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Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:21
The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.
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Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:00
Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.
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As YouTube grows on TV, it eyes more interactive video across formats

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 07:03
YouTube's hiring across roles, partnerships, and a Bengaluru hub shows how it is building out its TV strategy.
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Wed, 04/08/2026 - 07:00
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Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third-party agents in Confluence

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 06:00
Confluence users can now create visual assets within the software in addition to new third-party agents working with Lovable, Replit, and Gamma.
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X is rolling out automatic translation and photo editing powered by Grok

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 05:06
New automatic translations and photo editing on X are powered by the companys flagship AI model.
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How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power

Wed, 04/08/2026 - 04:30
Avalanche Energy is working on an DARPA project to build a new class of materials capable of turning damaging radiation into electricity.
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I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 14:35
Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.
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VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 14:24
Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.
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Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 12:59
A joint FBI, NSA, and CISA advisory warns that Iranian hackers have 'escalated' their tactics in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
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Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI datacenter builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:46
Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months.
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Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:10
The partnership brings semiconductor experience to Musk's latest high-tech project.
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Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:00
The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.
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Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:47
The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the company’s foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phone’s engineering test phase.
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Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:01
Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.
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Chrome is finally getting vertical tabs

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 10:00
Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing.
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Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:51
The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.
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Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:46
Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.
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Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:05
Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.
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Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 08:30
Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video.
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