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Germany Power Prices Turn Deeply Negative on Renewables Surge (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
ING Scraps Agreement to Sell Its Russian Operations (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Kalshi signs a deal with Fox Corp. to integrate its forecasts into Fox News, Fox Business Network, Fox One, and Fox Weather, following deals with CNN and CNBC (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Ackman’s Pershing Square Proposes Universal Music Merger (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
ECB’s Elderson Presses Green-Transition Pitch After Energy Surge (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple's foldable iPhone may be delayed due to engineering snags (engadget.com)
· engadget
Report: Apple's foldable iPhone may be delayed due to engineering snags (engadget.com)
· engadget
Google is updating Gemini to add a UI that triggers support hotline referrals and a "help is available" module when chats indicate potential crises like suicide (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Czech Inflation Stays Below Target as Policymakers Gauge Oil Hit (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
LG Energy Posts Wider Loss as EV Support Fades (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
European Stocks Drop as Threats Continue Ahead of Iran Deadline (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Samsung Debuts 2026 The Frame Pro Models With Up to $850 in Bundle Savings (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Crystol Energy Sees Heightened Oil Volatility on Trump Threat (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Saudi Arabia Raises Crude Prices to Record Premiums as Iran War Strains Global Supply (wsj.com)
· wsj
India Bank Options Hedging Costs Climb on RBI, Geopolitical Risk (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Leaker: Foldable iPhone Won't Be Called iPhone Fold, But 'iPhone Ultra' (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Indonesia Reforms Seen Averting MSCI Cut, Not Weighting Hit (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran War: Trump Escalates Iran Threats Ahead of Tuesday Deadline | Daybreak Europe 4/7/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Anker's New Prime 3-in-1 Foldable Charging Station Hits $119.99 on Amazon (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
The US IRS is yet to issue guidelines on whether prediction market gains should be taxed as derivatives, gambling winnings, or income, worrying accountants (Kate Knibbs/Wired) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Ackman’s Pershing Square Offers to Buy Universal Music Group for More Than $63 Billion (wsj.com)
· wsj
Some iPhone Apps Receive Mysterious Update 'From Apple' (macrumors.com)
· hn · HN
India Returns to Buying Venezuelan Crude to Ease Supply Crunch (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson to Step Down Amid Mounting Losses (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Dangote Says Nigerian Crude Supply to Refinery Doubled in March (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Analysis: Gemini 3-based AI Overviews are accurate ~90% of the time, meaning across 5T searches per year, tens of millions of answers are erroneous every hour (New York Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality (justsecurity.org)
· hn · HN
Brent Oil Is Stressed, Not Broken, by War, Morgan Stanley Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
The US Treasury says Robinhood and BNY will work with the federal government to handle tax-sheltered "Trump Accounts" for children when they launch this summer (Stacy Cowley/New York Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
European Gas Ticks Higher as Trump Threatens Iran War Escalation (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Young: No Actual Assessment of Damage to GCC Refineries (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Quilliam: GCC Look for Supplementary Partners Post War (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
NASA's Artemis Astronauts Are Heading Back to Earth (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Foldable iPhone Engineering Delays Could Push Launch Into 2027 (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
MLB rolls out "robot umps", or an Automated Ball-Strike System, using Sony-made advanced cameras to help officiate games, but it often validates human umpires (Austin Carr/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Europe Gets Serious About Age Verification Online (wired.com)
· wired
John Coltrane Illustrates the Mathematics of Jazz (americanjazzmusicsociety.com)
· hn · HN
New Book Details Vision Pro's Troubled Launch in Apple Stores (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Oil Rises as Trump Escalates Iran Threats (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Singapore's Top Diplomat Warns Worse Case on War Yet to Come | The China Show 4/7/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Japan Relies on Offshore Oil Transfers as Middle East Risks Rise (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
South Korea is deploying thousands of ChatGPT-enabled social care robots to help elderly people; over-65s now account for ~20% of the country's 51M people (Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Apple's Foldable iPhone May Be Hitting Late-Stage Manufacturing Snags (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Insight with Haslinda Amin 4/7/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Amazon's new USPS deal will see postal deliveries cut by 20 percent (engadget.com)
· engadget
