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Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

By Frank M. EverettApril 8, 2026

Japan’s dispatch of combat troops to participate in upcoming exercises in the Philippines is a sign of a shift toward…

Technology

Musk asks banks seeking role in SpaceX IPO to subscribe to Grok and advertise on X; some banks are spending tens of millions to integrate Grok (Maureen Farrell/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT The future is already…

Technology

Chinese companies move to consolidate their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others look to China for components the U.S. considers strategic (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

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…

Technology

In Interview, David Sacks Says He Gave Up Role as AI and Crypto Czar After Exhausting His Time As Special Government Employee (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,…

Technology

Survey of 1,000 hiring managers: 59% say they emphasize the role of AI in layoffs or hiring freezes "because it plays better"; only 9% say AI has completely replaced roles (Gautam Mukunda/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 14, 2026

Gautam Mukunda / Bloomberg: A survey of 1,000 hiring managers: 59% say they emphasize the role of AI in layoffs…

Technology

A profile of Emil Michael, who made his name as an aggressive dealmaker for Uber, as he plays a leading role in the Pentagon’s conflict with Anthropic (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 8, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: AI revenues explode, Dario’s memo, McDonald’s CEO’s baby burger The Big Technology Podcast takes you…

Technology

Gallup: 12% of employed U.S. adults reported using AI daily in their work in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 10% in the third quarter and 8% in the second; 49% say they never use AI in their role (Andy Kemp/Gallup)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

Andy Kemp / Gallup: Gallup: 12% of employed U.S. adults reported using AI daily in their work in the fourth…

Technology

Sources: Following investor backlash, Monzo to give outgoing CEO TS Anil an expanded role following his resignation in February; he is likely to retain a seat on the board (Laith Al-Khalaf/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 17, 2026

Laith Al-Khalaf / Financial Times: Sources: Following investor backlash, Monzo to give outgoing CEO TS Anil an expanded role following…

Technology

A look at Tether’s role in the Venezuelan economy, which puts it in a prime position to help the United States as it seeks to track down funds allegedly stolen by the Maduro regime (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 10, 2026

Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: A look at Tether’s role in the Venezuelan economy, which puts it in…

Technology

A profile of OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his role in building the $1.4 billion infrastructure needed to achieve AGI (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 6, 2025

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: Technology is becoming more and more political, isn’t 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

How Kodak is trying to recover from the brink of bankruptcy

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

Eric Swalwell needs to go now

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

about 84% said they don’t trust U.S. tech companies with their personal data; 93% don’t trust Chinese companies (Ellen O’Regan/Politico)

Anthropic met with Christian leaders in March to ask their opinions on Claude’s moral and spiritual development and whether he could be considered a “child of God” (Washington Post)

Google says Polymarket betting “appeared briefly in Google News by mistake”, after the betting appeared alongside news articles in the ‘For You’ section (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)

Japan approves another $4 billion in subsidies to Rapidus to fund the chipmaker’s work for Fujitsu, bringing total state investment and fees to $16.3 billion (Mari Kiyohara/Bloomberg)

Investigation details Webloc, an advertising-based geosurveillance system providing access to a constantly updated stream of recordings from up to 500 million mobile devices (The Citizen Lab)

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Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

Musk asks banks seeking role in SpaceX IPO to subscribe to Grok and advertise on X; some banks are spending tens of millions to integrate Grok (Maureen Farrell/New York Times)

Chinese companies move to consolidate their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others look to China for components the U.S. considers strategic (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

In Interview, David Sacks Says He Gave Up Role as AI and Crypto Czar After Exhausting His Time As Special Government Employee (Bloomberg)

Survey of 1,000 hiring managers: 59% say they emphasize the role of AI in layoffs or hiring freezes "because it plays better"; only 9% say AI has completely replaced roles (Gautam Mukunda/Bloomberg)

A profile of Emil Michael, who made his name as an aggressive dealmaker for Uber, as he plays a leading role in the Pentagon’s conflict with Anthropic (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)

Gallup: 12% of employed U.S. adults reported using AI daily in their work in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 10% in the third quarter and 8% in the second; 49% say they never use AI in their role (Andy Kemp/Gallup)

Sources: Following investor backlash, Monzo to give outgoing CEO TS Anil an expanded role following his resignation in February; he is likely to retain a seat on the board (Laith Al-Khalaf/Financial Times)

A look at Tether’s role in the Venezuelan economy, which puts it in a prime position to help the United States as it seeks to track down funds allegedly stolen by the Maduro regime (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)

A profile of OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his role in building the $1.4 billion infrastructure needed to achieve AGI (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)