Tech News — 2026-04-11#

Story of the Day#

Artemis II safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, successfully concluding humanity’s first crewed voyage to the moon in over 50 years. The 10-day mission pushed humans further into deep space than ever before, setting the stage for future lunar landings.

Top Stories#

Omissions, Deceptions, Lying. The New Yorker Asks: Can Sam Altman Be Trusted? A 17,000-word New Yorker expose cited numerous current and former colleagues alleging a severe pattern of deception from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, with some describing his behavior as “sociopathic”. Following the report and an apparent attack on his home, Altman posted a response acknowledging his conflict-aversion but downplaying the more severe allegations.

First US Newsroom Strike For AI Protections Staged by ProPublica’s Journalists In a landmark labor dispute, ProPublica journalists staged the first U.S. newsroom strike demanding protections against AI-related layoffs. The 150-member guild is pushing for contract language that prohibits AI from replacing human workers after the outlet unilaterally published AI guidelines.

The first European country to get Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised will be the Netherlands The Netherlands has officially become the first European nation to approve Tesla’s Supervised Full Self-Driving system. Following over a year and a half of testing, Dutch regulators greenlit the driver assistance software, a move that could pave the way for wider EU adoption.

The AI RAM Shortage is Also Driving Up SSD Prices The insatiable demand for AI hardware has bled into the storage market, drastically shrinking consumer SSD inventories and driving up prices. Popular drives like the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB have ballooned to nearly $1,000, while others have seen a 200 to 400 percent price hike since late 2025.

IBM settles its DEI lawsuit with the DOJ for $17 million IBM settled a Department of Justice lawsuit for $17 million over accusations that its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives violated civil rights laws. The DOJ alleged IBM altered interview criteria based on race and sex, making it one of the most prominent casualties of the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on corporate DEI programs.

Amazon Luna Ends Its Support for Purchased Games and Third-Party Subscriptions Amazon is ending support for purchased games and third-party subscriptions on its Luna cloud gaming platform in early June. Users who bought games outright via Luna will lose access to them on the platform without refunds, pivoting the struggling service entirely toward casual titles locked behind subscription tiers.

Also Worth Knowing#

• US Demands Reddit Unmask ICE Critic, Summons Firm To Grand Jury: The US government has escalated its efforts to identify an anonymous ICE critic on Reddit by summoning the platform to a grand jury.
• X’s messaging app, XChat, may be available soon: X is launching XChat, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that supports massive group chats and disappearing messages.
• CPUID Site Hijacked To Serve Malware Instead of HWMonitor Downloads: Attackers compromised the backend of the CPUID website for six hours, replacing legitimate HWMonitor downloads with malware.
• Oxygen Made From Moon Dust For First Time: Blue Origin’s Air Pioneer reactor successfully isolated breathable oxygen from lunar soil, a crucial step for establishing self-sustaining moon bases.
• The End of ‘Star Trek’? Every Single Series Now Cancelled: For the first time in nearly a decade, there is no Star Trek series in production, with sets for Starfleet Academy and Strange New Worlds actively being demolished.