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Silicon Valley's Immortality Bet Reaches 91‑year‑old
SocialApr 4, 2026

Silicon Valley's Immortality Bet Reaches 91‑year‑old

Longevity treatments for a 91-year-old. That's the kind of story that captures where Silicon Valley's immortality bet is actually heading. Great piece by @AmyDMarcus, who I had the chance to meet in Boston recently. She brings serious depth to this beat,...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Music Tech You Might Have Missed: Roland SPD-SX Pro, Akai MPC Sampler, Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3s
NewsApr 4, 2026

Music Tech You Might Have Missed: Roland SPD-SX Pro, Akai MPC Sampler, Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3s

Roland released firmware version 2.0 for its SPD‑SX PRO sampling pad, adding custom trigger LEDs, expanded memory, backup file support, and time‑stretching features, priced at $1,500 (≈$1,470). Bang & Olufsen completed its Atelier centenary series with the Beolab 90 Monarch and Zenith editions, limited...

By Mixmag
Axiom Space Company Profile: Building the World’s First Commercial Space Station
NewsApr 4, 2026

Axiom Space Company Profile: Building the World’s First Commercial Space Station

Axiom Space, founded in 2016, is constructing the world’s first commercial space station while operating private crewed missions to the International Space Station. In February 2026 the company secured $350 million in equity and debt financing to speed hardware development and its...

By New Space Economy
Illuminated in Orion
NewsApr 4, 2026

Illuminated in Orion

On the third day of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the Orion crew began outfitting the capsule for a lunar flyby. Astronauts performed exercise routines, practiced medical emergency procedures, and validated the spacecraft’s deep‑space emergency communications system. The photo shows Christina Koch reading...

By NASA - News Releases
Even Siri Mishears Simple Walk as Rap Song
SocialApr 4, 2026

Even Siri Mishears Simple Walk as Rap Song

Me to iPhone’s voice-to-text dictation: “I’m out for my walk.” iPhone: “Ultimate by Eminem.” At least you tried. 🙃

By Matt Richardson
Turn AI Papers Into Audio Walks with Gemini
SocialApr 4, 2026

Turn AI Papers Into Audio Walks with Gemini

10x’d my bleeding edge AI x Science learning Hack: Grok/Gemini for real time papers + NotebookLM turns them into podcasts I listen to while walking/lifting. My current list (now audio): • 1943 McCulloch-Pitts neural nets • 1958 Perceptron • 1986 Backprop •...

By Ryan Bethencourt
MiB: Songyee Yoon, Principal Venture Partners
BlogApr 4, 2026

MiB: Songyee Yoon, Principal Venture Partners

Songyee Yoon, founder and managing partner of Principal Venture Partners, leads an AI‑focused venture firm launched in 2024 and has served on HP's board since 2025. In a recent Masters in Business interview she explains how the firm identifies truly...

By The Big Picture
Is Your iPhone on the List? IOS 27 Could Cut Off These Popular Models
BlogApr 4, 2026

Is Your iPhone on the List? IOS 27 Could Cut Off These Popular Models

Apple unveiled iOS 27 at WWDC on June 8, 2026, introducing new features while raising the baseline hardware to the iPhone 12 series. The update will discontinue support for the iPhone 11 lineup and the second‑generation iPhone SE, leaving those devices without future security patches or...

By Geeky Gadgets
AI Tested to Support Battlefield Medical Decisions
BlogApr 4, 2026

AI Tested to Support Battlefield Medical Decisions

UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the US DARPA conducted AI‑enabled battlefield medical triage trials, testing whether AI can be aligned with individual medics' ethical preferences. Simulated mass‑casualty scenarios in October 2025 let participants evaluate AI decisions without knowing...

By UK Defence Journal – Air
Snapchat's Total Snap Takeovers Let Brands Own Every Tab
SocialApr 4, 2026

Snapchat's Total Snap Takeovers Let Brands Own Every Tab

Snapchat introduced Total Snap Takeovers, letting brands run ads across all major tabs, including Map, Chat, Camera, Stories, and Spotlight, in a single buy. With 97% of users visiting multiple tabs per session, it's a format designed around actual user...

