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US officials say Trump asked Elon Musk to lift Starshield restrictions; Ukraine officials said it was not fully fixed Thursday but was working at higher speeds (Wall Street Journal) US officials say Trump asked Elon Musk to lift Starshield restrictions; Ukraine officials said it was not fully fixed Thursday but was working at higher speeds (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2026 Rating: 5
Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2026 Rating: 5
India 'cockroach' leaders who called on election chief to quit are freed from jail India 'cockroach' leaders who called on election chief to quit are freed from jail Reviewed by swadu on October 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX Reviewed by swadu on October 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired a month ago in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021 (Dennis Crowley/Teendrama Snippets) Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired a month ago in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021 (Dennis Crowley/Teendrama Snippets) Reviewed by swadu on October 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Developers and vibe coders are using AI tools like Claude Code to get rid of sponsored ads on their smart TVs, disable tracking features, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Developers and vibe coders are using AI tools like Claude Code to get rid of sponsored ads on their smart TVs, disable tracking features, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic says it's committing 5% of its shares to a Public Benefit Fund, for a total of ~20% with co-founder and staff pledges, plus 2% per 50% valuation rise (Anthropic) Anthropic says it's committing 5% of its shares to a Public Benefit Fund, for a total of ~20% with co-founder and staff pledges, plus 2% per 50% valuation rise (Anthropic) Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Nvidia asked Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron to make base dies for its custom NVHBM memory on TSMC's 3nm process; Samsung agreed, its first use of TSMC (Kyu-Seok Shim/Reuters) Sources: Nvidia asked Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron to make base dies for its custom NVHBM memory on TSMC's 3nm process; Samsung agreed, its first use of TSMC (Kyu-Seok Shim/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Anomaly Innovations, behind coding agent OpenCode, says a breach hit ~1.4% of OpenCode Console users and their API keys, in a "large scale distillation attack" (Walter Schulze/Startup Fortune) Anomaly Innovations, behind coding agent OpenCode, says a breach hit ~1.4% of OpenCode Console users and their API keys, in a "large scale distillation attack" (Walter Schulze/Startup Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Bleecker Street says TikTok suspended the Musk documentary account for "political policy" violations and called the suspension "permanent"; Bleecker's appealing (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter) Bleecker Street says TikTok suspended the Musk documentary account for "political policy" violations and called the suspension "permanent"; Bleecker's appealing (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2026 Rating: 5
MapQuest adds a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app showing license plate readers and cameras from 10+ companies including Flock, using OpenStreetMap data (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable) MapQuest adds a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app showing license plate readers and cameras from 10+ companies including Flock, using OpenStreetMap data (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2026 Rating: 5
What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2026 Rating: 5
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group delays the general availability of PostgreSQL 19 after LLM-assisted code reviews uncovered architectural defects (Lindsay Clark/The Register) The PostgreSQL Global Development Group delays the general availability of PostgreSQL 19 after LLM-assisted code reviews uncovered architectural defects (Lindsay Clark/The Register) Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2026 Rating: 5
An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record Reviewed by swadu on October 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Elon Musk says the US government owns and controls Starshield systems and "any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Elon Musk says the US government owns and controls Starshield systems and "any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2026 Rating: 5
SpaceXSI debuts Grok Voice 3.0, saying it tops Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech index, responds in under a second, and costs less than rivals, at $0.08/min (SpaceXSI) SpaceXSI debuts Grok Voice 3.0, saying it tops Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech index, responds in under a second, and costs less than rivals, at $0.08/min (SpaceXSI) Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2026 Rating: 5
What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2026 Rating: 5
'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris 'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris Reviewed by swadu on October 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Suki, an AI ambient scribe for healthcare providers, raised a $90M Series E led by Healthier Capital; a source says it projects $60M-$80M in revenue this year (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios) Suki, an AI ambient scribe for healthcare providers, raised a $90M Series E led by Healthier Capital; a source says it projects $60M-$80M in revenue this year (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a ~$1B valuation by Ithaca Holdings, founded recently by two Silicon Valley execs; BMBL jumps 45%+ (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal) Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a ~$1B valuation by Ithaca Holdings, founded recently by two Silicon Valley execs; BMBL jumps 45%+ (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2026 Rating: 5
How Musk and Benioff pledged to rename SpaceXAI and AIForce, while Nadella and Nvidia adopted "super intelligence", as Silicon Valley falls in line with Trump (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) How Musk and Benioff pledged to rename SpaceXAI and AIForce, while Nadella and Nvidia adopted "super intelligence", as Silicon Valley falls in line with Trump (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2026 Rating: 5
