AI-Driven Layoffs Accelerate as Tech Giants Restructure Workforce
Meta, Oracle, Atlassian and other tech firms have slashed thousands of jobs, citing AI‑driven cost pressures and strategic realignment. The wave, which has already claimed about 92,000 US jobs since 2023, highlights a shift in talent management toward AI‑augmented workforces and contract labor.
AI’s Impact on Publishers: Why News Is Emerging as a Resilient and Valuable Category
Artificial intelligence is reshaping online discovery, driving steep declines in ad opportunities for many publishers—69% reported year‑over‑year drops, with health and career sites losing up to 50% of requests. In contrast, news and politics saw a modest 7% decline, highlighting...
Speechify’s Windows App Uses Local Models for Transcription and Dictation
Speechify has launched a native Windows application that runs voice AI entirely on‑device, offering dictation, real‑time transcription, and neural text‑to‑speech. The app leverages three local models—including a Whisper‑based transcription engine and the Silero voice‑activity detector—and can fall back to cloud...
The Next Era of Retail Won’t Be Browsed, It Will Be Prompted
Retail is transitioning from search‑driven browsing to AI‑driven intent commerce, where autonomous agents complete purchases before a human even opens a site. Walmart reported that shoppers using its Sparky assistant generated baskets 35% larger than traditional shoppers, underscoring the revenue...
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora, Upending AI Video Tools for Real‑estate Marketing
OpenAI announced the immediate shutdown of Sora, its AI video‑generation platform, ending a planned $1 billion partnership with Disney and halting a tool many real‑estate firms hoped would power AI‑generated property tours. The move reflects compute constraints and a strategic pivot...
We Already Ran This Experiment
A16z argues that construction software, still built on 1997 code, is holding back industry efficiency, while the author counters that the sector already experimented with BIM at scale without reducing waste. From 2007 onward, billions were spent on BIM tools,...
Harvey Secures $200 Million Funding at $11 Billion Valuation, Boosting AI Legal Infrastructure
San Francisco‑based Harvey closed a $200 million financing round that lifts its valuation to $11 billion. Backed by GIC, Sequoia Capital and other top investors, the capital will fund AI‑agent expansion and global legal‑engineering teams, cementing Harvey’s position as a leading legal‑infrastructure...
Dino's Team Accelerates Naval Autonomy with Record-Breaking Shipbuilding
Dino and his team scaled @saronic faster than any defense company to date. He’s delivered hundreds of autonomous vessels to the US Navy, redefining naval autonomy, and the fastest-built big ships since WWII. Now, we’re scaling. I’m proud to have helped them...
Introducing IAS Agent: Your AI-Powered Assistant that Uncovers Deep Insights and Powers Performance
Integral Ad Science (IAS) unveiled IAS Agent, an AI‑powered assistant that accelerates campaign activation, delivers insights up to five times faster, and optimizes performance at scale. Built on more than 15 years of proprietary data, the tool embeds explainable AI...
DoD Expands Internal Software Factories, Boosting DevOps Across All Services
The Department of Defense announced an expansion of its internal software factories—including the Air Force’s Kessel Run, the Army Software Factory and the Marine Corps Software Factory—aimed at embedding DevOps pipelines, automation and rapid delivery across all services. The move...
Delta Skips Starlink, Signs with Amazon Leo for Satellite In-Flight Wi-Fi Starting in 2028
Delta Air Lines announced a partnership with Amazon’s Leo satellite network to provide in‑flight Wi‑Fi beginning in 2028. The rollout will initially equip 500 domestic aircraft with Leo Ultra antennas delivering up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload speeds, offered...
Sony Halts CFexpress and SD Card Orders Amid Global NAND Shortage
Sony Japan announced a temporary suspension of orders for its CFexpress and SD memory cards, citing a global semiconductor shortage that threatens to outstrip demand. The halt, effective March 27, 2026, impacts a wide range of professional and consumer cards...
Influur Is Building a Creator-Powered Campaign Layer Around the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Miami-based creator marketplace Influur announced a multi‑city, creator‑led initiative to help brands engage audiences around the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Rather than seeking official tournament sponsorship, Influur will build an independent, creator‑powered cultural...
Create for People, Not for the Algorithm
"Post at the best time" = optimize your labor for a platform's algorithm. "Use the right hashtags" = help a platform sell your attention more effectively. "Perfect your video length" = conform your creativity to what benefits the machine. You are not creating...
Gcore Launches GPU Virtual Machines on NVIDIA Hopper
Gcore has introduced GPU virtual machines powered by NVIDIA's Hopper architecture, initially available in its sovereign AI region in Sines‑3, Portugal. The service lets customers provision single to eight Hopper GPUs with high‑bandwidth InfiniBand networking, mirroring the performance of Gcore’s...
