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Starlink says it has more than 12 million "active customers" in more than 160 countries, territories and other markets, up from 9 million in December 2025 (@starlink)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 5, 2026

@starlink: Starlink claims to have more than 12 million “active customers” in more than 160 countries, territories and other markets,…

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Just 26% of Americans support increased data center construction, the lowest share among 15 major countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: AI turns sketches into real products A show about the inside conversations of the tech industry, hosted…

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GitLab lays off 350 employees, or 14% of its workforce, as it evolves into an AI-driven enterprise software development platform and exits 22 countries (Dean Seal/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 3, 2026

Dean’s Seal / Wall Street Journal: GitLab is laying off 350 employees, or 14% of its workforce, as it evolves…

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Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance technology to more than 24 countries known to violate human rights (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 12, 2026

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance…

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EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: Around 49% of consumers have used AI in the past six months to support their savings and investment decisions (Emma Dunkley/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 24, 2026

Emma Dunkley / Financial Times: EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: around 49% of consumers used AI in…

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PayPal is expanding access to its PYUSD stablecoin from the US and UK to 70 countries in total, including new markets in Uganda, Colombia, Peru and Malawi (Ben Weiss/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Creating Prediction Markets (and Suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara Stripe co-founder…

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The war in Iran complicates Gulf countries’ plans to spend more than $300 billion on AI investments, endangering a potential source of funding for tech companies (Miles Kruppa/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 9, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The Most Successful AI Company You’ve Never Heard Of | Qasar Younes Interviews with world-class product…

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A look at countries that have moved to ban social media for children in recent months, including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Spain and Indonesia (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 8, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The Most Successful AI Company You’ve Never Heard Of | Qasar Younes Interviews with world-class product…

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European countries are moving towards banning social networks for children, even if doubts persist about their implementation and the risk of a new battle with American technology groups (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 8, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Software In Shambles, OpenAI vs. Anthropic Super Brawl, Amazon’s Struggles The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 28, 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo / This week in Fintech: Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules…

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ presents ‘double taxation’ trap, lawyers say

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Scott Bessent collapses in front of Congress as he tries to defend Trump for not caring about Americans

Shocked Trump Loses Iran War Powers, Ballroom and Arms Fund on Same Day

OpenAI deploys Lockdown Mode, an optional security setting designed to give users advanced protection against rapid injection attacks by limiting certain features (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

Google Cloud says its SpaceX compute deal is a "short term" agreement "to ensure we have transitional capacity to meet growing customer demand" for Gemini Enterprise (Kate Conger/New York Times)

Marvell and Flex, a contract electronics manufacturer, will join the S&P 500; MRVL jumps more than 6% after hours after closing 16.74% lower amid heavy selling (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

More than 20 European news publishers file suit seeking more than 640 million euros from Google following an EU ruling that allows anyone harmed by Google’s advertising market abuses to seek damages (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

US officials discussed taking government stakes in major AI companies after Sam Altman floated the idea; Altman met with Bernie Sanders on Wednesday (Wall Street Journal)

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Starlink says it has more than 12 million "active customers" in more than 160 countries, territories and other markets, up from 9 million in December 2025 (@starlink)

Just 26% of Americans support increased data center construction, the lowest share among 15 major countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada (Financial Times)

GitLab lays off 350 employees, or 14% of its workforce, as it evolves into an AI-driven enterprise software development platform and exits 22 countries (Dean Seal/Wall Street Journal)

Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance technology to more than 24 countries known to violate human rights (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: Around 49% of consumers have used AI in the past six months to support their savings and investment decisions (Emma Dunkley/Financial Times)

PayPal is expanding access to its PYUSD stablecoin from the US and UK to 70 countries in total, including new markets in Uganda, Colombia, Peru and Malawi (Ben Weiss/Fortune)

The war in Iran complicates Gulf countries’ plans to spend more than $300 billion on AI investments, endangering a potential source of funding for tech companies (Miles Kruppa/The Information)

A look at countries that have moved to ban social media for children in recent months, including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Spain and Indonesia (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

European countries are moving towards banning social networks for children, even if doubts persist about their implementation and the risk of a new battle with American technology groups (Financial Times)

Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)