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Self-improving AI startup Recursive Superintelligence pulls in $500 million just four months after founding

AI & Robotics

AI Startup Recursive Superintelligence Lands $500 Million Before Official Launch

Key Takeaways

Recursive Superintelligence reportedly raised at least $500 million at a $4 billion pre-money valuation.
The team includes researchers with backgrounds at Salesforce, DeepMind, OpenAI, Google, and Meta.
The company aims to build AI that improves itself without human involvement.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via the-decoder.com

MacBook Neo Sellout Signals Apple May Have Found a New Volume Laptop Formula

Key Takeaways

The supplied text says Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo sold out for April.
Demand is described as outpacing supply.
The sellout suggests strong interest in a lower-priced Mac notebook.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

Army Says Air-Launched Drones Will Extend Reach of Future ME-11B Surveillance Jets

Key Takeaways

Army officials say future ME-11B aircraft will launch very long-range drones.
The concept is intended to keep the crewed jet farther from enemy air defenses.
Flight testing of the first prototype is slated to begin in summer 2026.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via twz.com

3D-Printed Brain Sensors Aim to Tailor Neural Monitoring to Individual Anatomy

Key Takeaways

Researchers used MRI-based simulations from 21 patients to shape custom brain-surface electrodes.
The soft electrodes use a honeycomb-inspired design to combine stretchability with strength.
The study reports improved fit over traditional designs while remaining effective and biocompatible.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

Smart Highways Move Closer as V2X Systems Expand From Pilot Idea to Roadside Infrastructure

Key Takeaways

The source says smart-highway deployments are already appearing in multiple countries and several U.S. states.
V2X allows roadside systems and vehicles to exchange traffic, hazard, and lane information.
The candidate describes AI, machine learning, sensors, and 5G as part of the supporting ecosystem.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via jalopnik.com

Science

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Military

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via twz.com

AI & Robotics

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via the-decoder.com

Energy

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

Science

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via phys.org

Transportation

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Military

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News

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Culture

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Science

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Health

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Energy

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

Health

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Science

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via phys.org

Military

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Articles

AI Startup Recursive Superintelligence Lands $500 Million Before Official Launch

MacBook Neo Sellout Signals Apple May Have Found a New Volume Laptop Formula

Army Says Air-Launched Drones Will Extend Reach of Future ME-11B Surveillance Jets

3D-Printed Brain Sensors Aim to Tailor Neural Monitoring to Individual Anatomy

Smart Highways Move Closer as V2X Systems Expand From Pilot Idea to Roadside Infrastructure

AI Startup Recursive Superintelligence Lands $500 Million Before Official Launch

MacBook Neo Sellout Signals Apple May Have Found a New Volume Laptop Formula

Army Says Air-Launched Drones Will Extend Reach of Future ME-11B Surveillance Jets

3D-Printed Brain Sensors Aim to Tailor Neural Monitoring to Individual Anatomy

Smart Highways Move Closer as V2X Systems Expand From Pilot Idea to Roadside Infrastructure

Science Flags New Clue to How the Primate Cortex Is Organized

The Army’s drone-tanker concept points to a longer-range future for tiltrotor operations

Salesforce is betting that APIs, not browsers, will become the front end for AI work

A stripped Tesla Model 3 still showing 212 miles of range underscores EV durability

A new study traces how poison frogs built their chemical defenses step by step

Tesla’s supervised driving system reaches Europe with a mandatory driver quiz

Air Force tests YFQ-44 Fury in contested-operations exercise aimed at faster fielding

Apple’s new Terminal paste warning is already being bypassed, report says

Meta brings direct messages to Threads on the web in a wider browser redesign

Physics-guided AI identifies 31 previously unknown high-dielectric oxides

Researchers find mRNA cancer vaccines can still rally tumor-killing immunity without a presumed key cell

Tesla pushes Robotaxi into Houston and Dallas, but only inside tightly bounded zones

Stroke Robotics Gets Its First International Consensus, Marking a Step Toward Wider Access

Quantum Work Extraction Without Advance State Knowledge Could Simplify Future Thermal Machines

White House Push for Space Reactors Sets an Aggressive Clock for Pentagon and NASA