By Lindsey Gamble
I’ve Spent a Month with the Rokid AI Glasses Style: They’re Excellent Smart Glasses Let Down by an Ugly Design
NewsApr 4, 2026

I’ve Spent a Month with the Rokid AI Glasses Style: They’re Excellent Smart Glasses Let Down by an Ugly Design

Rokid’s AI Glasses Style launch at a base price of $299, offering ChatGPT‑5 powered assistance, a 12 MP camera, and real‑time translation in twelve languages. In real‑world testing the glasses delivered strong AI performance and about 5‑6 hours of battery life,...

By TechRadar Pro
Don't Wait — Save $100 on the Crucial P310 1TB SSD Before the RAM Crisis Gets Worse
NewsApr 4, 2026

Don't Wait — Save $100 on the Crucial P310 1TB SSD Before the RAM Crisis Gets Worse

TechRadar highlights a $100 discount on the Crucial P310 1TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD, now priced at $149.99 at Best Buy, down from $249.99. The drive offers up to 7,100 MB/s read and 6,000 MB/s write speeds with a 220 TB endurance rating, making it...

By TechRadar Pro
Recording V2K with SDR
BlogApr 4, 2026

Recording V2K with SDR

Software Defined Radio (SDR) is presented as a low‑cost method to capture and neutralize alleged V2K (voice‑to‑kilohertz) signals. The post outlines a workflow—scanning 350‑800 MHz, locating the loudest frequencies, demodulating the AM‑modulated voice carrier, and generating a 180‑degree phase‑inverted signal to...

By Targeted Justice Newsletter
Eyou Robot Joint Smart Manufacturing Base Settles in Xishan
NewsApr 4, 2026

Eyou Robot Joint Smart Manufacturing Base Settles in Xishan

Eyou Robot Technology signed a deal on April 2 to build a fully automated smart manufacturing base for robot joints in Wuxi’s Xishan District. The 34‑mu (≈5.7 ha) facility represents a 1 billion yuan investment (about $140 million) and will house 30 advanced production lines...

By Gasgoo Auto News
AI Shopping Generates Unattributed Conversions, Skewing Metrics
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI Shopping Generates Unattributed Conversions, Skewing Metrics

AI shopping is sending buyers to your store but NONE of them show up in your attribution. 39% of consumers already use AI for product discovery, and 23% of Americans bought something via AI in the past month. These are the...

By Kody Nordquist
Open-Ended Prompts Unleash AI’s Unexpected Solutions
SocialApr 4, 2026

Open-Ended Prompts Unleash AI’s Unexpected Solutions

When I was a junior product manager, I made the mistake of narrowly prescribing solutions to engineering. Similar dynamics exist working with AI. The smarter it gets, the more AI can fill in gaps and surface solutions you didn't think of. Specific prompts...

By Ryan Hoover
IBM Highlights Agentic AI Security Gaps at RSA Conference
BlogApr 4, 2026

IBM Highlights Agentic AI Security Gaps at RSA Conference

At RSA’s 2024 cybersecurity conference, over 43,000 attendees highlighted the rise of agentic AI, yet few vendors offered end‑to‑end security solutions. IBM executives warned that AI agents change behavior at runtime, expanding attack surfaces and exposing a critical gap in...

By Quantum Zeitgeist
Ukraine’s Drones Are Killing Russian Soldiers Faster Than Moscow Can Replace Them
BlogApr 4, 2026

Ukraine’s Drones Are Killing Russian Soldiers Faster Than Moscow Can Replace Them

Ukrainian drone operations killed an estimated 33,988 Russian soldiers in March, outpacing Moscow’s ability to replace them as recruitment reached only 80,000 of a 409,000 target. The same unmanned systems damaged roughly 40% of oil storage at the Primorsk Baltic...

By ComplexDiscovery
IBM Highlights Interoperability as Key to Scaling AI Agents
BlogApr 4, 2026

IBM Highlights Interoperability as Key to Scaling AI Agents

IBM is positioning interoperability as the cornerstone for scaling AI agents across heterogeneous enterprise environments. The firm warns that fragmented, siloed agents impede efficiency and dilute return on investment, especially as organizations embed AI in SaaS, CRM and legacy systems....

