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3 May 2026 Vol 19

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This $35,000 computer made of living human neurons can run Doom

The CL1 is the first commercial system from the same researchers who wowed the tech world in 2022 by teaching…

This high-stakes thriller is the best thing on Hulu right now

The British have a history of making top-notch thrillers. Oftentimes, budgets for British shows aren’t as big as those given…

The trap Anthropic built for itself

Friday afternoon, just as this interview was getting underway, a news alert flashed across my computer screen: the Trump administration…

Polymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as ‘invaluable’

It might be World War III, but at least I won $20. | Image: Polymarket / The Verge Polymarket has…

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran

Minutes after Donald Trump announced that the US and Israeli governments had launched a “major combat operation” against Iran in…

Why did Netflix back down from its deal to acquire Warner Bros.?

Netflix stunned the entertainment world this week when it declined to raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, setting the…

What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

The streaming and entertainment industry just witnessed one of its most high-stakes megadeals ever, stunning industry observers. Not only is…

Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 2 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute

Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon. As first…

The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom

It takes a lot of computing power to run an AI product — and as the tech industry races to…

The Rubin Observatory’s alert system sent 800,000 pings on its first night

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s automated alert system is online and already bombarding astronomers with things to look at in…