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Activist investor Elliott takes a $1B stake in Pinterest, betting on AI-driven growth

The news comes as Pinterest has faced serious headwinds. Shares tumbled over the past year, with disappointing earnings, layoffs affecting 15% of its workforce, a declining ad business, and increased rivalry from AI chatbots.

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Apple’s rumored MacBook Neo, a lower-cost, colorful laptop, could launch this week

This would mark the first time Apple competes with cheaper hardware like the Chromebook.

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Amid new competition, Chrome speeds up its release schedule

Google Chrome will begin shipping new releases every two weeks in September, instead of monthly.

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Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ subscription plan, challenging Spotify

Under the new Standard plan, subscribers will lose access to the audiobooks they've consumed when they unsubscribe. The Premium plan lets users keep the audiobooks they’ve listened to even if they unsubscribe.

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Apple’s new Studio Displays come with Thunderbolt 5

The new displays come with better cameras, new sound systems, and Thunderbolt 5 ports.

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New MacBook Airs come with M5, double the storage, and higher starting prices

New Airs leave more room underneath for the rumored low-cost MacBook.

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Claude is an Electron App because we've lost native

Article URL: https://tonsky.me/blog/fall-of-native/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47235430 Points: 6 # Comments: 1

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Pass-Through of Tariffs: Evidence from European Wine Imports

Article URL: https://www.nber.org/202603/digest/pass-through-tariffs-evidence-european-wine-imports Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47235117 Points: 44 # Comments: 45

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When AI Writes the Software, Who Verifies It?

Article URL: https://leodemoura.github.io/blog/2026/02/28/when-ai-writes-the-worlds-software.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47234917 Points: 20 # Comments: 10

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Physics Girl: Super-Kamiokande – Imaging the sun by detecting neutrinos [video]

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3m3AMRlYfc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233110 Points: 206 # Comments: 31

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Don't become an engineering manager

Article URL: https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/dont-become-an-engineering-manager Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47232727 Points: 142 # Comments: 99

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MacBook Air with M5

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-m5/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47232502 Points: 200 # Comments: 176

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MacBook Pro with new M5 Pro and M5 Max

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-macbook-pro-with-all-new-m5-pro-and-m5-max/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47232453 Points: 411 # Comments: 400

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Most-read tech publications have lost over half their Google traffic since 2024

Article URL: https://growtika.com/blog/tech-media-collapse Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47232224 Points: 141 # Comments: 99

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Claude's Cycles [pdf]

Article URL: https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/papers/claude-cycles.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47230710 Points: 256 # Comments: 121