One error in every thousand operations is one too manyQuantum computers promise major speedups for problems in materials science, logistics, and financial modeling, but first they need to be made reli…
Dozens of 4K Blu-rays are included in Amazon’s three for $33 sale https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/911806/4k-bluray-movie-three-for-33-amazon-deal-sale
Linus Torvalds Rejects Performance Fix "Hack" & Kconfig "Terrible Things" For Linux 7.1 While a lot of interesting new features and changes have been merged already for the Linux 7.1 merge window, two…
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UK gov's Mythos AI tests help separate cybersecurity threat from hype New model is the first AI system to complete a difficult multi-step infiltration challenge. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/uk-…
Chrome Now Lets You Turn AI Prompts Into Repeatable 'Skills' https://features.slashdot.org/story/26/04/14/1734204/chrome-now-lets-you-turn-ai-prompts-into-repeatable-skills?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkan…
With grid hookups slow and turbines scarce, on-site power is starting to look less optionalBloom Energy says it has an expanded remit from Oracle to provide the energy for its US datacenter buildout p…
Prime Video is bundling Apple TV Plus and Peacock for a limited time https://www.theverge.com/streaming/911793/amazon-prime-video-apple-tv-plus-peacock-bundle
Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE https://www.theverge.com/news/911789/eff-google-giving-data-ice-california-new-york
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/911778/ai-violence-sam-altman-home
Elon Musk grilled by senator over X Money plans https://www.theverge.com/policy/911702/elon-musk-x-money-senator-warren
Thousands of Rare Concert Recordings Are Landing On the Internet Archive https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/04/14/1722231/thousands-of-rare-concert-recordings-are-landing-on-the-internet-archive?u…
Rockets and spaceships are cool, but the humanity of Artemis II resonated most "It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04…
Long-familiar workflow lets developers split big code changes into smaller, easier-to-review chunksGitHub has unveiled Stacked PRs, a new feature aimed at making large pull requests easier to review, …
Proposed law could lock down open source tools and give vendors fresh reasons to inspect print filesCalifornia's proposed legislation to put the burden of blocking 3D-printed firearms onto printer man…
You can grab LG’s B5 OLED TV for over 50 percent off right now https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/911719/lg-b5-oled-tv-48-55-inch-best-buy-deal-sale
Leaked images reveal a dual-lens pro version of DJI’s next Osmo Pocket camera https://www.theverge.com/tech/911674/dji-osmo-pocket-4-pro-leak-rumor-dual-camera
Ubuntu 26.04 Delivers Great Performance Improvements For AMD Strix Point, Especially For RDNA 3.5 Graphics As part of my ongoing testing around the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 release I have been running a …
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Google’s Spotlight-like desktop search bar for Windows is available for everyone https://www.theverge.com/tech/911741/google-windows-app-launch
Chrome now lets you turn AI prompts into repeatable ‘Skills’ https://www.theverge.com/tech/911658/google-chrome-gemini-ai-skills-availability-launch
Google introduces "Skills" in Chrome to make Gemini prompts instantly reusable You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google's library. https://arstechnica.com/google…
