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21 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Preliminary Microsoft-OpenAI deal clears way for OpenAI's for-profit conversion

Preliminary Microsoft-OpenAI deal clears way for OpenAI's for-profit conversion

The new arrangement comes after a summer of contentious talks between the two companies, which have long been both collaborators…
I found my lifetime Spotify listening stats, and it’s better than Spotify Wrapped

I found my lifetime Spotify listening stats, and it’s better than Spotify Wrapped

I love Spotify Wrapped, as do most Spotify users. The stats are fun to look at, and it’s great to…
Tucker Carlson asks Sam Altman if an OpenAI employee was murdered ‘on your orders’

Tucker Carlson asks Sam Altman if an OpenAI employee was murdered ‘on your orders’

Carlson: “…he was definitely murdered, I think… there were signs of a struggle, of course. The surveillance camera, the wires…
Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death

Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death

Media pundits, journalists, and academics, including MSNBC commentator Matthew Dowd, have also been fired or targeted over their comments about…
Ram ends EV pickup truck plans

Ram ends EV pickup truck plans

The all-electric Ram 1500 REV pickup truck is dead. Long live the extended-range Ram 1500 REV (once called the Ramcharger).…
Lee Pace Has Big Hopes for the Fourth Season of ‘Foundation’

Lee Pace Has Big Hopes for the Fourth Season of ‘Foundation’

You haven’t seen the last episode, have you? No. I didn’t give anything away just now, did I? No, no,…
Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

Investors took a cautious approach to transit software startup Via’s IPO on Friday, with shares opening below the company’s IPO…
Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others

Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others

For years, extremist groups, white nationalists, and militias like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers saw Charlie Kirk not as…
Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

This week, OpenAI and Oracle shocked the markets with a surprise $300 billion, five-year agreement, part of a surge of…
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark infringement

The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from…