WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

April 8, 2026

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and are blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

April 8, 2026

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. “It didn’t slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through,” according to a witness.

Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text

April 8, 2026

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

April 8, 2026

Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.

A self-driving car in Austin killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

April 8, 2026

This incident has brought negative attention to the new technology.

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

April 8, 2026

AWS has an ingrained culture of handling coopetition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners.

Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

April 8, 2026

Amazon told Kindle owners this week that it’s ending support for all e-readers released in 2012 or earlier, making them virtually unable to load any new content.

Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a ‘ground-up overhaul’ of its AI

April 8, 2026

This is the first model Meta has released under its Superintelligence Labs, led by former ScaleAI CEO Alexandr Wang.

Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

April 8, 2026

Security researchers exposed a spying campaign by a hack-for-hire group that used Android spyware and phishing to steal iCloud credentials and hack victims’ devices.

Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT

April 8, 2026

Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.

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