Month: April 2025
Google’s DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize
Around 300 London-based members of Google’s AI-focused DeepMind team are seeking to unionize with the Communication Workers Union, according to a Financial Times report that cites three people involved with the unionization effort. These DeepMind employees are reportedly unhappy about Google’s decision to remove a pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance from … Read more
A new Alien: Earth teaser includes the miracle of alien birth
It’s been a busy week for Alien: Earth‘s marketing team, having released three new teasers over the last few days. The longest of them – titled “Gestation Complete” – spends two whole minutes on the gestation and birth of an alien creature. Another, “Crate,” gives hints that Earth could be facing more than just a … Read more
Slinky-Coil Dipole (2021)
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Dad and the Egg Controller (2018)
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Solana's Loopscale pauses lending after $5.8M hack
Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Loopscale has temporarily halted its lending markets after suffering an approximately $5.8 million exploit. On April 26, a hacker siphoned approximately 5.7 million USDC (USDC) and 1200 Solana (SOL) from the lending protocol after taking out a “series of undercollateralized loans”, Loopscale co-founder Mary Gooneratne said in an X post. … Read more
The Passing of Ucbvax (1994)
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Trump Token’s 85% Weekly Surge Defies Democrats’ Call for Impeachment, Massive Unlocks
TRUMP, the memecoin tied to U.S. President Donald Trump, is up about 16% in the last 24 hours, even as Democratic lawmakers cite the president’s involvement with the token as potential grounds for impeachment and after a massive unlock earlier in the month. At a town hall on Friday, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) pointed to … Read more
Tilt: dev environment as code
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BART’s Anime Mascots
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Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25
Google announced this week that beginning on October 25, it will no longer support or release software updates for the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats. And it will completely stop launching new Nest products in Europe. That means owners of the Nest thermostats released in 2011 and 2012 (as well as the version … Read more
According to a FTC Lawsuit, Amazon Ranks Its Own Products First
Amazon routinely ranks its own products ahead of items from competitors, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in an antitrust lawsuit—echoing the findings of a 2021 investigation by The Markup. Amazon’s search results are biased in the company’s favor, even when it knows competing products are of superior quality, the FTC added, helping the online … Read more
You’re Not a Doormat — So Stop Laying Down for Everyone
Ever feel like you’re just an unpaid intern in everyone else’s life? You agree to things you don’t want to do. You feel guilty for setting boundaries. You say “yes” before you even realize what’s happening. Congratulations, you’ve been trapped in the People-Pleasing Vortex. And let me tell you from experience—it’s exhausting. For years, I … Read more
Robot Dexterity Still Seems Hard
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GameFi Tokens Show Signs of Life After Gala Games, White House Tie-Up
Gaming tokens have seemingly been on the sidelines since the 2021 crypto boom. In fact, data from SoSoValue shows that they were the worst-performing crypto basket over the last 12-month period, enduring a 62% drop in the period, compared to a 174% rise on PayFi tokens. However, under the Trump administration’s crypto-friendly stance, it might … Read more
Stripe Tests New Stablecoin Project as $3.7T Market Looms
Stripe is preparing to test a new stablecoin payments product aimed at companies based outside the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The company’s CEO, Patrick Collison, confirmed on social media that Stripe had been planning this offering for nearly a decade and is now opening it up to pilot users. The … Read more