Amazon’s $11.57 billion Globalstar deal to expand its satellite business, Google Chrome’s new AI Skills for saving favorite workflows, and Anthropic’s repeatable routines in the redesigned Claude Code.

Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/amazon-to-buy-globalstar-for-11-57b-in-bid-to-flesh-out-its-satellite-biz/

Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/google-adds-ai-skills-to-chrome-to-help-you-save-favorite-workflows/

Anthropic adds routines to redesigned Claude Code, here's how it works - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/14/anthropic-adds-repeatable-routines-feature-to-claude-code-heres-how-it-works/

The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/911778/ai-violence-sam-altman-home

DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop
https://www.theverge.com/tech/911635/blackmagic-design-davinci-resolve-21-photo-page-raw-support

OpenAI’s internal memo on outpacing rivals including Anthropic, Microsoft testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot in business, and Roblox rolling out Kids and Select accounts for more age-appropriate game and chat access.

Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/911118/openai-memo-cro-ai-competition-anthropic

Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot
https://www.theverge.com/tech/911080/microsoft-ai-openclaw-365-businesses

Roblox introduces 'Kids' and 'Select' accounts for age-appropriate access to games and chat | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/roblox-introduces-kids-and-select-accounts-for-age-appropriate-access-to-games-and-chat/

The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
https://www.wired.com/story/the-internets-most-powerful-archiving-tool-is-in-mortal-peril/

Apple's AI Chief John Giannandrea Departs This Week
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/13/john-giannandrea-departs-apple-this-week/

How to watch Artemis II’s return to Earth, YouTube Premium’s latest US price increase, and Snap moving closer to launching new AI-powered glasses after a years-long break.

How and When to Watch the Artemis II Mission’s Return to Earth
https://www.wired.com/story/how-and-when-to-watch-the-artemis-ii-missions-return-to-earth/

YouTube Premium is getting pricier
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/909698/youtube-premium-price-hike-us

Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/snap-gets-closer-to-releasing-new-ai-glasses-after-years-long-hiatus/

Anthropic’s Mythos Will Force a Cybersecurity Reckoning—Just Not the One You Think
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropics-mythos-will-force-a-cybersecurity-reckoning-just-not-the-one-you-think/

New iPhone Fold leaks cover ‘Ultra’ name, launch timing, more - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/10/new-iphone-fold-leaks-cover-ultra-name-launch-timing-more/

Spotify letting all users disable videos in the app, Waymo robotaxis spotting potholes and sending that data to Waze, and OpenAI launching a $100 per month Pro plan built for Codex users.

Spotify now lets everyone turn off videos in its app | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/spotify-now-lets-everyone-turn-off-all-videos-in-its-app/

Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/waymo-robotaxis-are-tracking-potholes-and-sharing-that-data-with-waze-users/

You can now edit your Instagram comments | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/you-can-now-edit-your-instagram-comments/

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/amazon-ceo-takes-aim-at-nvidia-intel-starlink-more-in-annual-shareholder-letter/

OpenAI introduces $100/month Pro plan aimed at Codex users, here's what it includes - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/09/openai-introduces-100-month-pro-plan-aimed-at-codex-users-heres-what-it-includes/

Meta’s ground-up AI overhaul with the new Muse Spark model, Anthropic’s product for managing the hardest parts of AI agents, and Amazon ending support for older Kindles.

Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a 'ground-up overhaul' of its AI | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/meta-debuts-the-muse-spark-model-in-a-ground-up-overhaul-of-its-ai/

Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-launches-claude-managed-agents/

Amazon Pulls Support for Perfectly Fine Older Kindles
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-pulls-support-for-perfectly-fine-older-kindles/

Microsoft’s executive shake-up continues as developer division chief resigns
https://www.theverge.com/tech/908793/microsoft-devdiv-julia-liuson-resignation

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/social-media-ban-children-countries-list/

Anthropic joining rivals to stop AI-driven cyberattacks, Google adding vertical tabs and a better reading mode to Chrome, and Spotify expanding its prompted playlist feature to help listeners discover podcasts.

