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- How India's film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the tech to cut production time and costs, while union rules constrain its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters) [1d]
- Apple reportedly signed a 3rd-party driver, by Tiny Corp, for AMD or Nvidia eGPUs for Apple Silicon Macs; it's meant for AI research, not accelerating graphics (AppleInsider) [1d]
- Research across 1,372 participants and 9K+ trials details "cognitive surrender", where most subjects had minimal AI skepticism and accepted faulty AI reasoning (Kyle Orland/Ars Technica) [1d]
- VCs are covering expenses like rent for young college dropouts founding AI startups; Antler: average AI unicorn founder age fell from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024 (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates (The Economic Times) [2d]
- Russian media says attempts to limit VPN use may have triggered a widespread banking outage, as Moscow intensifies a crackdown on internet use and Telegram (Anthony Halpin/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Q&A with Simon Willison on the November release of GPT-5.1 and Opus 4.5 as the inflection point for coding, exhaustion due to managing coding agents, and more (Lenny Rachitsky/Lenny's Newsletter) [2d]
- A profile of Benjamin Brundage, a 22-year-old college senior who helped uncover the Kimwolf botnet, which launched 26,000+ DDoS attacks targeting 8,000+ victims (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- The White House's latest effort to enact legislation that would preempt state AI laws stalls as multiple Democrats dismiss the proposal as a partisan play (Politico) [2d]
- Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist with an annual pay of as much as ~$18M; China's AI industry has eschewed mega pay packages (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Generalist, which raised $140M at a $440M valuation in 2025, releases GEN-1, an AI model to help robots handle high-dexterity tasks typically done by humans (Anna Tong/Forbes) [2d]
- Sources: Microsoft's Judson Althoff said Copilot sales hit "some pretty big audacious goals" in Q3; only 3% of customers were paying for Copilot as of January (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) [2d]
- The Artemis II moon mission is one of the first times NASA has let astronauts fly with smartphones, giving them modified iPhones for taking photos and videos (Kalley Huang/New York Times) [2d]
- Health data startup Bevel's CEO pushes back against Whoop's lawsuit that alleges Bevel copied the look of the Whoop app, saying Whoop's actions are "lawfare" (Leila Sheridan/Inc.com) [2d]
- Sources: Mark Zuckerberg is back to writing code after a two-decade hiatus, submitting three diffs to Meta's monorepo, and is a heavy user of Claude Code CLI (Gergely Orosz/The Pragmatic Engineer) [2d]
- Anthropic says Claude subscriptions will no longer cover usage on third-party tools like OpenClaw starting April 4 at 12pm PT, to better manage capacity (Jay Peters/The Verge) [2d]
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- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #1029) [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #1532) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #763) [1d]
- 3 binge-worthy new HBO Max shows to stream in April 2026 [2d]
- IBM, watch out! Fujitsu uses AI to understand COBOL and automatically generate design documents "without expert knowledge" in minutes rather than hours [2d]
- How to watch March Madness Final Four 2026: free NCAA basketball live streams, TV channels, schedule [2d]
- The Dreame Miracle Pro finally gives my scalp and hair the attention they deserve [2d]
- The LG G6 OLED TV got a picture-changing firmware update before its release, so I tested it side-by-side with the G5 again — here's what happened [2d]
- Korean startup backed by Samsung and Arm launches rack-sized inference monsters, claims "6x lower power consumption" and up to 75% cheaper acquisition cost compared to Nvidia [2d]
- Beyond the 'dark showering' trend — these expert lighting tips will really help you get a better night's sleep [2d]
- Strava runs are continuing to leak sensitive military information, with over 500 UK soldiers the latest to be exposed [2d]
- I tested Huion’s 24-inch 4K Kamvas Pro 24 — and its crisp, vibrant display and huge working area have totally changed my mind about massive-screened drawing tablets [2d]
- Yes, RAM prices are finally starting to fall — but here's why you should still hold off from buying [2d]
- ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Apple's 50th celebrations to the Artemis II launch [2d]
- How to watch Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder: live stream boxing online, start time, ringwalks, fight card, PPV cost [2d]
- I’ve spent a month with the Rokid AI Glasses Style: they’re excellent smart glasses let down by an ugly design [2d]
- Don't wait — save $100 on the Crucial P310 1TB SSD before the RAM crisis gets worse [2d]
- How to watch Lauren Price v Stephanie Pineiro: live stream boxing for free, preview, ringwalks, fight card [2d]
- I spent months with Honor Magic 8 Pro, and it's one of the best all-round flagships on the market [2d]
- Score up to 50% off in the Argos Big Red sale — I've found the 14 best deals on tech, appliances, homewares, and more [2d]
- I finally sold my CD collection — and it reminded me why iTunes was better than any streaming service in 2026 [2d]
- 'The navigation systems on board aircraft and drones will be off significantly': Why aging magnetic data poses a growing risk and how quantum sensors could help fix it [2d]
- The Punisher: One Last Kill — release date, confirmed cast, and more about the Marvel TV Special on Disney+ [2d]
- Chelsea vs Port Vale Free Streams: How to Watch FA Cup Quarter-Final 2025/26 Online From Anywhere [2d]
- Reddit is closing down its unfiltered r/all page of trending posts, but there is still a way to access it if you know how [2d]
- I hiked the highest peaks in Britain with a robotic exoskeleton to see if it could supercharge my mountain-climbing — here's what happened [2d]
- I've driven the new Renault Twingo — and it's the closest thing to affordable, lightweight electric motoring without the compromise [2d]
- Sivga's winsome wired headphones look the part but, in testing, I found the bass was a bulging mess of directionless energy [2d]
- Spotify’s SongDNA is like a musical Wikipedia on steroids — I just can't stop using it [2d]
- 'It's going to get darker': The Gentlemen season 2 star confirms new episodes are 'finished' — but even more unhinged [2d]
- Verizon's latest deals include the Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26 Plus, iPhone 17e, and Google Pixel 10a — all free with a new line [2d]
- 'Growing 3x faster than police staffing': Surge in cybercrime and new laws on ransomware payment could put UK businesses (and their directors) — in a "compliance trap." [2d]
- I'm gutted Apple's dropped my favorite iPhone feature, but it might return this year [2d]
- The Boat Race live stream 2026: how to watch Oxford vs Cambridge rowing online, schedule, start time, streaming guide [2d]
- Man City vs Liverpool Live Streams: How to Watch FA Cup Quarter-Final 2025/26 Online From Anywhere [2d]
- I shot the same portrait with Leica's Leitzphone and a $3,000 mirrorless camera with pro lens — good luck guessing which photo is which [2d]
- NordVPN had a busy start to 2026 — here's a recap of all the releases you may have missed [2d]
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