Qwen3.6-Plus: Towards real world agents
Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.6 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615002 Points: 258 # Comments: 90
LinkedIn is illegally searching your computer
Article URL: https://browsergate.eu/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47613981 Points: 1185 # Comments: 548
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Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app
Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app
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ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases
The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving exploitation of encrypted communications platforms.”
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United’s mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports
The TSA wait times feature is one of many new additions to the United app, including automatic rebooking assistance and real-time time weather radar maps.
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Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon
One way Beehiiv is convincing creators to switch from rivals like Substack and Patreon is by not taking a cut of revenue.
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Google releases Gemma 4 open models
Article URL: https://deepmind.google/models/gemma/gemma-4/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47616361 Points: 26 # Comments: 2
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Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/renewables_generated_nearly_half_global_power/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615756 Points: 23 # Comments: 1
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Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why
Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/nikigrayson.com/post/3miik2wzosk25 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615490 Points: 66 # Comments: 31
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Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/artemis-ii-will-use-laser-beams-to-live-stream-4k-moon-footage-one-giant-step-beyond-the-s-band-radio-comms-of-the-apollo-era Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615449 Points: 58
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Delve allegedly forked an open-source tool and sold it as its own
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/the-reputation-of-troubled-yc-startup-delve-has-gotten-even-worse/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615434 Points: 67 # Comments: 28
Qwen3.6-Plus: Towards Real World Agents
Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.6 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615002 Points: 150 # Comments: 59
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The SpaceX IPO: retail investor notes
Article URL: https://report.bearblog.dev/the-spacex-ipo-will-be-the-perfect-storm-of-retail-investor-fallacies/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47612775 Points: 60 # Comments: 42
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Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales
The company's deliveries in the first quarter were just 6% higher than last year, and Tesla now faces a third straight year of falling sales.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue
Realta Fusion is buying magnets from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, providing a revenue stop gap.