By Quantum Zeitgeist
AI's Compute Surge Threatens Energy, Needs On‑Device Solutions
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI's Compute Surge Threatens Energy, Needs On‑Device Solutions

i can't believe how much compute and energy we're going to need... even in highest tier, things like 'deep think' frequently can't run and there are caps and even with pay-to-play with API there are frequent "servers are busy" and we're just getting...

By Joseph G. Allen
3 Surprisingly Useful Things Your Phone's Document Scanner Can Do
NewsApr 4, 2026

3 Surprisingly Useful Things Your Phone's Document Scanner Can Do

Smartphones now embed document scanners that go beyond simple photos, automatically cropping and converting images into clean PDFs. Users can capture receipts, textbook pages, or kids' artwork and store them directly in cloud services, creating searchable digital files. The built‑in...

By MakeUseOf
Linux 7.1 To Expose AMD Zen 6's AVX-512 BMM For Guest VMs
BlogApr 4, 2026

Linux 7.1 To Expose AMD Zen 6's AVX-512 BMM For Guest VMs

The Linux 7.1 kernel will include a patch that exposes AMD Zen 6’s new AVX‑512 Bit Matrix Multiply (BMM) instructions to KVM virtual machines. Zen 6’s ISA adds BMM and bit‑reversal operations, confirmed by recent Binutils, GCC and LLVM updates. The KVM patch...

By Phoronix
Master Terraform: Six Core Concepts Every Engineer Needs
SocialApr 4, 2026

Master Terraform: Six Core Concepts Every Engineer Needs

When someone asks how you manage your Terraform infrastructure, the answer goes beyond just writing code it’s about understanding the core building blocks that make everything work efficiently. Before provisioning any infrastructure, there are 6 key concepts you need to have...

By Aduraleke Akintade
Private VPC Without NAT Blocks Internet Access Securely
SocialApr 4, 2026

Private VPC Without NAT Blocks Internet Access Securely

AWS Security Agent-Penetration Testing Overview | by Sena Yakut | AWS in Plain English Was just reading this and pretty good review. If you put in a private VPC no NAT or peering can’t reach Internet which is what you want...

By Teri Radichel
The SAL AI Leadership Prompt Library
BlogApr 4, 2026

The SAL AI Leadership Prompt Library

Jason Rigby launched the SAL AI Leadership Prompt Library, a subscription‑based collection of ready‑made prompts that help executives apply generative AI to everyday leadership tasks. The library includes over 150 prompts covering strategy formulation, communication, talent development, and decision‑making. Users...

By The Self-Aware Leader
Junior Quants Dress up AI Bots to Lure Investors
SocialApr 4, 2026

Junior Quants Dress up AI Bots to Lure Investors

AI trading assistant bots are written and deployed by junior quants at Jane Street to get you to bring them your money with a cute little bow on top

By Benn Eifert
Farasis Energy Secures Next-Generation High-End Electric Bus Battery Pack Project From West European Bus Manufacturer
NewsApr 4, 2026

Farasis Energy Secures Next-Generation High-End Electric Bus Battery Pack Project From West European Bus Manufacturer

Farasis Energy announced a repeat partnership with a century‑old West European bus manufacturer to supply custom high‑end pouch battery packs for the client’s next‑generation flagship electric bus. The deal, while undisclosed in financial terms, confirms Farasis’s technology meets Europe’s stringent...

By Gasgoo Auto News
AI‑Powered Wall‑Mounted Piano Plays Any Song
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI‑Powered Wall‑Mounted Piano Plays Any Song

random idea. you know those real self-playing pianos? a fun variation would be a wall mounted one that you can instruct ai to send any song to. my mockup: https://t.co/Lzn58IrBa7

By Kevin Rose
Defining AI Hallucinations: Overgeneralizations vs Searchable Errors
SocialApr 4, 2026

Defining AI Hallucinations: Overgeneralizations vs Searchable Errors

Do you take a narrower or broader meaning for the term “hallucination”? Does it mean (only) overgeneralizations and confabulations? Or do you also include, for example, boneheaded errors that could have been solved by search?

