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OpenAI's Codex instruction set contains a line, repeated several times, that forbids Codex from randomly mentioning goblins, gremlins, and other creatures (Will Knight/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-really-wants-codex-to-shut-up-about-goblins/…

OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.

"Green tram tracks cut heat and beautify cities. Why isn’t Australia doing it?"
#Australia #PublicTransport

Green tram tracks cut heat and beautify cities. Why isn’t Australia doing it?
Planting grass or succulents along tram tracks can cool streets, cut pollution and make cities feel more beautiful.

CDash experiments update: Provisioned a VM (not yet reachable from the outside world) to tinker with it since it's been 10 years since I last used the platform.
How it's going so far: ran into https://github.com/Kitware/CDash/issues/3122
They're using npm and a who…

Eltern ist der Online-Medienkonsum ihrer Kinder meist bekannt
Laut einer Forsa-Umfrage sind die meisten Eltern über den Medienkonsum ihrer Kinder gut informiert. Die große Sorge bleibt aber, dass sie mediensüchtig werden.

Fed to Hold Rates Before Powell Cedes Hot Seat to Warsh (Nancy Cook/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-28/fed-to-hold-rates-before-powell-cedes-hot-seat-to-warsh
http://www.memeorandum.com/260428/p131#a260428p131

Keeping a watchful eye on me…
#cats #catsOfMastodon #FediCats

OpenAI launches Codex plugins to standardize repeatable AI workflows, with 20 initial integrations such as Figma, Notion, Gmail, and Slack (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/openai-codex-plugins-workflow-automation-upgrade/

OpenAI upgrades Codex to automate your workflows - and compete better with Claude Code
Codex's new plugins push it beyond coding and position it to challenge Claude Code's growing lead among developers.

Amazon says it plans to expand its Amazon Now quick commerce service to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently live in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/t

Amazon to expand quick comm network to 1,000 stores across 100 cities
Amazon Now is rapidly expanding its quick commerce services to 100 Indian cities, boosting its micro-fulfillment centers to over 1,000. This strategic move, backed by a significant investment, aims to enhance delivery speed and selection, directly competing with rivals in the fast-paced online grocery market.

GoTo reports net income of ~$15M for Q1 2026, its first ever, after job cuts and unit disposals helped Indonesia's largest internet company reduce costs (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-2…

Sources: SoftBank plans to create an AI and robotics company called Roze in the US to build data centers and list it as early as 2026, seeking a $100B valuation (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/55c7d99c-7e68-453c-b784-33d6b9838e16