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What tech titans Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates talked about in their first meeting

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-03-30 13:00:19

Microsoft/Mark Russinovich Boy, do I wish I had been at this dinner. For decades, Microsoft and Linux fought like cats and dogs. However, while the conflict has cooled down, and Microsoft loves Linux these days, the two leaders, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds, had never met… until now. Also: Your jump from Windows 10 to Linux gets easier with KDE Plasma 6.4 Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure CTO, decided it would be neat if he could somehow get the pair and Dave

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Verizon adopts Google’s Gemini AI to help customers solve ‘complex’ issues

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-03-30 13:27:26

Verizon is trying to streamline its customer service experience by overhauling it with more chatbots and AI tools. The My Verizon app is being relaunched today with a new “AI-powered Verizon Assistant” that aims to help consumers “manage upgrades, add new lines, ask billing questions, take advantage of savings, and more,” according to the telecom giant’s announcement. The idea is that this chatbot service will be able to quickly complete tasks that typically need to be handled by human service

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Harvard hired researcher to uncover slavery ties, fires him for finding slaves

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-30 13:24:55

Jordan Lloyd had been praying for something big to happen. The 35-year-old screenwriter was quarantining in her apartment in North Hollywood in June 2020. Without any work projects to fill her days, she picked up the novel Roots, by Alex Haley, to reread. The novel tells the story of Kunta Kinte, Haley’s ancestor, who is captured and sold into slavery in the Gambia and then brought to Virginia, where he is forced to labor on a plantation. It was adapted into an Emmy-award winning television ser

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Skip the exit interview when you leave your job

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-30 21:22:47

When it’s time to leave your job, someone from Human Resources may want to sit you down and have an “exit interview”. They’ll ask you questions like “Why are you leaving your position?” and “What was it like to work with your manager.” It’s done with this premise that they’re looking to make the company better. Don’t take the bait. Say nothing negative about anyone or anything. Tell them that you’ve found another opportunity that you need to take, and that it’s been a privilege to work with the

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We’re Entering a Golden Age of Marvel Fighting Game Figures

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-03-30 21:20:13

A few weeks ago, Hasbro revealed it was cooking up a massive tribute to the legacy of Capcom’s Marvel fighting games, from Children of the Atom all the way through to the legendary Marvel vs. Capcom franchise, with a series of Marvel Legends figures replicating aesthetics and matchups from across some of the most iconic fighting games ever made. But would it be a fighting game without a shock new challenger entering the ring? Last night Bandai confirmed that it would be kicking off its own “Gam

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T-Mobile’s satellite service officially launches in July

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2026-03-30 21:57:54

is a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. After spending the first half of the year in beta testing, T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite service will go public on July 23rd. While it will only include messaging at launch, the company has some ambitious plans to expand the service before the end of the year. When it goes live next month, “T-Satellite” will be availabl

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Judge Says Requiring ChatGPT to Save Chat Logs Is Not a ‘Mass Surveillance Program’

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-03-31 01:20:25

OpenAI and some of its users have objected to a court order that requires the company to indefinitely maintain all of ChatGPT’s chat logs as part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, claiming that holding onto such records amounts to a “nationwide mass surveillance program.” The court was not moved. Judge Ona Wang, who initially issued the order to retain all data from the popular chatbot, rejected multiple requests to overturn the decision—though OpenAI has vowed to continue to fight the order, acc

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T-Mobile launching T-Satellite with Starlink next month, working with Apple on satellite enabled apps

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-03-31 09:44:20

T-Mobile has been testing a beta version of its T-Satellite service with customers for several weeks now. Starting next month, the beta period will start to wind down as satellite connectivity officially launches as a paid service. Beyond the commercial launch, T-Mobile has also announced when the service will expand beyond text message support to include data. First, T-Mobile will commercially launch T-Satellite on July 23. T-Satellite relies on SpaceX Starlink satellites for network coverage

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory shares first images from planned decade-long survey of the sky

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-31 09:25:57

The National Science Foundation just shared the first images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a sample of the footage it'll capture as part of a planned decade-long survey that's starting later in 2025. The project, dubbed the "Legacy Survey of Time and Space" is predicted to lead to the discovery of "millions of new asteroids within the first two years" the survey is running. In just a 10 hour period, the National Science Foundation says that the Rubin Observatory "discovered 2,104 n