By Gary Marcus
Seeking Permanent Solution to Remove Google Ads
SocialApr 4, 2026

Seeking Permanent Solution to Remove Google Ads

Is there any way to permanently disable the ads Google is slopping all over consumer G-suite? https://t.co/5Zh1nDvnc1

By Jason Mikula
Spring Travel Just Got Easier With This 42,800mAh Solar Charger Power Bank — Now 30% Off
NewsApr 4, 2026

Spring Travel Just Got Easier With This 42,800mAh Solar Charger Power Bank — Now 30% Off

The Mregb 42,800 mAh Solar Charger Power Bank is now on sale for $27.99, a 30% discount from its regular $39.99 price. It offers a high‑capacity battery, QC 3.0 fast charging, USB‑C connectivity, and an IP67‑rated waterproof, dust‑proof, drop‑proof design. The unit...

By Cord Cutters News
Rokid AI Glasses Miss Mark on Design and Price
SocialApr 4, 2026

Rokid AI Glasses Miss Mark on Design and Price

The Rokid AI Glasses Style should be nothing but a slam dunk, but their design and price are a let down. https://t.co/o1JEqo7Rwl

By TechRadar
GLP Outpaces GPT in Revenue for Now
SocialApr 4, 2026

GLP Outpaces GPT in Revenue for Now

For now, in the revenue showdown between the two most hyped technologies of the 2020s, GLP > GPT

By Derek Thompson
Keeper Security Brings Zero-Trust Database Access to Its PAM Platform with KeeperDB
NewsApr 4, 2026

Keeper Security Brings Zero-Trust Database Access to Its PAM Platform with KeeperDB

Keeper Security announced KeeperDB, a new database‑access capability embedded in its KeeperPAM privileged access management platform. The feature lets developers and DBAs connect to MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server directly from the vault, eliminating plaintext credential exposure. KeeperDB...

By The Next Web (TNW)
China Adds 32.5 GW Solar as Polysilicon Prices Plunge
SocialApr 4, 2026

China Adds 32.5 GW Solar as Polysilicon Prices Plunge

China PV Industry Brief: China adds 32.48 GW solar as polysilicon prices fall #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Vdb2Zj2FSP

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Sanders' AI Moratorium Risks Talent Exodus Abroad
SocialApr 4, 2026

Sanders' AI Moratorium Risks Talent Exodus Abroad

Bernie Sanders calls for a 6 month AI moratorium, suggesting it would be good for privacy, well-being, democracy, wealth distribution. IMHO, a moratorium would mostly mean that the technology is going to advance abroad, including an exodus of talent. https://t.co/N894mtXzOU

By Axel Merk
I Was Running OpenClaw With My Claude Max Subscription. Now What?
BlogApr 4, 2026

I Was Running OpenClaw With My Claude Max Subscription. Now What?

As of April 4, Anthropic’s Claude Max flat‑fee subscription stopped working with OpenClaw, leaving users without model access. The cut stems from flat‑fee pricing being abused by 24/7 autonomous agents that consume far more tokens than typical human users, threatening provider...

By Kilo Blog
OpenClaw's Fate Will Test Anthropic's Strategic Gamble
SocialApr 4, 2026

OpenClaw's Fate Will Test Anthropic's Strategic Gamble

Anthropic shutting down OpenClaw may turn out to be a strategic blunder, or strategic genius. The OpenClaw community will be the determiner of whether it is A or B. It's an interesting moment in history. Personally I never bet against...

By Garry Tan
NASA Skips Prelaunch Briefings for Upcoming Resupply Flight
SocialApr 4, 2026

NASA Skips Prelaunch Briefings for Upcoming Resupply Flight

Unfortunately, NASA is not doing any prelaunch mission or science briefings for this, unlike most previous resupply flights.

