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India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2026-04-03 09:05:12

GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” round, that has boosted its valuation to $450 million pre-money. While the new funding round, led by RTP Global, is 63% smaller than its Series B of $35 million, announced in May 2022, it has valued the New Delhi-based startup 43% more than its last pre-money valuation of $315 million. The fresh funding also included participation from the startup’s

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A Federal Moratorium on State AI Rules Is Inching Closer to Passing. Why It Matters

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-03 11:34:15

States and local governments would be limited in how they can regulate artificial intelligence under a proposal currently before Congress. AI leaders say the move would ensure the US can lead in innovation, but critics say it could lead to fewer consumer protections for the fast-growing technology. The proposal, as passed by the House of Representatives, says no state or political subdivision "may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence s

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I Can’t Stop Staring at This Massive ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy Map

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-04-04 00:10:44

For as many times, narratively speaking, Star Wars‘ universe can feel awfully small in much of its recent output, it’s always nice to be reminded that, actually, the scope of the galaxy far, far away is incomprehensibly vast. Especially if we can be reminded such an incredibly nerdy manner: via the medium of a massive, updated official map of that galaxy. Today the official Star Wars website, to sit alongside its own interactive timeline of the eras of Star Wars‘ past and future, released an up

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LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Is Selling for Pennies, Amazon Already Clears Out Stock Before Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-04-04 00:25:32

Star Wars set without a doubt the most profitable and best-selling license for LEGO with beloved characters flying off store shelves almost as fast as they’re built. Beautiful LEGO Star Wars sets have a sticker price of more than $100, and it’s quite often much more than that. For fans of the galaxy far, far away who want to stay within budget, there’s a sale that’s creating a buzz: the LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Building Set is priced at a rate that equals last year’s Black Friday and Prime Day lows

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T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service launches in July - here's who can get it for free

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-04-04 01:37:00

nazar_ab / Getty Images T-Mobile will officially launch its public Starlink satellite service on Wednesday, July 23. Currently in beta testing, the service will be available for any mobile phone user with a compatible device, including AT&T and Verizon subscribers. In its Monday news release, the Uncarrier explained what Starlink will offer. From the get-go, iOS and Android users alike will be able to send SMS text messages. Other features include MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), picture me

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Sony faces another class-action lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices and monopolistic practices

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-04-04 08:43:00

In brief: Sony is facing another class-action lawsuit over the price of games and DLC on its PlayStation Store. The suit has been filed in the Netherlands and claims that the company has been exploiting its dominant position in the console market for at least ten years. According to the legal representatives of the 'Fair PlayStation' campaign, at least 1.7 million Dutch PlayStation owners pay too much for their digital downloads. Economic research shows consumers pay an average of 47% more for

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The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations

news.ycombinator.com Pearson 2026-04-04 07:30:50

Since taking over as the top US health official in February, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has overseen radical changes that have alarmed many public-health experts. The agency he leads announced that it would cut its workforce by 20,000, and cancelled billions of dollars in federal funding for research and public health. Earlier this month, Kennedy replaced all the members of an influential vaccine advisory committee with hand-picked ones, including some who have expressed scepticism about vaccines. His

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techcrunch.com Cindy Zackney 2026-04-04 08:30:00

At TechCrunch All Stage, we’re proud to spotlight our partners — not only for their support, but also for the invaluable expertise they bring to the conversation. Their sessions deliver front-line insights into the startup ecosystem and are must-attend moments for anyone looking to navigate and thrive in today’s dynamic entrepreneurial landscape. We sincerely thank Fidelity, whose support is powering this year’s TC All Stage programming. Their commitment to startup success helps fuel the knowled

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US House bans WhatsApp on staff devices over security concerns

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-04-04 16:43:53

The U.S. House of Representatives has banned the installation and use of WhatsApp on government-issued devices belonging to congressional staff, citing concerns over how the app encrypts and secures data. The ban covers mobile phones, laptops, desktop computers, and any web browsers used on those devices. Congressional staff are still free to use WhatsApp on their personal devices, which existing policies dictate are not allowed in sensitive areas such as classified briefings or secure facilit

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Switching Pip to Uv in a Dockerized Flask / Django App

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-04 17:46:27

Switching pip to uv in a Dockerized Flask / Django App I noticed about a 10x speed up across a number of projects, we'll avoid using a venv and run things as a non-root user too. Prefer video? Here is it on YouTube. I was surprised at how painless it was to switch things over. You can see the git diffs to make the change for both of my example Flask and Django projects. In this post we’ll go into more detail about these changes and how to use a few uv commands. Let’s start with defining our

