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Iran’s Block of Hormuz Oil Flows Is ‘Extortion,’ Al Jaber Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sources: Amazon's "sponsored prompts" for its Rufus AI assistant are yielding significantly lower traffic than traditional ads, but are more cost-effective (Catherine Perloff/The Information) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
BOE Warns on Escalating Risks From AI, Fallout From Iran War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED’s Reviewers Recommend—Its Answers Were All Wrong (wired.com)
· wired
Here’s What Worked During a Rough Quarter for Markets (wsj.com)
· wsj
The 322-Foot Tall Rocket for NASA’s Moon Flyby (wsj.com)
· wsj
Brent Oil Drops Below $100 As Trump Talks War End | The Opening Trade 4/1/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
We know what day it is but these Raspberry Pi price hikes are no joke (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Watch the first crewed Artemis mission take flight (engadget.com)
· engadget
Apple CEO Tim Cook Explains His Relationship With Trump (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Intel agrees to pay $14.2B to repurchase Apollo's 49% stake in the Fab 34 joint venture in Leixlip, Ireland, and plans to issue $6.5B in new debt to fund it (Ian King/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
KKR Plans to Take Japan’s Taiyo Private in $3.2 Billion Deal (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Oil Retreats on Hopes of Iran War Resolution (wsj.com)
· wsj
India IPO Filings Defy Stock Downturn With Near-Record March (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
The Best Mushroom Coffee, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2026) (wired.com)
· wired
I Quit. The Clankers Won (dbushell.com)
· hn · HN
Trump's blurry vision of victory in Iran (axios.com)
· axios
The surprise winners of Trump's immigration wars (axios.com)
· axios
Trump's mixed messages on Iran perplex his own team (axios.com)
· axios
Oil's worst-case scenario: $200 if Hormuz remains closed (axios.com)
· axios
What's at risk if SCOTUS sides with Trump in birthright citizenship case (axios.com)
· axios
Sugar Trade Upended as War Chokes Flows From Major Refining Hub (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
AirPods Max 2 Now Available at Apple Stores (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Three Teens Facing Terrorism Charges Over BofA Bombing Attempt (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Solar panels at Lidl? Plug-in versions set to appear in shops (thisismoney.co.uk)
· hn · HN
Tanker Carrying Iran Crude Signals India After 7-Year Import Gap (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Monte Paschi’s Ousted CEO ‘Comfortable’ Running for New Term (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Amazon Fuels Record First Quarter for Company Bond Sales in EMEA (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple Discusses AirPods Max 2, Says H2 Chip Has More to Offer in Future (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
UK manufacturers under cyber fire with 80% reporting attacks (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
UK Factories Face Worst Supply Chain Stress Since 2022, PMI Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Oil Falls Below $100 on Potential End to Iran War (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Indian Bonds Face Pressure as RBI’s Forex Curbs Stoke Rate Risk (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
India says foreign investment gains made before 2017 are exempt from its General Anti-Avoidance Rules, after a court required Tiger to pay $1.6B on a 2018 sale (Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
France and Japan Defense Chiefs Pledge Cooperation in Pacific (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
iPhone 17e vs. iPhone 17 Buyer's Guide: 35+ Differences Compared (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
India Says PE Investments Before April 2017 Won’t Face Extra Tax (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Stop Your iPhone Suppressing Background Audio in Videos (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Extent of Crude Slump is Key for Stocks and Bonds: 3-Minutes MLIV (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Japan March Duty-Free Sales Rebound as China Driven Slump Eases (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Review: Alogic's Edge 5K Display Offers an Ultrawide Big-Screen Experience (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Anthropic is racing to contain the fallout after accidentally leaking Claude Code source code, issuing copyright takedown requests to remove 8,000+ copies (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Javier Blas on Why Oil Could Go Much, Much Higher (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Odd Lots: Blas on Why Oil Could Go Much, Much Higher (Podcast) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
German Growth Forecast Cut in Half on Iran War, Advisers Say (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple drops price of Studio Display XDR without stand option by $400 (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
US Allows Kazakhstan to Continue Transit of Russian Oil to China (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Mozambique Fully Repaid $701 Million IMF Debt Early, Bank Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Global Stock Euphoria Masks Underlying Angst Over Oil Prices (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary with special animated homepage (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
US Bonds Gain as Iran Withdrawal Hopes Fuel Fed Rate-Cut Bets (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
CERN levels up with new superconducting karts (home.cern)
· hn · HN
Baidu’s Apollo Go Robotaxis Stall in China’s Wuhan (wsj.com)
· wsj
