30 Apr 2026
Dogecoin’s Biggest Champion Just Called the Entire Industry a Scam
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Oakland court testimony contradicted years of Bitcoin advocacy while the company held $1.3 billion in crypto. During his OpenAI lawsuit, Musk declared that ‘some [crypto coins] have merit, but most are scams,’ reversing his earlier support for Dogecoin.
30 Apr 2026
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook are among potential suitors for Seahawks
The Seahawks are doing some selling. And multiple billionaires could be looking to do some buying. Via Ben Horney of Front Office Sports, potential suitors for the Seattle Seahawks include Facebook/Meta mogul Mark Zuckerberg and recently-retired Apple CEO Tim Cook are considering making bids.
30 Apr 2026
'The Goblins Came Back to Haunt Us': OpenAI Explains How ChatGPT's 'Nerdy' Personality Got Out of Control
OpenAI revealed a system prompt instructing GPT-5.5 to avoid mentioning goblins, gremlins, or other creatures unless relevant to user requests. Users noticed ChatGPT increasingly referencing these creatures, especially with the 'Nerdy' personality setting, which encouraged playful language. OpenAI traced this behavior to reinforcement learning reward signals favoring responses containing these…
30 Apr 2026
OpenAI explains why ChatGPT developed a goblin fixation, and how it solved the issue
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex appears to be going smoothly, especially compared to the rockier GPT-5.0 release last August. It turns out OpenAI got ahead of one issue that was brewing before the release of GPT-5.5 models: a goblin fixation. GPT-5.5 is specifically instructed not to obsess over goblins, gremlins, and other mythical creatures.
30 Apr 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Just Delivered Great News for Nvidia and Micron Investors
Big tech earnings are in after Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft all delivered their quarterly reports Wednesday afternoon, with a clear theme: AI spending continues to rise and cloud computing revenues are soaring. Google Cloud reported 63% growth, Microsoft Azure was up 39%, and Amazon Web Services delivered 28% growth. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted that increased…
30 Apr 2026
Amazon's cloud sales are growing the most in 15 quarters. Investors sent the stock down on AI capex fears
Amazon reported strong increases in profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, driven by surging growth in its cloud computing unit, which saw a 28% increase in sales for the January-March period—the fastest rise in 15 quarters. Amazon Web Services alone grew by 24% in the fourth quarter and 20% in the third quarter.
30 Apr 2026
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Falls After Powell's Likely Final FOMC
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30 Apr 2026
OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblins
The ChatGPT developer discovered the 'strange affinity for goblins' while testing tools powered by newer systems, such as its coding agent Codex. OpenAI has instructed some of its AI tools to stop talking about 'goblins' after finding the term had randomly appeared in responses.
30 Apr 2026
Boston Dynamics: 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
In early 2026, Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas left the dance floor for the factory floor, with its first industrial deployments slated for majority-owner Hyundai's new auto plant in Georgia.
