Tootfinder

India's central bank cancels Paytm Payments Bank's banking license, after imposing business curbs over non-compliance with rules in January 2024 (Gopika Gopakumar/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-central-bank-…

More USB-PD cursedness. I really need to figure out what's up with this power bank.
Laptop is an older Thinkpad with the yellow rectangle power connector. The USB-C ports are also Thunderbolt but are not able to charge the laptop (there's no PD sink functionality).
Laptop - phone via USB C-C cable: phone charges
Power bank - phone via same cable: phone charges
Power bank - laptop via same cable: power bank lights up for a second or two then shuts off and does no…

Vikings pick DT Banks at 18 despite foot injury https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48577590/vikings-pick-caleb-banks-18-hope-ready-season

Spotify is beta testing Artist Profile Protection, which allows artists to review releases before they go live to prevent AI tracks being attributed to them (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/spotify-test…

Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists | TechCrunch
The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify.

"Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be"
#Fishing #Animals

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be
Nets used in the Irish fishing industry could be replaced by other types of fishing to preserve marine life.

Let's all play along while watching the rambling, senile, old fool!
✅ President Trump State of the Union 2026 BINGO Card
#sotu

President Trump State of the Union 2026 BINGO
President Trump State of the Union 2026 BINGO bingo card with Says “tremendous”, Says “believe me”, Says “many people are saying”, Says “nobody has ever seen anything like it”, Calls something “the best in history”, Uses “very, very” for emphasis, Says “we’re just getting started”, Mentions “common sense”, Says “strong” at least three times in a row and Refers to himself in the third person

Spotify is beta testing Artist Profile Protection, allowing artists to review releases before they go live to prevent AI tracks from being attributed to them (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/spotify-tes…

Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists | TechCrunch
The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify.

Can Caleb Banks use NFL combine to reassert himself as a first-round draft prospect? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7065929/2026/02/24/caleb-banks-nfl-combine-draft-2026/

Sources: Microsoft considered buying Cursor in recent weeks but didn't make an offer; Microsoft has been working to boost GitHub Copilot's popularity (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/microsoft-looked-at-buying-cursor-before-…

Microsoft looked at buying Cursor before SpaceX deal, sources say
Prior to SpaceX's announcement that it's agreed to a potential purchase of Cursor, Microsoft looked at buying the AI coding startup.

The US Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero, its founder Sergey Zelenyuk, and others for acquiring and reselling stolen US defense exploits (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026…

Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from U.S. defense contractor | TechCrunch
The U.S. Treasury announced it was imposing sanctions against a Russian broker of zero-day exploits, its founder and two affiliates, citing a threat to U.S. national security. Another affiliated zero-day broker in the United Arab Emirates was also sanctioned.