Iran Demands Bitcoin For Ships Passing Hormuz During Ceasefire https://slashdot.org/story/26/04/08/1746237/iran-demands-bitcoin-for-ships-passing-hormuz-during-ceasefire?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
BAE says trials could offer cheaper way to counter uncrewed aerial threatsBAE Systems has successfully tested a laser-guided rocket system with a Typhoon fighter jet from Britain's Royal Air Force (RA…
China-bound Hopper accelerators are also likely to ship in smaller volumes than previously forecast, industry watchers sayNvidia's next-gen Rubin GPUs may end up shipping later and in smaller volumes …
Motorola's budget phones are now up to 50% more expensive as memory shortage drags on Motorola's budget phones are much less budget-friendly today. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/motorolas-bu…
Meta Debuts 'Muse Spark', First AI Model Under Alexandr Wang https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/08/1731245/meta-debuts-muse-spark-first-ai-model-under-alexandr-wang?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Sample testing found incorrect payments and delays after college system adopted new HR platformA Workday-based HR platform rollout at Minnesota State universities and colleges likely left more than a …
To beat Altman in court, Musk offers to give all damages to Open AI nonprofit Musk won’t seek a “single dollar” in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion. https://arstechnica.com/tech-p…
Iran demands cryptocurrency toll from tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/08/1715213/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates?utm_so…
Microsoft’s executive shake-up continues as developer division chief resigns https://www.theverge.com/tech/908793/microsoft-devdiv-julia-liuson-resignation
Amazon’s Smart Thermostat can help lower your energy bills, and it’s down to $62 https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/908742/amazon-smart-thermostat-samsung-galaxy-buds-4-pro-deal-sale
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 To Be Priced At $899 USD At the end of March AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor with both dies having 3D V-Cache. This 16 core processor with 206MB of total cache is qui…
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MATHBAC program wants better machine-to-machine chatter for scientific discoveryTo supercharge agents' ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by de…
Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark https://www.theverge.com/tech/908769/meta-muse-spark-ai-model-launch-rollout
Valve Releases Native Steam Link App For Apple's Vision Pro https://games.slashdot.org/story/26/04/08/0554203/valve-releases-native-steam-link-app-for-apples-vision-pro?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Starting in May, pre-2013 Kindles won't be able to buy or download new books Post-2013 Kindles will continue to work, even if they no longer receive updates. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/st…
Tangled tale nears end as Redmond classifies it as a tool, not a libraryMicrosoft has set an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only supported version on .NET Framework, e…
Intel Arc Pro B70 Benchmarks With LLM / AI, OpenCL, OpenGL & Vulkan Last month Intel announced the Arc Pro B70 with 32GB of GDDR6 video memory for this long-awaited Battlemage G31 graphics card. This …
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Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works JSON text strings suggests performance charts based on "framerates of other Steam users." https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/04/…
The Miniature Wife was an exercise in visual trickery https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/905862/the-miniature-wife-was-an-exercise-in-visual-trickery
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