That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks
The Verge
Today, I’m talking with Jennifer Scanlon, who is the CEO of UL Solutions. That’s Underwriters Laboratories – you know, the UL logo listed on all your electronics? That symbol means it’s been tested and found safe in a variety of ways. UL’s been around for 100… more…
I don’t think Gwyneth Paltrow knows what a peptide is
The Verge
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. These days, it seems I cannot … more…
Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?
The Verge
It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devic… more…
Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures
The Verge
It feels like not a week has gone by this year without a senior Microsoft executive leaving the company. Some departures have triggered sweeping shakeups of Microsoft's biggest businesses, while others have seen fresh faces replace veteran employees. Executiv… more…
Apple's Next CEO Has a Different Battle Ahead
CNET
There's plenty of exciting hardware on the horizon for Apple, but everything is riding on a better Siri experience. more…
ChatGPT Images 2: Why OpenAI Built a New Image Model After Killing Sora
CNET
OpenAI's new AI image model isn't a side quest. It's the company's bet on the creative part of its super app future. more…
Kids, Social Media and Safety: Why a Years-Long Battle Has No End in Sight
CNET
Everyone wants children to be safe online. Nobody agrees on how to make it happen. more…
The AI race is quietly rewriting what surveillance looks like at work
Business Insider
More employers are monitoring what workers do on company devices, and firms such as Meta are using employee data to help train AI agents. more…
Meta Is Laying Off 10% of Its Workforce
Slashdot.org
Meta is reportedly cutting about 10% of its workforce, or roughly 8,000 jobs, while closing thousands of open roles it had intended to fill. "We're doing this as part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the ot… more…
Is AI Cannibalizing Human Intelligence? A Neuroscientist's Way to Stop It
Slashdot.org
The AI industry is largely failing to ask a key design question, argues theoretical neuroscientist/cognitive scientist Vivienne Ming. Are their AI products building human capacity or consuming it?
In the Wall Street Journal Ming shares her experiment about … more…
Marketing to "a segment of one" is possible with AI, says Adobe's enterprise CMO
Business Insider
AI enhances marketing efforts, says Adobe Enterprise's Rachel Thornton, citing Ulta's approach to personalizing customer journeys with AI insights. more…
What Tim Cook taught us about succeeding a legend
Business Insider
Tim Cook, Steve Jobs' successor as Apple CEO, upended expectations by combining his strengths and judgment with Jobs' values. more…
Hot AI startup Lovable's security stumble shows one big risk in vibe coding
Business Insider
A security flaw in Lovable's system allowed access to users' data and sparked online backlash over the startup's response. more…
Learning new AI skills has become like a second job for software engineers
Business Insider
The tech is changing so fast that some developers say they're spending around 20 hours a week staying up-to-date on AI skills. more…
A former ByteDance engineer says China's AI industry is 'far behind' the US — and the gap is getting worse
Business Insider
"I don't even agree with the assumption that Chinese models are catching up — I believe we're still far behind," a former ByteDance engineer said. more…
I'm 57 and in the best shape of my life. My morning routine is the key.
Business Insider
I didn't think my routine counted as fitness. Then I realized my habits were keeping me healthy and strong as I age. more…
5 leadership lessons from departing Apple CEO Tim Cook
Business Insider
While many CEOs have struggled to follow iconic founders, Tim Cook is wrapping up a 15-year term at the helm of Apple. more…
Peter Molyneux’s Latest Game Is A Broken Sandwich-Making Sim
Kotaku
Masters of Albion is out in Early Access, and it sure is a new game from the makers of Godus and Legacy more…
Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
Yahoo Entertainment
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the ... more…
Where to Preorder Pokémon TCG First Partner Illustration Collection - Series 2
IGN
Here's everything you need to know about the new First Partner Illustration Set Series 2 products, including where you can get them. more…
How Can We Fix the Ongoing Ascended Heroes Price Crisis in Pokémon TCG?
IGN
Pokémon TCG’s wildly popular Ascended Heroes is experiencing a volatile pricing and scarcity crisis, fueled by fans chasing a $1,200 Mega Gengar card. We explore why the market is currently unsustainable and whether the upcoming reprints can actually fix the … more…
Lessons from building multiplayer browsers
Alejandro.pe
product, design, and engineering lessons from building Sail & Muddy more…
I Am Building a Cloud
Crawshaw.io
Comments more…
Terra API (YC W21) Hiring: Applied AI Strategist(Health Intelligence)
Hacker News
What this role actually is
This is not “market research.”
