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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani allows city agencies to use TikTok, with some restrictions, reversing a 2023 ban enacted by his predecessor over data security concerns (Chris Sommerfeldt/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 31, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Compliance at Scale and Why TAM is a Distraction with Vanta’s Christina Cacioppo Stripe co-founder John…

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Official data shows that Indian smartphone exports reached $11 billion in the first half of fiscal 2026, up 55% year-on-year; analysts warn Iran war could trigger 22-25% decline in coming weeks (Quratulain Rehbar/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 31, 2026

Quratulain Rehbar / Nikkei Asia: Official data shows that Indian smartphone exports reached $11 billion in the first half of…

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Microsoft will lease Crusoe’s 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI pull out, with the first building expected by mid-2027 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 27, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: The Ezra Klein Show: How quickly will AI agents destroy the economy? The future is already…

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Anthropic says it is testing an AI model that is a "gradual change" in performance after a blog draft in an unsecured data store reveals the Claude Mythos model (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 27, 2026

Beatrice Nolan / Fortune: Anthropic says it is testing an AI model that represents a “step change” in performance after…

Technology

Meta plans to increase its investment in a data center in El Paso, Texas, to more than $10 billion, a significant increase from the initial commitment of $1.5 billion (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 26, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: Bubble Discussion A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon,…

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OpenRouter data: Lower-cost Chinese AI models from groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have overtaken their US rivals in token consumption since last month (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 26, 2026

Zijing Wu / Financial Times: OpenRouter data: Lower-cost Chinese AI models from groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have outperformed…

Politics

Bernie Sanders and AOC decide to ban new AI data centers

By Frank M. EverettMarch 25, 2026

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have led the charge and sounded the alarm about the threat AI poses…

Technology

How AI is helping geologists identify thousands of slopes around the world at high risk of sliding by analyzing data from satellites and ground sensors (Chris Baraniuk/BBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 25, 2026

Chris Baraniuk / BBC: How AI is helping geologists identify thousands of high-slip slopes around the world by analyzing data…

Business & Money

Home pinball machines post smallest profits since Great Recession, data company says

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 24, 2026

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new…

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Palantir has won a three-month, more than £30,000/week trial to access UK FCA intelligence data to combat financial crime, according to a source who raised concerns within the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 23, 2026

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Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

Soft power ‘wins’ Beijing as Chinese medical ship treats 5,400 people in PNG for free – Radio Free Asia

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

Netflix has long been “a builder, not a buyer.” Are those times over?

Some grocers are using AI to reduce food waste and increase profit margins

Trump names Erica Schwartz director of CDC

RFK Jr.’s Peptide Policy Could Boost Hims & Hers as Its GLP-1 Business Scales

Netflix (NFLX) Q1 2026 Results

Jared Kushner under investigation for potential violations of federal bribery and foreign agent laws

Trump’s Broken Brain Tries to Fool America With Iran War Hallucinations

Donald Trump has lost his power to America

RFK Jr. collapses in front of the country during a hearing at home

Democrats decide to impeach Pete Hegseth for recklessly endangering US troops

Sources: Recursive Superintelligence, a four-month-old startup developing self-learning AI and founded by former DeepMind and OpenAI engineers, has raised more than $500 million (Financial Times)

Cerebras files for IPO on Nasdaq, reports 2025 revenue of $510 million, up 76% year-over-year, with net profit of $87.9 million, compared to net loss of $485 million in 2024 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

World expands its Tinder partnership and partners with Zoom and others to verify human users, as it continues its shift from crypto to identity verification (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

Some shareholders question whether Sam Altman should lead OpenAI through the turbulence of an IPO and have proposed Bret Taylor as successor (Wall Street Journal)

About 40% of U.S. data centers planned for 2026 face delays, with major sites from Microsoft, OpenAI and others likely more than three months behind schedule (Financial Times)

Browsing: data

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani allows city agencies to use TikTok, with some restrictions, reversing a 2023 ban enacted by his predecessor over data security concerns (Chris Sommerfeldt/Politico)

Official data shows that Indian smartphone exports reached $11 billion in the first half of fiscal 2026, up 55% year-on-year; analysts warn Iran war could trigger 22-25% decline in coming weeks (Quratulain Rehbar/Nikkei Asia)

Microsoft will lease Crusoe’s 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI pull out, with the first building expected by mid-2027 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Anthropic says it is testing an AI model that is a "gradual change" in performance after a blog draft in an unsecured data store reveals the Claude Mythos model (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune)

Meta plans to increase its investment in a data center in El Paso, Texas, to more than $10 billion, a significant increase from the initial commitment of $1.5 billion (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

OpenRouter data: Lower-cost Chinese AI models from groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have overtaken their US rivals in token consumption since last month (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

Bernie Sanders and AOC decide to ban new AI data centers

How AI is helping geologists identify thousands of slopes around the world at high risk of sliding by analyzing data from satellites and ground sensors (Chris Baraniuk/BBC)

Home pinball machines post smallest profits since Great Recession, data company says

Palantir has won a three-month, more than £30,000/week trial to access UK FCA intelligence data to combat financial crime, according to a source who raised concerns within the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)