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29 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus

Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus

Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos seems to be getting his hands dirty once again: the billionaire is partly backing a new…
Luminal raises $5.3 million to build a better GPU code framework

Luminal raises $5.3 million to build a better GPU code framework

Three years ago, Luminal co-founder Joe Fioti was working on chip design at Intel when he came to a realization.…
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen and its website defaced

Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen and its website defaced

A Russian telecom company that develops technology to allow phone and internet companies to conduct web surveillance and censorship was…
Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics

Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics

South Korea’s major defense giants have amassed roughly $69 billion in order backlogs as of late 2024, according to media…
Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time

Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time

There’s a figure who may greet you during an intense Benadryl trip. Faceless, shrouded in black with red eyes and…
Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan

Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan

As U.S. giants like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic race to develop the large language models that underpin their AI products,…
OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Plans to Make ChatGPT Way More Useful—and Have You Pay For It

OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Plans to Make ChatGPT Way More Useful—and Have You Pay For It

In case OpenAI’s structure couldn’t get any weirder—a nonprofit in charge of a for-profit that’s become a public benefit corporation—it…
12 Best Tech Gifts That They’d Actually Want (2025)

12 Best Tech Gifts That They’d Actually Want (2025)

Small gadgets and handy techy gizmos work great as stocking stuffers or secret Santa gifts for friends, family, or coworkers.…
Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds

Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds

As Kent Halliburton stood in a bathroom at the Rosewood Hotel in central Amsterdam, thousands of miles from home, running…
Disney Researchers Train Robots to Land Like Stars When They Trip and Fall

Disney Researchers Train Robots to Land Like Stars When They Trip and Fall

Falling has long been a major issue in robotics, and engineers have been working for years to keep their creations…