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Source: Smart ring maker Oura has confidentially filed for a US IPO, expected later in 2026; Oura, based in SF and Finland, had a valuation of $11 billion as of September 2025 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 21, 2026

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Source: Smart ring maker Oura has confidentially filed for a US IPO, expected later in 2026;…

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Sundar Pichai announced during Google I/O that Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month; participants moaned that the model was released later than expected (Charles Rollet/Business Insider)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 19, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Rebuilding computing from the ground up for the AI era: Serval’s Jake Stauch Sequoia Capital partners…

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PC motherboard sales expected to fall more than 25% year-over-year in 2026 as PC users delay upgrades due to AI-driven surges in memory, storage and CPU prices (Jowi Morales/Tom’s Hardware)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 9, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: The unlikely marriage of Anthropic and SpaceX, the revelations of the OpenAI trial, the AI…

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Japan’s $23 billion data center market is expected to grow about 50% by 2030, with 90% of sites concentrated in densely populated areas, sparking resistance from residents (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 3, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Why cultivating free will is more important than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max…

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Analysis: Combined investments from Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon hit a record $130 billion in the first quarter and are expected to reach $725 billion in 2026, up 77% from $410 billion in 2025 (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 30, 2026

Financial Times: Analysis: Combined investments from Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon hit a record $130 billion in the first quarter…

Technology

Cognizant agrees to acquire Astreya, which helps manage data center infrastructure, AI lab environments and enterprise networks, for about $600 million, expected to close in the second quarter (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 29, 2026

Reuters: Cognizant agrees to acquire Astreya, which helps manage data center infrastructure, AI lab environments and enterprise networks, for approximately…

Politics

Inflation and Cost of Living Are Expected to End Trump’s Presidency

By Frank M. EverettApril 19, 2026

Donald Trump’s lack of national popularity has been a constant feature of his political career. Since the 1980s, Trump has…

Technology

Global DRAM supply is expected to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory will reach around 40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% currently (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Jensen on the ropes, Sam Altman conflicts, Allbirds GPU pivot The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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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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A look at Nvidia’s GTC 2026, kicking off March 16, where the company is expected to unveil new agent-optimized CPUs, a CPU-only rack, and more (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 14, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: AI Backlash Intensifies, Nvidia GTC Preview, Embarrassing Meta Delay The Big Technology Podcast takes you…

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

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

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

Institutional investors are returning “in a big way” to retail

Soaring stocks created 2 million new millionaires last year

Eli Manning’s private equity firm buys RCX to bet on youth sports

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

Marco Rubio lied to Congress about Trump sleeping during meetings

Democrats will force vote to kill Trump’s slush fund and immunity program

Denver-based Scotch, which makes AI-powered payment tools for alcohol retailers, raised a $20 million Series A from VMG Partners, following a $10 million seed in 2024 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400 school districts show how social media companies targeted children: Meta paid "teen ambassadors"Snap sent alerts during school hours (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries/New York Times)

Google now allows large creators and publishers in the United States to claim and customize dedicated search profiles to aggregate their content from multiple platforms (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Coinbase and Better fund the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage that uses bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide rollout planned in the coming months (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

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)

Browsing: expected

Source: Smart ring maker Oura has confidentially filed for a US IPO, expected later in 2026; Oura, based in SF and Finland, had a valuation of $11 billion as of September 2025 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sundar Pichai announced during Google I/O that Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month; participants moaned that the model was released later than expected (Charles Rollet/Business Insider)

PC motherboard sales expected to fall more than 25% year-over-year in 2026 as PC users delay upgrades due to AI-driven surges in memory, storage and CPU prices (Jowi Morales/Tom’s Hardware)

Japan’s $23 billion data center market is expected to grow about 50% by 2030, with 90% of sites concentrated in densely populated areas, sparking resistance from residents (Financial Times)

Analysis: Combined investments from Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon hit a record $130 billion in the first quarter and are expected to reach $725 billion in 2026, up 77% from $410 billion in 2025 (Financial Times)

Cognizant agrees to acquire Astreya, which helps manage data center infrastructure, AI lab environments and enterprise networks, for about $600 million, expected to close in the second quarter (Reuters)

Inflation and Cost of Living Are Expected to End Trump’s Presidency

Global DRAM supply is expected to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory will reach around 40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% currently (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)

A look at Nvidia’s GTC 2026, kicking off March 16, where the company is expected to unveil new agent-optimized CPUs, a CPU-only rack, and more (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)