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European venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2026 increased almost 30% year-on-year to $17.6 billion, AI claimed more than 50% of all European funding for the quarter and deal volume fell 40% year-on-year (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2026

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SoftBank’s stock is down about 48% since November 3, as the extent of its involvement in OpenAI comes under increased scrutiny; On Monday, SoftBank fell 9.8% following Stargate delay reports (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 9, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: How Sierra is getting ahead in the AI race | Co-founder Bret Taylor Grit explores what it…

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Data analytics company Fractal, which became India’s first AI unicorn in 2022, raised $313 million in its Mumbai IPO; its shares fell 5% amid weakness in the Indian IPO market (Rajesh Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

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Amazon stock fell for the ninth straight day Friday, its longest losing streak since 2006, opening at $244.98 on Feb. 3 and closing at $198.79 on Feb. 13 (Rani Molla/Sherwood News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 15, 2026

Rani Molla / Sherwood News: Amazon stock fell for the ninth straight day on Friday, its longest losing streak since…

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Apple stock fell 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following the FTC’s scrutiny of Apple News and reports of delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 13, 2026

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Business & Money

January home sales fell more than 8% and potential buyers are struggling

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 12, 2026

High housing prices, declining supply and declining consumer confidence in the economy continue to weigh on the U.S. housing market.…

Technology

Bitcoin fell to ~$78,000, down around 7% in 24 hours, over 12% in the last week, and down around 37% since its ATH in October 2025; Ethereum fell about 18% last week (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 31, 2026

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Bitcoin fell 3.6% to below $92,000, ether fell about 5% and solana fell 8.6%, wiping about $100 billion from the crypto’s total value, after Trump proposed new European tariffs of 10% (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 19, 2026

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Appfigures: Global consumer spending on mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play increased 21.6% year-over-year to $155.8 billion in 2025, but app downloads fell 2.7% to $106.9 billion (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 15, 2026

Sarah Pérez / TechCrunch: AppNumbers: Global consumer spending on mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play increased 21.6%…

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NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran fell to multiple providers as protests hit more than 100 cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply (Cody Combs/The National)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

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Balikatan 2026 exercises will highlight Manila’s ‘more active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

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

United Airlines (UAL) First Quarter 2026 Results

Amazon launches GLP-1 weight loss program

Michael and Susan Dell donate $750 million for UT Austin medical campus

UPS and FedEx have started requesting certain fare refunds

Trump says ‘maybe’ government should help struggling Spirit Airlines

Trump just cost Republicans the House as Virginia voters pass new map that boosts Democrats

Trump’s permanent ceasefire is actually a total capitulation to Iran

James Comer works inside for Trump to kill Epstein investigation

Trump and Mike Johnson desperately try to save the House before Virginia votes on a new map

Democrats turn up pressure, force another vote to end Trump’s Iran war

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)

Browsing: fell

European venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2026 increased almost 30% year-on-year to $17.6 billion, AI claimed more than 50% of all European funding for the quarter and deal volume fell 40% year-on-year (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

SoftBank’s stock is down about 48% since November 3, as the extent of its involvement in OpenAI comes under increased scrutiny; On Monday, SoftBank fell 9.8% following Stargate delay reports (Financial Times)

Data analytics company Fractal, which became India’s first AI unicorn in 2022, raised $313 million in its Mumbai IPO; its shares fell 5% amid weakness in the Indian IPO market (Rajesh Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

Amazon stock fell for the ninth straight day Friday, its longest losing streak since 2006, opening at $244.98 on Feb. 3 and closing at $198.79 on Feb. 13 (Rani Molla/Sherwood News)

Apple stock fell 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following the FTC’s scrutiny of Apple News and reports of delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

January home sales fell more than 8% and potential buyers are struggling

Bitcoin fell to ~$78,000, down around 7% in 24 hours, over 12% in the last week, and down around 37% since its ATH in October 2025; Ethereum fell about 18% last week (Bloomberg)

Bitcoin fell 3.6% to below $92,000, ether fell about 5% and solana fell 8.6%, wiping about $100 billion from the crypto’s total value, after Trump proposed new European tariffs of 10% (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)

Appfigures: Global consumer spending on mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play increased 21.6% year-over-year to $155.8 billion in 2025, but app downloads fell 2.7% to $106.9 billion (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran fell to multiple providers as protests hit more than 100 cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply (Cody Combs/The National)