NASA Astronauts Break Distance Record for Space Travel (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Markets Struggle for Direction Ahead of Trump’s Iran Deadline (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Polymarket plans to launch the CTF Exchange V2 upgrade within the next three weeks, including a rebuilt trading engine and a native, USDC-backed USD stablecoin (Daniel Kuhn/The Block) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Bitcoin Slides With Risk Assets as Trump’s Iran Ultimatum Looms (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Patentix Conducts Series A Round for Next-Generation Power Semiconductor Material r-GeO2 Epi-Wafer Business (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead (bbc.com)
· bbc-tech
Three hundred synths, 3 hardware projects, and one app (midi.guide)
· hn · HN
Metaphore Biotechnologies, Developer of Functional Antibody AI Drug Discovery Platform, Receives Investment from TOHO Holdings Operated Fund (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
EEFUL Holdings Raises ¥410 Million in Pre-Series A to Accelerate M&A of Nursing Care Facilities (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
Introducing the Child Safety Blueprint (openai.com)
· openai
$50 Target Promo Code & Coupons | April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
Bose Promo Code: 40% Off Bose for April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
$100 Off Shark Promo Code | This April (wired.com)
· wired
Hoka Coupon Codes: 10% Off | April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
15% Off Adidas Promo Code | April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
AirDoctor Coupon Codes: 40% Off | April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
30% VistaPrint Coupon & Promo Codes | April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
60% Off Groupon Promo Code | April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
People Love to Work Hard (anildash.com)
· hn · HN
Aqua Theon Raises Approximately ¥2 Billion in Pre-Series A Funding for Seaweed-Derived Functional Beverage “OoMee” (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
Sources: Meta has an internal leaderboard dubbed "Claudeonomics" where employees compete on AI-token usage and earn rewards like "Token Legend" status (Jyoti Mann/The Information) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Foldable iPhone Design Revealed in Images of Dummy Models (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Israel-based Q-Factor, which is developing a quantum computer based on neutral atom technology, emerges from stealth with a $24M seed led by NFX and TPY Capital (Sophie Shulman/CTech) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Oil Shock Pushes Thailand’s Inflation Toward Positive Territory (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
A cryptography engineer calls for urgent rollout of post-quantum cryptography schemes, saying the risk of inaction is now unacceptable, after Google's warning (Filippo Valsorda) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Australia Risks Sharp Recession in Prolonged Iran War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
China’s Electric-Arc Steelmakers Regain Edge as Profits Recover (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
AI design platform Picsart launches a creator monetization program (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Oil Gains as Trump Amps Up Threats Before Iran Deadline | The Asia Trade 4/7/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
"Slim Hope For Resolution" Before Trump's Iran Deadline (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
OpenAI announces a Safety Fellowship program for external researchers, engineers, and practitioners to study the safety and alignment of advanced AI systems (OpenAI) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Singapore Minister Warned Worst Case Not Fully Priced (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
How Iran War Could Reshape US Alliances in Asia (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Japan 30-Year Bond Sale Sees Weaker Demand Than 12-Month Average (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran Amplifies LNG Shortage by Blocking Passages Through Hormuz (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Goldman Warns on Copper as Iran War Threatens Global Economy (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Yahoo<i>!</i> Japan’s owner consolidating 164 OpenStack clusters into one (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Why the majority of vibe coded projects fail (reddit.com)
· hn · HN
Taiwan Pivots to Coal Power as War Disrupts Global LNG Market (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
India’s Stock Rout Creates Openings for Bargain Hunters (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
A look at the gold rush for firms claiming to help brands get cited by AI search tools, via tactics like hiding instructions behind "Summarize with AI" buttons (Mia Sato/The Verge) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
LG Electronics Expects First-Quarter Earnings Rebound (wsj.com)
· wsj
A Taiwan intelligence report to lawmakers says China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its chip manufacturing tech and talent to break through global "containment" (Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Moonshot on iPhone: Astronaut Reid Wiseman snaps unbelievable photo of the lunar surface (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Sources: AI music startup Suno's licensing talks with UMG and Sony have stalled; labels argue that AI tools like Suno rely on human-made music and should pay (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Homin Lee on Investment Scenarios Amid Hormuz Closure (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Oracle reinstates the CFO role, appointing Hilary Maxson after Safra Catz became principal financial officer in 2014, amid investor scrutiny over AI spending (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
