Cursor was on track to close a $2 billion funding round this week but chose to halt discussions after SpaceX offered a $10 billion "collaboration fee" and a path to a $60 billion acquisition.
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Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app.
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Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’
This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called out his competitor's new cybersecurity model, noting that the company was using fear to make its product sound more impressive than it actually is.
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Fed Pick Kevin Warsh Refuses To Say If Trump Lost 2020 Election
During today's Senate hearing on Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh refused to say Trump lost the 2020 general election.
Senator Elizabeth Warren asked a simple yes-or-no question to see where Warren's loyalties lie.
Are they for the American people, or Demented Donald's egomania?
WARREN: Mr. Warsh, did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?
WARSH: We try to keep politics, if I'm confirmed, out of the Federal Reserve.
WARREN: I'm just asking you a factual question. I need to know, I need to measure your independence and your courage.
WARSH: Senator, I believe that this body certified that election many years ago.
WARREN: That's not the question I'm asking. I'm asking, did Donald Trump lose in 2020?
Ma'am, I'm suggesting you in 2020, the Fed made a huge inflation problem, and you certified the election.'
When Trump demands a rate cut at the Fed, Warsh will be there to implement it.
Warsh failed miserably.
Monday, 20 April 2026
Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes
You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.
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Narcissistic Man-Baby Toys With Giving Himself Nation’s Highest Military Honor
Donald J. Trump, the very man who dodged the Vietnam draft because his feet hurt, now reportedly wants to award himself the Medal of Honor—the nation’s highest military decoration for extraordinary battlefield gallantry, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump has mused about turning a solemn tribute to actual combat veterans into a humblebrag about how “extremely brave” he was for flying to Iraq that one time. Hey, give him a break, he has an insatiable ego to feed!
According to a senior administration official and others who have spoken directly with the president, Trump has reportedly been in a state of panic over how he has managed the war he initiated. Officials noted that his behavior has been so erratic that he was reportedly removed from a briefing about a rescue operation for a downed pilot. Beyond that, he has allegedly struggled to stay focused on the conflict, frequently turning his attention elsewhere — including to his $400 million ballroom and fundraising efforts ahead of the midterm elections.
Among the various distractions mentioned by insiders, Trump, 79, has apparently entertained the idea of awarding himself the Medal of Honor — a decoration that the commander in chief is authorized to bestow upon military personnel who demonstrate exceptional courage and selfless bravery in the face of grave personal danger.
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It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing
This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guarantee.
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