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See the Mind-Blowing First Images From a Revolutionary New Telescope

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-03-31 13:28:47

It’s been more than two decades since the Vera C. Rubin Observatory was first conceived in a “back-of-the-napkin” sketch. With construction on this huge telescope finally nearing completion, Rubin scientists unveiled its dazzling first images at a livestreamed event in Washington D.C. on Monday, June 23. Perched atop a mountain in the Chilean Andes, the Rubin Observatory boasts the largest digital camera ever built. The telescope, overseen by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the D

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Best Internet Providers in Aurora, Colorado

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 13:00:00

What is the best internet provider in Aurora? Aurora residents have plenty of options for internet service. CNET experts recommend Xfinity as the top internet service provider in Aurora, Colorado. Xfinity earns the top spot thanks to its fast speeds and affordable prices. Plans start at $40 monthly for 400 megabits per second and go all the way up to 2,100Mbps for $70 a month. If Xfinity doesn't service your neighborhood, look to Quantum Fiber as a solid option. Its fiber-optic service offers

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Amazon Doubles Project Kuiper Satellite Fleet in Race to Catch Up to SpaceX's Starlink

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 13:31:00

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Four months after a $3B valuation, Harvey AI grows to $5B

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-03-31 13:03:00

In Brief Harvey AI, a startup that provides automation for legal work, has raised $300 million in Series E funding at a $5 billion valuation, the company told Fortune. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue, with participation from existing investors, including Conviction, Elad Gil, OpenAI Startup Fund, and Sequoia. The financing comes just four months after Harvey announced that Sequoia led a $300 million Series D round at a $3 billion valuation. While many AI companies aim to ke

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Fiserv debuts bank-friendly stablecoin as fintechs join digital dollar race

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-03-31 16:54:02

Fiserv is making a big entrance into the stablecoin market. The payments and fintech giant announced on Monday plans to roll out a new blockchain-based digital asset platform anchored by a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin called FIUSD — a product it hopes will bring thousands of banks and millions of merchants into the crypto economy by year's end. The new offering is designed to plug directly into Fiserv's sprawling global network, which already processes 90 billion transactions a year across 10

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Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-03-31 17:38:40

More invites to Amazon’s upgraded digital assistant, Alexa+, powered by generative AI, have been steadily rolling out. The service, first announced in February, now reaches over a million users, Amazon confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. However, Alexa+ is not yet publicly available. Instead, Amazon has been working through its waitlist, sending out invites to those customers who originally signed up to test the service when it became available. Over the past several weeks, many people have shar

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Best Internet Providers in Asheville, North Carolina

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 17:49:00

What is the best internet provider in Asheville, North Carolina? AT&T Fiber is CNET’s top pick for internet in Asheville thanks to its high-speed fiber plans, symmetrical upload and download speeds and strong overall value. Plans start at $55 per month and scale up to $245 for the blazing-fast 5,000Mbps tier. If AT&T Fiber is available at your address, it’s the best option for speed and performance. If AT&T Fiber isn't available in your area, Spectrum is a dependable backup, with wide coverage

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases First Breathtaking Celestial Images

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 19:57:00

Back Services & Software All the news and tips you need to get the most out of services, apps and software you use every day.

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Tesla's Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Austin, With Riders Sharing Their Experiences

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 21:09:00

Table of Contents Tesla's Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Austin, With Riders Sharing Their Experiences Tesla's robotaxi service kicked off in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, with the cars picking up paying passengers without a driver behind the wheel for the first time. "The @Tesla_AI robotaxi launch begins in Austin this afternoon with customers paying a $4.20 flat fee!" Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted to X on Sunday. Earlier this month, Musk had said Tesla's robotaxi service would "tentatively" laun

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Best Internet Providers in New York, New York

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 21:00:00

If you’re living in the city that never sleeps, you’ll need an internet connection that's both fast and reliable. New York has several internet service providers, but not all are worth your money. What is the best internet provider in New York? After hours of research and testing, Verizon Fios is CNET's recommendation for the best internet service provider for most New Yorkers thanks to its fast, symmetrical fiber-optic speeds and competitive pricing. New York City also boasts a variety of oth

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Tesla launches robotaxi service in Austin

