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2 April 2026 Vol 19

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The Download: A conversation with Karen Hao, and how did life begin?

In a wide-ranging Roundtables conversation for MIT Technology Review subscribers, journalist and author Karen Hao recently spoke about her new…

Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs

Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff said during a presentation this week that AI tools are boosting productivity across sales,…

Sony’s Brand New Flagship Headphones Are on Sale for Prime Day

Prime Day Deals are popping, and even a modest sale on Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is worth your…

13 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!)…

California lawmaker behind SB 1047 reignites push for mandated AI safety reports

California State Senator Scott Wiener on Wednesday introduced new amendments to his latest bill, SB 53, that would require the…

Steve Davis left DOGE in May, but officials say he’s still running the show

Though he officially left the U.S. government in May, Steve Davis — Elon Musk’s low-flying former top lieutenant at the…

X’s ad business improved under departing CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it’s still tough times ahead

Former NBCU ad exec Linda Yaccarino’s tenure at X may have been fairly short — just two years from start…

Dyson’s V15 Detect Is $200 Off for Prime Day (2025)

We’re big fans of Dyson around here, whether it’s for vacuums or for hair tools. We’ve tried every single one…

OpenAI is reportedly releasing an AI browser in the coming weeks

Hot on the heels of Perplexity’s Comet launch, OpenAI is planning to release an AI-powered web browser of its own…

A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control

A new kind of large language model, developed by researchers at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), makes it possible…