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A look at Alibaba’s Accio, an AI-powered sourcing tool that helps small online sellers connect with manufacturers, including in China; it exceeded 10 million MAU in March (Caiwei Chen/MIT Technology Review)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: More OpenAI Executive Drama, Is Siri Seriously Broken?, Meta’s Next Elusive Hit The Big Technology…

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Fuse, which offers AI-powered loan origination software to credit unions and other financial institutions, raised a $25 million Series A round (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 17, 2026

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Fuse, which offers AI-powered loan origination software to credit unions and other financial institutions, raised a…

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BMBL jumps more than 30% after Bumble reports fourth-quarter revenue that beats estimates and reveals an overhaul of its AI-powered app to lure back users; BMBL is down 90% since its 2021 IPO (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: What’s next after the Girl Boss? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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Emergent, which offers an AI-powered software development service, claims to generate annual revenue of more than $100 million, just eight months after its launch (TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 18, 2026

TechCrunch: Emergent, which offers an AI-powered software development service, claims to generate annual revenue of more than $100 million, just…

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Yelp acquires Hatch, which charges monthly fees for AI-powered agents who can respond to customer inquiries and schedule appointments, for $300 million (Laura Mandaro/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 22, 2026

Laura Mandaro / The information: Yelp acquires Hatch, which charges monthly fees for AI-powered agents who can respond to customer…

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Roblox’s AI-powered age verification system, which expanded globally last week using technology from a company called Persona, faces criticism for age misidentification (David Gilbert/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 13, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Can we build a better social network? The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin…

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JPMorgan’s asset management unit cuts ties with proxy advisory firms to use its AI-powered Proxy IQ platform to help with U.S. voting, an industry first (Jack Pitcher/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 7, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Inside Bari Weiss’ Rise: Los Angeles, Sun Valley, and the Mogul Network Media and…

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OpenAI has stepped up efforts to improve its audio AI models, in preparation for its AI-powered personal device, which is expected to be largely audio-based (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 1, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents: here’s what happened | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)…

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SuperCircle, which offers an AI-powered reverse logistics and recycling management service for retail brands, raised over $24 million in Series A led by Foundry Group (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 14, 2025

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: SuperCircle, which offers an AI-powered reverse logistics and recycling management service for retail brands, has raised…

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Singapore-based ChemLex has raised a $45 million funding round led by Granite Asia to build an automated, AI-powered chemistry lab to accelerate drug discovery (Rachyl Jones/Semafor)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 13, 2025

Rachel Jones / Semafor: Singapore-based ChemLex has raised $45 million in funding led by Granite Asia to build an automated,…

US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

PNG-Australia defense treaty creates jobs, poses risks amid growing Chinese influence – Radio Free Asia

Sino-US competition for rare earths triggers Pacific seabed mining project near Guam – Radio Free Asia

North Korean hackers offer $70,000 per month to act as front – Radio Free Asia

Lucid Appoints Auto Industry Outsider as CEO, Expands Uber Deal

What a US-US merger would mean, from antitrust hurdles to airfares

Separating the “signal from the noise” of private credit

Anthropic Mythos reveals “more vulnerabilities” to cyberattacks

Citigroup (C) results in 1Q 2026

Farmers voted for Trump and now they are destroyed

Jamie Raskin just took a big step forward on the 25th Amendment

Eric Swalwell shows his lack of character in his resignation statement

Senator Reuben Gallego calls for Eric Swalwell to be expelled from Congress

Trump turning into Jesus revealed the depths of his madness

Sources: Ahead of the US midterm elections, Democrats were advised not to antagonize a roughly $300 million pro-AI lobby; internal poll shows broad support for tougher AI rules (Financial Times)

How some mathematicians are exploring ways to incorporate LLM models into their research without losing their direct experience of mathematical understanding (Konstantin Kakaes/Quanta Magazine)

Microsoft has ended production of its Surface Hub 3 collaborative touchscreens and abandoned plans for a Hub 4; Hub 3 debuted in 2023 in 50″ and 85″ sizes (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the crypto exchange has confidentially filed for an IPO in the United States; it was valued at $13.3 billion this month, down from a peak of $20 billion in late 2025 (Cory Schouten/Semafor)

Google launches Skills, repeatable AI prompts that users can perform in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut; users can configure their own skills or choose from over 50 presets (Reece Rogers/Wired)

Browsing: AIpowered

A look at Alibaba’s Accio, an AI-powered sourcing tool that helps small online sellers connect with manufacturers, including in China; it exceeded 10 million MAU in March (Caiwei Chen/MIT Technology Review)

Fuse, which offers AI-powered loan origination software to credit unions and other financial institutions, raised a $25 million Series A round (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

BMBL jumps more than 30% after Bumble reports fourth-quarter revenue that beats estimates and reveals an overhaul of its AI-powered app to lure back users; BMBL is down 90% since its 2021 IPO (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)

Emergent, which offers an AI-powered software development service, claims to generate annual revenue of more than $100 million, just eight months after its launch (TechCrunch)

Yelp acquires Hatch, which charges monthly fees for AI-powered agents who can respond to customer inquiries and schedule appointments, for $300 million (Laura Mandaro/The Information)

Roblox’s AI-powered age verification system, which expanded globally last week using technology from a company called Persona, faces criticism for age misidentification (David Gilbert/Wired)

JPMorgan’s asset management unit cuts ties with proxy advisory firms to use its AI-powered Proxy IQ platform to help with U.S. voting, an industry first (Jack Pitcher/Wall Street Journal)

OpenAI has stepped up efforts to improve its audio AI models, in preparation for its AI-powered personal device, which is expected to be largely audio-based (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

SuperCircle, which offers an AI-powered reverse logistics and recycling management service for retail brands, raised over $24 million in Series A led by Foundry Group (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

Singapore-based ChemLex has raised a $45 million funding round led by Granite Asia to build an automated, AI-powered chemistry lab to accelerate drug discovery (Rachyl Jones/Semafor)