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2 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative

Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative

1. Treat AI as infrastructure, not an experiment.  Historically, enterprises have treated model customization as an ad hoc experiment—a single…
Yupp.ai shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon

Yupp.ai shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon

Sometimes an apparently good idea, a big raise from a big-name VC, and a sea of well-connected angel investors is…
Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?

Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?

Meta lost a lawsuit against the state of New Mexico last week, marking the first time that the company has…
Our Favorite Affordable Air Purifier Is Temporarily Even Cheaper

Our Favorite Affordable Air Purifier Is Temporarily Even Cheaper

Tired of the stale, fetid air looming over your apartment like a cloud? Check out the Coway Airmega Mighty, an…
Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs

Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs

TikTok has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game…
Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down

Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down

Rec Room, once hailed as a promising giant in the social gaming world, announced Monday it would be shutting down…
Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub

Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub

Amazon’s latest upgrade to Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant, allows you to order food from popular delivery services Uber Eats…
Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion

Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion

Whoop, the fitness and health tracking wearable company, has closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a $10.1…
Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai

Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part…
Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware

Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware

A hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open-source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of…