Remembering Magnetic Memories and the Apollo AGC (2earth.github.io)
· hn · HN
Gilts and European Bonds Surge as Oil Drops on Iran War Optimism (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Nigeria Weighs $5 Billion Swap Deal With UAE Bank as Costs Rise (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Global VC investment hit a record $297B in Q1 2026, up 150% YoY, with AI startups capturing 81% of the funding; just four companies raised 64% of the total (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Berkeley Group Pauses New Land Deals Due to Market Uncertainty (wsj.com)
· wsj
India Begins Counting Over 1 Billion People in Digital Census (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Schroders Sees Ongoing Need for Commodities Exposure (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Seven Ways (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Claude Code source leak reveals how much info Anthropic can hoover up about you and your system (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Brent Oil Falls Below $100 on Optimism Iran War May End (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Get AirPods Max 2 on Sale for Launch Day (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Austin-based Coder, which helps developers build and run code from local devices to the cloud, raised a $90M Series C led by KKR, after raising $35M in 2024 (Julia Hornstein/The Information) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Asian Stocks Rally Most in a Year on Hopes Iran War May End (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Horizons Middle East & Africa 4/1/2026 (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
How a small German state's bid to replace Microsoft with open-source alternatives like Linux and Kamailio faces issues, as the EU pushes "digital sovereignty" (Laura Pitel/Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Israel to Occupy Parts of Lebanon (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Mad Bugs: Vim vs. Emacs vs. Claude (blog.calif.io)
· hn · HN
Australia Spending Holds Up as War Drives Oil Spike, CBA Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Equities Surge Could Unravel in Wall Street Trading: Analysis (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Coca-Cola Plans $1 Billion South Africa Investment Through 2030 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
CRISP, Operator of Custom Salad Specialty Store “Crisp Salad Works,” Raises ¥3.7 Billion (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
Kumonos Corporation Raises ¥165 Million for 3D Measurement Solutions Business (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
FTSE 100 Poised to Rise on Iran War Optimism (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
As Apple turns 50, a look at how a management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs' obsession with quality and its dominance in the iPhone era (Patrick McGee/Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Insight with Haslinda Amin 04/01/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
HICKY, Developer of Stent-Type Neurostimulation Devices, Secures Funding from Tokyo Wellness Impact Fund (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-en
European Stock Futures Jump on Optimism For Iran War Conclusion (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Microsoft says it is on track to invest $5.5B in cloud and AI infrastructure in Singapore through 2029, after announcing plans to invest $1B+ in Thailand (Kimberley Kao/Wall Street Journal) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Is Iran War Nearing Its End? | The China Show 4/1/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Claude Wrote a Full FreeBSD Remote Kernel RCE with Root Shell (CVE-2026-4747) (github.com)
· hn · HN
Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide (ccunpacked.dev)
· hn · HN
Indian Rupee Set for More Chaos as Banks Unwind $30 Billion in Arbitrage Trades (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Babbel Promo Code: Up to 65% Off in April 2026 (wired.com)
· wired
John Aylward’s Sona Plans Private Credit Push Into Japan Market (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple Marks 50th Anniversary With Animated Homepage Tribute (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Grain Prices Rise as Weak US Plantings Add to Iran War Concerns (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Asian Credit-Default Swaps Head for Biggest Drop in 11 Months (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Paul McCartney Blazes Through Career-Spanning Set at Apple Park for 50th Anniversary Celebrations (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Asian Stocks Jump on Iran War Offramp | The Asia Trade 4/1/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Four Passover Questions as the Iran War Nears Endgame (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
OSL Group Eyes Global Stablecoin Payments Platform (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Indonesia’s B50 Pivot Shows War Is Stoking Global Biofuel Demand (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Ferraris, Advil and AI Chips: 10 Companies to Watch Right Now (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sheryl Sandberg: The AI gender gap is about recognition (axios.com)
· axios
I built a 516-panel financial terminal in 3 weeks using AI (neuberg.ai)
· hn · HN
Dbrand really wants you to ‘Touch Grass’ again this year (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Apple confirms iOS 18 update to patch DarkSword exploit for users who haven’t upgraded to iOS 26 (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Iron Ore Extends Gains After Best Month Since September 2024 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Watch Military Assets, Not Words, on Iran War: Professor (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Real Chance of Prolonged Iran Conflict: UBS Analyst (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Farida: Iran Able to Claim 'Narrative War' Successfully (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
