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Slack’s Slackbot can now pull your CRM data, generate charts, and send DocuSigns — all from a chat message.
Five years and $27.7 billion after Salesforce acquired Slack, the two products are finally starting to function as a single system. On Tuesday, Slack launched an integration that connects Slackbot — the personal AI agent built into every workspace — to the entire Salesforce platf…
venturebeat.com
If We Could Travel to the Stars, Where Should We Go First?
Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should we look at first?
gizmodo.com
Your SaaS Metrics Are A Result, Not A Strategy
SaaS metrics like LTV/CAC, NRR, GRR, ARR growth, and the Rule of 40 are valuable indicators of business performance, writes guest author Itay Sagie, but leaders and boards should look beyond the numbers to understand the underlying drivers to assess the company's long-term health…
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Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine
Build a new kind of rocket engine, and the world will beat a path to your door.
techcrunch.com
Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation from Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other big-name investors, The New York Times reported.
techcrunch.com
Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps
With funding from tennis star and angel investor Venus Williams, the French app WeWard says that it increases walking time by almost 25%.
techcrunch.com
International tech
You blame Visa and Mastercard for the swipe fee, but they keep almost none of it — the fat cut, called interchange, flows straight to the bank that issued your card, and it barely exists in the countries that built their own payment rails
Visa and Mastercard get the blame for card fees, but the biggest slice — called interchange — flows straight to the issuing bank. Here's how the swipe actually splits, and who funds your airline miles.
siliconcanals.com
Xiaomi announces new vehicle brand SkyNomad
Xiaomi EV today unveiled SkyNomad, a new vehicle series that the company said represents “the sky, the nomad — a new name for space and lifestyle.” The first model in the lineup will be Xiaomi’s first range-extended full-size SUV, targeting families and outdoor travel scenarios. …
technode.com
XAG Unveils Aerial and Ground Agricultural Robots for Fully Autonomous Crop Protection
XAG new X Series agricultural robots and RM80 mowing robot tackle the last mile of farm automation, from autonomous spraying to self-charging and mixing chemicals.
pandaily.com
DeepSeek and Zhipu AI Begin Self-Developing AI Chips — The Endgame Is No Longer Just Models
DeepSeek and Zhipu AI join OpenAI and Anthropic in developing custom inference chips, signaling a structural shift where leading AI labs pursue in-house silicon to cut costs and reduce GPU dependency.
pandaily.com
Cult.fit DRHP: A Look At Shareholding Pattern & Key Executives
Gym franchise operator Cult.fit has filed its draft IPO papers with the SEBI, aiming to net up to ₹4,000 Cr…
inc42.com
The hidden ‘interchange’ fee tucked into every card swipe now costs U.S. merchants around $111 billion a year — roughly four times what it drained just 15 years ago
Interchange fees — the invisible cut card issuers take from every U.S. card swipe — have quadrupled since 2009 to roughly $119 billion a year, quietly baked into the price of almost everything sold with plastic.
siliconcanals.com

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ESP32 Keeps Tabs on Your Local Airspace
We know, we know. Despite being called ESP32-Plane-Radar, this project from [Mateusz Juszczyk] isn’t actually using radar. But thanks to the round LCD this desktop gadget does a fantastic job …read more
hackaday.com
Good Judgment Beats Good Prompts
2026.04 - "Judgement is the last human skill AI can't replace". Everyone is saying it. I am trying to understand it. I want you to get good at it. Let's get philosophical and practical.
artoftpm on Substack
ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: How They Differ
In this article, we will look at the various architectural forks the teams building these models encountered and the decisions they took.
bytebytego.com
How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS (2024)
Article URL: https://neil.computer/notes/how-to-setup-minimal-zfs-nas-without-truenas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827325 Points: 269 # Comments: 178
neil.computer
It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy
In the early 1990s, Don’t Copy That Floppy was an anti-piracy campaign that attempted to connect with computer-savvy youth through the power of hip-hop. While somewhat difficult to imagine given …read more
hackaday.com
The Atari Jaguar Runs Linux
Among the many forgotten might-have-beens of the games console world, the Atari Jaguar occupies a special place. It was the final gasp of Atari Corporation, the Jack Tramiel-era incarnation of …read more
hackaday.com
Decoding the obfuscated bash script on a Uniqlo t-shirt
Article URL: https://tris.sherliker.net/blog/obfuscated-self-evaluating-bash-script-by-cdn-akamai-being-supplied-to-consumers-via-retail-stores/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48829312 Points: 824 # Comments: 150
tris.sherliker.net
GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday
Article URL: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2074704958419792299 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827402 Points: 218 # Comments: 190
twitter.com
Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor
Article URL: https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213560 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48825749 Points: 287 # Comments: 100
kb.cert.org