No 60‑page decks. No generic “digital health is big” observations.
This is a continuous loop:
market → signal → implication → decision → shipped product.
Your job is to keep Terra’s roadmap and GTM … more…
Three constraints before I build anything
Jordanlord.co.uk
['Programmer', 'Computer nerd', 'Unix enthusiast']; more…
Familiarity is the enemy: On why Enterprise systems have failed for 60 years
Felixbarbalet.com
My thoughts on why enterprise knowledge systems have failed for sixty years, and what might finally replace them.
A couple of weeks ago I demoed one part of what I have been building to a senior exec at a global enterprise - someone who had been asked to lea… more…
France's Mistral Built a $14B AI Empire by Not Being American
Forbes
Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China. more…
Do you want the US to "win" AI?
Github.io
By all accounts, I should be a neofeudalist. I should love what’s happening. The AI I dreamed of my whole life is being built, engineer-type strongmen are sort of in charge, and people are saying out loud the things I have just thought. You might argue that I… more…
Sloppy Copies
Markround.com
Last month, I wrote an article about my recent experience creating a hobby project in a web framework - Ruby on Rails - that hasn’t been “in fashion” for some time. The blog post gathered some interest and made it to various discussion sites like Hacker News … more…
Do I belong in tech anymore?
Ky.fyi
On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal. more…
Affirm Retooled for Agentic Software Development in One Week
Medium
Author: Daniel Martin, Sr. Director of Engineering, Developer Productivity more…
Books Are Not Remotely Too Expensive
Millersbookreview.com
Let’s Explore a Little Math more…
Tushonka: Cultivating Soviet Postwar Taste (2010)
Media-culture.org.au
During World War II, the Soviet Union’s food supply was in a state of crisis. Hitler’s army had occupied the agricultural heartlands of Ukraine and Southern Russia in 1941 and, as a result, agricultural production for the entire nation had plummeted. Soldiers… more…
Fast16: High-precision software sabotage 5 years before Stuxnet
Sentinelone.com
A previously unknown 2005 cyber sabotage framework patches high-precision calculation software in memory to silently corrupt results. more…
Fast16: The Cyberweapon That Predates Stuxnet by Five Years
Hackingpassion.com
For 21 years, fast16 corrupted nuclear research calculations without anyone noticing. It predates Stuxnet by five years. The math was always wrong. more…
The World's Most Complex Machine
Worksinprogress.co
By betting on extreme ultraviolet lithography long before it worked, ASML became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chips. more…
John Ternus says Apple is ‘about to change the world,’ teases new products
9to5Mac
Apple CEO Tim Cook and incoming CEO John Ternus reportedly shared remarks today at an all-hands Apple meeting. Cook’s words were reported here, while Ternus’s comments are outlined below.
more… more…
Pioneer bringing a premium CarPlay feature to existing cars [U]
9to5Mac
Pioneer was first to bring Apple CarPlay to existing cars in 2014, and now the company is pulling off another CarPlay first. The new Pioneer Sphera is the first system with aftermarket Dolby Atmos support.
