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16 April 2026 Vol 19

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Here are 14 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale

Amazon’s next Prime Day event hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but in classic Amazon fashion, the retailer has already dropped…

Google’s new AI will help researchers understand how our genes work

“We haven’t designed or validated AlphaGenome for personal genome prediction, a known challenge for AI models,” Google said in a…

Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100M as military UAV demand soars

Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr has raised $100 million in an all-equity Series B round led by General Catalyst, as…

Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch

Advocates for the idea that AI training is transformative still see Chhabria’s ruling as a win. “Judge Chhabria ruled today,…

Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books

A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the company by 13 book authors, including…

Sam Altman comes out swinging at The New York Times

From the moment OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stepped onstage, it was clear this was not going to be a normal…

Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions

Elon Musk’s xAI is the subject of scrutiny in Memphis, where natural gas turbines powering its Colossus data center have…

Creative Commons debuts CC signals, a framework for an open AI ecosystem

Nonprofit Creative Commons, which spearheaded the licensing movement that allows creators to share their works while retaining copyright, is now…

Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp

Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI…

Intel hits the brakes on its automotive business, and layoffs have started

Intel is shuttering its automotive architecture business and laying off most of its staff as part of a broader restructuring…