Sony Hikes PS5 and PS5 Pro Prices as Memory Chip Costs Surge
Sony announced U.S. price increases for its PlayStation 5 lineup, moving the standard PS5 to $649.99, the Digital Edition to $599.99, and the PS5 Pro to $899.99. The hikes, driven by rising memory chip costs, affect millions of gamers and...
Extending API Keys Beyond the RIPE Database
RIPE NCC is extending its API‑key authentication model from the RIPE Database to the LIR Portal services, allowing keys to be generated directly within each service while remaining centrally visible. The new design adds usage timestamps, fine‑grained permissions, modern password‑hashing...
Samsara to Accelerate the Future of Physical AI at HumanX 2026
Samsara (NYSE:IOT) announced its participation in HumanX 2026, the leading AI conference, to unveil its vision for physical AI that unifies autonomous vehicles, robotics, and human operators. On April 8, 2026, the company will co‑host a panel titled “Orchestrating the Mixed‑Autonomy Revolution”...
Forterro Appoints Chris Fisher to Lead Orderwise as Mid-Market ERP Demand Evolves
Forterro has named Chris Fisher as Managing Director of its Orderwise business, signaling a strategic push toward a platform‑first ERP model. Fisher brings deep experience in guiding mid‑market firms through cloud and AI transitions, especially in distribution and logistics. His...
Shojin Financial Services Limited Enters Administration
Shojin Financial Services Limited, an FCA‑regulated crowdfunding platform that financed property‑development loans, entered administration on 23 March 2026. Joint Administrators Simon Carvill‑Biggs and Ian Corfield of FRP Trading Advisory were appointed to manage the process. The FCA is working with the administrators to safeguard...
Snapmaker U1 Expands Availability, Software, And Materials
Snapmaker announced that its U1 desktop 3‑D printer will be stocked in all global warehouses by April 10, 2026, shifting the pre‑order price of $849 (≈ €849) to a regular $899 (≈ €899). A software update on March 24 adds performance tweaks and a library...
This Popular and Capacious Anker Zolo Power Bank Is Just £25/$33 From Amazon
Anker’s Zolo power bank packs a 20,000 mAh battery into a compact chassis and delivers up to 30 W of fast charging. It retails for roughly $32 in the UK and $34 in the US on Amazon, marking a low point in...
Flagstar Bank Completes First Phase of $1 Billion Tech Modernization with Mphasis
Flagstar Bank and technology partner Mphasis have completed the first phase of a multi‑year, $1 billion modernization program, consolidating six legacy data centers into two next‑generation facilities and migrating hundreds of applications with zero downtime. The milestone positions Flagstar to accelerate...
This Prompt Turned Claude Into My Nutrition Coach
The post explains how a well‑crafted Claude prompt can turn vague nutrition intentions into a repeatable system that delivers calorie estimates, macro targets, weekly meal plans, shopping lists, and simple rules. It emphasizes that most people already know basic diet...
Brands Ramp Up Use Of Content And Agentic AI
Brands such as ScottsMiracle‑Gro and Clinique are accelerating the deployment of agentic AI to deliver real‑time, location‑specific educational content to consumers. At SXSW, ScottsMiracle‑Gro’s senior vice president John Sass highlighted how the company’s 158‑year legacy is being amplified through autonomous...
Cyngn Deploys 4 DriveMod Tuggers at Vann Family Orchards
Cyngn announced the deployment of four autonomous DriveMod Tuggers at Vann Family Orchards, a major California‑based agricultural processor. The tuggers now handle raw‑material transport between storage and processing zones, reducing reliance on manual forklifts while keeping humans for loading and...
Snap Acquires Rec Room Assets as Social Gaming Platform Shuts Down, Ending $3.5B Unicorn
Rec Room announced it will cease operations on June 1 after failing to find a sustainable profit model, despite 150 million users and a $3.5 billion valuation. Snap Inc. confirmed it has purchased select Rec Room assets and will absorb some staff into...
D‑Wave Beats Rigetti on Financial Health While Rigetti Leads in Superconducting Roadmap
D‑Wave Quantum secured a $20 million system sale to Florida Atlantic University and an €10 million ($11.5 million) deal in Italy, outpacing Rigetti Computing’s $8.4 million India sale. While Rigetti’s superconducting approach promises broader market potential, D‑Wave’s healthier balance sheet and manufacturing partnerships make...
Nebius Secures Up to $27 B AI Compute Deal with Meta, Powering the Future of Ad Tech
Nebius Group agreed to provide Meta Platforms with up to $27 billion in AI compute over five years, including $12 billion of capacity starting in 2027. The deal expands Meta’s AI‑driven ad‑tech stack and marks Nebius’ largest contract to date, underscoring the...
Starcloud Secures $170M, Becomes Fastest YC Unicorn at $1.1B Valuation
Starcloud announced a $170 million financing round that lifts its valuation to $1.1 billion, making it the fastest Y Combinator graduate to reach unicorn status. The capital, led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures, will fund next‑generation satellites and expand manufacturing as the company...
