AP says it will offer buyouts, part of pivot from newspaper journalism https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f
The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based…

Opinion | It’s Called Silicon Sampling, and It’s Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/opinion/ai-polling.html
Instead of navigating the obstacles to conduct polls with human respondents, pollsters are running A.I. simulations…

Toddler Sexually Abused After Immigration Agents Took Her From Her Mom https://newrepublic.com/post/208663/toddler-alleged-sexual-abuse-immigration-agents-separated
The child’s father, a legal permanent resident in the U.S., alleges that his daughter suffered…

Artemis II Multimedia: Crew Photos, Videos and Mission Highlights https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/
Explore Artemis II multimedia: astronaut photos, training videos, and mission visuals from NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in 50 years.
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Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/06/congress-wants-to-put-the-law-behind-a-paywall-again/
Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has agreed: no one can own…

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity
Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated…

271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/color-book/
In 1692 an artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolors.…

When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf - bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/04/07/tool-damage-assessment-destruction-sentinel-satellite-imagery-iran-us-gulf/
Bellingcat is introducing an updated damage…

Transmasc Ironman Trio Won Third Place in a Relay, Beating Over 200 Other Teams https://www.them.us/story/all-transmasc-ironman-team-wins-third-place
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Petition: Hold an immediate parliamentary vote on US use of UK bases https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762994
We call on the Government to hold a parliamentary vote on the decision to grant the United States permission to use British military bases…

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/synagogue-in-tehran-destroyed-in-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran
US-Israeli strikes destroy synagogue in Tehran, prompting outrage amid reports of 15 killed…

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Chris Taylor, a Liberal Judge, Wins Race for Wisconsin Supreme Court https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-result.html
With Judge Chris Taylor’s win, liberals increased their hold on the court. Races for the Wisconsin Supreme…

RFK Jr. rewrites rules on CDC panel after judge blocks vaccine changes https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-rewrites-rules-cdc-panel-lawsuit-vaccine-changes-rcna267069
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rewriting the rules of membership…

Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the ‘easiest country to develop AI’ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/japan_privacy_law_changes_ai/
: Opting out of personal data use won't be an option because Minister says that's a 'very big obstacle' to AI…

The_Devils_Dictionary_of_Vibe_Coding.md https://gist.github.com/artfwo/63eaaffdb47cbba342b04f989bd9463b
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#私をなんの人で認知してるかフォロワーが引用で答えてくれる (My followers will quote-and-answer how they perceive me.)
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Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/after-discord-fiasco-age-check-tech-promises-privacy-by-running-locally-does-it-work/
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy…

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends https://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/
In Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls,…

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages https://www.theverge.com/news/908401/propublica-union-strike-negotiations-ai-layoffs
For the first time in the nonprofit’s history, the ProPublica union of 150 workers is walking off the…

Inside a rare collection of 10,000 concerts, from Nirvana to Björk https://apnews.com/article/aadam-jacobs-collection-concerts-internet-archive-chicago-b1c9c4466a2db409a83523ad84b79d62
In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played…