Claire's closes all 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4047qnpk2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4047qnpk2o
Bbc
Claire's closes all 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs
All of the chain's standalone stores have stopped trading in the UK and Ireland.
LingBot-Map: Streaming 3D reconstruction with geometric context transformer
https://technology.robbyant.com/lingbot-map
https://technology.robbyant.com/lingbot-map
Robbyant 蚂蚁灵波科技
Robbyant - Exploring the Frontiers of Embodied Intelligence | 灵波科技
We focus on foundational large models for embodied intelligence. LingBot-Vision, LingBot-Depth, LingBot-VLA, LingBot-World, LingBot-VA, LingBot-Video. 专注具身智能基础大模型:视觉基础模型、空间感知、VLA、世界模型、视频动作、视频基础模型。
San Francisco, AI capital of the world, is an economic laggard
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/04/26/san-francisco-ai-capital-of-the-world-is-an-economic-laggard
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/04/26/san-francisco-ai-capital-of-the-world-is-an-economic-laggard
The Economist
San Francisco, AI capital of the world, is an economic laggard
Artificial intelligence is booming. Its heartland is not
Vibe Coding Will Break Your Company
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwingard/2026/04/23/vibe-coding-will-break-your-company/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwingard/2026/04/23/vibe-coding-will-break-your-company/
Forbes
Vibe Coding Will Break Your Company
Vibe coding is collapsing the distance between idea and deployment. But the real risk is whether your company has the judgment system to govern what AI can now build.
Scraping 241 UK council planning portals – 2.6M decisions so far
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47931470
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47931470
The Social Edge of Intelligence: Individual Gain, Collective Loss
https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-social-edge-of-intelligence/
https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-social-edge-of-intelligence/
www.theideasletter.org
The Social Edge of Intelligence
Simons challenges the dominant story of AI-driven efficiency, arguing that the intelligence powering today’s systems is built from accumulated human interaction. As organizations automate work and offload thinking, they risk…
Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
https://femtechdesigndesk.substack.com/p/your-period-tracking-app-has-been
https://femtechdesigndesk.substack.com/p/your-period-tracking-app-has-been
Substack
Your period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta
What does this vagueness by-design mean for how we choose to self monitor our biological markers?
UAE to leave OPEC in blow to oil cartel
https://www.ft.com/content/8c354f2d-3e66-47f1-aad4-9b4aa30e386d
https://www.ft.com/content/8c354f2d-3e66-47f1-aad4-9b4aa30e386d
UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uae-says-it-quits-opec-opec-statement-2026-04-28/
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uae-says-it-quits-opec-opec-statement-2026-04-28/
OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership
https://www.vice.com/en/article/openai-ceo-identity-verification-company-fake-bruno-mars-partnership-mistaken-identity/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/openai-ceo-identity-verification-company-fake-bruno-mars-partnership-mistaken-identity/
VICE
OpenAI CEO’s Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership Due To Mistaken Identity
Tools For Humanity announced it was partnering with Bruno Mars on his upcoming tour, but no one told Bruno Mars about it.
Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for 'any lawful' use of AI
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/919494/google-pentagon-classified-ai-deal
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/919494/google-pentagon-classified-ai-deal
The Verge
Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
The classified deal apparently doesn’t allow Google to veto how the government will use its AI models.
FCC Funding Application Notes Paramount Will Be 49.5% Foreign-Owned Post-Merger
https://deadline.com/2026/04/paramount-fcc-request-wbd-merger-middle-east-1236873732/
https://deadline.com/2026/04/paramount-fcc-request-wbd-merger-middle-east-1236873732/
Deadline
Paramount, In Request For FCC Funding OK, Notes It Will Be 49.5% Foreign-Owned After WBD Merger
Paramount has noted it will be 49.5%-owned by non-U.S. investors after completing a planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Cybersec is a thankless job: expanding workload and shrinking pay packet
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/from_a_massive_skills_gap/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/from_a_massive_skills_gap/
The Register
Cybersec is a thankless job: expanding workload and shrinking pay packet
: Global recruitment giant says 71% of human firewalls saw wages stagnate last year as threats and responsibilities grew
Infisical (YC W23) Is Hiring Full Stack Software Engineers (Remote)
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/infisical/782b9da8-20e1-48b2-919e-6c5430c58628
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/infisical/782b9da8-20e1-48b2-919e-6c5430c58628
Ashbyhq
Full Stack Engineer
Infisical is the open source security infrastructure platform that engineers use for secrets management, certificates, and privileged access management. We help developers and organizations securely manage billions of secrets every month including application…