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Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says

Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they want to scale.

TechCrunch Apr 23, 2026 Maggie Nye, Isabelle Johannessen
Technology Apr 23, 2026

Democrats want to ban ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers

A bill introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from converting wareho...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘superapp’

OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories.

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Spirit is broken

The bright yellow livery of Spirit Airlines may soon disappear from the skies. The country's seventh-largest airline has...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating

Anthropic's tightly controlled rollout of Claude Mythos has taken an awkward turn. After spending weeks insisting the AI...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty

CS 153 has gone viral on the Palo Alto campus—and on X. Not everyone is happy about it.

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Middle Eastern News Sites Are U.S. Government Propaganda Ops

Article URL: https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/pentagon-middle-eastern-news-propaganda-iran/ Comments URL: https://ne...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

GPT-5.5: Mythos-Like Hacking, Open to All

Article URL: https://xbow.com/blog/mythos-like-hacking-open-to-all Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Astronomers Find the Edge of the Milky Way

Article URL: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/astronomers-find-the-edge-of-the-milky-way/ Comments URL: https...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says

According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.

Technology Apr 23, 2026

RFK Jr.’s rejection of germ theory debunked in Senate hearing

Kennedy falsely argues that vaccines did little to lower childhood deaths.

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Introducing GPT-5.5

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879092 ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 model is more efficient and better at coding

OpenAI just announced its new GPT-5.5 model, which the company calls its "smartest and most intuitive to use model yet, ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Ikea’s new inflatable chair doesn’t look like an inflatable chair

Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual co...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

An update on recent Claude Code quality reports

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/april-23-postmortem Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

People Do Not Yearn for Automation

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/917029/software-brain-ai-backlash-databases-automation Comments URL: http...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder If They're the Bad Guys

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/ Comments URL...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Great news, the Moto G Stylus is no longer teeming with bloatware

The 2026 edition of Motorola's stylus phone is plenty appealing. My review unit is a charming lilac color, has a pleasan...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after a...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Apple's M4 Mac mini, including the $599 one, is gradually becoming impossible to buy

Pending refresh? RAM shortage? AI agents? There are many possible explanations. ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Keychron’s customizable V1 mechanical keyboard is back down to $45

If you’ve ever wished your laptop keyboard was better tailored to your workflow, the Keychron V1 is a solid upgrade. I...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win $34,000 Polymarket bet

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/23/hairdryer-used-trick-weather-sensor-34000-polymarket-bet/ ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

MeshCore development team splits over trademark dispute and AI-generated code

Article URL: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/the-split Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878117 ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons

"They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites." ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Bluesky now supports better quality photos

The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000x4000.

Technology Apr 23, 2026

X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/x-is-shutting-down-communities-because-of-low-usage-and-lots-of-spam/ Co...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of U.S. employees

If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary reti...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Apple stops weirdly storing data that let cops spy on Signal chats

Signal “very happy” Apple fixed bug storing private chats after app was deleted. ...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

My phone replaced a brass plug

Article URL: https://drobinin.com/posts/my-phone-replaced-a-brass-plug/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Apr 23, 2026

Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch

Spy satellite hardware has been repurposed to scan the Universe in the infrared. ...