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Neuralink Pivots to Speech BCIs After Motor Bet Falls Behind
Neuralink is pivoting its brain-implant strategy from motor/cursor control to speech restoration, launching clinical trials after competitors achieved 97% accuracy in speech BCIs by 2024, pulling the
India's Big Tech Data Center Push Hits Farmer Resistance
India's aggressive courtship of U.S. Big Tech for multibillion-dollar data centers is colliding with farmer protests, opaque land deals, and accusations that public-purpose laws are being used to over
Meta Builds Photorealistic AI Clone of Zuckerberg for Staff
Meta is building a photorealistic AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees, with the CEO personally helping train the system, the Financial Times reports.
Sam Altman's Home Hit by Gunfire, 2 Arrested
Sam Altman's San Francisco home was struck by gunfire from a car in the early hours of April 12, the second attack on the property in two days, with two suspects arrested by SFPD following an earlier
AI Splits Into Three Camps as Backlash Turns Violent
Three distinct camps are forming around AI — power users, doubters, and resisters — as the technology fragments how people see the world, with violent backlash now including a Molotov cocktail attack
OpenAI Revokes macOS Certificate After Axios Hack
OpenAI disclosed that a GitHub Actions workflow used to sign its macOS apps inadvertently fetched a malicious version of the Axios library on March 31. In response, the company revoked its macOS app c
Sam Altman's Home Hit by Gunfire in Second Attack; 2 Arrested
Sam Altman's San Francisco home was hit by gunfire from a car in the early hours of April 12, with two suspects arrested — the second attack on the property in just two days following an earlier fireb
Nvidia Blackwell GPU Rental Rises 48% to $4.08
Ornn Compute Price Index shows the hourly rental price for a Nvidia Blackwell GPU has jumped 48% to $4.08, driven by surging demand for agentic AI. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports the US FT
Meta builds AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg for staff
Meta is creating a photorealistic, AI‑powered 3D avatar of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to field employee questions and provide feedback, with the founder personally training the model.
Two arrested after second attack on Sam Altman's home
Sam Altman's home was targeted in a second attack on April 12, with shots fired from a car, leading San Francisco police to arrest two suspects and continue investigating the incident, which follows a
Apple Tests Four AI Glasses Designs to Rival Meta Ray-Bans
Apple is testing four AI smart glasses designs with rectangular and oval frames, multiple colors, and a camera system using vertically oriented oval lenses, aiming to rival Meta's Ray-Bans.
Rockstar Games Confirms Data Breach, Says No Player Impact
Rockstar Games disclosed a data breach affecting its corporate Snowflake environment, with the hacker group ShinyHunters demanding a ransom by April 14, while the company says player data remains safe
Anthropic adds Claude to Word for legal review
Anthropic has embedded its Claude AI into Microsoft Word, positioning the tool as a direct rival to Microsoft’s Copilot. Early adopters, especially legal teams, are using it for contract review, highl
Woot Drops Refurb 2021 Kindle Paperwhite to $49.99
Woot is selling a refurbished 2021 Kindle Paperwhite starting at $49.99 through April 12th — roughly $90 off list — with a Signature Edition refurb also discounted to $99.99, as Amazon prepares to end
Apple AI Glasses to Rival Meta, Oval Cameras
Apple is testing four AI‑powered smart‑glasses designs that feature oval cameras and multiple style options, aiming to take on Meta’s Ray‑Ban collaboration. Bloomberg, Tom's Guide and TechCrunch all n
Hisense UR9: First 2026 RGB LED TV Priced Against OLED
Hisense launched the UR9 as the first 2026 RGB LED TV, with the 65-inch model priced at $3,500 — directly against flagship OLEDs from LG and Samsung — and The Verge's review finds it bright and color-
AI Code Wars Heat Up as Claude Code Goes Viral
Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are locked in a fierce race to dominate AI coding tools, sparked by Claude Code's late-2025 viral breakout, as the tech industry increasingly bets that coding is the firs
Flipkart, Amazon Accelerate Quick Commerce in India
Flipkart and Amazon are doubling down on quick‑commerce in India, intensifying an already crowded delivery market. Demand for ultra‑fast deliveries has more than doubled for some players, but profit m
CPUID Site Hacked to Push STX RAT via Fake CPU-Z, HWMonitor
Hackers compromised CPUID's website for under 24 hours, swapping download links for CPU-Z, HWMonitor, and related tools with trojanized versions that deployed STX RAT malware onto at least 150 victims
Claude Code Leads HumanX, Execs Cite China’s Lead
At the San Francisco‑hosted HumanX conference, Anthropic’s Claude Code dominated discussions, prompting executives to highlight China’s lead in open‑weight AI models, a signal that the global AI race
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