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Starship: The minimal, fast, and customizable prompt for any shell

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-04 20:11:52

To update the Starship itself, rerun the above script. It will replace the current version without touching Starship's configuration. Add the init script to your shell's config file: Add the following to the end of ~/.bashrc : sh # ~/.bashrc eval "$( starship init bash)" Add the following to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish : sh # ~/.config/fish/config.fish starship init fish | source Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc : sh # ~/.zshrc eval "$( starship init zsh)" Add the follo

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WhatsApp security concerns see app banned in Congress; iMessage recommended

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-04-05 06:06:21

Congressional staffers working in the House of Representatives have been told that WhatsApp security risks means they must no longer use the app on government devices. The ban was imposed by the Office of Cybersecurity, which has previously barred the use of TikTok and a number of AI apps … Axios first reported the ban. The Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high-risk to users due to the lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and poten

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US bans WhatsApp from House of Representatives staff devices

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2026-04-05 06:30:07

The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks, Reuters reported, citing a memo sent to House staff. “The Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high risk to users due to the lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and potential security risks involved with its use,” Reuters reported the memo as saying. The memo instead recommends staff use apps

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BYOK – Bring Your Own Keyboard

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-02 13:41:03

About BYOK BYOK, the company, is rooted in the philosophy of escaping the relentless distractions of the modern world. We believe in the power of simplicity—creating spaces where creativity can flourish without the constant pull of notifications, interface clutter, or the digital noise that surrounds us... More about BYOK

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Why Ancient Egypt Smashed Hatshepsut’s Statues After Her Death

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-04-05 08:01:46

Hatshepsut is one of the most famous figures in ancient Egypt. In 1479 BCE, she took on the role of regent on behalf of her young nephew Thutmose III. By 1473, she began ruling as a pharaoh in her own right, becoming one of the civilization’s exceptionally rare female sovereigns. Over three thousand years later, when archaeologists excavated thousands of fragments of her statues, scholars widely assumed that her spiteful successor had ordered the total destruction of her images. New research, ho

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Ted Cruz can’t get all Republicans to back his fight against state AI laws

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-04-05 16:02:12

A Republican proposal to penalize states that regulate artificial intelligence can move forward without requiring approval from 60 senators, the Senate parliamentarian decided on Saturday. But the moratorium on state AI laws did not have unanimous Republican support and has reportedly been watered down in an effort to push it toward passage. In early June, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) proposed enforcing a 10-year moratorium on AI regulation by making states ineligible for broadband funding if they t

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A solid-state battery breakthrough may be taking shape in Maryland

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-04-05 21:18:00

Forward-looking: In a quiet corner of Beltsville, Maryland, a new chapter in battery technology is unfolding. Ion Storage Systems, a company that began as a university research project, has emerged as a leading contender in the race to commercialize solid-state batteries – a technology long promised but rarely delivered at scale. After a recent visit to the company's Maryland facility, The Wall Street Journal concluded that Ion Storage Systems stands out as a company with a real chance of achie

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Next-gen Xbox and PlayStation 6 expected in 2027, powered by AMD's UDNA graphics

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2026-04-06 00:26:00

Something to look forward to: If rumors prove accurate, Sony and Microsoft may once again align on GPU architecture for their next-generation consoles, this time leveraging AMD's upcoming UDNA graphics platform. The expected performance gains in ray tracing and AI upscaling suggest a significant shift that could outpace current PC GPUs on a per-compute-unit basis. With both companies also exploring handheld form factors and staggered launch timelines, these developments offer an early look at th

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Your Android phone just got a major Gemini upgrade for music fans - and it's free

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-04-06 00:00:40

NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty The next time you can't remember the name of that song that's stuck in your head, Gemini might be able to help you. One lesser-known feature of Google Assistant was the ability to identify a song, either by letting it listen to a track that was playing or by humming the tune. Pixel phones have a similar feature built in, but if you were on another Android device, you were just left wondering since Assistant switched to Gemini (or you resorted to the Google app or a t

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

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-04-06 07:54:02

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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uv: An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-06 07:27:25

uv An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust. Installing Trio's dependencies with a warm cache. Highlights uv is backed by Astral, the creators of Ruff. Installation Install uv with our standalone installers: # On macOS and Linux. curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh # On Windows. powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c " irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex " Or, from PyPI: # With pip. pip install uv # Or pipx. pipx install uv If installed

