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Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing.

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Google Cloud surpasses $20B, but says growth was capacity-constrained

Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

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> Be Alexandra Elbakyan

Article URL: https://nitter.space/MushtaqBilalPhD/status/2049057344013881523#m Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955655 Points: 29 # Comments: 2

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Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world

Article URL: https://prm.ua/en/the-us-is-no-longer-the-leader-germany-has-become-the-largest-ammunition-producer-in-the-world/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955297 Points: 103 # Comments: 64

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Vera: a programming language designed for machines to write

Article URL: https://github.com/aallan/vera Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955118 Points: 28 # Comments: 13

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I benchmarked Claude Code's caveman plugin against "be brief."

Article URL: https://www.maxtaylor.me/articles/i-benchmarked-caveman-against-two-words Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954745 Points: 18 # Comments: 9

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What can we gain by losing infinity?

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-can-we-gain-by-losing-infinity-20260429/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47949616 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

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Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One

Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow.

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Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

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ABC can beat Trump FCC's license threat if owner Disney is willing to fight

Broadcast license renewals are "all but automatic" due to 1996 change in US law.

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OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to "never talk about goblins"

Directions also include system instructions to act like "you have a vivid inner life."

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Gooseworks (YC W23) Is Hiring a Founding Growth Engineer

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gooseworks/jobs/ztgY6bD-founding-growth-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955226 Points: 0 # Comments: 0

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Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

Article URL: https://abc.xyz/investor/news/news-details/2026/Alphabet-Announces-First-Quarter-2026-Results-2026-X-ge4Dm6bf/default.aspx Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954024 Points: 90 # Comments: 90

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OpenTrafficMap

Article URL: https://opentrafficmap.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47953541 Points: 82 # Comments: 19