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18 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

5 days left to lock in the lowest Disrupt 2026 rates

5 days left to lock in the lowest Disrupt 2026 rates

We are officially down to the final 5 days to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These lowest…
Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude

Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling in Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss the…
Nothing couldn’t wait to show off the Phone 4A

Nothing couldn’t wait to show off the Phone 4A

After teasing the upcoming launch of its midrange Phone 4A last week, Nothing has now revealed what the rear of…
The Download: Chicago’s surveillance network, and building better bras

The Download: Chicago’s surveillance network, and building better bras

Chicago has tens of thousands of surveillance cameras—up to 45,000, by some estimates.  That’s among the highest numbers per capita…
Best Puffer Jacket (2026): Patagonia, Arc’teryx, REI

Best Puffer Jacket (2026): Patagonia, Arc’teryx, REI

Mountain Hardware’s Ghost Whisperer UL hoodie has been a popular pick among ultralight backpackers since it was introduced a few…
Why is AI so bad at reading PDFs?

Why is AI so bad at reading PDFs?

Last November, the House Oversight Committee had just released 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, and…
Inside Chicago’s surveillance panopticon | MIT Technology Review

Inside Chicago’s surveillance panopticon | MIT Technology Review

The drone identified the suspect vehicle from the mall parking lot using its license plate reader and snapped high-definition photos…
Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible

Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible

Sharks are innocent. Or at least they’re not eating the internet. As a family of cartilaginous fish, sharks are collectively…
11 Need-To-Know Tools in Microsoft PowerToys

11 Need-To-Know Tools in Microsoft PowerToys

Microsoft PowerToys packs more than 30 utilities into a single toolbox, but not all of them are worth using. These…
What You’ll Find Inside a Massive Water-Cooled Intel 3000W Power Supply

What You’ll Find Inside a Massive Water-Cooled Intel 3000W Power Supply

A 3000W power supply often conjures up images of huge metal boxes with noisy fans pumping air over massive heat…