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Apple acquires MotionVFX, a Polish company that develops plugins, visual effects, and motion graphics tools for Final Cut Pro (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/16/apple-acquires-motionvfx/

Apple Acquires Final Cut Pro Plugin Company MotionVFX
Apple today acquired MotionVFX, a major developer of plugins, visual effects, and motion graphics tools for Final Cut Pro. MotionVFX is a Polish...

Severe staffing cuts at GSA are harming agencies across government, watchdog says - Government Executive
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/04/severe-staffing-cuts-gsa-are-harming-agencies-across-government-watchdog-says/412944/

U.S. Government Agrees to $1.25 Million Settlement in Michael Flynn Suit (Anna Bower/Lawfare)
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/u.s.-government-agrees-to--1.25-million-settlement-in-michael-flynn-suit
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p44#a260417p44

Wonnum joins Lions after 2-year Panthers stint https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48234923/free-agent-dj-wonnum-agrees-deal-lions

Ravens don't just follow wolves-– they memorize kill sites across vast distances https://www.sciencealert.com/ravens-dont-just-follow-wolves-they-memorize-kill-sites-across-vast-distances

Ravens Don't Just Follow Wolves – They Memorize Kill Sites Across Vast Distances
The partnership between ravens and wolves goes back to Norse mythology – Odin's birds scouted ahead and led prey to the god's canines, a relationship that provided food for all.

Lebanese government: 107 children were killed by the Israeli attacks so far, 331 children were wounded. https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/Media/view/83171/1/daily-report-on-the-aggression-death-toll-rises-to-850

Daily Report on the Aggression: Death Toll Rises to 850

Apple says a record 30% of material across all products it shipped in 2025 came from recycled content; all Apple-designed batteries now use 100% recycled cobalt (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/apple-hits-record-recycled-content/

Apple Hits Record 30% Recycled Content Across All Products in 2025
Apple today announced that a record 30% of material across all products it shipped in 2025 came from recycled content, alongside a series of other...

Loud 'boom' reported across NE Ohio: Possible meteor? (Danielle Langenfeld/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5787800-loud-boom-reported-across-ne-ohio-possible-meteor/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260317/p77#a260317p77

Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4B across 34 deals through April 15, up from $5.9B raised across 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-funding-autonomous-vehicles-q1…

Sector Snapshot: Autonomous Vehicle Funding More Than Triples In 2026 To Hit Record Amount
Several multibillion-dollar megadeals drove a spike in first-quarter investment in autonomous vehicles, signaling that investors aren't just paying for research, but betting on companies that are ready to scale up and put their AI technology into actual cars people can buy or hail.

Sources: Microsoft sidelined some Copilot-branded AI features on Windows 11 after the Recall delay, and shipped some promised features without the Copilot name (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
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Microsoft pulls back on bringing Copilot to Windows 11 notifications
Microsoft's plan to integrate Copilot across the Windows 11 shell has been shelved as the company reevaluates its AI approach across the OS.