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OpenAI got its name right

People like to give OpenAI shit for having “open” in the name, but if we look at developer tooling and access to models, the company is actually more open than Anthropic. That contrast was highlighted when Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code to Claude Code. TechCru...

Manton Reece
06 Apr 12:15

Artemis II is almost there:

The Orion spacecraft is now in the lunar sphere of influence, meaning the moon’s gravity has more pull on the vehicle than the Earth. At 1:46 p.m. ET, the crew will surpass the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth by humans, which was set by the Apollo 13 mission at 248,655 statute miles from Earth.

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WIRED
06 Apr 12:15 • David Gilbert

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn’t true.

WIRED
06 Apr 12:15 • Simon Hill

Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now

With the rise of affordable and effective robot mowers, maintaining a pristine lawn has never been easier.

Manton Reece
06 Apr 11:12

La Petite Ceinture du 12th arrondissement. Old abandoned rail line that circled Paris to connect separate train stations. 🚂

Old railway tracks overgrown with grass and surrounded by trees and a path.

WIRED
06 Apr 10:15 • Claire McNear

Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them

Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best chance of survival.

WIRED
06 Apr 10:15 • Jorge Garay

5 Mysteries That the Artemis Missions to the Moon Could Finally Solve

The moon is not just a barren rock orbiting the Earth. The Artemis missions could answer the great unknowns that the satellite holds.

WIRED
06 Apr 10:15 • Lauren Goode

The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions

Advanced chip packaging is suddenly at the center of the AI boom. Intel is going all in.

The Daily
06 Apr 09:45 • The New York Times

Trump’s Lonely War

As the war in Iran drags on, President Trump keeps signaling that it is about to end. But the fighting shows no signs of letting up. All the while, America’s closest allies in Europe continue to refuse Mr. Trump’s demands for help. Mark Landler, who covers trans-Atlantic rel...

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
06 Apr 09:00

Trump Fury Rattles Aides as Midterm Woes Take Worse Turn: “He’s Angry”

A frustrated Donald Trump is mulling more personnel changes, Politico reports, potentially targeting his Commerce and Labor secretaries. As one official confides: “He’s very angry and he’s going to be moving people.” The Politico piece depicts unnerved aides parsing...

Manton Reece
06 Apr 08:27

The Beans on Fire in Paris. ☕️

A ceramic bulldog, framed art, a potted plant, a pastry, and a glass of iced coffee are arranged on a wooden table.

Open Channels FM Podcast Network
06 Apr 08:27 • Bob Dunn

Finding Balance: The Importance of Downtime at Conferences

Conferences are hectic, but experts say taking breaks is key for success. Pausing helps recharge, absorb info, and connect meaningfully with others. Balance is everything!

Scripting News for email
06 Apr 07:15 • Dave Winer

Scripting News: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Sunday, April 5, 2026 The discourse about WordPress# I love all the new discourse about WordPress. # It was so quiet until this week, now I'm getting a much better view of the landscape.# I started developing seriously around WordPress almost three years ago. I've b...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
06 Apr 04:00

SO...NUCLEAR WAR ON TUESDAY? - 4.6.26

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SEASON 4 EPISODE 76: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: The OTHER part of Dementia J. Trump’s vile, multi-religion blasphemous Easter post is the operative part “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge day… “There will be nothing lik...

Rich Tabor
06 Apr 01:34 • Rich Tabor

A Red Pen

A red pen skill for Claude Code and Cowork checks drafts against key writing rules, helping to tighten prose and enhance reader trust.

Rich Tabor
05 Apr 21:34

A Red Pen

A red pen skill for Claude Code and Cowork checks drafts against key writing rules, helping to tighten prose and enhance reader trust.

Defector
05 Apr 21:33 • David Roth

Jo Adell Stole Three Homers And A Win From The Mariners

If Jo Adell hadn't been so precocious, his arrival as a big leaguer would seem right on time. The Angels made him the 10th overall pick of the 2017 MLB Draft and the breadth and voltage of his talent quickly made him one of the top prospects in the sport even before that col...

Matt Mullenweg
05 Apr 20:57 • Matt

Easter Thoughts

You call yourself a Christian engineer, but you haven’t given your life to Open Source? Huh. What license would Jesus choose? I don’t know if it’s GPL or MIT, but sure as heck it isn’t proprietary. Letting proprietary code dictate your life is like following a Bible you’re not allowed to read. Beware those who … Continue reading Easter Thoughts →

Defector
05 Apr 20:12 • Rachelle Hampton

Monet, Through The Iris

Claude Monet’s painting The Path through the Irises is hard to ignore. First of all, there’s the sheer size of it—the canvas stretches six and a half feet high and over five feet across. The Path through the Irises hangs center stage in its gallery at the Metropolitan Museum...

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
05 Apr 19:18 • Janakiram MSV

Cursor’s $2 billion bet: The IDE is now a fallback, not the default

Illustration of a multi-monitor developer workstation displaying code, data visualizations, and agent management interfaces, representing the shift from traditional code editors to AI agent orchestration consoles like Cursor 3

Last week, the AI code editor with the fastest revenue growth in the category shipped a product that is not

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