Thursday

30 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Meta’s Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning

Meta’s Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning

Tencia Benavidez, a Supernatural user who lives in New Mexico, started her VR workouts during the Covid pandemic. She has…
Take an Extra $50 Off My Favorite Mattress With This Code

Take an Extra $50 Off My Favorite Mattress With This Code

I’m a picky person when it comes to mattresses. Of the hundreds I’ve tested over my career as a certified…
The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster

The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster

AI labs just can’t get their employees to stay put. Source link
Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab

Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab

If someone ever makes an HBO Max series about the AI industry, the events of this week will make quite…
Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing

Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing

The Trump administration signed a notable multi-billion-dollar trade deal with Taiwan that’s designed to help the United States boost domestic…
Exclusive eBook: How AGI Became a Consequential Conspiracy Theory

Exclusive eBook: How AGI Became a Consequential Conspiracy Theory

In this exclusive subscriber-only eBook, you’ll learn about how the idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans…
Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed

Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed

Elon Musk’s X has introduced new restrictions stopping people from editing and generating images of real people in bikinis or…
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield…
Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

As of Thursday, 92 million Iranians have been completely blocked from accessing the internet for more than a week, in…
OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain Tech Startup Merge Labs

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain Tech Startup Merge Labs

On Thursday, OpenAI announced its investment in neurotech startup Merge Labs, cofounded by its CEO, billionaire Sam Altman. OpenAI will…