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Archives for April 2026

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
“Crystal clear focus.”

Elon Musk is going over emails from the evidence, saying that “everyone was in complete agreement” that fundamentally, OpenAI would be a charity.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
Sam Altman has just entered the room, right ahead of the jury.

Musk is on the stand to continue his direct examination. He’s wearing a black suit with a black tie, same as yesterday.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
A member of the public just got dressed down by YGR about taking photos.

There are no photos or recordings allowed in the federal courthouse.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
Musk v. Altman et al. is back in session.

Elon Musk sat down, and Greg Brockman is here. I don’t see Sam Altman. The jurors will be seated shortly.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Divine, a Vine-like platform featuring a lot of old Vines, is getting an iOS and Android app.

The platform, built on the decentralized Nostr protocol and launched initially last year, “preserves archived videos from the Internet Archive” (it says it has “restored access” to about 500,000 Vines) and lets users post new ones. Despite today’s launch on app stores, it’s currently invite-only, according to a blog post.

Hayden Field
Hayden Field
In naming OpenAI, Elon Musk worried anything related to the Turing Test could mean bad PR.

In November 2015, Sam Altman suggested something Turing-related as the name of the company that would become OpenAI, referencing the famous mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing. Musk responded, “Something Turing-related that doesn’t sound too ominous might be good. Want to avoid the Turing Test association though, as that sounds too much like we are replacing humans.”

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Slack’s new “Today” tab offers a look at the day ahead.

The new feature uses AI to generate a preview of your day, a to-do list, and daily highlights. You’ll also find a list of your upcoming calls on the Today page, which will roll out in beta starting next month.

1/2Image: Slack
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
A whole Galaxy just for France.

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Book 6 Edge, but so far only for France. There’s no price for the slim laptop yet, which will launch in early May with 512GB or 1TB storage, a Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite processor, and a 16-inch 120Hz OLED screen.

Product render of Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Edge
Image: Samsung