more… more…
Butter-like blocks of foam frame Secolo x Tableau collaboration at Milan design week
Dezeen
Danish studio Tableau has unveiled its collaboration with Italian brand Secolo, which includes an undulating sofa and furniture with blind-drawn flowers, at the Soft Matters installation during Milan design week. Read more more…
The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Cathy Lanier, NFL Chief Security Officer — From Food Stamps to the Super Bowl War Room (#862)
Tim.blog
Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Cathy Lanier. Cathy is the chief security officer for the National Football League (NFL), supervising all operations and activities of the NFL Security Department. Prior to her work at the NFL, Cathy served as… more…
How to Keep Your Brain Sharp: A Practical Playbook Beyond the Basics
Tim.blog
The following is a guest post from Dr. Tommy Wood (@drtommywood), associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, where his research focuses on brain health. In this blog post, Tommy covers: Tommy’s new book is The Stimula… more…
Why John Ternus is the right pick at the right time
Macworld
Macworld
After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is finally stepping down as Apple CEO. In his stead will be John Ternus, an Apple veteran who most recently served as Apple’s head hardware honcho and has been knocking around the Cupertino hallways for mo… more…
Apple's New CEO Is a Hardware Guy. That's Actually Good for Apple's AI Plans
CNET
Commentary: AI will likely be John Ternus' first big challenge as CEO. I hope he doesn't stray too far from Tim Cook's strategy. more…
Recycled Paper Turned Into a Japanese Zen Garden for Your Walls
Yanko Design
Recycled Paper Turned Into a Japanese Zen Garden for Your WallsMost acoustic panels exist as a necessary evil. You know the type: thick foam squares in aggressive wedge shapes, usually in black or grey, installed... more…
Electrolux and Veneta Cucine Use Biophilic Color Science to Rethink Kitchen Design at Milan 2026
Yanko Design
Electrolux and Veneta Cucine Use Biophilic Color Science to Rethink Kitchen Design at Milan 2026Scandinavian winters keep people indoors for roughly six months a year, which gives Swedish designers a lot of time to think about what a kitchen... more…
10 Best Gadgets & Tools That Make Going Off-Grid Feel Like an Upgrade
Yanko Design
10 Best Gadgets & Tools That Make Going Off-Grid Feel Like an UpgradeThere’s a version of going off-grid that means giving things up — signal, comfort, hot coffee, reliable light. Then there’s the version a new wave... more…
Inter-twined's 21-Day Life-Centered Design Thinking Challenge Launches Today
Core77.com
There's a phrase that keeps surfacing in design circles lately: "life-centered design." It's not a rejection of human-centered thinking so much as a reframing of it, one that asks designers to zoom out and consider themselves as participants in living systems… more…
Google explains why its all-in-one AI stack embraces competitors
Theregister.com
'Differentiated, but open'
Google Cloud Next Google Cloud’s Andi Gutmans said that the company holds a structural advantage over its largest rivals in the race to win value from AI agents in the enterprise, arguing that no competitor currently combines cloud … more…
The Technical SEO Audit Needs A New Layer via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
Search Engine Journal
AI visibility now depends on crawl access, server-rendered content, semantic HTML, and machine-readable structure beyond Googlebot.
The post The Technical SEO Audit Needs A New Layer appeared first on Search Engine Journal. more…
The Fully Non-Human Web: No One Builds The Page, No One Visits It via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
Nohacks.co
The web is splitting into transactional systems run by AI and experiential spaces for humans, forcing brands to rethink visibility, trust, and measurement.
The post The Fully Non-Human Web: No One Builds The Page, No One Visits It appeared first on Search Eng… more…
Fragments: April 21
Martinfowler.com
fragments 21 Apr 2026 more…
Apple Teases 'Incredible Road Map Ahead'
MacRumors
In an all-hands meeting with employees today, Apple's future CEO John Ternus teased an "incredible road map ahead."
"I'm not exaggerating when I say this is the most exciting time to be building products and services at Apple in my entire career," said T… more…
Newhouse Building Replacement / Miller Hull Partnership
ArchDaily
The Newhouse Replacement Building (Newhouse) redefines the intersection of history and progress on Washington State's historic Capitol Campus, creating a civic workplace where past meets present, state meets citizenry, and place meets policy. Designed by The … more…
AI and Teaching – The Brave New World
Steveblank.com
This article previously appeared in the Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange (EIX) This is the 16th year we’ve been teaching the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class. This year, from the first hour of the first class, we realized we were seeing something extraordinary… more…
The Fashion Brands That Don't Need Earth Day to Care
Highsnobiety
To celebrate Earth Day, we wanted to walk readers through a select few favorites from the roster of designers that go the extra mile in the name of the planet. more…
Milan Design Week 2026's Best Moments Felt Real
Highsnobiety
We ranked the best moments at Milan Design Week 2026, from Miu Miu's book club to Capsule Plaza to a surprise C.P. Company collaboration. more…
The Eames Family Didn't Copy the Eames House. They Upgraded It
Highsnobiety
The Eames Pavilion System won't allow you to create a replica of the Eames House. Instead, it'll allow you to create something even better. more…
Art for Our Age of Chaos
The New York Review of Books
The 2026 Whitney Biennial and the New Museum’s exhibition “New Humans; Memories of the Future” are attempts to respond to a world full of darkness, trauma, and strife. more…
London’s Brutal Underground
The New York Review of Books
In Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling, an ordinary boy’s deadly obsession with the ultrarich reveals deeper corruption at the heart of modern London. more…
Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries
Al Jazeera English
Despite US sanctions waiver, Russian oil exports could fall to lowest levels since 2023, sources say. more…
[Podcast] UX & UI — The Brand Experience Gap w/ Lex Lofthouse
Justcreative.com
If you work in brand and have ever handed something over to a product team and watched it unravel — this one’s for you. more…
Investigation: RAM prices are falling. Don’t fall for it
PCWorld
Rising prices are the biggest tech story of 2026. Well, the biggest consumer tech story, anyway — the biggest story in a broader sense is “AI” in general. And that’s the answer to why prices are going up.
