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X brings back Voice Notes to X Chat

X Chat brings back Voice Notes to DMs and group chats after removing the option during the upgrade.

TechCrunch • Apr 9, 2026 • Sarah Perez
Technology Apr 9, 2026

First man convicted under Take It Down Act kept making AI nudes after arrest

Ohio man used more than 100 AI tools to make fake nudes of women and minors. ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

A thin, light entry-level gaming laptop is $300 off at Best Buy

It’s tough to find decent gaming laptops under $1,000. However, Best Buy has what I consider to be a good entry-level ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Hacker stole £700,000 from U.K. energy company by redirecting payment

The U.K. energy company said a redirected payment meant for a contractor instead landed in a hacker's bank account.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

CDC study shows COVID shot benefits; Trump official blocks release

Study found shots cut urgent care and hospitalization by about 50% in healthy adults. ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Vercel Claude Code plugin wants to read your prompt

Article URL: https://akshaychugh.xyz/writings/png/vercel-plugin-telemetry Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

How NASA Built Artemis II’s Fault-Tolerant Computer

Article URL: https://cacm.acm.org/news/how-nasa-built-artemis-iis-fault-tolerant-computer/ Comments URL: https://news.y...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Tesla is un-canceling its plan to build a smaller, cheaper EV: report

It looks like a smaller, cheaper Tesla is back on the menu. Today, Reuters is reporting that the electric automaker is c...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Fubo’s mobile app is pushing more sports highlights

Fubo is rolling out a big mobile app update today that adds a bunch of new features, including short-form videos with ne...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Study found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about AI

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/style/gen-z-ai-gallup-study.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Clean code in the age of coding agents

Article URL: https://www.yanist.com/clean-code-in-the-age-of-coding-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter

Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends sp...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

First, Tesla canceled the Model 2—now it's working on a new small EV

After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again? ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran

"The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that," says one person famili...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

A jury is about to decide the fate of Ticketmaster

Consumer complaints about Ticketmaster are so voluminous at state attorneys general offices that Pennsylvania's comes wi...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disru...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The AI industry’s race for profits is now existential

Today on Decoder, let’s talk about the looming AI monetization cliff, and whether some of the biggest companies in the...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb

A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Spotify now lets everyone turn off all videos in its app

The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing

Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Part 3 – Culture

Part 1 was discussed here: ML promises to be profoundly weird - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47689648 - April 2...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Instagram expands its movie inspired content restrictions for teens internationally

Instagram first debuted its movie rating inspired content settings in limited countries in 2025.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Inside the Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons

Since the beginning of the Iran war, the group Explosive Media has released over a dozen viral videos mocking Trump and ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

I Tested the Instagram-Famous Ridge Wallet and I’m a Convert

This bare-bones, no-nonsense wallet has continuously impressed me since I started using it.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users

Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements

Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups

Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit’

The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The Exit 8 movie is even better if you play the game first

There's an intriguing new video game adaptation to watch in theaters - and no, it's not that one. Exit 8, based on the g...