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18 April 2026 Vol 19

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

At a trendy venue near the San Francisco pier, Sam Altman’s verification project World celebrated its next evolution and rapid…
I asked Gemini to write my Home Assistant automations, and it actually worked well

I asked Gemini to write my Home Assistant automations, and it actually worked well

Home Assistant is one of the most powerful pieces of equipment out there for anyone who has smart-home electronics. It’s…
OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

I am immensely grateful to Sam, Mark, Aditya and Jakub for fostering a research environment that allowed us to pursue…
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’

OpenAI is losing two of the architects of its most ambitious moonshots. Kevin Weil, who led the company’s science research…
Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

Nicholas Moore, who pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system dozens of times over several…
OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company

OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company

Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s former chief product officer who was recently tapped to build a new AI workspace for scientists, Prism,…
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in…
“Tokenmaxxing” is making developers less productive than they think

“Tokenmaxxing” is making developers less productive than they think

There’s an old saw in management: What you measure matters. And, typically, you get more of whatever you’re measuring. Software…
Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder

Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder

Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, humanity-verifying World project announced at an event in San Francisco on Friday that Tinder users around the…
Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the…