Tech

Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI for discovering new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200M, taking its valuation to over $1B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-21 AI

China's iQiyi plans to overhaul its streaming service into an AI content hub, with an app redesign and Nadou Pro AI tool handling “every aspect of film-making” (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-21 China AI

The backup myth that is putting businesses at risk (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-21

A look at creators and organizations warning of AI's existential threats to humanity; some organizations sponsor social media posts and partner with influencers (wapo.st)
2026-4-21 AI

Adobe introduces CX Enterprise, an AI agent-based platform that aims to help corporate customers automate digital marketing and other functions (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-20 AI Adobe

British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-20 U.K. Hacker

Sources: Google has created strike team to improve its coding models; Sergey Brin told DeepMind staffers that they must aggressively pivot to catch up on agents (www.theinformation.com)
2026-4-20 Google

Filing: Michael Saylor's Strategy bought $2.54B in bitcoin over the past seven days, its largest acquisition since November 2024; Strategy owns ~$61B in bitcoin (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-20 Bitcoin

Huawei launches the Pura X Max, a passport-style foldable with a 5.4-inch cover display and a 7.7-inch internal display, in China, starting at ~$1,613 (www.theverge.com)
2026-4-20 China

Microsoft tests Windows Explorer speed, performance improvements (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-20 Microsoft

Videos Catch Amazon Delivery Drones Dropping Packages From 10 Feet in the Air (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-4-20 Amazon Drone

A Blue Origin rocket failed to correctly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS falls 14% pre-market (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-20

Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows Server issues (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-20 Microsoft

Microsoft pulls service update causing Teams launch failures (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-20 Microsoft

Grab this reliable refurbished Chromebook for just $80 with free shipping (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-20

LayerZero says North Korea's Lazarus is likely behind the $292M Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which triggered $10B in outflows from Aave over bad debt concerns (www.theblock.co)
2026-4-20 Korea

In an April 8 order, India's CCI says Apple failed to submit required data after a probe found alleged app market abuse, and sets a hearing for May on penalties (www.reuters.com)
2026-4-20 India Apple

Nigerian drone startup Terra Industries raised $34M from Joe Lonsdale, Lux Capital, and others and is opening its first international factory in Accra, Ghana (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-20 Startup Drone Nigeria

Zoom Partners With Sam Altman's Iris-Scanning Company To Offer Callers Verifications of Humanness (it.slashdot.org)
2026-4-20

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dismisses the idea of vibe coded CRM replacing SaaS companies, saying data security and compliance make Salesforce indispensable (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-20 SaaS Salesforce CRM

SK hynix says it has begun mass production of the 192GB SOCAMM2, a next-gen LPDDR5X low-power DRAM module designed particularly for Nvidia's Vera Rubin (www.koreaherald.com)
2026-4-20 Nvidia

Brave Browser Introduces 'Origin', a Pay-Once 'Minimalist' Browser (slashdot.org)
2026-4-20 Browser

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will push to ease the EU's “regulatory burden” on AI and possibly exempt industrial AI to boost productivity (www.reuters.com)
2026-4-20 Germany AI

Sources: Polymarket is in talks to raise $400M at a ~$15B post-money valuation, up from $9B in October 2025, but below Kalshi's $22B valuation from March 2026 (www.theinformation.com)
2026-4-20

Blue Origin Rocket Launches, Successfully Reuses Booster - But Loses Satellite (science.slashdot.org)
2026-4-20

Australian data center operator NextDC plans to raise AU$1.5B in equity for its 350MW Sydney site rollout, and raises its FY26 capex by AU$300M to AU$2.7B-AU$3B (www.reuters.com)
2026-4-20 Australia Equity Sydney

A profile of Maria Davidson, who heads California Renewal, a pro-business political group backed by Silicon Valley power players, seeking to raise $100M in 2026 (sfstandard.com)
2026-4-20 California

Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff says growing women's share on Tinder is his “primary focus” to stem user declines; Sensor Tower says 75% of Tinder users are men (www.ft.com)
2026-4-20 Sensor

Voyager 1 is Running Out of Power. NASA Just Switched Part of It Off (science.slashdot.org)
2026-4-20 NASA

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Predicts Humankind Won't Survive Another 50 Years (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-4-20 Nobel

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