India’s frugal AI startups Sarvam and Krutrim build sovereign models - Rest of World The new book "LeanSpark" examines frugal innovation in India, including how startups Sarvam AI and Krutrim overcome cost and infrastructure constraints.

“The same question, when asked in English, costs one-fifth of what it costs in an Indian language”

restofworld.org/2026/india-f...

Anthropic lost so much goodwill by not only disabling (essentially) Claude for Openclaw but giving users hardly any time to switch. Stupid

When the spaceship is performing even better than planned 💅🏼

After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship.

For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...

Karl Koch | 10 Principles for Fluid UI Physics-based, interruptible motion and direct manipulation transform interfaces from lifeless slideshows into experiences that feel genuinely alive.

Good read
https://karlkoch.me/writing/10-principles-for-fluid-ui

U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security' The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for Gulf animals, for "security." It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals.

The villainy continues 😢
www.npr.org/2026/03/30/nx-s1-5745926...

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot PR ‘tips’ after backlash Updated: Letting Copilot alter others' PRs was the wrong judgment call, says product manager

Who thought this would be a good idea?!
www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/github_copilo...

claude is officially at one nine of uptime

Exclusive: Donald Trump to Add His Signature to US Currency, a First For a Sitting President As Vanity Fair can exclusively report, Trump’s Treasury Department plans to add his signature to all denominations of US dollar bills.

Some people leave their mark on history...some leave a stain
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-signatu...

Its cool that there is now an official Android SDK for Swift but in an era of agentic coders, cross-platform tech seems less attractive
https://www.swift.org/blog/swift-6.3-released/

🏴‍☠️ On Pirates and Architects This week I attended a really fascinating conversation on creativity with guest Amanda Shulman, head chef and owner of the Michelin Star awarded “Her Club” restaurant. While the whole c…

wrote a thing 🏴‍☠️

arpitonline.com/2026/03/26/on-pirates-an...

Agent Journey Map: Designing Software for AI Agents – Leonie Monigatti Agent Experience (AX) is the experience AI agents have when using your software product. Learn how AX differs from Developer Experience and User Experience, and use the Agent Journey Map to design for agents.

Another interesting writeup on setting up your services for the "agentic web"

https://leoniemonigatti.com/blog/agent-experience.html

How India and Japan Are Building a Climate Corridor | Alt Carbon A century after Tagore carried the message of Asian modernisation to Tokyo, the two countries are reshaping climate action.

A decent read on India / Japanese collaboration on climate action but really I am posting it here cause I really love the header graphic

altcarbon.com/blog/how-ind...

Also, reminds me of Browser Company’s pivot from Arc to Dia

Issue tracking is dead – Linear The next era of product development is built on context and agency. Here's how Linear is evolving. And what we're launching today.

Linear seemed to have good adoption by being opinionated and simple: basically "Jira is bloated, we're not." Adding agents, automations, skills, code diffs seems less …differentiated

linear.app/next

OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video App; Disney Drops Plans for $1 Billion Investment OpenAI is planning to discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched in late 2024. Disney has ended its partnership for Sora.

OpenAI's product graveyard is starting to rival Google's

variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai...

FWIW absolutely no one I know who has expertise in spaceflight or planetary exploration thinks this is either remotely plausible or a good idea to attempt on such a timeline. The dominant reaction is somewhere on the spectrum between mockery and dismay. Real, important science was cancelled for this

Great to see Safari add support for “Threaded Scroll-driven Animations”.

Silky smooth animations, driven by scroll, **running “off main thread”** … that’s a pretty big deal in my book! 🤩

(Chromium already does this, ever since M116)

(Also: scroll-driven-animations.style is the place to be 😉)

Hard to focus on work when this is the view you are sitting next to

Lawmakers want to ban sports prediction markets A bipartisan bill would close a loophole enjoyed by Polymarket and Kalshi

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www.morningbrew.com/stories/2026/03/24/lawma...

Lawmakers want to ban sports prediction markets A bipartisan bill would close a loophole enjoyed by Polymarket and Kalshi

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www.morningbrew.com/stories/2026/03/24/lawma...

Is AI Making Tasks Too Easy for Our Own Good? Is AI making life too easy? Discover why some psychologists say friction is key to learning and growth.

effortful engagement can deepen understanding and strengthen memory, sometimes described as "desirable difficulties"

spectrum.ieee.org/frictionless...

Been there when I am too tired to review long Claude plans: www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/a-new-wharton-study-on...

Comparing Compound Engineering to Spec Driven Development. Interesting

every.to/guides/compo...

Where are you on Yegge's 8 levels of agentic software devs?
(I am around 5, starting to move to 6)

(source: oreilly.com/radar/steve-...)

Why Absolute Batman Feels Different

Great review of one of my favorite artists/storytellers in recent times: Nick Dragotta (East of West was such a good read)

youtu.be/BE0oi1dp47U...

Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all | TechCrunch Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta's plans to build a social metaverse -- four years later, the company almost shut it down.

“Meta is not shutting down VR support for Horizon Worlds after all, which should come as a huge relief to, like, five people.”

😂

techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/m...

Details That Make Interfaces Feel Better A collection of details that make your interfaces feel better.

Some cool tips on improving interface design

jakub.kr/writing/deta...

What made America great in the past was the ideals upon which we were founded, and the ongoing struggle to live up to them. The "promissory note" Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of, that we haven't lived up to yet, that inspired people to dream and fight for what's right. For all of us. WE the PEOPLE.