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22 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT

After a particularly poor performance on its fourth-quarter earnings, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready attempted to favorably compare the digital pinboarding…
‘Uncanny Valley’: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

‘Uncanny Valley’: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

Brian Barrett: They’ve got 80 billion or so to spend 75 billion of that I think they have to spend…
Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.

Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.

“Join xAI if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” CEO Elon Musk proclaimed yesterday following…
Removing stock apps on Android is simple if you know this trick

Removing stock apps on Android is simple if you know this trick

Smartphones, especially Android devices, come preloaded with a lot of bloatware. Some of these apps do nothing but occupy space…
In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations

In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations

The Trump administration just eliminated the landmark finding that has underpinned federal regulations on planet-heating pollution since 2009. For nearly…
Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on “agentic” autopilot

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on “agentic” autopilot

Tim Spencer realized just how complicated manufacturing procurement can be while running Markai, an e-commerce startup in Asia, during the…
Waymo Asks the DC Public to Pressure Their City Officials

Waymo Asks the DC Public to Pressure Their City Officials

Waymo needs some help, according to an email message the self-driving developer sent to residents of Washington, DC on Thursday.…
Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website

Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website

Vincenzo Iozzo, a renowned hacker linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is no longer listed on the website of…
Our Favorite TV Is Still Almost Half Off

Our Favorite TV Is Still Almost Half Off

Last week I covered the best TV deals you could find ahead of Bad Bunny’s halftime show, and one of…
Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Has AI coding reached a tipping point? That seems to be the case for Spotify at least, which shared this…