Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings to Step Down from Board
Reed Hastings, who co-founded Netflix and helped transform the video rental industry through both physical and digital delivery, has announced he will leave the company's board of directors....
OpenAI Launches GPT-Rosalind, a Biology-Specialized Large Language Model
OpenAI has released GPT-Rosalind, an LLM specifically trained on common biology workflows and named after scientist Rosalind Franklin. Unlike broader science-focused models from major tech companies, it targets biology-s...
Tree-sitter Brings Improved Syntax Tooling to R Programming
A blog post from rOpenSci details how the Tree-sitter parsing library is improving the R programming experience by enabling more accurate and performant syntax highlighting, code navigation, and editor tooling....
Artemis II Astronauts Say Lunar Base Is 'Absolutely Doable' After Historic Mission
Within two days of returning to Earth, the Artemis II crew was back in spacesuits conducting surface geology simulations, demonstrating NASA's seriousness about establishing a Moon base. Mission specialist Christina Koch...
Mozilla Launches Thunderbolt AI Client Focused on Self-Hosted Infrastructure
Mozilla has entered the enterprise AI market with Thunderbolt, a front-end AI client designed for users and businesses that want to run self-hosted AI infrastructure without relying on cloud-based third-party services. T...
Upscale AI in Talks to Raise New Round at $2B Valuation
AI infrastructure startup Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to close its third funding round in just seven months since launch, at a $2 billion valuation....
Essay Argues 'Passive Income' Myth Derailed a Generation of Entrepreneurs
A widely shared essay contends that the cultural obsession with passive income has lured a generation of entrepreneurs into low-quality, unsustainable business models at the expense of building real, lasting companies....
Google Partners with Gucci to Launch AI Smart Glasses in 2027
Google is reportedly partnering with luxury fashion house Gucci to produce a line of AI-powered smart glasses. The collaboration, reported by Reuters citing Gucci parent company Kering, aims to make wearable AI technolog...
Ballmer Family Donates $80M to NPR with Conditions Attached
Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has donated $80 million to NPR — roughly equivalent to seven years of government funding. The gift comes with strings attached, according to The Verge....
Netflix Launches Redesigned Mobile App with TikTok-Style Vertical Video Feed
Netflix announced it will roll out a redesigned mobile app at the end of April 2026 featuring a vertical video feed. The company says the update will better reflect its expanding entertainment offering and make content e...
Physical Intelligence Unveils π0.7, a General-Purpose Robot Brain
Robotics startup Physical Intelligence has released a new model called π0.7, which the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward a general-purpose robot brain capable of figuring out tasks it was never ex...
Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings to Depart After Nearly 30 Years
Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings announced he will not stand for re-election to the board, effectively ending his nearly 30-year tenure at the company. The news was disclosed as part of Netflix's Q1 2026 ear...
Researchers Introduce Sir-Bench to Evaluate AI Agents on Security Incident Response
A new benchmark called Sir-Bench has been proposed in an arXiv paper to evaluate the performance of AI agents specifically on security incident response tasks, filling a gap in existing agent evaluation frameworks....
New Cyclic Universe Model Proposes Dark Matter Is Pre-Big Bang Black Holes
A theoretical model of the cyclic universe suggests that dark matter could consist of black holes that existed before the Big Bang. The hypothesis offers a novel cosmological explanation for one of physics' most enduring...
European Civil Servants Ordered to Abandon WhatsApp for Secure Alternatives
European Union civil servants are being directed to stop using WhatsApp and migrate to alternative messaging platforms, according to a Politico report, as EU institutions push to reduce reliance on U.S.-based consumer ap...
Official Clojure Documentary Launched with Video, Shownotes, and Links
The Clojure programming language has released an official documentary page featuring the full documentary video along with shownotes and supplementary links, drawing substantial discussion in the Hacker News community....
Teen-Founded Fintech Slash Raises $100M at $1.4B Valuation
Slash, a Ramp competitor originally founded by teenagers, has raised $100 million at a $1.4 billion valuation. The founders, now 24, say the startup has reached $300 million in annualized revenue five years after launch....
OpenAI Upgrades Codex with Expanded Desktop Control Capabilities
OpenAI has released a major update to its agentic coding tool Codex, adding new powers and abilities including greater control over the user's desktop. The upgrade is seen as a direct move to compete with Anthropic's cod...
Duke University Uses Playdate Handheld Console to Teach Game Design
Duke University has incorporated the Playdate handheld gaming device into its game design curriculum, with the platform's constraints and unique crank controller offering students a distinctive and focused development en...
Trump FTC Settles with Dentsu, Publicis, and WPP Over Conservative Media Ad Boycott
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by eight U.S. states, filed suit against advertising giants Dentsu, Publicis, and WPP for allegedly conspiring to withhold digital ad spending from conservative news and opinion sites...