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-31 21:52:05

Tesla’s robotaxi service, touted by Elon Musk as the future of his flagging electric-car maker, launched in the company’s home city of Austin, Texas, on Sunday with about 10 vehicles and a human safety driver on board amid regulatory scrutiny of its self-driving technology. Shares in Tesla have risen about 50 percent from this year’s low in early April, with investors hopeful the autonomous ride-hailing service will help revive a company that has suffered declining sales and a consumer backlash

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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time at tech titans' dinner

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-04-01 02:22:00

What just happened? Given that there was a time when Microsoft called Linux a "cancer," it's little surprise that the Redmond firm's co-founder and long-time boss Bill Gates had never met Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel. But that changed recently when the two attended a dinner, and it appears to have gone well. Microsoft chief technical officer Mark Russinovich posted evidence of the historic dinner in a LinkedIn post. Dave Cutler, the legendary programmer and lead architect of the

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Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Texas

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2026-03-31 06:41:03

After nearly a decade of waiting, Tesla has launched a limited self-driving car service in the Austin, Texas, area. Company executives, including Musk, have said the autonomous vehicle technology debuting today is critical to Tesla’s future. The limited service, which for now is open only to early users invited by Tesla, includes some 20 2025 Model Y sedans available for rides through a Tesla-made app between 6 a.m and midnight. Terms of service posted on X by invited riders indicate that the s

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First incredible images from Vera Rubin observatory's car-sized camera reveal distant galaxies and asteroids

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-04-01 04:16:00

What just happened? The first incredible images taken by the car-sized camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released. The pictures show distant galaxies and dust clouds thousands of light years away from Earth, all captured in breathtaking detail across just over 10 hours of test observations. The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera at the $810 million 18-storey Vera C. Rubin observatory in Chile, named after the US astronomer who discovered evidence of dark matter in 197

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Klarna enters US telecom market with unlimited 5G mobile plan

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-04-01 05:47:00

What just happened? Klarna, the Swedish fintech known for its buy-now-pay-later services, is entering the US telecom market with its own unlimited 5G mobile plan. The rollout, expected in the coming weeks, puts Klarna alongside a growing number of fintech companies using mobile services to diversify their offerings and deepen their relationships with consumers. Klarna's new mobile plan costs $40 per month and offers unlimited 5G data, talk, and text on AT&T's nationwide network. Customers can s

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Tesla stock pops 10% as Musk touts 'successful' robotaxi Austin launch

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-04-01 05:47:16

A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. T Tesla 's driverless robotaxi finally hit the road this weekend, sending shares of the electric vehicle maker up 10% on Monday. The EV giant debuted autonomous rides in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. CEO Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X that customers were charged a flat fee of $4.20. "Super congratulations to the @Tesla_AI

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Hinge is planning its own mobile payment system to avoid App Store fees

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-04-01 05:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. As part of his appearance on the Decoder podcast, Hinge co-founder and CEO Justin McLeod says that the company would like to introduce an alternative payment service by the end of this year. With a Hinge-run alternative payment service, Apple won’t be able to take a cut of any purchases, and that “changes the equation” for Hinge on “many fronts,” according to McLeod. Not only

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First incredible images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory's car-sized camera reveal distant galaxies and asteroids

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-04-01 09:16:00

What just happened? The first incredible images taken by the car-sized camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released. The pictures show distant galaxies and dust clouds thousands of light years away from Earth, all captured in breathtaking detail across just over 10 hours of test observations. The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera at the $810 million 18-storey Vera C. Rubin observatory in Chile, named after the US astronomer who discovered evidence of dark matter in 197

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The Download: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-04-01 13:10:00

The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas. Much has been written about the observatory’s grand promise: to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by revealing a once-hidden population of far-flung galaxies, erupting stars, interstellar objects, and elusive planets. And thanks to its unparalleled technical prowess, few doubted its ability to make good on that. Bu

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The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

wired.com Jay Bennett 2026-04-01 20:27:31

Perched atop the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile, 8,684 feet high in the Atacama Desert, where the dry air creates some of the best conditions in the world to view the night sky, a new telescope unlike anything built before has begun its survey of the cosmos. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, named for the astronomer who discovered evidence of dark matter in 1978, is expected to reveal some 20 billion galaxies, 17 billion stars in the Milky Way, 10 million supernovas, and millions of smaller objects

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First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-04-01 20:01:51

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope 4 hours ago Share Save Ione Wells South America correspondent Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Share Save NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first image revealed by the Vera Rubin telescope shows the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in stunning detail A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of the universe. In one picture, vast colourful gas

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