue Amazon, Claim AI Tool Was Trained on Scraped Videos [2d]
- Help Us Crown the Most Loved Headphones and Earbuds of 2026 [2d]
- New Clues Hint at a New Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, Coming Soon [2d]
- Jabra Evolve3 85 Headset Review: Top Voice-Calling Performance and a Game-Changing Design [2d]
- Tired of Targeted Ads? This Simple iPhone Fix Stops App Tracking in Seconds. [2d]
- Uber and Volkswagen's Self-Driving Vans Are Hitting the Streets. Here's When You Can Ride [2d]
- Motorola Razr 2026 Rumor Roundup: What We've Heard About the Next Flip Phone Line [2d]
- Can I Take My iPhone Swimming? What Those IP68, IPX8 Waterproof Ratings Really Mean [2d]
- What to Know About Artemis II, Apple Foldable Rumors & More | Tech Today video [2d]
- Can't Wait for New Emoji? Here's How to Create Your Own on iPhone [2d]
- When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology [2d]
- Google's Pixel 10A Is Coming to Japan With an Exclusive Blue Edition and Special Wallpaper [2d]
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, April 8 [2d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 8, #562 [2d]
- The $135M Google Data Settlement Site Is Live — See If You're Eligible [2d]
- Morgan Stanley’s bitcoin ETF draws $34 million on day one [1d]
- Michael Saylor says bitcoin has likely bottomed, quantum risk overblown [1d]
- Yuga Labs settles Bored Ape NFT lawsuit, ending fight over alleged copycat tokens [1d]
- South Korea proposes cryptocurrency law with bank-style rules for stablecoins [1d]
- The Protocol: Bernstein says quantum threat to Bitcoin is real but manageable [1d]
- Crypto Long & Short: Asia’s digital asset crackdown: accountability gets personal [1d]
- U.S. Treasury to propose demands that stablecoin firms be set to police bad transactions [2d]
- Bitcoin is above $70,000 on Iran ceasefire, but rally is turning cautious for good reasons [2d]
- Standard Chartered is looking to take over crypto custody provider Zodia: Bloomberg [2d]
- RWA network Pharos lands a $1 billion valuation in $44M funding round ahead of mainnet debut [2d]
- Adam Back denies he’s Satoshi Nakamoto after NYT report claims he’s Bitcoin’s creator [2d]
- White House study bolsters crypto's stance in stablecoin yield fight against bankers [2d]
- Quantum threat to Bitcoin is real, but manageable, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein [2d]
- Saylor’s solo act: JPMorgan says Strategy is practically the only thing keeping crypto flows alive [2d]
- Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF opens today, giving BlackRock’s $55 billion IBIT fund its toughest rival yet [2d]
- Iran eyes crypto toll for oil tanker transits through Strait of Hormuz, according to FT [2d]
- CoinDesk 20 performance update: Internet Computer (ICP) rises 12.1% [2d]
- Bitcoin’s quantum threat is distant, but migration clock is ticking, says Adam Back Says [2d]
- Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF opens today, giving BlackRock’s $55 billion IBIT fund its toughest rival yet [2d]
- Bitcoin buyers gobbled up nearly 850,000 BTC between $60,000 and $70,000 [2d]
- Ceasefire lifts bitcoin, but animal spirits may not return just yet [2d]
- Six Swiss banks join forces to build a unified digital franc [2d]
- Move over bitcoin and quantum risks. Anthropic's Mythos AI could have major implications for DeFi [2d]
- South Korea takes away exchange discretion in a major anti-phishing crackdown [2d]
- Crypto markets rally as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire [2d]
- MEXC's new CEO wants to tame a memecoin machine without killing what made it work [2d]
- Pre-market crypto stocks are glowing green after the ceasefire news [2d]
- Crypto's 'AWS' Alchemy unveils tool to make AI payment systems talk to each other [2d]
- Crypto whale holding oil shorts walks away with $2 million in profit [2d]
- U.S. bank with $1.9 trillion in assets could debut its bitcoin ETF Wednesday [2d]
- Attacking bitcoin mining with a quantum computer would require the energy of a star, academics say [2d]
- XRP zooms 5% on bitcoin strength, but trend reversal still unconfirmed [2d]
- Bitcoin, ether, oil shorts lead $427 million wipeout on US-Iran ceasefire [2d]
- CZ says SBF asked for billions 'like a Bologna sandwich' as FTX collapsed [2d]
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