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Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return

Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return.

TechCrunch • Apr 20, 2026 • Julie Bort
Technology Apr 20, 2026

The Lenovo Legion Go S is RAMageddon’s latest victim

You can still find the Asus Xbox Ally X and the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus for $999 and $1,049 respectively, but Lenovo's Legion...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Even 'uncensored' models can't say what they want

Article URL: https://morgin.ai/articles/even-uncensored-models-cant-say-what-they-want.html Comments URL: https://news....

Technology Apr 20, 2026

A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries

Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Viet...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

John Ternus is taking over from Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO

The multitrillion-dollar home of iPhone, Mac, and so many other tech gadgets is getting a new leader this fall, as Apple...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Read Tim Cook’s letter to the Apple world as he departs as CEO

Apple CEO Tim Cook has written a letter to the community as he prepares to step down from his role in September. "This i...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Best Kitchen Composters and Food Recyclers (2026)

Responsibly dispose of your food scraps with one of these indoor, (mostly) odor-free, WIRED-tested devices.

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Monero Community Crowdfunding System

Article URL: https://ccs.getmonero.org/ideas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47841149 Points: 4 # C...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Jujutsu Megamerges for Fun and Profit

Article URL: https://isaaccorbrey.com/notes/jujutsu-megamerges-for-fun-and-profit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

OpenAI ad partner now selling ChatGPT ad placements based on "prompt relevance"

Article URL: https://www.adweek.com/media/exclusive-leaked-deck-reveals-stackadapts-playbook-for-chatgpt-ads/ Comments ...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Show HN: Docker Compose for VM's

I build a prototype docker compose for qemu VMs. I thought other might find uses for it so here you go :-) Comments UR...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Apple names Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer

Apple has appointed Johny Srouji as its new chief hardware officer, "effective immediately," according to an announcemen...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO

Cook will be executive chairman, but will no longer run the company day to day. ...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down

John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will replace Cook as CEO on September 1. Coo...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Absurd study suggests eating fruits and vegetables leads to cancer

Experts point out a series of flaws, including small size and no control group. ...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness

The actor-director discussed his least favorite currency and read a series of mean tweets—about us!—at our inaugural...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down and will be succeeded by John Ternus, currently Apple's senior vice president of har...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over

Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will take over as CEO at the start of September.

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Here’s how Amazon’s price fixing allegedly drove up prices everywhere

On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta revealed the evidence of alleged price-fixing by Amazon. The state file...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-a...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Tim Cook Stepping Down

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

One of the most mortifying things about knowing a lot of techies is listening to them tell me excitedly about some very ...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes

You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.

Technology Apr 20, 2026

AI Resistance Is Growing

Article URL: https://stephvee.ca/blog/artificial%20intelligence/ai-resistance-is-growing/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

WhatsApp tests ‘Plus’ subscription that adds stickers and more for a few bucks a month

WhatsApp users are getting some new customization features - for a price. According to WABetaInfo, Meta is rolling out a...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

F-35 is a masterpiece built for the wrong war

Article URL: https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-f-35-is-a-masterpiece-built-for-the-wrong-war/ Comments URL: htt...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Japanese man sentenced to prison for posting spoilers

Though it's very common for entertainment writers to describe some narrative elements of the films and shows that they'r...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

Soul Player C64 – A real transformer running on a 1 MHz Commodore 64

Article URL: https://github.com/gizmo64k/soulplayer-c64 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839645 Poi...

Technology Apr 20, 2026

NASA had to train Apollo 11's astronauts to not use profanity

Article URL: https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/may/31/bad-words-led-some-to-swear-off-apollo-program/ Comments URL: h...