A look at Tencent-backed Even Realities, which makes $600 G2 smartglasses with no camera; Omdia says AI smartglasses shipments grew 322% YoY to 8.7M in 2025 (William Langley/Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Trump's tipping point: Destroy Iran's infrastructure or give talks a chance (axios.com)
· axios
Dear Heroku: Uhh What's Going On? (judoscale.com)
· hn · HN
MAGA's global model faces existential test in Hungary (axios.com)
· axios
China’s Coal Giants Bet on Chemicals as War Curbs Oil Supplies (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Anthropic inks deal with Google to power Claude with next-gen TPUs (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Anthropic reveals $30bn run rate and plans to use 3.5GW of new Google AI chips (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Oil Shock Sends Philippine Inflation Surging to 20-Month High (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sources: Apple is facing issues in the test phase of its foldable iPhone that are taking longer than expected to resolve, potentially delaying mass production (Nikkei Asia) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Google Pixel 10a finally launches in Japan with exclusive ‘Isai Blue’ color [Video] (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Solod – A Subset of Go That Translates to C (github.com)
· hn · HN
Sources: Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus has hired xAI co-founder Kyle Kosic from OpenAI and has hundreds of staff across its SF HQ and London and Zurich offices (Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Anthropic in Talks to Invest $200 Million in New Private-Equity Venture (wsj.com)
· wsj
CFR's Ewers: US and Iran Far From a Deal (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
OpenAI Suggests Industrial Policies for Superintelligence (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
9to5Rewards Giveaway: MacBook Pro and BenQ 4K Nano Gloss Monitor (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Anthropic Signs 3.5 Gigawatt Deal with Broadcom and Google for TPUs (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Trump Threatens Destruction in Iran, Demands Hormuz Open (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Q&A with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on data centers in space, memory shortage, Cisco's networking business, AI bubble, layoffs, AI coding, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Patentix、次世代パワー半導体材料 r-GeO2 エピウエハ事業でシリーズAラウンド実施 (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
OpenAI’s Never-Ending Soap Opera (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
機能性抗体AI創薬プラットフォーム開発のMetaphore Biotechnologies、東邦ホールディングス運営ファンドが出資 (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
AIモデル向け地球観測データ基盤を構築するXoopleが1億3,000万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
9to5Mac Daily: April 6, 2026 – Mac Studio delays, iPhones in space (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
EEFULホールディングス、介護事業所のM&A加速に向けプレシリーズAで4億1,000万円調達 (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Aqua Theon、海藻由来機能性飲料「OoMee」でプレシリーズ A 総額約20億円を調達 (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Samsung Forecasts Record First-Quarter Operating Profit (wsj.com)
· wsj
After 20 years I turned off Google Adsense for my websites (blog.ericgoldman.org)
· hn · HN
Scoop: Platner declares Mills nearly finished in Maine Senate primary (axios.com)
· axios
Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search (bbc.com)
· bbc-tech
The back story behind the first "$1.8B" dollar "AI Company" (garymarcus.substack.com)
· hn · HN
House Democrat announces impeachment push against Pete Hegseth over Iran war (axios.com)
· axios
US reputation hits 'depths not seen this century' – and 'may never recover' (rawstory.com)
· hn · HN
AI agents found vulns in this popular Linux and Unix print server (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Kanye West Is Seeking Redemption. There’s a Long Road Ahead (wsj.com)
· wsj
Yuan to Dodge Seasonal Slump on Iran War Resilience, Economy (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
What’s new in Android’s April 2026 Google System Updates  (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Proposed class action accuses Apple of scraping millions of YouTube videos for AI training (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
The League of Legends KeSPA cup will air globally on Disney+ (engadget.com)
· engadget
Oil Holds Gains With US-Iran Deadline in Focus: Markets Wrap (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
Trump Threatens to Hit Civilian Targets If Iran Doesn’t Open Hormuz (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Anthropic Says It’s Topped $30 Billion in Annualized Revenue (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Gold Steadies as Traders Weigh Trump’s Deadline to Strike Iran (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
AI slop got better, so now maintainers have more work (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Oil Holds Near Highest Since 2022 as Trump Threats Escalate (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
ServiceNow CEO Saw Compensation Jump Nearly 40% in 2025 (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
A look at Alibaba's Accio, an AI sourcing tool that helps small online sellers connect with manufacturers, including in China; it exceeded 10M MAUs in March (Caiwei Chen/MIT Technology Review) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
One-Dyas Expands Gas Output in Protected North Sea Marine Zone (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
