This weekly post collects notable tech news from curated public RSS feeds and is updated daily.
2026-03-29
Suno leans into customization with v5.5
Source: The Verge Tech Published: 2026-03-29 02:33 GMT+8
English Summary: Suno just released one of its biggest updates yet with v5.5 of its AI music model. Where previous updates focused mostly on improving fidelity and creating more natural vocals, v5.5 is about giving users more control. It includes three new features: Voices, My Taste, and Custom Models. In the release notes, Suno says that Voices […]
Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/903056/suno-ai-music-v5-5-model
Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-03-28 22:15 GMT+8
English Summary: Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we’ve seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn’t disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year.
Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-03-29 07:00 GMT+8
English Summary: Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds/
Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-03-29 04:45 GMT+8
English Summary: While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be.
Elon Musk’s last co-founder reportedly leaves xAI
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-03-29 00:11 GMT+8
English Summary: All but two of Musk’s 11 xAI co-founders departed before this week.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/elon-musks-last-co-founder-reportedly-leaves-xai/
Why can’t TikTok identify AI generated ads when I can?
Source: The Verge Tech Published: 2026-03-28 22:00 GMT+8
English Summary: I’ve been struggling to tell whether the ads appearing in my TikTok feeds have been made with generative AI tools. As someone who spends a great deal of time scrutinizing images and videos for the usual “tells” that something was synthetically generated, some of the promotions I’ve seen have definitely sparked suspicion. For several weeks, […]
Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/900400/tiktok-ai-ads-labels-samsung-disclosure
What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-03-28 21:05 GMT+8
English Summary: Fusion, fission, and even natural gas are appeared tied in the race to deliver new power to the grid in the early 2030s.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/what-will-power-the-grid-in-2035-the-race-is-wide-open/
Let’s take a look at the retro tech making a comeback
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-03-28 21:00 GMT+8
English Summary: Boomboxes, instant cameras, and even landlines are making a comeback. Here are the coolest retro-inspired devices available.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/lets-take-a-look-at-the-retro-tech-making-a-comeback/