Thursday

16 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

A Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok

A Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok

Thanks to an unexpected surge in popularity on TikTok, Radiohead now has its fourth-ever song on the Billboard Hot 100:…
Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors

Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of fiction and nonfiction authors, as announced in a filing…
Libby’s library app adds an AI discovery feature, and not everyone is thrilled

Libby’s library app adds an AI discovery feature, and not everyone is thrilled

Library e-book and audiobook app Libby is adding AI, much to the disappointment of some readers and librarians, who would…
DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded…
Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

Two years ago, Apple announced its Watch Series 9 as its first carbon-neutral product. From cradle to grave, the company…
The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops tomorrow

The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops tomorrow

Set your alarms. Bookmark this page. Refresh like your future depends on it. After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from…
Google Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools

Google Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered experimental feature in Google Translate designed to help people practice and learn a…
How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change

How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change

Fixing climate change is no small task — just ask carbon removal developers like Mitti Labs. The New York-based startup…
Parents sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in son’s suicide

Parents sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in son’s suicide

Before sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide, he had spent months consulting ChatGPT about his plans to end his life.…
Google Gemini’s AI image model gets a ‘bananas’ upgrade

Google Gemini’s AI image model gets a ‘bananas’ upgrade

Google is upgrading its Gemini chatbot with a new AI image model that gives users finer control over editing photos,…