Daily Tech News 17 April 2026

• Scheduling service Cal.com has gone closed source in part due to AI security threats. (Cal.com)
  
  Cal.diy will remain as an open-source self-hosted solution for individual users. It has most of the same features except for support for teams and enterprise authentication methods.
  
  
  
• Here's why that won't work. (Twitter)
  
  If your code is out there - even as a binary - AI tools can decompile it efficiently.
  
  If your API is out there, AI tools can and will scan it.
  
  It's an understandable move to avoid short-term risks, but the best approach is to use the same AI tools to scan for security issues yourself.
  
  
  

• Good for some: Intel's market cap has hit a 25-year high. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  Reclaiming the heights it briefly saw during the Dot Com bubble.
  
  AMD's market cap meanwhile is at an all-time high, approaching half a trillion dollars.
  
  
  
• Not so good for others: Counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are showing up in new markets. (Tom's Hardware)
  
  Unlike earlier examples, which were real SSDs with fake Samsung branding and actually ran well enough that you might not notice, these don't work at all.
  
  
  
• Most AI SOCs have no AI. (Bleeping Computer)
  
  Wait, what's this slop? Oh, it's an ad.
  
  
  
• Lenovo is introducing larger versions of its Y700 gaming tablet. (Liliputing)
  
  They'll probably have the glossy display rather than the paper-like display in the cheap Lenovo Tab I have. That model is on the slow side but the display is stunning, and I'm interested in a larger version of that because it's perfect for reading large-format books.

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