AI data centers are gobbling up memory manufactu… more…
An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment
Stratechery.com
An interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian about Google's cloud priorities, enterprise agent platform, and Google’s integration advantage. more…
Off Menu
Awwwards.com
Off Menu is a product studio building agentic products, interfaces and brands for high-growth startups. AI-accelerated exploration meets expert judgment to ship faster. more…
A look into EmDash CMS
Hongkiat.com
When Cloudflare announced EmDash CMS on April 1st, I thought it was a joke. But as I looked at the GitHub code, read Cloudflare’s announcement, and saw Matt Mullenweg’s response, I realized this isn’t just another CMS trying to beat WordPress. I think it’s an… more…
Tim Cook’s Real Reason For Abruptly Bailing As Apple CEO Revealed In Bombshell Report
Boredpanda.com
“Cook is too smart and too controlled to be pushed, but he’s also astute enough to know when the era that suits him best has passed,” an insider said. more…
Tim Cook to Step Down as Apple CEO, John Ternus to Lead Next Era
Osxdaily.com
Apple has announced that longtime Apple CEO Tim Cook will be stepping down from his role on September 1, 2026, concluding a 15 year tenure that has coincided with Apple become one of the largest and most influential companies in the world. Tim Cook will trans… more…
Why Lego is our most powerful art medium
Salon
The viral Lego-style Iran War memes are the latest case of the toy being used as a building block for political art. more…
Nike’s Boston Marathon billboard chiding walkers inspires new Asics and Ecco campaigns
Digiday
After Nike removed a controversial Boston Marathon sign late last week, Asics and Ecco responded with messaging focused on inclusivity and everyday movement. more…
Future of Marketing Briefing: In the age of AI, taste is the new competitive advantage
Digiday
in a world where the tools are everywhere and the output is indistinguishable, taste is the last thing that actually compounds. more…
Sun Pharma to acquire Organon for $11.75 bn: How this will expand US footprint, why the timing is significant
The Indian Express
The deal comes at a time when the Donald Trump administration is progressively disincentivising foreign pharma manufacturers, especially makers of non-generics and those shopping in drugs from other manufacturing hubs more…
This Food Gets An A++ For Making Your Metabolism More Efficient
mindbodygreen.com
You literally burn more calories digesting it. more…
These 3 Nutrients Improve Bone Health & Lower Fracture Risk, Study Shows
mindbodygreen.com
And increasing your intake of them is simple. more…
John Ternus is replacing Tim Cook as Apple CEO. But he faces a big challenge in AI
CBC News
Currently a vice-president of hardware engineering with Apple, Ternus has overseen the product design of much of the company's tech, from AirPods to the Macbook Neo. But Apple has struggled on the AI front in recent years, and how Ternus will approach it rema… more…
Palantir Has a Human Rights Policy. Its ICE Work Tells a Different Story
EFF
For years, EFF has pushed technology companies to make real human rights commitments—and to live up to them. In response to growing evidence that Palantir’s tools help power abusive immigration enforcement by ICE, we sent the company a detailed letter asking … more…
Uber, Time and eos are 2026 Future Leader Awards finalists
Digiday
The Future Leader Awards, presented by Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail, recognize the next generation of leaders making a significant impact in their industry, with 10 years of experience or less. This year’s finalists represent a new wave of leadership de… more…
Uber, Time and eos are 2026 Future Leader Awards finalists
Digiday
The Future Leader Awards, presented by Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail, recognize the next generation of leaders making a significant impact in their industry, with 10 years of experience or less. This year’s finalists represent a new wave of leadership de… more…
Vibes over metrics: Why more creators are holding IRL events to own their audience
Digiday
IRL events are becoming increasingly important pillars of a content creator's growth strategy; here's why. more…
Transfer RNA deacylases as beacons for non-canonical amino acid biosynthesis
Nature.com
Non-canonical amino acids are important building blocks for natural products but finding them is nontrivial. Now, transfer RNA deacylases have proved their utility as markers for biosynthetic gene clusters producing non-canonical amino acids, thereby accelera… more…
How to Develop Creative Potential
Psychology Today
We build creative capacity at the intersection of what we learn and what we absorb—often unconsciously. more…
The Pluripotent Ocean of Emerging AI
Psychology Today
Life emerged from the fabled primordial soup, some antediluvian sea. These systems seem alive, and humans increasingly wonder if they are conscious, because they sure feel real. more…
AI Is Rewriting the Rules of the $480 Billion Influence and Personal Branding Market
Jeffbullas.com
AI is making content a commodity. Identity is the moat. Learn how personal branding is changing and what it takes to stand out.
