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Google’s latest Nest Doorbells just hit their lowest prices of the year

Sheena VasaniApr 11

Your article about AI doesn’t need AI art

A New Yorker profile of Sam Altman was accompanied by controversial artwork.

Cath VirginiaApr 11

Pokémon Champions is off to a rough start

Kallie PlaggeApr 11

Terrence O'BrienApr 11

Arizona’s criminal charges against Kalshi are put on hold.

Federal Judge Michael Liburdi issued a temporary restraining order halting the state’s case against the prediction market. The CFTC has stepped in to stop Arizona and other states from attempting to supersede federal efforts to regulate prediction markets, but the Trump Administration has largely avoided actually regulating them. Perhaps unsurprisingly, according to Business Insider:

Since Donald Trump returned to office, Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., has become a paid advisor to Kalshi, and an investment firm he works for invested in Polymarket.

My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative

Fawn Friends is a befuddling mix of AI companionship, fantasy lore, and social robots. AI Burt Reynolds is also involved.

Victoria SongApr 11

You don’t have to spend more than $50 on a great USB-C dock for your Switch 2

Cameron FaulknerApr 11

How Iran out-shitposted the White House

The truth favored the Iranian regime. AI slop carried its message better.

Sarah JeongApr 11

Demons and pinball are a perfect match

Andrew WebsterApr 11

The new show making fun of tech bros

David PierceApr 11

Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?

Finnish startup Donut Lab claims it’s made a solid-state battery breakthrough. Whether you believe it or not, the technology does appear to be more than just hype.

Andrew J. HawkinsApr 11

Jay PetersApr 11

Splashdown.

The Artemis II crew has successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. They’ve now finished their 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon. It’s been so inspiring to follow.

Jay PetersApr 11

“Now I am awake in the middle of the night and pissed, and thinking that I have underestimated the power of words and narratives.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a post on his personal blog addressing today’s situation where a person allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at his house and an “incendiary article about me a few days ago,” which I am guessing refers to the big New Yorker article.

The post includes his beliefs about AI, some personal reflections on OpenAI’s work, and “some thoughts about the industry,” including how no one company should control AGI.

[Sam Altman]