AI keeps making significant leaps, including two recent releases from Anthropic with major implications for cybersecurity and design

NASA launched the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years on April 1, 2026, flew four astronauts around the Moon, set a new human-distance record of about 252,756 miles from Earth, and splashed down successfully 10 days later. (Have I started using "splash down" to refer to coming home or sitting down? Yes). A few of the best photos from the mission:

A potential breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment. Reminds me of Morgan Housel's writing: “Medical progress is enormous, but it happens gradually, so we under-recognize it. If cancer survival rates improve by, say, 1% per year, any single year looks unimpressive. But over 30 years, that becomes extraordinary progress [1% improvement per year for 30 years = about 35% total improvement]."

Alinea in Chicago became one of the most renowned restaurants in the world over the past 20 years, including being voted by chefs at once point as the best restaurant in the world. 20 years after opening, Alinea’s chef Grant Achatz writes about what comes next for the restaurant. A much better post than I was expecting, and an interesting quick look at food, creativity, and evolution.