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-mythos-preview-project-glasswing/

Google Brings Vertical Tabs and Improved Reading Mode to Chrome
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/07/chrome-vertical-tabs/

Spotify's prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/spotifys-prompted-playlist-feature-will-now-work-for-podcasts-too/

Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/russian-government-hackers-broke-into-thousands-of-home-routers-to-steal-passwords/

Artemis II’s Breathtaking View of the Far Side of the Moon
https://www.wired.com/story/artemis-iis-breathtaking-view-of-the-far-side-of-the-moon/

Netflix’s new Playground app for kids games, Google’s quiet launch of an offline-first AI dictation app for iPhone, and Apple taking its App Store battle with Epic Games back to the Supreme Court.

Netflix is launching a new app for kids games
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/907293/netflix-playground-kids-games-app

Iran threatens OpenAI’s Stargate data center in Abu Dhabi
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/907427/iran-openai-stargate-datacenter-uae-abu-dhabi-threat

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/google-quietly-releases-an-offline-first-ai-dictation-app-on-ios/

The Artemis II astronauts will set a new distance record from Earth today
https://www.theverge.com/science/907364/nasa-artemis-ii-astronauts-moon-orion-distance-record

Apple is taking its App Store fight to the Supreme Court — again | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/apple-epic-games-lawsuit-supreme-court-appeal-app-store-commission/

OpenAI’s executive reshuffle and Brad Lightcap’s new special projects role, an AI chatbot edging into psychiatric prescription refills, and Anthropic reportedly acquiring Coefficient Bio in a $400 million biotech push.

OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead 'special projects' | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/openai-executive-shuffle-new-roles-coo-brad-lightcap-fidji-simo-kate-rouch/

This chatbot can prescribe psych meds. Kind of.

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906525/ai-chatbot-prescribe-refill-psychiatric-drugs

iFixit AirPods Max 2 Teardown: Same Design, Same Repairability Issues

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/03/ifixit-airpods-max-2-teardown/

Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/anthropic-buys-biotech-startup-coefficient-bio-in-400m-deal-reports/

Tesla's Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025 | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/teslas-texas-factory-workforce-reportedly-shrunk-22-in-2025/

OpenAI’s reported acquisition of tech talk show TBPN, Microsoft unveiling three new foundational AI models to challenge rivals, and Google Home’s latest Gemini update improving how it understands and handles smart home commands.

Exclusive | OpenAI Buys Tech-Industry Talk Show TBPN

https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/openai-buys-tech-industry-talk-show-tbpn-484c01c5

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/microsoft-takes-on-ai-rivals-with-three-new-foundational-models/

United's mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/uniteds-mobile-app-now-shows-tsa-wait-times-at-select-airports/

Flipboard just launched Surf, its new social app and feed reader

https://www.theverge.com/tech/905929/flipboard-surf-fediverse-launch

Google Home’s latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands

https://www.theverge.com/tech/905805/google-home-gemini-temperature-controls-lighting

SpaceX’s reported confidential IPO filing at a staggering $1.75 trillion valuation, NASA launching Artemis II astronauts toward the Moon, and Anthropic accidentally taking down thousands of GitHub repos while trying to remove leaked source code.

SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/spacex-files-confidentially-for-ipo-in-mega-listing-potentially-valued-at-1-75-trillion-report-says/

Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/anthropic-took-down-thousands-of-github-repos-trying-to-yank-its-leaked-source-code-a-move-the-company-says-was-an-accident/

NASA launches four astronauts toward the Moon on the Artemis II mission
https://www.theverge.com/science/904458/nasa-artemis-ii-mission-moon-astronauts

Apple Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Seven Ways
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/01/apple-celebrates-50th-anniversary/

Amazon 'in talks' to acquire Globalstar, and Apple's stake is a key factor - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/01/amazon-in-talks-to-acquire-globalstar-and-apples-stake-is-a-key-factor/