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- Sources: the US DOJ arrested a soldier involved in the capture of Nicolás Maduro for allegedly making $400K+ on Polymarket by betting on his removal from office (ABC News) [2d]
- Texas Instruments stock rose 19% on Thursday, its best day since 2000, after upbeat Q2 guidance driven by high demand for analog chips used in AI data centers (Katie Tarasov/CNBC) [2d]
- Shenzhen-based Pudu Robotics, which makes commercial service robots, raised ~$150M, bringing its total funding to $300M+, and says its valuation exceeds $1.5B (The Robot Report) [2d]
- Intel reports Q1 revenue up 7% YoY to $13.58B, vs. $12.42B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue and adjusted EPS above estimates; INTC jumps 15%+ after hours (Katie Tarasov/CNBC) [2d]
- Music publishers including UMG, Warner Music, and Sony drop a copyright suit against Verizon following a SCOTUS decision limiting ISP liability in Cox's suit (Kyle Jahner/Bloomberg Law) [2d]
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty detail their "return of Xbox" strategy, including daily active players as its "new north star" (Tom Warren/The Verge) [2d]
- Instagram launched Instants, an app for sharing disappearing photos, in Italy this week, after rolling out an Instants feature in its main app in some regions (Sydney Bradley/Business Insider) [2d]
- OpenAI says "GPT-5.5 matches GPT-5.4 per-token latency in real-world serving, while performing at a much higher level of intelligence" (OpenAI) [2d]
- Anthropic says it has fixed three causes of recent Claude Code quality issues: reduced default reasoning, a caching bug, and a system prompt to reduce verbosity (Anthropic) [2d]
- GPT-5.5 is priced at $5/1M input tokens and $30/1M output tokens, double GPT-5.4's pricing; GPT-5.5 Pro costs $30/1M input tokens and $180/1M output tokens (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) [2d]
- GPT-5.5 is rolling out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users in ChatGPT and Codex, and GPT-5.5 Pro to Pro, Business, and Enterprise users in ChatGPT (The Verge) [2d]
- OpenAI says GPT-5.5's improvements are strongest in agentic coding, computer use, and early scientific research, which require reasoning across longer contexts (Madison Mills/Axios) [2d]
- OpenAI unveils GPT 5.5, intended to be better at completing work without much direction, saying the model "kind of figures it out, deals with ambiguity" (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) [2d]
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- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #782) [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #1551) [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #1048) [2d]
- Google is turning AI into the layer over everything — and apps may never feel the same [2d]
- '100% accurate' Off Campus trailer praised as book fans are convinced Dean and Allie's scene means Prime Video romance drama is 'getting season 2' [2d]
- 'We love you, and we want you to win' — OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 for ChatGPT [2d]
- Australia joins countries trialing Claude Mythos 'to make sure we are aware of emerging vulnerabilities' [2d]
- Exclusive: BDX Droid figures, a talking Mandalorian, and more Star Wars toys are landing at Disney Store for May the 4th [2d]
- Thermal Master P4 review: Easily the best phone-connected thermal camera yet, but it's not perfect [2d]
- Spotify is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and so are we — these are 5 of the platform’s landmark moments and yes, one of them involves Taylor Swift [2d]
- The dark side of AI —shocking report reveals 11 planned AI data centers connected to OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft could produce more greenhouse gases than Morocco [2d]
- Is that it? IKEA's has a limited-edition merch range to mark its 40th birthday — but it's rather underwhelming [2d]
- 'Long term, the only manually driven car will be the Tesla Roadster': Elon Musk says future lineup is going to be almost entirely autonomous [2d]
- 'Identity is the new battleground': Why your IT helpdesk is suddenly getting a lot of bizarre calls [2d]
- If you think this Unitree G1 robot rollerblading is scary, wait until you see it iceskating — robot Winter Olympics can’t be far behind, and we should talk about robot mobility [2d]
- What is the release date for Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 9 on CBS and Paramount+? [2d]
- This free NASA tool lets you make a personalized satellite photo —and it's the most fun you'll have on Earth Day [2d]
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- Meta Centralizes Access to Facebook, Instagram, AI Glasses and More Apps [2d]
- My Dog Is Banned From the Groomers. Is This Pet Vacuum Tool the At-Home Solution? [2d]
- Mullvad VPN Creates iOS Master Switch to Protect Users From Data Leaks [2d]
- Parents Can Now See What Their Kids Are Asking Meta AI About [2d]
- Samsung Brings Ikea Smart Home Support to Its Platform, With One Important Caveat [2d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 24, #578 [2d]
- ChatGPT Helped Plan FSU Shooting, Florida Officials Say [2d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 24, #1770 [2d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 24 #782 [2d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 24, #1048 [2d]
- LG's Micro RGB TVs Boast Big Screens, Big Colors and Big Prices [2d]
- Choosing a College Degree? AI Can Help You Narrow It Down [2d]
- You Can Now Stream DirecTV on Your Meta Quest Headset [2d]
- Happy 20th Birthday, Spotify. Here's the Platform's Most Streamed of All Time [2d]
- Tesla Owners May Need to Visit New Microfactories to Update Full Self-Driving [2d]
- Elon Musk's SpaceX Teams Up With Cursor for AI Coding: How Rockets and AI Fit Together [2d]
- Claude Can Connect to More Apps You Use Every Day [2d]
- The Motorola Razr Fold Has a UK Price, but Will It Be So Expensive in the US? [2d]
- ChatGPT 5.5 Is All About Math, Science and AI Research [2d]
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