By Jeff Foust
NinjaOne Offers a Free Trial of the IT Management Platform Trusted by 35,000 Organisations
NewsApr 4, 2026

NinjaOne Offers a Free Trial of the IT Management Platform Trusted by 35,000 Organisations

NinjaOne, an Austin‑based unified IT operations platform, now offers a free trial with no credit‑card requirement. The cloud‑native solution consolidates endpoint management, patching, remote access, backup, mobile device management, asset tracking and vulnerability detection into a single console. The company...

By The Next Web (TNW)
Waymo Needs New OEM Partner Before Q4 Deadline
SocialApr 4, 2026

Waymo Needs New OEM Partner Before Q4 Deadline

The latest episode of #AutonomyMarkets is out now. Watch or listen on your favorite podcast player. Waymo Needs Another OEM and Q4 Might Be Too Late $GOOGL, $TSLA, $BIDU, $UBER, $HYMTF https://t.co/Ud9C01FcoW

By Walt Piecyk
AI Case Studies Double Revenue, Cut Capital Needs
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI Case Studies Double Revenue, Cut Capital Needs

Big deal paper here: field experiment on 515 startups, half shown case studies of how startups are successfully using AI. Those firms used AI 44% more, had 1.9x higher revenue, needed 39% less capital: 1) AI accelerates businesses 2) The challenge is understanding...

By Ethan Mollick
The $5800 FAISS Index That Was Stale for 168 Hours Straight [Edition #3]
BlogApr 4, 2026

The $5800 FAISS Index That Was Stale for 168 Hours Straight [Edition #3]

LexiFeed’s discovery engine relies on a flat FAISS index rebuilt only once a week and a two‑tower model trained on six‑month‑old engagement data. This architecture makes every article up to 168 hours stale, contributing to a flat 4.2% click‑through rate despite...

By Machine learning at scale
AI May Replace Jobs by 2028—Stay Cutting Edge
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI May Replace Jobs by 2028—Stay Cutting Edge

No, AI won't replace you in 2026. But it might in 2028. Claude Code is just the beginning. Teams who stay on the cutting edge will have the biggest advantage. That's where we're trying to be. https://t.co/LY5hNd6dtz

By Corey Haines
Google AI Pro Storage Triples to 5TB, Price Unchanged
SocialApr 4, 2026

Google AI Pro Storage Triples to 5TB, Price Unchanged

Google AI Pro was bumped from 2TB to 5TB, no price change. We can all thank @shimritby https://t.co/Smj8WtR7wS

By Steren Giannini (“Steren”)
Search Console Misreports Impressions Since May 2025
SocialApr 4, 2026

Search Console Misreports Impressions Since May 2025

Woh. Search console has been inaccurately reporting impressions since May 2025. A fix is coming over the next few weeks. https://t.co/EJyx8tVh3q https://t.co/HQq4pQ1d4r

By Marie Haynes
I Tested Cowork, Lindy, Sauna, and Opal Against 3 Questions. The Best Scored 1 Out of 4.
PodcastApr 4, 20260 min

I Tested Cowork, Lindy, Sauna, and Opal Against 3 Questions. The Best Scored 1 Out of 4.

An emerging class of AI outcome agents—Cowork, Lindy, Sauna, Google Opal, and Obvious—promises to automate entire work products rather than just assist users. Nate’s April 2026 review pits these tools against a three‑question framework that measures whether an agent can...

By Nate’s Newsletter
Claude Gains Full Access to Microsoft Apps—Use Cautiously
SocialApr 4, 2026

Claude Gains Full Access to Microsoft Apps—Use Cautiously

Meantime Claude can now interact with all the Microsoft applications. Not that I would let it do so just yet ...

By Peter Suzman
Jagged Intelligence Reveals Evolutionary Gap Between Brains and AI
SocialApr 4, 2026

Jagged Intelligence Reveals Evolutionary Gap Between Brains and AI

What is "jagged intelligence" & what does it tell us about the evolutionary differences between us and AI? Join me with cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths (@cocosci_lab) as we dive deep into how brains and computers think. https://t.co/1KGaR3tfym https://t.co/9WIMLritna

By David Eagleman