BRICS-Led Development Bank Touts Yuan Funding for Global South (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple Adjusts Studio Display XDR Pricing Weeks After Launch (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Copper Rises as Trump Floats Timeline for US to End Iran Attacks (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
datasette-extract 0.3a0 (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
datasette-enrichments-llm 0.2a0 (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
Analyzing Geekbench 6 under Intel's BOT (geekbench.com)
· hn · HN
Aditya Birla Trading Arm Beefs Up Iron Ore Desk in Asia (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
datasette-llm-usage 0.2a0 (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
Emerging Assets Eye First Gain in Five Days on War Easing Hopes (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Blackstone, Ares, Rivals Grilled by Congress Over Private Credit (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
‘There’s No Other Choice’: War-Hit Asian Buyers Grab Russian Oil (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Malta is opposing EU plans to centralize crypto supervision under ESMA, seeing it as a politically motivated assault on its success in attracting crypto firms (Laura Noonan/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
datasette-llm 0.1a5 (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
Blossom Health, developer of an AI copilot for psychiatrists, raises $20M to expand clinical support and admin automation nationwide (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Private credit smart contract developer Valinor raises $25M (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Apple TV: Brandon Sanderson reveals Mistborn pre-production details (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
South Korean trade data: chip shipments hit a record-high value of $32.83B in March 2026, up 151.4% YoY, pushing total exports to a record $86.13B, up 48.3% YoY (Steven Borowiec/Nikkei Asia) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Apple to Issue Rare iOS 18 Software Update for DarkSword Exploit (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Medical AI evaluation platform Qualified Health raises $125M in Series B led by NEA (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Australia Passes Law to Trade, Stock Fuel Alongside Rare Earths (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Woodside Says North West Shelf Back Online After Cyclone Impact (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
"The Axios Show": Jamie Dimon defends Iran war as overdue (axios.com)
· axios
RBI’s FX Curbs Jolt Indian Bonds, Bank Stocks, Offshore Dollar Market (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
eMed, the telemedicine company led by former X CEO, raises $200M in Series A at $2B+ valuation (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Report: Apple less exposed as Iran war threatens India’s smartphone exports (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
BlackRock Grows Australia Wealth Fund Mandate 74% in Two Years (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
The jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube recognized some platform design features as defective, distinct from what Section 230 was created to protect (Casey Newton/Platformer) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Samsung, SK Hynix Lift Korean Stocks as Iran War-End Hopes Grow (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
London-based debt intelligence AI '9fin' raises $170M in Series C, reaching $1.3B valuation (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
AI infrastructure cloud cost optimizer ScaleOps raises $130M at $800M+ valuation (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Legal AI transcript analysis startup Steno raises $49M in Series C (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Blockchain and fintech payment infrastructure provider Tazapay raises $36M total in Circle-led Series B extension round (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Australia PM to Address Nation as Iran War Pushes Oil Higher (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
A profile of Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib, who has used crypto diplomacy to help Pakistan win over President Trump (Faseeh Mangi/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
My son pleasured himself on Gemini Live. Entire family's Google accounts banned (old.reddit.com)
· hn · HN
Quoting Soohoon Choi (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
Gradient Labs gives every bank customer an AI account manager (openai.com)
· openai
Obsidian and Cursor had a baby. It's open source (cushionmd.com)
· hn · HN
Japan Shares Climb as Trump’s Iran Comments, Tankan Boost Mood (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
We intercepted the White House app's traffic. 77% of requests go to 3rd parties (atomic.computer)
· hn · HN
An interview with Galen Buckwalter, a BCI recipient in a Caltech brain implant study, on his recent ability to use the implant to produce musical tones (Emily Mullin/Wired) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
China Factory Activity Gauge Slows as Iran War Threatens Exports (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Subprime Lender Goeasy Sees Elevated Writeoffs Before Business Improves (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Indonesia Offers Three-Year Timeline to Lift Public Float to 15% (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Trump Says US Will Leave Iran Within Two to Three Weeks (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
NASA is leading the way to the Moon, but the military won't be far behind (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
