TECHNOLOGYSlate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startupSlate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.TechCrunch·April 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPenny Wong calls failed peace talks between US and Iran ‘disappointing’ and urges resumption<p>Australia’s foreign affairs minister says priority ‘must be to continue the ceasefire and return to negotiations’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="hThe Guardian·April 12, 2026
TECHNOLOGYWe spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran. Experts say it's powerful propaganda"Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.BBC News·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSusan was forced out of a disability support job after speaking out. Are NDIS whistleblower laws still too weak?<p>Human rights lawyers say NDIS workers and their clients remain at risk despite newly bolstered whistleblower protections</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a The Guardian·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYA little known semiconductor packaging and testing stock is poised to gain in AI boom. Why analysts like itAmkor Technologies is a derivative play on artificial intelligence amid the data center boom, analysts say.CNBC·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGY'It's the new frontier': How AI is pushing NFL draft prep to 'a different level'When a prospect skips combine workouts, teams can use artificial intelligence to project his measurables.ESPN·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYYour article about AI doesn’t need AI artThe illustration for The New Yorker's profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a jump scare. Altman stands in a blue sweater with a blank expression. Around his head hovers a cluster of disembodied faces - creepy alt-Altmans, their expressions ranging from anger to open-mouthed woe. Some barely look likeThe Verge·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNvidia-backed SiFive hits $3.65 billion valuation for open AI chipsThe deal is interesting for a number of reasons, including that SiFive's chip designs are based on RISC-V, not x86 or ARM.TechCrunch·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHow Iran out-shitposted the White HouseIn the early days of the war on Iran, while the White House was busy posting Call of Duty memes and AI slop of dancing bowling pins, the Iranian regime's state media was flooding the zone with video after video of what was happening on the ground: Explosions over Tehran. Smoke billowing in the sky. The Verge·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYVibe check from inside one of AI industry's main events: 'Claude mania'At the HumanX conference in San Francisco this week, Anthropic's momentum was on everyone's lips.CNBC·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe new show making fun of tech brosHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 123, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, which Artemis photo did you make your wallpaper, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Sam Altman andThe Verge·April 11, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHow the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit DetectorsFrom AI-generated images to restricted satellite data, the systems used to verify what’s real online are struggling to keep up.Wired·April 11, 2026