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24 April 2026 Vol 19

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John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job

John Solly, a software engineer and former member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is the DOGE operative…

Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV

There’s a fun new way to watch YouTube: by channel surfing like a boomer with cable TV. This creative idea…

‘Uncanny Valley’: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Brian Barrett: The irony is my favorite part because I feel like venture capitalists have largely positioned themselves as immune…

What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court

Around a dozen parents huddled in the dim hallway outside the courtroom in February, nervously gripping paper tickets. They were…

Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini

Second is advertiser tools. If you’re a small business, you’re not thinking about all the queries people are going to…

Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Publishing platform Substack is continuing to invest in video content as it launches the Substack Recording Studio, a built-in mechanism…

Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating

Tinder held its inaugural product keynote on Thursday, unveiling an ambitious slate of updates designed to reinvigorate its product, bolster…

Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI

Australian productivity software company Atlassian held layoffs as the company looks to funnel more money into AI. Atlassian announced it’s…

Webflow buys AI content generation platform Vidoso to bolster its marketing suite

Webflow, which offers a software platform for building and hosting websites, is acquiring AI-powered content generation platform Vidoso to beef…

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Since the United States and Israel first unleashed a broad campaign of air strikes across Iran in late February, the…