April 28Apr 28 Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV recordhttps://electrek.co/2026/04/26/ford-cobra-jet-2200-electric-drag-racing-record-quarter-mile/
April 28Apr 28 ZX Spectrum Archivehttps://manic232.github.io/ZX-Spectrum-Archive-2026/ZX%20Spectrum%20Archive.htm
April 28Apr 28 China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clouthttps://theconversation.com/china-surpasses-us-in-research-spending-the-consequences-extend-far-beyond-scientific-ranking-and-clout-280543
April 28Apr 28 A Complete History of Quantum Computinghttps://quantumzeitgeist.com/a-complete-history-of-quantum-computing/
April 28Apr 28 Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI toolMet says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruptionhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/25/met-police-investigates-hundreds-officers-palantir-ai-tool Edited April 28Apr 28 by lenny
April 28Apr 28 Australia threatens tech companies with 2.25 percent tax if they don’t pay publishershttps://www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/australia_news_bargaining_incentive/
April 28Apr 28 Palantir: Why its political manifesto is causing a stirhttps://www.dw.com/en/palantir-why-its-political-manifesto-is-causing-a-stir/a-76895480
April 28Apr 28 DeepMind’s David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human datahttps://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/deepminds-david-silver-just-raised-1-1b-to-build-an-ai-that-learns-without-human-data/
April 28Apr 28 Evolution of the vertebrate retina by repurposing of a composite ancestral median eyehttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01676-8
April 28Apr 28 Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yethttps://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-discover-the-most-complex-forms-of-ice-yet-20260427/
April 28Apr 28 Complex that supplies 70% of global critical PCB base targeted in Iranian strike — attack could fracture the already disrupted electronics supply chainhttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/complex-that-supplies-70-percent-of-global-critical-pcb-base-targeted-in-iranian-strike-attack-could-fracture-the-already-disrupted-electronics-supply-chain
April 28Apr 28 OpenAI Reportedly Working on an AI Smartphone to Rival iPhonehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/27/openai-working-on-an-ai-smartphone/
April 28Apr 28 CIA Reportedly Used Secret Quantum Tool To Find Downed Airman in IranThe secret technology uses long-range quantum magnetometry to find the electromagnetic fingerprint of a human heartbeat and pairs the data with artificial intelligence software to isolate the signature from background noise, two sources close to the breakthrough said.https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/08/0152253/cia-reportedly-used-secret-quantum-tool-to-find-downed-airman-in-iran
April 28Apr 28 Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Left a Trail of Methane in its Wakehttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/interstellar-comet-3iatlas-left-a-trail-of-methane-in-its-wake
April 28Apr 28 MQ-25A Stingray achieves successful first flight, advancing future of naval aviationhttps://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4471026/mq-25a-stingray-achieves-successful-first-flight-advancing-future-of-naval-avia/
April 28Apr 28 NEO Semiconductor's revolutionary 3D X-DRAM for AI processors has passed proof-of-concept validation — company secures funding to develop next-gen memory HBM alternativehttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/neo-semiconductors-revolutionary-3d-x-dram-for-ai-processors-has-passed-proof-of-concept-validation-company-secures-funding-to-develop-next-gen-memory-hbm-alternative
April 28Apr 28 Good News If You Have A Sony TV And Were Hoping It Would Become Less Useful For No Reasonhttps://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/24/good-news-if-you-have-a-sony-tv-and-were-hoping-it-would-become-less-useful-for-no-reason/
April 30Apr 30 On 28/04/2026 at 15:50, lenny said:AI can cost more than human workers nowhttps://www.axios.com/2026/04/26/ai-cost-human-workersIt's likely a temporary problem with anything new. AI is not very efficient at present. It burns a lot of compute to work out simple things like computer vision. I find myself spending more time to watch my robot lawnmower mowing my lawn than doing the job myself.
May 2May 2 Chinese EVs Can Now Project Entire Movies From Their HeadlightsInsideEVsChinese EVs Can Now Project Entire Movies From Their Head...Huawei's latest EV party trick is a full-color projection from the headlight of a car. China's newest tech is just one way America's cars are falling behind.
May 4May 4 Maryland is the first state to ban dynamic pricing, which uses AI and other data to up prices at storeshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/maryland-is-the-first-state-to-ban-dynamic-pricing-which-uses-ai-and-other-data-to-up-prices-at-stores/ar-AA21WCFU
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