OpenAI Asks Attorneys General to Investigate Musk (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Two Sigma Profits From Chaotic March, Beating Multistrat Peers (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund  (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Anthropic expands partnership w Google and Broadcom for multiple GW of compute (anthropic.com)
· hn · HN
Show HN: Hippo, biologically inspired memory for AI agents (github.com)
· hn · HN
Wisconsin governor says ‘no’ to age checks for porn (theverge.com)
· theverge
An Indianapolis city councilor says his home was targeted in what appeared to be a politically motivated shooting over a proposed data center in the city (Kiki Intarasuwan/CBS News) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
New Jersey has no right to ban Kalshi's prediction market, US appeals court rules (engadget.com)
· engadget
Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
Sources: SpaceX plans to earmark a large portion of shares for retail investors and will host 1,500 of them at an event in June after the IPO roadshow launch (Echo Wang/Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Phillips 66 Sees Nearly $1 Billion in Losses as Oil Prices Surge (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder? (news.ycombinator.com)
· hn · HN
Goldman Says It’s Ready to Pounce as Retail Flees Private Credit (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
NYC Families Need over $125,000 in Income to Live in Any Borough (bloomberg.com)
· hn · HN
2026 is World’s Largest Sports Year: Paul Caine (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Trump official Howard Lutnick to sit for May interview with House panel on Epstein ties (axios.com)
· axios
“The problem is Sam Altman”: OpenAI Insiders don’t trust CEO (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
Derek Lowe on "Peptides" (science.org)
· hn · HN
Anthropic expands partnership with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation compute (anthropic.com)
· anthropic
Apple pulls Jack Dorsey’s messaging app from the Chinese App Store (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Astronauts Set New Human Spaceflight Record (wsj.com)
· wsj
Medicare Finalizes 2.48% Rate Hike (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Underwater Mortgages Force China’s Banks to Get More Creative (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
HackerRank (YC S11) Is Hiring (news.ycombinator.com)
· hn · HN
Sources: Anthropic plans to invest $200M in a new venture with PE firms to sell AI tools to their portfolio companies; it's in talks to raise $1B for the effort (Wall Street Journal) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Apple gears up for another Supreme Court round in Epic Games saga (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Pebblebee’s new Halo tracker doubles as a personal safety device (theverge.com)
· theverge
Fmr. Energy Sec. Moniz: Brace for 'Very Long' War Impact (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Root Persistence via macOS Recovery Mode Safari (yaseenghanem.com)
· hn · HN
Artemis II astronauts break a record, name a crater (theverge.com)
· theverge
Next Gen Bitcoin ETFs, Refiners Outperform Broader Market | ETF IQ 4/6/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Is SpaceX Worth $2 Trillion? Key Questions for Musk’s Big IPO (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
AMD's AI director slams Claude Code for becoming dumber and lazier since last update (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System (wired.com)
· wired
A macOS kernel bug can cause OpenClaw to stop working after 49.7 days (photon.codes)
· hn · HN
The US NHTSA ends a 2025 probe into ~2.6M Tesla vehicles over the "Actually Smart Summon" driverless feature after finding it involved only low-speed incidents (Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Flexport CEO: Top Iran Supply Chain Risk is Fertilizer (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Google Photos adding ‘AI Enhance’ button and video playback speed controls, rolling out now (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
A look at Catches and other startups that are offering AI tools to let shoppers visualize fit and style before buying clothes, aiming to curb online returns (Elsa Ohlen/CNBC) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
iOS 26.4 adds four iPhone features that I’ve been loving (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
War Opens a Door for Argentina Gas, Pampa's Mindlin Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Show HN: Ghost Pepper – 100% local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS (github.com)
· hn · HN
David Hogg's PAC leaves some Dem campaigns fuming (axios.com)
· axios
Test Your ETF Knowledge In Our IQ Test (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
This tiny new MagSafe e-reader attaches directly to your iPhone (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Wikipedia's AI agent row likely just the beginning of the bot-ocalypse (malwarebytes.com)
· hn · HN
Anthropic closes door on subscription use of OpenClaw (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
MAK Capital Tells Evotec to List US Unit Worth Over €1 billion (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
U.S. launched "air armada" to rescue F-15 crew in Iran (axios.com)
· axios
Apple will again appeal to the Supreme Court in battle with Epic Games (engadget.com)
· engadget
Retail Crowd Seen Resuming Stock-Buying Binge After Tax Deadline (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
SpaceX’s IPO Pitch Centers on Elon Musk’s Ability to ‘Sell the Dream’ (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Samsung reports preliminary Q1 operating profit of ~$38B, up more than 8x YoY and above ~$27B est., a record, and revenue up 68% YoY to ~$88B (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
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