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ARCHIVE MONDAY, APRIL 20 · 25 STORIES
Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon record by seven minutes in China
A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor has broken the human half-marathon record by seven minutes during a race in Beijing over the weeken...
OpenAI adds Chronicle feature to Codex for Mac using screen content for AI context
OpenAI has introduced a new Chronicle feature for its Codex desktop app on Mac, allowing the AI system to use recent screen content to better understand user co...
LinkedIn launches Crosscheck feature letting Premium subscribers test AI models
LinkedIn has rolled out a new feature called Crosscheck that allows Premium subscribers in the United States to test AI models from multiple providers without t...
Honor's 'Lightning' humanoid robot smashes half-marathon world record
An autonomous humanoid robot named "Lightning" completed a 13-mile race in Beijing on Sunday in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating both the previous robot recor...
Deezer reports 44 percent of daily song uploads are AI-generated
Music streaming service Deezer announced that AI-generated tracks now account for 44 percent of all new music uploaded to its platform daily. The company is rec...
Tech CEOs explore AI avatars and direct-report systems to expand managerial presence
Meta is developing a photorealistic AI avatar of CEO Mark Zuckerberg trained on his public comments, mannerisms, and corporate strategy perspectives. According ...
Developer shares lightweight method for multi-agent collaboration without API costs
A developer has published a workflow for making different AI coding agents collaborate without incurring additional API usage costs. The approach leverages exis...
AI image detection tool adds MCP server for agent integration
A new tool called I Spy AI enables instant detection of AI-generated images, deepfakes, and synthetic media through a web interface or directly inside AI agents...
Developer ports Microsoft's TRELLIS.2 image-to-3D model to Apple Silicon
A developer has successfully ported Microsoft's TRELLIS.2 image-to-3D generation model to run natively on Apple Silicon hardware. The original model requires CU...
Tim Cook to remain involved in Apple government relations after CEO transition
Apple announced that Tim Cook will continue to participate in the company's government relations work after he steps down as chief executive this September. Co...
Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down, John Ternus to succeed him
Apple chief executive Tim Cook is stepping down and will be replaced by John Ternus, the company's senior vice president of hardware engineering, on September 1...
Apple Music experiences second service outage in two weeks
Apple Music is experiencing its second service disruption in two weeks, with some users reporting intermittent issues accessing the streaming service. Apple's ...
Sony to require age checks for PlayStation communication features in UK, Ireland
Sony will begin requiring age verification for PlayStation users in the United Kingdom and Ireland to access certain communication and social features starting ...
California alleges Amazon colluded with rivals to raise prices
California authorities have filed new evidence alleging Amazon engaged in illegal price fixing with competitors including Walmart, Home Depot, and Chewy. Accor...
Oppo reveals Find X9 Ultra specs with dual 200MP cameras, 7,050 mAh battery
Oppo has revealed additional specifications for its upcoming Find X9 Ultra smartphone ahead of a launch event scheduled for April 21. The device features a qua...
Tokyo court sentences website operator to prison for detailed 'spoiler articles' in copyright precedent
The Tokyo District Court has sentenced 39-year-old Wataru Takeuchi to 1.5 years in prison and imposed a 1 million yen ($6,300) fine for operating a website that...
Silicon Valley-backed political group California Renewal seeks $100M to promote moderate policies
A new political organization called California Renewal is aiming to raise $100 million this year with support from prominent Silicon Valley figures, positioning...
Eli Lilly to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics in up to $7 billion deal
Eli Lilly has agreed to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics, a Boston-based developer of gene therapies for cancer treatment, in a deal that could reach $7 billion. Th...
North Korean hackers steal $290 million from KelpDAO DeFi project
North Korean state-sponsored hackers have stolen approximately $290 million from the KelpDAO decentralized finance project in a sophisticated attack that compro...
Scattered Spider cybercrime leader pleads guilty to $8M crypto theft
A British man identified as the leader of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to wire fraud and aggravated ident...
FAA grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after failed orbital insertion
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket following a failed orbital insertion during a Sunday launch from Cape Canaveral....
Ericsson reports sales decline amid North American slowdown, expects limited AI benefits
Telecommunications vendor Ericsson reported disappointing financial results for its latest quarter, citing reduced spending in North America and geopolitical ch...
Chilean telco Entel Digital launches micro Edge data center offering
Chilean telecommunications company Entel has launched a new Edge data center solution called EdgeDC in partnership with micro data center firm Zella DC. The off...
Tokyo court sets copyright precedent, sentences website operator to prison for detailed movie spoilers
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the company's Fairwater data center campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin is going live ahead of schedule. In an April ...
Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows Server issues
Microsoft has issued emergency out-of-band updates to resolve critical issues affecting Windows Server systems following the April 2026 security updates. The s...