I'm finally breaking my expensive productivity app habit thanks to these 5 free tools

My background in tracking Android updates and app ecosystems gives me an instinct for what's worth paying attention to, ...

How To Use AI Agents To Streamline Email Sorting And Boost Productivity

Learn how to use an AI agent to sort emails, automate your inbox, and save time with simple tools and step-by-step ...
InfoWorld

Python and WebAssembly? Here’s how to make it work

Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld 6 languages you can deploy to WebAssembly right now Learn how to deploy Python and five other languages to run on Wasm, along with the advantages and ...
Ars Technica

Anthropic’s Claude Managed Agents can now “dream,” sort of

SAN FRANCISCO—At its Code with Claude developers’ conference, Anthropic has introduced what it calls “dreaming” to Claude Managed Agents. Dreaming, in this case, is a process of going over recent ...
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Excel update blends AI Copilot with hidden automation tools

Microsoft’s April 2026 Excel update expands Copilot with interactive editing, planning modes, Python integration, and improved iOS comments, marking a deeper shift toward AI-driven workflows.
CNN

An eclectic, bipartisan group suddenly calls for removing Trump using the 25th Amendment

The 25th Amendment talk is back. Lawmakers have repeatedly floated the method for removing a president, as laid out in the Constitution, in recent years. And Donald Trump’s Cabinet apparently ...
The New York Times

They Grew Up With Smartphones. This Is How They Live Without Them.

The smartphone, the object you’re most likely holding in your hand right now (and reading this story on), has transformed society over the past two decades. These gizmos have gifted us convenience and ...
Salon

How Trump fits the “great man” theory of history — sort of

I saw the Emperor — this world-soul [Weltseele] — riding out of the city on reconnaissance. It is indeed a wonderful sensation to see such an individual, who, concentrated here at a single point, ...
The Verge

Grammarly is using our identities without permission

‘Expert Review’ AI agents make suggestions supposedly inspired by subject matter experts, including several staff members here at The Verge. ‘Expert Review’ AI agents make suggestions supposedly ...
The American Prospect

Gavin Newsom—GAVIN NEWSOM!—Calls Israel ‘Sort of an Apartheid State’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an interview at the Munich Security Conference, February 13, 2026. Credit: Felix Hörhager/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images The ...
The New York Times

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...
Wired

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, ...