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BMW is one step closer to selling you a color-changing car

At CES 2022, BMW debuted its BMW iX Flow concept car that could dynamically change its appearance using the same grayscale E Ink panels found in e-readers like the Kindle. It was followed by the BMW i...

The Verge • Apr 24, 2026 • Andrew Liszewski
Technology Apr 24, 2026

The handsome Pixel Watch 4 is on sale for $40 off in both size configurations

Spring has sprung, as they say, and to mark the occasion, Google is running a spring-centric promo until Sunday, April 2...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Meet the 19-meter Cretaceous kraken that swam with mosasaurs

Layer by layer, researchers revealed the jaws of an ancient predator.

Technology Apr 24, 2026

AI-Designed Drugs by a DeepMind Spinoff Are Headed to Human Trials

Isomorphic Labs president Max Jaderberg said at WIRED Health in London that the startup has built a “broad and excitin...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production

The RAM shortage caused by demand from AI datacenters is already driving up prices on phones, PS5s, and Raspberry Pis, b...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Tariffs Raised Consumers' Prices, but the Refunds Go Only to Businesses

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/companies-consumers-tariff-refunds.html Comments URL: https...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Designer Baby Companies Are in Turmoil

Bootstrap Bio and Manhattan Genomics, which were pursuing human embryo editing to prevent serious disease, have shut dow...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

How Project Maven taught the military to love AI

In the first 24 hours of the assault on Iran, the US military struck more than 1,000 targets, nearly double the scale of...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Report: Samsung execs worried company could lose money on smartphones for the first time

The AI-driven memory shortage is hitting Samsung's bottom line.

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Tesla (TSLA) discloses $2B AI hardware company acquisition buried

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/04/23/tesla-tsla-quietly-discloses-2-billion-ai-hardware-acquisition-10q/ Comment...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Redesigning the Recurse Center application to inspire curious programmers

Article URL: https://www.recurse.com/blog/192-redesigning-the-recurse-center-application Comments URL: https://news.yco...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Which one is more important: more parameters or more computation? (2021)

Article URL: https://parl.ai/projects/params_vs_compute/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47892655 Po...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI

Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored fo...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Xreal’s best AR glasses are $599 for good now

The Xreal One Pro are the company’s best AR glasses, touting thin optics that keep out reflections so you can enjoy a ...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

SDL Now Supports DOS

Article URL: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/15377 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47892291 P...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Diatec, known for its mechanical keyboard brand FILCO, has ceased operations

Article URL: https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260424-filco-diatec/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Google Plans to Invest Up to $40B in Anthropic

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/google-plans-to-invest-up-to-40-billion-in-anthropic Co...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and Poor Support

Article URL: https://nickyreinert.de/en/2026/2026-04-24-claude-critics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Refuse to let your doctor record you

Article URL: https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/why-you-should-refuse-to-let-your-doctor-record/ Comments URL: http...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Why I'm Done Making Desktop Applications

Article URL: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2009/09/05/desktop-aps-versus-web-apps/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

360-degree cameras have a new superpower

Imagine Google Street View, except you can walk around like it's a video game. Now imagine you don't need to wait for Go...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Tesla’s Cybercab goes into production — so why is Musk tapping the brakes?

Tesla's Cybercab is now in production at the company's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, but Elon Musk is sounding unusually...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

A US surveillance program that lets the FBI view Americans' communications without a warrant is up for renewal. A new bi...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO

Amazon-backed X-energy was able to raise around 20% more money in its IPO as demand for nuclear power surges.

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Man faces 5 years in prison for using AI to fake sighting of runaway wolf

Beloved wolf gripped the nation after burrowing out of the zoo.

Technology Apr 24, 2026

AI as a Fascist Artifact

Article URL: https://tante.cc/2026/04/21/ai-as-a-fascist-artifact/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product

Tim Cook was a great CEO, but he didn’t crack AI.  It’s job number 1 for John Ternus.

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/delusion-using-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-safety-ai-psychosis-study/ Comments URL:...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Well, this is embarrassing: The Lunar Gateway's primary modules are corroded

"Preliminary findings indicate that the issue likely results from a combination of factors." ...

Technology Apr 24, 2026

Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/norway-wants-kids-to-be-kids-with-social-media-ban-for-...