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23 April 2026 Vol 19

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Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

The chatbot also is intentionally flexible, with the new integrations in mind. “It can take on slight tweaks to the…

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash…

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes

It’s been almost exactly one year since Trevor Milton, the founder of now-bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola, was pardoned by…

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators 

You’ve more than likely had that moment where you’re sitting with a friend, the conversation is flowing, you’re making each…

The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using

Google has been steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With…

The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks

Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be…

Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

At Etsy, Zoë Weil helped to drive a billion-dollar increase in gross merchandise volume within a single year by improving…

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

As immigration became one of the defining focuses of Donald Trump’s second administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has…

Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack

Marquis, a technology company used by hundreds of banks to analyze and visualize their customers’ data, says hundreds of thousands…

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

iPhone hacking techniques have sometimes been described almost like rare and elusive animals: Hackers have used them so stealthily and…