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DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round

The Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Google updates AI search to include quotes from Reddit and other sources

While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.

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Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo shows

Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.

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Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache

A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age-verification laws around the world.

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Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone to open a restaurant

Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered “restaurant factories,” letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt.

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Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits

Anyone who buys into SpaceX IPO must waive right to sue the firm, report says.

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Google DeepMind partners with EVE Online for AI model testing

Move comes as CCP Games spends $120M to go independent, rebrands as Fenris Creations.

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The animated version of the iconic "Hello, world" image reveals striking new details

What's going on with those satellites, anyway?

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FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots

FDA has suppressed studies on COVID-19 vaccines and Shingrix, a shingles vaccine.

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Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents can now "dream," sort of

Also, 5-hour usage limits will double for Pro and Max users of Claude Code.

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Google Cloud fraud defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA

Article URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-evolution-of-recaptcha/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48039362 Points: 4 # Comments: 1

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Egg Intake and the Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease in Adventist Health Study-2

Article URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316626001902 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038873 Points: 14 # Comments: 8

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Going Full Time on Open Source

Article URL: https://jdx.dev/posts/2026-04-17-going-full-time-on-open-source/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038864 Points: 17 # Comments: 0

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From Supabase to Clerk to Better Auth

Article URL: https://blog.val.town/better-auth Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038827 Points: 36 # Comments: 8

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Colombia hosts talks on exiting fossil fuels as global energy crisis deepens

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-26/colombia-hosts-talks-on-exiting-fossil-fuels-as-global-energy-crisis-deepens Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038489 Points: 43 # Comments: 8