Thursday

9 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

These $500 Windows Laptops Show the MacBook Neo’s Competition

These $500 Windows Laptops Show the MacBook Neo’s Competition

Today, Apple announced its new budget MacBook. At $599, it looks seriously impressive. While I haven’t tested its performance, battery…
Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive

Do you have fond memories of being a teacher’s pet? Wish you could still get notes from your favorite college…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei is not happy — perhaps predictably so — with OpenAI chief Sam Altman. In…
Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report

Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report

Apple Music is changing the way that record labels and distributors can flag AI-generated or AI-assisted content when they upload…
NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews

NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews

Previously, video overviews could only generate narrated slideshows, but the upgraded video overview feature uses a combination of Google’s AI…
USB Hubs Can Save You Lots of Hassles—Here Are 5 We Like Best in 2026

USB Hubs Can Save You Lots of Hassles—Here Are 5 We Like Best in 2026

Other Good USB Hubs to Consider Ugreen Revodok Pro 211 Docking Station for $64: Most laptop docking stations are bulky…
Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google is moving forward with a series of Play Store changes after settling a years-long legal battle with Fortnite maker…
His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.

His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.

Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven…
U.S. and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

U.S. and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

The U.S. and European law enforcement have seized the database from LeakBase, which prosecutors have touted as “one of the…
Bridging the operational AI gap

Bridging the operational AI gap

The transformational potential of AI is already well established. Enterprise use cases are building momentum and organizations are transitioning from…