Arm’s CEO Insists the Market Needs His New CPU. It Could Piss Everyone Off

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• March 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Arm’s CEO Insists the Market Needs His New CPU. It Could Piss Everyone Off

Arm just confirmed the rumors: It’s producing its own chip for the first time. CEO Rene Haas explains why this won’t alienate the many chipmakers who license the company’s designs.

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Orbán’s day of reckoning approaches

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Financial Times Economy• Apr 5, 2026, 05:16 PM

From birds to brains: My path to the fusiform face area (2024)

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Hacker News• Apr 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

NFL Confidential: Why 18-Game Regular Season Remains a Hard Sell for Players and Coaches

NFL owners pushed for an extra game to be added to the regular-season slate at this week's annual meeting. But we spoke with people around the league on why that might not be a great idea.

FOX Sports• Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

The Melanesian: Dark-skinned people with blonde hair region of Oceania

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Hacker News• Apr 5, 2026, 04:21 PM

The Markup Wins Excellence Award From the AAJA For Its "Languages of Misinformation" Series

Judges said the series “brilliantly tackled misinformation on YouTube, hitting home for the Vietnamese and wider AAPI communities. By teaming up with Mai Bui, a 67-year-old YouTuber grandma, and crafting a guide for younger Vietnamese Americans, the work didn’t just tell a story—it gave a platform to real voices and bridged generational gaps. The multi-layered approach to connecting with the audience sets the work apart, making it a standout choice for the category.”

Hacker Noon• Apr 5, 2026, 04:00 PM

Orchestration vs. Choreography: Navigating the Trade-offs of Modern System Design

Orchestration (Request-Response) uses a central controller to manage logic, offering high visibility and easy debugging but creating a single point of failure and high coupling. Choreography (Event-Driven) uses a decentralized event bus where services react independently, offering massive scalability and decoupling at the cost of increased system-wide complexity and harder traceability.