Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business
The company is restructuring some teams to accommodate a booming energy storage business, according to emails viewed by TechCrunch.
Anthropic tests how devs react to yanking Claude Code from Pro plan
Unannounced change apparently aimed at two percent of users but hit documentation for everyone Anthropic has removed Claude Code from its Pro subscription plan, according to some of its public-facing web pages, but the company says it’s only a test for a small number of users.…
Apple executive in charge of Siri revamp has considered stepping back, report says
Bloomberg reports that amid recent leadership changes at Apple, Mike Rockwell, who created the Vision Pro and now oversees efforts to revamp Siri, has considered leaving or reducing his role at the company. Here are the details. more…
Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Senior Engineer
Article URL: https://luminousmen.substack.com/p/drunk-post-things-ive-learned-as Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47856535 Points: 69 # Comments: 24
Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.
Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.
SpaceX and Cursor strike partnership that might end in a $60 billion acquisition
SpaceX and AI company Cursor have struck a new partnership that could see the owner of X buy the AI company for $60 billion later this year. "SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI," SpaceX wrote in a post on X. SpaceX...
This detail about Apple’s CEO transition shows the company can still keep important secrets
While it had long been expected that John Turnus would succeed Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO, a key detail in the transition process shows that the company can still keep things under wraps when it counts. Here’s why. more…
SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion
Only Elon would do this before an IPO.
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
With an IPO looming for Elon Musk's SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. Buying this startup that's focused on AI coding could help xAI's tools ...
Mozilla says it patched 271 Firefox vulnerabilities thanks to Anthropic's Claude Mythos
Anthropic's buzzy announcement about using AI to improve cybersecurity earlier this month was met with plenty of skepticism. However, Mozilla shared some details that support use of the company's special Claude Mythos Preview model as a way to protect critical services. Using Mythos helped Mozill...
SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/business/spacex-cursor-deal.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47855448 Points: 64 # Comments: 34
SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B
https://www.reuters.com/technology/spacex-says-it-has-option... https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/business/spacex-cursor-de... (https://archive.ph/c2Tac) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/spacex-sa... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47855293 Points: 417 # Comm...
Roundtables: Unveiling The 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
Listen to the session or watch below Watch a special edition of Roundtables simulcast live from EmTech AI, MIT Technology Review’s signature conference for AI leadership. Subscribers got an exclusive first look at a new list capturing 10 key technologies, emerging trends, bold ideas, and powerful...
Apple has an opportunity to rediscover humanity in its push toward AI
John Ternus can remake Apple the way it should have been OPINION Apple's pending leadership transition affords the company a rare opportunity to return to its roots and once again serve as a source of inspiration instead of frustration.…
Pentagon wants $54B for drones, more than most nations’ military budgets
The proposed Pentagon drone investment rivals Ukraine’s entire military budget.
French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managince administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. [...]
Mozilla: Anthropic's Mythos found 271 zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox 150
CTO says new AI model is "every bit as capable" as world's best security researchers.
Nation-states want to cause harm, not just steal cash - stop handing your cyber defenses to the cheapest contractor
NCSC boss says China's whole-of-state cyber machine has become Britain's peer competitor in cyberspace State-sponsored cyberattacks from Chinese intelligence and military agencies display "an eye-watering level of sophistication," UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne is expected to...
Supreme Court arguments make it clear that FCC fines are "nonbinding"
FCC tells Supreme Court its fines are nonbinding unless a jury upholds penalty.