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UK High Court rules London Metropolitan Police can continue to use live facial recognition; police say technology has led to more than 2,100 arrests since 2024 (Connor Jones/The Register)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: The hills we die on A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du, Sally…

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Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s sudden shift in U.S. semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Michael Acton / Financial Times: Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s…

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Documents and sources: Insurers including QBE and Beazley are considering capping cyber insurance policy payouts for losses and regulatory fines linked to the use of AI and "LLMjacking" (Lee Harris/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Lee Harris / Financial Times: Documents and sources: Insurers including QBE and Beazley consider capping cyber insurance policy payouts for…

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How GrapheneOS lead developer Daniel Micay’s legal struggles with former partner James Donaldson over CopperheadOS led to the creation of the privacy-focused tool (Tiffany Ng/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Tiffany Ng / Wired: How GrapheneOS lead developer Daniel Micay’s legal disputes with former partner James Donaldson over CopperheadOS led…

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A look at Apple’s leadership changes and the future of several key executives; sources say Mike Rockwell has considered leaving or taking an advisory role next year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s leadership changes and the future of several key executives; sources say Mike…

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Reliable Robotics, which develops autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160 million led by Nimble Partners, bringing its valuation to ~$1 billion (Cailley LaPara/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

Cailley LaPara / Bloomberg: Reliable Robotics, which develops autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160 million led by Nimble…

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How opposition to data centers, over concerns such as electricity demand, pollution and water needs, became a voting issue for many in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections (NPR)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

NPR: How opposition to data centers, over concerns such as electricity demand, pollution and water needs, has become a voting…

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OpenAI enables cost-per-click ads in ChatGPT, setting bids between $3 and $5 per click, in addition to CPMs (Digiday)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

Digiday: OpenAI allows displaying cost-per-click ads in ChatGPT, setting bids between $3 and $5 per click, in addition to CPMs.—…

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Tim Cook has had an extraordinary run and impeccable timing in stepping down, with Apple in a better position than ever as AI becomes its next big test (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

Ben Thompson / Strategy: Tim Cook has had an extraordinary run and impeccable timing in stepping down, with Apple in…

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Longtime colleagues say John Ternus will bring back the decisiveness of the Jobs era, moving away from the Cook era where decisions were made collectively by top executives (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

Featured Podcasts Invest like the best: Alex Karnal – The billion-dollar healthcare revolution The leading destination for learning about business…

‘Seismic shift’ to Australia’s orbit likely under new Solomon Islands PM – Radio Free Asia

The fall of Victory Day in Kazakhstan – The Diplomat

From discreet cooperation to strategic partnership? – The diplomat

Counter-drone efforts in Southeast Asia – The Diplomat

Pakistan and the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing – The Diplomat

Spirit Airlines planes head into the desert, led by repo pilots

Chinese electric vehicles are coming to Canada and dealers are eager to sell them

Family Investors Turn to Old Economy Companies to Avoid AI Disruption

Starbucks to lay off 300 US employees, close some regional offices

Detroit automakers cut more than 20,000 U.S. payroll jobs as AI looms

Trump doesn’t have enough votes to get his ballroom money

The war in Iran broke Trump

China humiliated Trump and now he’s in a damage control frenzy

HUD Secretary’s BDS is completely closed

JD Vance Compares Himself to Child Abandoned at Deranged White House Event

Shenzhen-listed RoboTechnik, which claims to be the largest maker of silicon photonics tools and whose shares have risen 340% in the past year, files to list in Hong Kong (Zinnia Lee/Forbes)

Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment in 18 occupations exposed to AI decreased by 0.2% between May 2024 and May 2025, while the US labor market as a whole increased by 0.8% (Matthew Boesler/Bloomberg)

Los Angeles-based Fasset, which offers stablecoin-based cross-border banking and payments services in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, has raised a $51 million Series B round (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)

Electricity prices on the largest U.S. power grid, operated by PJM, jumped 76% year-over-year to an average of $136.53/MWh in the first quarter due to rampant data center demand (John Ainger/Bloomberg)

Sources: OpenAI acquired Weights.gg, which offered AI tools for creating clones of people’s voices, earlier this year; PitchBook: Weights.gg raised about $4 million (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

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UK High Court rules London Metropolitan Police can continue to use live facial recognition; police say technology has led to more than 2,100 arrests since 2024 (Connor Jones/The Register)

Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s sudden shift in U.S. semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Documents and sources: Insurers including QBE and Beazley are considering capping cyber insurance policy payouts for losses and regulatory fines linked to the use of AI and "LLMjacking" (Lee Harris/Financial Times)

How GrapheneOS lead developer Daniel Micay’s legal struggles with former partner James Donaldson over CopperheadOS led to the creation of the privacy-focused tool (Tiffany Ng/Wired)

A look at Apple’s leadership changes and the future of several key executives; sources say Mike Rockwell has considered leaving or taking an advisory role next year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Reliable Robotics, which develops autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160 million led by Nimble Partners, bringing its valuation to ~$1 billion (Cailley LaPara/Bloomberg)

How opposition to data centers, over concerns such as electricity demand, pollution and water needs, became a voting issue for many in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections (NPR)

OpenAI enables cost-per-click ads in ChatGPT, setting bids between $3 and $5 per click, in addition to CPMs (Digiday)

Tim Cook has had an extraordinary run and impeccable timing in stepping down, with Apple in a better position than ever as AI becomes its next big test (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Longtime colleagues say John Ternus will bring back the decisiveness of the Jobs era, moving away from the Cook era where decisions were made collectively by top executives (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)