Technology

Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing

Ars Technica

Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing

In a 51–44 vote Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite failing miserably to convince senators last month that she could stand up to anti-vaccine Health…

Ars Technica

CoinRabbit and ChangeNOW Publish a Report on Financial Privacy in Digital Assets

Hacker Noon

CoinRabbit and ChangeNOW Publish a Report on Financial Privacy in Digital Assets

CoinRabbit and ChangeNOW have published a joint report, “Financial Privacy in the Digital Age,” examining the growing need for confidentiality on public ledgers. Combining data from multiple sources, including TRM Labs, Chainalysis, RAND…

Hacker Noon

Meta enters the AI coding wars with Muse Spark 1.2 and Muse Code with persistent async background agents

VentureBeat

Meta enters the AI coding wars with Muse Spark 1.2 and Muse Code with persistent async background agents

Meta today released Muse Code , a terminal-based AI coding agent now in beta, alongside Muse Spark 1.2 , a coding-focused update to its Muse Spark family of frontier models — a one-two punch that puts the company in direct competition with…

VentureBeat

Engadget

Engadget Indie Pitch: 'VILE: Exhumed' physical edition

"Play an interactive video nasty."

Engadget

Wired

The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting

WIRED spoke with an engineer who was interviewed by Edward “Big Balls” Coristine for a government engineering role at the NDS, the White House agency staffed by other DOGE veterans.

Wired

Meta apologises for ‘error in restricting PM’s video’

Times of India

Meta apologises for ‘error in restricting PM’s video’

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg formally apologized to the Indian government over several operational missteps, including issues with paid content amplification. The acknowledgment of these errors comes as officials expressed concerns over the…

Times of India

SpaceX shares are down, but Elon Musk is still the richest man in the world

The New York Times

SpaceX shares are down, but Elon Musk is still the richest man in the world

What’s next?

The New York Times

Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry

Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry

Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday own, not just manage, Waymo robotaxis.

First home buyers’ scheme twist; explosive drone scare at German airport; butterflies on the move

The Guardian

First home buyers’ scheme twist; explosive drone scare at German airport; butterflies on the move

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. Nearly 1,500 properties bought using the government’s first home buyers’ 5% deposit…

The Guardian

How Lightspeed found their newest hire… via Instagram DM

How Lightspeed found their newest hire… via Instagram DM

Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.

How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM

How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM

Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.

Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital

Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital

Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine podcast and OpenAI’s…