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AfterQuery, which sells coding and financial training data to AI labs, says it has raised a $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation and has reached an annual run rate of more than $100 million (Anna Tong/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 10, 2026

Anna Tong / Forbes: AfterQuery, which sells coding and financial training data to AI labs, says it has raised a…

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The OpenAI Foundation says it is working to finalize more than $100 million in grants this month, across six institutions, to support and accelerate Alzheimer’s research (Jacob Trefethen/OpenAI Foundation)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 8, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI vs. Anthropic’s Direct Faceoff + Future of Agents – With Aaron Levie The Big…

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Modus, which creates AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, has raised a $5 million seed and $80 million Series A led by Lightspeed (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 8, 2026

Ryan Lawler / Axios: Modus, which creates AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, has raised…

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Los Angeles-based Hermeus, which aims to build unmanned hypersonic fighter jets, has raised $200 million led by Khosla Ventures and $150 million in debt at a $1 billion valuation (Sean O’Kane/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: The history and future of AI at Google, with Sundar Pichai Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews…

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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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Anthropic plans to invest $200 million in a new venture with private equity firms to sell AI tools to their portfolio companies; it is in talks to raise $1 billion for the effort (Wall Street Journal)

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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Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270 million by posing as a quantitative trading firm in a 6-month-plus operation involving in-person meetings and a deposit of more than $1 million (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Anthropic’s Growth from $1 Billion to $19 Billion: How Claude Became the Fastest-Growing AI Product in…

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Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist with an annual salary of up to around $18 million; China’s AI industry shunned mega-employees (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI buys TBPN, SpaceX’s IPO for $2 trillion? Iran Disables Amazon Infrastructure The Big Technology…

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Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo pursues urgent IPO via SPAC merger for valuation below $500 million; it was last valued at $1.2 billion in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

Meir Orbach / CTech: Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo pursues urgent IPO via SPAC merger for valuation below $500…

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Noon, an AI-native product design tool, comes out of stealth with $44 million in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures and others (Vaibhavi Khanwalkar/The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: Go touch some weed (but don’t tweet about it) A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly…

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

Private jet companies battle for biggest spending customers at Masters

Amazon Launches Masters Golf Coverage as Fourth Media Partner

American Airlines Makes Baggage Fees Even More Expensive for Basic Economy

DOJ investigates NFL over media rights, antitrust issues

Disney plans to cut up to 1,000 employees

Democrats will act to force Pete Hegseth out

Epstein survivors denounce Melania Trump’s performative press conference

Thomas Massie, Jeffrey Epstein and the biggest sign yet that Trump and MAGA are dead

House Democrats accelerate efforts to impeach Trump

Trump’s Iran ceasefire collapses

Alat, a $100 billion PIF-backed electronics manufacturing fund in Saudi Arabia, has removed its CEO Amit Midha; sources say he abandoned plans to invest in chip production (Matthew Martin/Semafor)

U.S. CFTC says a district court judge has granted its request for a temporary restraining order barring Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi (Jack Queen/Reuters)

Amazon Luna drops support for third-party game purchases, game stores and subscriptions; Previously purchased games will be available until June 10 (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Source: Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Reddit to grand jury to provide personal data on anonymous user who criticized ICE (Ryan Devereaux/The Intercept)

San Francisco police arrested a suspect for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home and also making threats outside OpenAI headquarters (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

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AfterQuery, which sells coding and financial training data to AI labs, says it has raised a $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation and has reached an annual run rate of more than $100 million (Anna Tong/Forbes)

The OpenAI Foundation says it is working to finalize more than $100 million in grants this month, across six institutions, to support and accelerate Alzheimer’s research (Jacob Trefethen/OpenAI Foundation)

Modus, which creates AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, has raised a $5 million seed and $80 million Series A led by Lightspeed (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

Los Angeles-based Hermeus, which aims to build unmanned hypersonic fighter jets, has raised $200 million led by Khosla Ventures and $150 million in debt at a $1 billion valuation (Sean O’Kane/TechCrunch)

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)

Anthropic plans to invest $200 million in a new venture with private equity firms to sell AI tools to their portfolio companies; it is in talks to raise $1 billion for the effort (Wall Street Journal)

Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270 million by posing as a quantitative trading firm in a 6-month-plus operation involving in-person meetings and a deposit of more than $1 million (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist with an annual salary of up to around $18 million; China’s AI industry shunned mega-employees (Bloomberg)

Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo pursues urgent IPO via SPAC merger for valuation below $500 million; it was last valued at $1.2 billion in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Noon, an AI-native product design tool, comes out of stealth with $44 million in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures and others (Vaibhavi Khanwalkar/The Economic Times)