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Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Samsung Electronics Co.’s main chip hub to demand employees get a greater share of profits reaped from the AI boom. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/samsung-rally-draws-30-000-to-demand-greater-share-of-ai-profits more ›
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The UN has officially designated Jakarta the world’s largest city, home to 42 million. We explore a day in the life of the ‘big durian’. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/apr/23/jakarta-profile-worlds-largest-city?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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SpaceX warned investors that its ambitions to build space-based artificial intelligence data centers, as well as human settlements on the moon and Mars, rely on unproven technologies and may not become commercially viable, according to a company filing. https://www.reuters.com/world/spacex-says-unproven-ai-space-data-centers-may-not-be-commercially-viable-filing-2026-04-21/ more ›
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In the race to patch up cybersecurity holes found by the newest A.I. models, we risk leaving too many people to fend for themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/mythos-open-souce-internet.html more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/fFId9v6 Since November 2023, the Houthis have been attacking international shipping lanes in the Red Sea. They set off from the Yemeni coastline on speedboats, armed with guns and unmanned drones, often supplied by Iran, and cause havoc. Such… more ›
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Our biggest launches of the year, right here. Watch the keynote to see 70+ new features and community wishes granted. Everything you need to bring ideas to life, all in one place. 💡 Tip: Turn on captions and dubbing to… more ›
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Clipse – “Chains & Whips” – Live at Coachella 2026 Re-live this incredible performance by Clipse at the Outdoor Theatre Sunday April 12th at Coachella 2026. — more ›
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A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems. https://share.google/II5HV5TTaMnfvPCJ9 more ›