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WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account
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.
Show HN: Is Hormuz open yet?
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From Lovelace to Modern AI: Are Machines Finally “Originating”?
A quote keeps surfacing in AI debates. Old quote. Not ten years old, not fifty. We’re talking 1840s old, written by a woman describing a machine that didn’t even exist yet. Ada Lovelace, working alongside Charles Babbage on his theoretical Analytical Engine, put it plainly: “The Analytical Engine has no pretensions to originate anything.” No … Read more
A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage
An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. “It didn’t slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through,” according to a witness.
Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text
Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.
Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions
Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.
Wirex and Utorg Bring Seamless Crypto-to-Card Spending to 2M+ Users Worldwide
London, UK, April 8th, 2026/Chainwire/–Wirex BaaS provides Utorg’s consumer wallet ecosystem with non-custodial card infrastructure, IBAN banking rails, and global payment acceptance — going live in weeks, not months Wirex, a full-stack crypto card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Utorg (utorg.com), a global fintech company building consumer and business … Read more
Stop Building Agentic Workflows for Everything
Not every workflow needs an AI agent, many tasks are better solved with deterministic automation. Use agentic systems only when reasoning, ambiguity, or decision making is required. Misusing agents leads to higher cost, latency, and reduced reliability. The best architectures are hybrid systems: automation for execution, agents for intelligence. Good engineering is about choosing the … Read more
OpenAI made economic proposals — here’s what DC thinks of them
Happy ceasefire day and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech’s rocky journey through the world of politics. If you’re not a subscriber yet, you can do so here, but my only request is that you sign up before Donald Trump decides to revisit his previous threats toward Iran and kickstart … Read more
The AI Great Leap Forward
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AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict
AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners.
Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices
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.
I finally get the iPhone Air
The perfect phone for people who carry two phones. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge I saw a lot of weird phones at Mobile World Congress last month: robot phones, cameras disguised as phones, phones for dogs. But the one that caught me most off guard was the one my friend (and Verge … Read more
The AI RAM shortage is also driving up SSD prices
I thought the WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD in my gaming PC was pricey when I bought it for $173 in 2024, but now that same SSD costs $649, more than what I paid for most of the parts in my PC combined. The price on my WD Black drive nearly quadrupled since November 2025, … Read more
Expanding Swift’s IDE Support
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How to Build a Fast and Reliable Workflow: Refactoring Agent Skills
Refactoring Agent Skills: The Day My Context Window Died There’s a specific kind of pain you only experience once: You’re in Claude Code, you trigger a couple of “helpful” Skills, and suddenly, the model is chewing through thousands of lines of markdown + snippets it didn’t ask for. Your “AI co-pilot” stops feeling like a … Read more
Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a ‘ground-up overhaul’ of its AI
This is the first model Meta has released under its Superintelligence Labs, led by former ScaleAI CEO Alexandr Wang.
Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups
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.
Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT
Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.
The Neo Effect: How Apple’s cheapest Mac is changing the PC game
This thing is poised to eat their lunch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The MacBook Neo is disrupting the laptop space and putting Apple into the conversation as a value option like it’s never been before. With a price starting at $599 (or $499 for students and teachers), the colorful laptop’s … Read more
One item purchased, ten emails
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Google’s Flan AI Makes Language Models Smarter Without More Data
:::info Authors: Hyung Won Chung Le Hou Shayne Longpre Barret Zoph Yi Tay William Fedus Yunxuan Li Xuezhi Wang Mostafa Dehghani Siddhartha Brahma Albert Webson Shixiang Shane Gu Zhuyun Dai Mirac Suzgun Xinyun Chen Aakanksha Chowdhery Alex Castro-Ros Marie Pellat Kevin Robinson Dasha Valter Sharan Narang Gaurav Mishra Adams Yu Vincent Zhao Yanping Huang Andrew … Read more
MEXC Appoints Vugar Usi as CEO to Drive Global ‘Infinite Opportunities’ Vision
Victoria, Seychelles, April 8, 2026 — MEXC, the world leader in 0-fee digital asset trading, has announced the appointment of Vugar Usi as Chief Executive Officer. This transition, coinciding with MEXC’s 8th Anniversary, initiates a strategic brand evolution, signaling MEXC’s commitment to accelerating international expansion, cementing its user-centric philosophy, and driving its ‘Infinite Opportunities’ vision … Read more
Is Mythos Really The Internet’s Greatest Cybersecurity Risk? Or Just an Anthropic Product Launch?
Anthropic built Claude Mythos, a model that found thousands of zero-days in every major OS and browser, broke out of a sandbox unprompted, and showed signs of covert strategic reasoning. Instead of releasing it publicly, they gave it to 40 companies via Project Glasswing with $100M in credits. The cyber capabilities are real — but … Read more
Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber
Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America still has a long and winding regulatory road before it can launch a commercial robotaxi service.