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How social media became a freak show: X punishes external links and most top accounts, such as Catturd, are very low-quality but get more engagement than NYT (Nate Silver/Silver Bulletin)
 The MacBook Air M5 is the 'best mix of winning design, near-pro-level performance, and battery life' — get the 15-inch model for a record-low price
Sources: Meta is preparing to release the first AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to offer versions of those models via an open source license (Ina Fried/Axios)
Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)
 '30,000 drones a year': African start-up looks to emulate Ukrainian UAV revolution by taking a leaf out of Apple's playbook
Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270M posing as a quant trading firm in a 6+ month operation with in-person meetings and a $1M+ deposit (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)
 'The most powerful weapon is not always a missile': How Iranian "Charming Kitten" hackers used old Cold War methods to steal tech secrets and plant malware on Apple and Windows users
VCs are covering expenses like rent for young college dropouts founding AI startups; Antler: average AI unicorn founder age fell from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024 (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)
 3 binge-worthy new HBO Max shows to stream in April 2026
 How to watch March Madness Final Four 2026: free NCAA basketball live streams, TV channels, schedule
Sources: Mercor asked professionals in fields like entertainment to sell their prior work materials for AI training, even if the IP could belong to ex-employers (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: Musk requires banks seeking roles in SpaceX's IPO to subscribe to Grok and advertise on X; some banks are spending tens of millions integrating Grok (Maureen Farrell/New York Times)