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- Sources: Recursive Superintelligence, a four-month-old start-up developing self-teaching AI and founded by ex-DeepMind and OpenAI engineers, has raised $500M+ (Financial Times) [3d]
- White House says a meeting between Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Dario Amodei had been "productive and constructive"; source: Scott Bessent joined the meeting (Axios) [3d]
- A deep dive into Dwarkesh Patel's interview with Jensen Huang, including Huang's takes on Nvidia's moat and chip sales to China, and reactions to the interview (Zvi Mowshowitz/Don't Worry About the Vase) [3d]
- Bill Peebles, the researcher behind Sora, is leaving OpenAI as the company consolidates around enterprise AI and its forthcoming "superapp" (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) [3d]
- Cerebras files to go public on Nasdaq and reports $510M in 2025 revenue, up 76% YoY, with a net income of $87.9M, up from a $485M net loss in 2024 (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [3d]
- Kevin Weil, OpenAI's former CPO who became VP of OpenAI for Science, is leaving the company; Prism, a web app for scientists launched in Jan., will be shuttered (Maxwell Zeff/Wired) [3d]
- Sources: Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, laying off ~10% of its global workforce, or ~8,000 employees (Reuters) [3d]
- Figma stock drops ~7% after Anthropic launched Claude Design, a dedicated app powered by its latest model Claude Opus 4.7 (Jon Keegan/Sherwood News) [3d]
- In disclosures due to Broadcom CEO Hock Tan's presence on the Meta board, Meta says it paid Broadcom $2.3B in 2025; Tan is leaving the board (Martin Peers/The Information) [3d]
- Sources: Cursor is in advanced talks to raise about $2B co-led by a16z at a valuation of more than $50B, not including the investment, with Nvidia participating (Bloomberg) [4d]
- A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg) [4d]
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- I swapped my phone for a cycle computer after a crash — but a tiny, underrated device was the real safety upgrade [3d]
- 'Global, 24/7, all-weather reconnaissance coverage': China deployed "Eye of Sauron" satellite that can track ships — and the US Navy — from its safe sky abode [3d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #776) [3d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #1545) [3d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #1042) [3d]
- 'Essentially no human intervention': Chinese AI solves 12-year-old math problem in just 80 hours — and even proves it [3d]
- 'We can lose three [computers] and still ride through’: Inside the 8-CPU brain of NASA’s Artemis II that ‘votes’ on every move [3d]
- ‘The face thing is probably going to break’ — Sam Altman-backed firm warns AI will soon outgrow facial recognition, but says its ‘proof of human’ system World ID could be part of the solution [3d]
- UGreen NASync iDX6011 Pro NAS review: An AI-powered NAS combines workstation-class hardware with genuinely useful local AI [3d]
- 'A blast from the past': The Maxell Wireless Cassette Player is a magic carpet ride of audio nostalgia [3d]
- This excellent value Chromebook has everything you need for work and everyday use for under $250 [3d]
- 'A transformative moment': Research shows AI could become the "King of Babel" as LLMs master rare, obscure languages [3d]
- 'So we've got a proper four wall bedroom situation': I asked Alexa+ to help redecorate my apartment, and she has a great eye for design [4d]
- 'I’ve waited seven years!': Tesla owners in Europe demand $7,500 refund as Full Self-Driving is locked out for older vehicles [4d]
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- One Rumored Color for the iPhone 18 Pro? A Rich Dark Cherry Red [3d]
- AI Trusted Less Than Social Media and Airlines, With Grok Placing Last, Survey Says [3d]
- This New Air Purifier Filter Can Remove Cannabis Smoke Odor, Just in Time for 4/20 [3d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 18, #572 [3d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 18, #1042 [3d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 18 #776 [3d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 18, #1764 [3d]
- OpenAI Has a New AI Model Built for Biology and Science [3d]
- Apple and Google Broke Their Own Rules by Promoting 'Nudify' Apps, Report Says [3d]
- Could Your Next Phone Be a Foldable? New Tech and a Possible Apple Model Makes It More Likely [4d]
- Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta AI Smart Glasses Are Now HSA and FSA Eligible [4d]
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