A look at the economics of Anthropic's data center leases as analysts estimate a 245 MW site could yield ~$1.3B/mo; sources say it signed a cloud deal with IREN (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) A look at the economics of Anthropic's data center leases as analysts estimate a 245 MW site could yield ~$1.3B/mo; sources say it signed a cloud deal with IREN (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2026 Rating: 5
'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2026 Rating: 5
IDC: Shenzhen-based DJI and Insta360, accounting for 73% and 20% of global smart camera market in Q2, are vying for the top spot as GoPro's share drops to 3% (William Langley/Financial Times) IDC: Shenzhen-based DJI and Insta360, accounting for 73% and 20% of global smart camera market in Q2, are vying for the top spot as GoPro's share drops to 3% (William Langley/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2026 Rating: 5
Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay? Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay? Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2026 Rating: 5
A record 42 startups became decacorns so far in 2026, beating 2021's 34; PitchBook: the average time to hit $10B dropped to 5.5 years in 2025 vs. 9.4 in 2020 (Lucinda Shen/Axios) A record 42 startups became decacorns so far in 2026, beating 2021's 34; PitchBook: the average time to hit $10B dropped to 5.5 years in 2025 vs. 9.4 in 2020 (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2026 Rating: 5
JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2026 Rating: 5
Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis Reviewed by swadu on October 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple promotes Carson Oliver to VP of the App Store and names Steve Smith as M&A chief, replacing Adrian Perica, who keeps iCloud, Fitness+, and News (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple promotes Carson Oliver to VP of the App Store and names Steve Smith as M&A chief, replacing Adrian Perica, who keeps iCloud, Fitness+, and News (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 08, 2026 Rating: 5
'Every day there is killing': Palestinians in Gaza face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls 'Every day there is killing': Palestinians in Gaza face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls Reviewed by swadu on October 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Microsoft opens preorders for the $5,999 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, with 128GB of unified memory to run local models with 120B+ parameters, shipping in November (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) Microsoft opens preorders for the $5,999 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, with 128GB of unified memory to run local models with 120B+ parameters, shipping in November (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 07, 2026 Rating: 5
'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel Reviewed by swadu on October 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta, Walmart, Stripe, and others publish the Personal Agent Protocol to standardize and secure interactions between AI bots and businesses (Kate Rooney/CNBC) Meta, Walmart, Stripe, and others publish the Personal Agent Protocol to standardize and secure interactions between AI bots and businesses (Kate Rooney/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on October 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Reflection unveils open-weight model Beam, saying it excels at coding and agentic tasks, uses 3x-4x less compute than comparable models, and nears Qwen3.8-Max (Semafor) Reflection unveils open-weight model Beam, saying it excels at coding and agentic tasks, uses 3x-4x less compute than comparable models, and nears Qwen3.8-Max (Semafor) Reviewed by swadu on October 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election Reviewed by swadu on October 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Ghost, which makes a $3,499 computer designed for AI agents and includes an RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, emerges from stealth with an $11M seed led by a16z (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Ghost, which makes a $3,499 computer designed for AI agents and includes an RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, emerges from stealth with an $11M seed led by a16z (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 05, 2026 Rating: 5
US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan Reviewed by swadu on October 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Extracted system prompts show Meta's Muse compiles "a page for every person in the user's life", with facts, history, tips to improve relationships, and more (Wired) Extracted system prompts show Meta's Muse compiles "a page for every person in the user's life", with facts, history, tips to improve relationships, and more (Wired) Reviewed by swadu on October 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple and Google pitch state bills with self-attested age checks and no private lawsuits; Meta backs ones making app stores, not platforms, verify ages (Owen Dahlkamp/Politico) Sources: Apple and Google pitch state bills with self-attested age checks and no private lawsuits; Meta backs ones making app stores, not platforms, verify ages (Owen Dahlkamp/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on October 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Why pastors may not be seen - or heard - preaching on Ghana's buses for much longer Why pastors may not be seen - or heard - preaching on Ghana's buses for much longer Reviewed by swadu on October 03, 2026 Rating: 5
David Robinson, ex-OpenAI safety and policy: SV lacks a safety-centric culture; labs must study other fields' safety approaches; time for trial and error's over (David Robinson/The Atlantic) David Robinson, ex-OpenAI safety and policy: SV lacks a safety-centric culture; labs must study other fields' safety approaches; time for trial and error's over (David Robinson/The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on October 03, 2026 Rating: 5
TypeSafe CEO Diogo Almeida says Jev is in use by ~25% of Fortune 500 companies and "we were at a trillion tokens per day about a week ago" (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal) TypeSafe CEO Diogo Almeida says Jev is in use by ~25% of Fortune 500 companies and "we were at a trillion tokens per day about a week ago" (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 02, 2026 Rating: 5
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