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layoffs in the technology sector totaled 78,557 in the first quarter of 2026, 76.7% of which were in the United States; almost half were attributed to AI implementation and workflow automation (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 8, 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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EU legislation allowing voluntary analysis of CSAM by technology and social media companies expired on April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension (Sam Clark/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 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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How India’s film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the technology to cut production times and costs, while union rules limit its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

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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OpenAI acquires technology news show TBPN; Fidji Simo says the move aims to “help create space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes created by AI” (Katie Deighton/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 2, 2026

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

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Pentagon discusses plans to establish secure environments for AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data (James O’Donnell/MIT Technology Review)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Creating Prediction Markets (and Suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara Stripe co-founder…

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Cash-rich Tether has invested in various sectors ranging from sleep technology company Eight Sleep to humanoid robotics company Neura Robotics (PitchBook)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The tactical manual for getting 20 to 40% more composition (without seeming greedy) | Jacob Warwick…

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Sources: Sequoia’s Ravi Gupta and former Meta CRO John Hegeman seek to raise more than $1 billion for a holding company to acquire at least one company and infuse it with new technology (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

Bloomberg: Sources: Sequoia’s Ravi Gupta and former Meta CRO John Hegeman are seeking to raise more than $1 billion for…

Business & Money

Stellantis calls on Toyota and Bosch suppliers for hybrid technology for Jeep

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

2026 Jeep Cherokee.Courtesy of: StellantisDETROIT — Jeep manufacturer Stellantis is leveraging technologies from auto suppliers for its new hybrid SUVs…

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Yahoo sold technology news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal signed in early February and expected to close later in March (David Pierce/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 3, 2026

David Pierce / The edge: Yahoo sold technology news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal signed in early…

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: Technology

layoffs in the technology sector totaled 78,557 in the first quarter of 2026, 76.7% of which were in the United States; almost half were attributed to AI implementation and workflow automation (Nikkei Asia)

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)

EU legislation allowing voluntary analysis of CSAM by technology and social media companies expired on April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension (Sam Clark/Politico)

How India’s film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the technology to cut production times and costs, while union rules limit its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

OpenAI acquires technology news show TBPN; Fidji Simo says the move aims to “help create space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes created by AI” (Katie Deighton/Wall Street Journal)

Pentagon discusses plans to establish secure environments for AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data (James O’Donnell/MIT Technology Review)

Cash-rich Tether has invested in various sectors ranging from sleep technology company Eight Sleep to humanoid robotics company Neura Robotics (PitchBook)

Sources: Sequoia’s Ravi Gupta and former Meta CRO John Hegeman seek to raise more than $1 billion for a holding company to acquire at least one company and infuse it with new technology (Bloomberg)

Stellantis calls on Toyota and Bosch suppliers for hybrid technology for Jeep

Yahoo sold technology news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal signed in early February and expected to close later in March (David Pierce/The Verge)