Analysis: half of Asia's 10 most volatile stocks are recent AI IPOs, including China's Moore Threads and MiniMax, driven by thin institutional ownership (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways (wired.com)
· wired
U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security' (npr.org)
· hn · HN
OpenAI says it is generating $2B in monthly revenue, with enterprise accounting for 40%+ of it, and is on track to reach parity with consumer by the end of 2026 (OpenAI) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Neanderthals survived on a knife's edge for 350k years (science.org)
· hn · HN
Asia Manufacturing Holds Up But Cracks Show as War Lifts Prices (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
A suspected system failure caused a number of Baidu robotaxis to stop across Wuhan, trapping passengers and reportedly causing traffic disruptions and crashes (Zeyi Yang/Wired) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Singapore Home Prices Rise at Slower Pace Despite Ongoing Boom (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Grab, in partnership with WeRide, launches a robotaxi service in Singapore, becoming Southeast Asia's first ride-hailing provider to offer a driverless service (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
India’s Rupee Seen Sliding to 100 per Dollar as Oil Prices Surge (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Engineer Brings Lightning Port to iPhone 17 Pro (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
U.A.E. Wants to Force Hormuz Open and Is Willing to Join the Fight (wsj.com)
· wsj
Toyota’s Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the ‘future of mobility’ (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool (wired.com)
· wired
Stent-based neurostimulation device developer HICKY secures funding from Tokyo Wellness Impact Fund and others (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Trump Has No Good Options: UNSW's Genauer (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
The European Union's main institutions have banned staff from using fully AI-generated videos and images in official communications (Pieter Haeck/Politico) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Google making screen-less Fitbit band & here’s Steph Curry wearing it  (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
CFTC ‘Watching’ Oil Futures Trading Spikes, Agency Official Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Kumonosu Corporation raises ¥165M for its 3D measurement solutions business (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
CRISP, operator of custom salad chain 'Crisp Salad Works', raises ¥3.7B in total (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Semiconductor wafer inspection tech company Photo electron Soul completes ~¥900M fundraise (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
KOEDA raises funding from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital to develop organ-fixation anchors for gastrointestinal diseases (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
Iran Threats to Attack Microsoft, Google, Oracle in Middle East (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Brazil’s Braskem Said to Plan Court Protection Against Creditors (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Beam for Fusion raises ¥50M seed round to develop neutral beam injection devices for fusion reactors (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
OpenAI’s Fundraising; The (Dismal) IPO Class of 2021 (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Your Summer Travel Is About to Be Hit With Fuel Surcharges (wsj.com)
· wsj
America Now Has an EV Rust Belt. High Gas Prices Won’t Rescue It. (wsj.com)
· wsj
The Year Is Off to the Strongest Start for Big Deals Ever (wsj.com)
· wsj
Apple Turns 50 Today: Reflecting on Each Decade's Biggest Moments (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Anthropic is having a month (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Hopes for Offramp as Trump Says US Will Leave Iran (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
CFTC Top Cop Warns Against Insider Trading on Prediction Markets (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
OpenAI Bets Big on Building an Everything App (macstories.net)
· macstories
3DC completes Series A second close with investment from Toho Acetylene to accelerate mass production of next-gen carbon material GMS (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
The AirPods Pro 3 are nearly matching their best-ever price for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (theverge.com)
· theverge
Spectee completes ¥1.6B E2 round for supply chain risk management cloud 'Spectee SCR' (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
AirTag 2 gets its first firmware update since January launch (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Iran War Unwinds a Year of Investor Bets on Trump’s Tariffs (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sequoia Capital Names Former Leader Leone as Chairman  (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Johnson digs in after GOP resistance torpedoes DHS funding deal (axios.com)
· axios
Gmail rolling out AI Inbox beta for AI Ultra subscribers (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Singapore Weighs Adding Gold Storage for Global Central Banks (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Supply Chain Attack on Axios Pulls Malicious Dependency from npm (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
Sequoia Capital Names Former Leader Leone as Chairman (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Some Google Fi users lose mobile data in ‘SIM card is no longer active’ outage  (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Ollama adopts MLX for faster AI performance on Apple silicon Macs (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
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