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4 May 2026 Vol 19

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World Labs lands $200M from Autodesk to bring world models into 3D workflows

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has secured a $200 million investment from software design giant Autodesk. The partnership will see the…

The Download: A blockchain enigma, and the algorithms governing our lives

Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen, an Australian man in his mid-30s, with a rural Catholic upbringing, is a founder of THORChain, a blockchain…

India’s Sarvam wants to bring its AI models to feature phones, cars and smart glasses

Indian AI company Sarvam plans to bring its newly released AI models to users by deploying them on Nokia feature…

DG Matrix raises $60M to make data center power smarter

Data centers face a conundrum: how to power increasingly dense server racks using equipment that relies on century-old technology.  Traditional…

Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream

By November 2024, Thorbjornsen, who describes himself as “a bit flamboyant,” was calling himself THORChain’s CEO (“chief energy officer”) and…

Dell XPS 14 Review (2026): This Laptop Marks an Incredible Comeback

The build quality is exceptional, as is to be expected, with a hint of flex in the lid and keyboard.…

An Inside Look at Lego’s New Tech-Packed Smart Brick

The project needed more than mere technical insight. It needed a president of play. A fun foreman. Lego Group design…

How to Choose the Bamboo Sheets for You (2026)

I sleep on sheets for a living, and bamboo sheets have become the fabric I can’t stop recommending to everyone.…

A Mac Mini M4 That Travels Light, Thanks to a Clever Power Bank Hack

Modder Tommy Doan shows how to transform a Mac Mini M4 into a portable battery-powered machine that can function without…

Castlevania Port Lets You Whip-Crack Through Dracula’s Castle on the SEGA Master System

SEGA Master System owners can finally get their hands on a playable Castlevania. Developer xfixium stunned everyone by releasing sample…