The post AI Is Rewriting the Rules of the $480 Billion Influence and Personal Branding Market appeared first on jeffbullas.com. more…
'Just use the manual': I followed ChatGPT's PC-building instructions, and all I got was a huge headache and a schooling on prompting
TechRadar
Is AI the right companion when building a PC for the first time? Here's what I found out when I tried it. more…
ICYMI: the week's biggest tech news stories from Tim Cook stepping down to our Earth Day celebrations
TechRadar
Here's the biggest tech news stories for the week from Apple, DJI, OpenAI, and more. more…
5 things John Ternus won’t change as Apple CEO when he takes over from Tim Cook (and 2 things he might)
TechRadar
Here’s what John Ternus will keep the same when he becomes Apple’s next CEO (and what he will change). more…
The extinction or the adaptation: how AI will impact SaaS market
TechRadar
SaaS used to rely on enterprise subscriptions. Now, AI threatens this business model. more…
‘We will learn quickly and course-correct’ — Sam Altman says this is OpenAI’s future, but it’s not the one it started with
TechRadar
OpenAI published a new document called ‘Our Principles’ over the weekend, and I’m still not sure what its principles are after reading it. more…
Spotting the spyware: How modern spies are weaponizing phishing
TechRadar
How state-sponsored spies weaponize modern phishing attacks. more…
I tested Polaroid’s kitschy square-format printer — it’s an addictive way to print and frame your smartphone snaps
TechRadar
An instant printer and frame for phone photos, the Polaroid Hi-Print 3x3 is a charming way to get more from your camera roll. more…
Do you have a 'kitchen graveyard' of broken appliances? Here's how to care for your gadgets and keep them working longer
TechRadar
Over a third of people have a broken kitchen appliance gathering dust in a cabinet, say experts, but it doesn't have to be that way. more…
From demo to production: What agent-based AI must actually deliver
TechRadar
Why agent-based AI demos fail and what real-world systems must truly deliver. more…
3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume U.S.-Iran talks
CBC News
Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to bring it and the United States together for talks to end the war. more…
„The Company Man“ tritt zurück
Iphoneblog.de
Today we announced that I’m taking the next step in my journey at Apple. Over the coming months I will be transitioning into a new role, leaving the CEO job behind in September and becoming Apple’s executive chairman. A new person will be stepping into what I… more…
You Asked For It: 5 Color Palettes To Freshen Up A Tired Honey Oak Kitchen (UPDATED!)
Stylebyemilyhenderson.com
Do you have honey oak wood kitchen cabinets and don't know how to make them look better? Here are 5 fresh color palettes and products to help. more…
There Are Two Types of Gardening Shows. The Superior Kind Can Be Found on YouTube.
Slate Magazine
Recommendations for those who prefer their gardening shows to be actionable. more…
The new word in home construction could be “plastics”
MIT Technology Review
Single-use plastics are a persistent source of environmental pollution, and the need to house a growing global population puts increasing pressure on resources such as timber. MIT engineers have an idea that could make a dent in both problems at once. In a re… more…
Wahoo & COROS Hook Up: Here’s What Happening!
DC Rainmaker
Wahoo Fitness & COROS have decided to hook up, in the most literal relationship way possible. They aren’t merging (getting married), but they are swapping data and borrowing some of each other's things. This one was definitely not on my … Read More Here → more…
A Public Service Announcement: Legal Tech Companies, Here Are Your Celebrity Endorsers
Lawnext.com
A handy list of celebrities whose monikers make them natural-born legal tech spokespeople.
The post A Public Service Announcement: Legal Tech Companies, Here Are Your Celebrity Endorsers appeared first on Above the Law. more…