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Former Trump and Biden AI advisers Dean Ball and Ben Buchanan urge bipartisan action on AI security risks, including tighter export controls and safety audits (New York Times) Former Trump and Biden AI advisers Dean Ball and Ben Buchanan urge bipartisan action on AI security risks, including tighter export controls and safety audits (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic co-founder explains why there's a 60%+ chance of AI systems autonomously building their successors by 2029 and the consequences of automated AI R&D (Jack Clark/Import AI) Anthropic co-founder explains why there's a 60%+ chance of AI systems autonomously building their successors by 2029 and the consequences of automated AI R&D (Jack Clark/Import AI) Reviewed by swadu on May 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Spain seizes record amount of cocaine in Atlantic Ocean, authorities say Spain seizes record amount of cocaine in Atlantic Ocean, authorities say Reviewed by swadu on May 04, 2026 Rating: 5
A profile of music AI startup Suno, valued at ~$2.5B with 2M+ paying users and $300M annualized revenue as of February, as it battles record labels and artists (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes) A profile of music AI startup Suno, valued at ~$2.5B with 2M+ paying users and $300M annualized revenue as of February, as it battles record labels and artists (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on May 03, 2026 Rating: 5
A look at Atlassian and Twilio earnings beats, with early signs of Atlassian's AI response success and Twilio becoming a picks-and-shovels layer for AI agents (Jason Lemkin/SaaStr) A look at Atlassian and Twilio earnings beats, with early signs of Atlassian's AI response success and Twilio becoming a picks-and-shovels layer for AI agents (Jason Lemkin/SaaStr) Reviewed by swadu on May 03, 2026 Rating: 5
Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans Reviewed by swadu on May 03, 2026 Rating: 5
A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 (Victor Swezey/Bloomberg) A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 (Victor Swezey/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian) Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on May 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip Reviewed by swadu on May 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war Reviewed by swadu on May 01, 2026 Rating: 5
The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, where attackers hack freight brokers' accounts and dupe carriers; 2025 cargo theft losses in N. America rose 60% YoY (Pierluigi Paganini/Security Affairs) The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, where attackers hack freight brokers' accounts and dupe carriers; 2025 cargo theft losses in N. America rose 60% YoY (Pierluigi Paganini/Security Affairs) Reviewed by swadu on May 01, 2026 Rating: 5
Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla Reviewed by swadu on May 01, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Meta drew about $96B of orders from investors for a $25B bond sale it launched on Thursday; Meta sold $30B of corporate bonds in October 2025 (Bloomberg) Sources: Meta drew about $96B of orders from investors for a $25B bond sale it launched on Thursday; Meta sold $30B of corporate bonds in October 2025 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2026 Rating: 5
US House votes to end government shutdown over immigration operations US House votes to end government shutdown over immigration operations Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta quietly rolled out USDC stablecoin payouts on Solana and Polygon for select creators in Colombia and the Philippines (Fortune) Meta quietly rolled out USDC stablecoin payouts on Solana and Polygon for select creators in Colombia and the Philippines (Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2026 Rating: 5
SpaceX draft IPO filing: from 2023 to 2025, Starlink's individual subscribers rose from 2.3M to 8.9M, revenue grew from $3.9B to $11.4B, and ARPU fell 18% (The Information) SpaceX draft IPO filing: from 2023 to 2025, Starlink's individual subscribers rose from 2.3M to 8.9M, revenue grew from $3.9B to $11.4B, and ARPU fell 18% (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple plans an AI overhaul for photo editing in iOS 27, including using on-device AI models to extend, enhance, and reframe photos (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple plans an AI overhaul for photo editing in iOS 27, including using on-device AI models to extend, enhance, and reframe photos (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2026 Rating: 5
US political violence generates a familiar cycle - this time it's in overdrive US political violence generates a familiar cycle - this time it's in overdrive Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Canada's Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it? Canada's Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it? Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2026 Rating: 5
Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution? Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution? Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2026 Rating: 5
A profile of Dwarkesh Patel, whose podcast has become mandatory listening in the AI community, with guests like Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg (Benjamin Wallace/New York Times) A profile of Dwarkesh Patel, whose podcast has become mandatory listening in the AI community, with guests like Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg (Benjamin Wallace/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2026 Rating: 5
A look at Tin Can's $100 retro-style, Wi-Fi-enabled landline phone, and how some schools are seeding the device to students in an attempt to curb smartphone use (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg) A look at Tin Can's $100 retro-style, Wi-Fi-enabled landline phone, and how some schools are seeding the device to students in an attempt to curb smartphone use (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: AI startups are struggling to access Nvidia GPUs as Microsoft and other cloud providers divert supply to internal teams and large customers like OpenAI (The Information) Sources: AI startups are struggling to access Nvidia GPUs as Microsoft and other cloud providers divert supply to internal teams and large customers like OpenAI (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year? Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year? Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches GPT-5.5, designed to handle complex tasks with minimal guidance; the model will be used to power the company's upcoming "super app" (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) OpenAI launches GPT-5.5, designed to handle complex tasks with minimal guidance; the model will be used to power the company's upcoming "super app" (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta unveils Live Chats on Threads for real-time conversations during cultural events, launching first within the NBA Threads community during the playoffs (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Meta unveils Live Chats on Threads for real-time conversations during cultural events, launching first within the NBA Threads community during the playoffs (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: SpaceX isn't acquiring Cursor immediately because the deal could delay its IPO; Cursor is no longer proceeding with its reported $2B funding round (Bloomberg) Sources: SpaceX isn't acquiring Cursor immediately because the deal could delay its IPO; Cursor is no longer proceeding with its reported $2B funding round (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with new "thinking capabilities", allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt (Emma Roth/The Verge) OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with new "thinking capabilities", allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Victory slips away as marathon runner celebrates too soon Victory slips away as marathon runner celebrates too soon Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2026 Rating: 5
A profile of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who has been kicked off most mainstream social media but made ~$900K from "fanatical" donors since early 2025 (Washington Post) A profile of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who has been kicked off most mainstream social media but made ~$900K from "fanatical" donors since early 2025 (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Trailblazing black beauty queen who defied apartheid South Africa dies aged 76 Trailblazing black beauty queen who defied apartheid South Africa dies aged 76 Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and "regressive" cultures (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and "regressive" cultures (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Widespread damage as storm spreads through midwestern US Widespread damage as storm spreads through midwestern US Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2026 Rating: 5
French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Airbnb launches a pilot in NYC, LA, and other cities that lets users to select from a range of boutique hotels alongside private homes in a bid to boost growth (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times) Airbnb launches a pilot in NYC, LA, and other cities that lets users to select from a range of boutique hotels alongside private homes in a bid to boost growth (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2026 Rating: 5
A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg) A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris Reviewed by swadu on April 17, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind, an AI model for life sciences research, including drug discovery, as a research preview for customers such as Moderna and Amgen (Megan Morrone/Axios) OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind, an AI model for life sciences research, including drug discovery, as a research preview for customers such as Moderna and Amgen (Megan Morrone/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Memo: the White House notified Cabinet departments that OMB is setting up protections that would allow their agencies to begin using Anthropic's Mythos model (Bloomberg) Memo: the White House notified Cabinet departments that OMB is setting up protections that would allow their agencies to begin using Anthropic's Mythos model (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war? Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war? Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2026 Rating: 5
WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis settle with the FTC over claims they colluded on misinformation policies that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers (David McCabe/New York Times) WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis settle with the FTC over claims they colluded on misinformation policies that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers (David McCabe/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2026 Rating: 5
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