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This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit’

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 06:00
The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.
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Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 06:00
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II.
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Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 06:00
Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free.
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Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 06:00
Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities.
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Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 05:00
Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals's Utah copper mine -- the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick's Atoms Inc.
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WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 14:50
The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and are blocking their ability to send software updates to users.
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Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 14:05
Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.
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Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 14:00
Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.
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A self-driving car in Austin killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 13:11
This incident has brought negative attention to the new technology.
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AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 13:09
AWS has an ingrained culture of handling coopetition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners.
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Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 12:56
Amazon told Kindle owners this week that it's ending support for all e-readers released in 2012 or earlier, making them virtually unable to load any new content.
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Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a ‘ground-up overhaul’ of its AI

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 11:53
This is the first model Meta has released under its Superintelligence Labs, led by former ScaleAI CEO Alexandr Wang.
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Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 11:51
Security researchers exposed a spying campaign by a hack-for-hire group that used Android spyware and phishing to steal iCloud credentials and hack victims’ devices.
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Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 11:23
Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.
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Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 10:19
Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America still has a long and winding regulatory road before it can launch a commercial robotaxi service.
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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 09:30
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
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British cryptographer Adam Back denies NYT report that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 09:03
Back, a longtime researcher and pioneer in cryptography, denies the allegation that he is the secretive creator of Bitcoin.
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Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 09:01
Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access.
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Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:38
The LAPD said the breach affected “a digital storage system” belonging to the city’s Attorney's Office. The World Leaks extortion gang was reported to be behind the attack.
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OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:23
OpenAI's new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI.
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