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Finally, a MagSafe wallet for my phone that feels premium (without the price tag)

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-04-06 12:26:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The UAG Metropolis Wallet is a MagSafe wallet and stand made of vegan leather for $45. It holds up to five cards and cash, has a kickstand, is RFID blocking, and features pockets. It's only available in Black. $44.95 at Amazon $44.95 at Walmart more buying choices As ZDNET's MagSafe expert, I've tried many magnetic accessories, from wallets, grips, and stands to notebooks, battery packs, and beyond. That's why when one catches my eye or edges out something else I've trie

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Apple Research just unearthed a forgotten AI technique and is using it to generate images

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-04-06 17:59:45

Today, most generative image models basically fall into two main categories: diffusion models, like Stable Diffusion, or autoregressive models, like OpenAI’s GPT-4o. But Apple just released two papers that show how there might be room for a third, forgotten technique: Normalizing Flows. And with a dash of Transformers on top, they might be more capable than previously thought. First things first: What are Normalizing Flows? Normalizing Flows (NFs) are a type of AI model that works by learning

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LEGO Star Wars Phantom Menace Podrace Wasn’t This Cheap Last Prime Day, but Now It’s Practically Free

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-04-07 00:40:39

It’s hard to decide which is more surprising — the fact that Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is now 25 years old, or that LEGO has been creating amazingly detailed Star Wars-themed sets and models for just as long. The 25th anniversary celebration of LEGO Star Wars continues with this amazing diorama depicting the iconic podrace between young Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba on Tatooine, and Amazon’s selling this adult set for just $54. The LEGO Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Mos Espa Podrace Diorama

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Hawaii Highways

news.ycombinator.com Oscar Voss 2026-04-07 00:55:58

Aloha! Click the dark green buttons on the left for lists of the Interstate, state, and some county highways on the Big Island (Hawaii island), Maui, Lanai and Molokai, Kauai, and Oahu. Go to those lists for detailed information on specific routes, including route numbers, names, termini, mileages, and sometimes historical or other information and/or links to photos and other material elsewhere on this site. Also on the left is a button for detailed guides to Oahu Freeways exits and interchange

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Polystate: Composable Finite State Machines

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-07 08:47:00

Polystate: Composable Finite State Machines Building and using in an existing project Download and add polystate as a dependency by running the following command in your project root: zig fetch --save git+https://github.com/sdzx-1/polystate.git Then add polystate as a dependency and import its modules and artifact in your build.zig: const polystate = b . dependency ( "polystate" , .{ . target = target , . optimize = optimize , }); Now add the modules to your module as you would normally:

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OpenAI and Jony Ive remove ‘io’ branding mentions over trademark lawsuit

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-04-07 10:37:10

If you recently looked up but couldn’t find OpenAI’s announcement video about its flashy partnership with Jony Ive, you are not alone. OpenAI has quietly pulled down the original blog post and the accompanying nine-minute video, just weeks after touting the $6.5 billionsc deal as a landmark step toward building new AI hardware. Here’s what happened. The deal is still happening, just with a bit less branding According to a statement given to The Verge, OpenAI says the content was taken offline

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2048 with only 64 bits of state

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-04 05:43:17

This is an implementation of the classic 2048 game in your terminal: Share your game state with friends by just sending them a number! If the $STATE env variable isn't set, it generates a fresh random seed. Otherwise the board state and all future spawned cells will be deterministic.

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Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-04-07 05:17:56

A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday. The rule, as reportedly rewritten by Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz in an attempt to comply with budgetary rules, would withhold federal broadband funding from states if they try to enforce AI regulations in the next 10 years. And the rewrite seems to have passed muster, with the Senate Parliamentarian now ruling that the provision is not subject to the so-called Byrd rule

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The stablecoin evangelist: Katie Haun’s fight for digital dollars

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2026-04-07 06:43:27

In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad, Katie Haun found herself on a debate stage in Mexico City opposite Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who had dismissed digital assets as near worthless. As Krugman focused on Bitcoin’s wild price swings, Haun steered the conversation toward something else — stablecoins. “Stablecoins are really interesting and really important to this ecosystem to hedge against that volat

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India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation

A Federal Moratorium on State AI Rules Is Inching Closer to Passing. Why It Matters

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OpenAI and Jony Ive remove ‘io’ branding mentions over trademark lawsuit

2048 with only 64 bits of state

Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle

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