5 Data-Driven Tips to Boost Your Music’s Reach on Facebook Reels
A new Emplifi study of over 10,000 Facebook Reels reveals that music‑focused clips alone no longer drive optimal performance for musicians. Reels that open with human speech, feature the creator’s face, use a vertical 9:16 format, incorporate seamless loops, and...
Palantir Extends Five‑Year Deal with Stellantis, Adding AI Platform to Automotive SaaS Stack
Palantir Technologies announced a five‑year renewal and expansion of its partnership with Stellantis, adding the Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform to the automaker’s existing Foundry deployment. The deal deepens Palantir’s foothold in automotive SaaS and comes as the company’s stock slipped...
Trade40 Launches Multi‑Asset Platform to Democratize Retail Trading
Trade40 introduced a new multi‑asset trading platform that lets retail investors trade forex, equities, commodities and more from a single interface. The service emphasizes real‑time execution, integrated analytics and tiered support to attract both beginners and seasoned traders.
Flipkart Hires Senior Executives To Scale Platform Engineering And Execution Capabilities
Flipkart has appointed Smita Ojha as Vice President of Engineering and Amit Sharma as Vice President of Programme Management to bolster its OneTech platform capabilities. Ojha will head the Central Platforms Group, bringing over two decades of platform‑engineering expertise from Mindtickle. Sharma...
Deep Rover Enables Kilometer-Deep Ocean Exploration
What if you could dive a kilometer underwater, gaze into the abyss, and unravel the ocean's mysteries? Deep Rover made it possible. https://spectrum.ieee.org/deep-sea-submersible?share_id=9311646
AI Coding Assistants Poised to Flood Software with Zero‑Day Bugs
Security researchers say AI‑generated coding agents will soon produce a flood of zero‑day vulnerabilities, fundamentally altering exploit development. The shift could accelerate the pace of high‑impact bugs and strain the software supply chain.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Gets Blood Pressure Monitoring in the US, With One Major Caveat
Samsung has begun rolling out blood‑pressure monitoring to Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 8 series in the United States. The feature requires users to own a traditional upper‑arm cuff, download the Samsung Health Monitor app, and recalibrate the watch every...
ChatGPT Security Issue Enabled Data Theft via Single Prompt
Security researchers at Check Point uncovered a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allows a single crafted prompt to create a covert data‑exfiltration channel. The flaw leveraged a hidden DNS side‑channel from the model's isolated container, enabling both data leakage and remote...
AI Model Mythos Amplifies Attack Scale and Internal Threats
A leaked model is raising new concerns about AI and cybersecurity. Anthropic’s “Mythos” is described as a step change in capability, especially in how AI agents can act, reason and operate independently. That makes it easier for attackers to scale operations...
Nuclear Power and Design Automation
Nuclear energy is gaining renewed attention as data‑center power demand surges, with small modular reactors (SMRs) offering a cost‑effective alternative to traditional plants. SMRs are projected to cost $2.5‑4 B, far less than the $30 B required for full‑size reactors, while molten‑salt...
Download: 2026 SANS Identity Threats & Defenses Survey
The 2026 SANS Identity Threats & Defenses Survey reveals that 55% of organizations suffered an identity‑related breach in the past year. MFA fatigue contributed to 26% of those attacks, indicating user weariness with multi‑factor prompts. The report details how threat...
Where Fee Transparency Meets the Agentic Era
PubMatic launched the Fee Transparency Agent within its AgenticOS platform, delivering a unified view of all fees across a programmatic media buy. The tool consolidates vendor, data and measurement costs, eliminating the need for manual report stitching. By exposing the...
Washington Clears Direct‑to‑Consumer Path for Rivian and Lucid, Challenging Dealership Model
Washington state has passed Senate Bill 6354, granting Rivian and Lucid the same direct‑to‑consumer sales exemption Tesla enjoys. The bipartisan vote and a $4.6 million ballot‑initiative investment signal a shift in the B2B automotive distribution landscape.
Debt Intelligence Platform 9fin Scores £130m Round
AI‑driven debt intelligence platform 9fin has become a unicorn after closing a $170 million (≈£128.8 million) Series C round, pushing its valuation to $1.3 billion. The funding, led by HarbourVest and joined by CPP Investment Board and other investors, will fund AI enhancements, dataset...
Combine Multiple Aggregates in One Query Using CASE
SQL tip You're running three separate queries to get this. SELECT SUM(amount) FROM orders WHERE user_type = 'premium'; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM orders WHERE is_first_order = TRUE; SELECT SUM(amount) FROM orders; You can get all three in one. This pattern works across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, BigQuery...
How Instagram’s ‘PG-13’ Branding for Teens Unraveled
Instagram has withdrawn its PG‑13 branding for teen accounts after the Motion Picture Association warned of trademark infringement and threatened legal action. The social‑media platform introduced the rating in 2024 to signal age‑appropriate content, but the MPA’s pushback forced Meta...
AI Aggregators Evolve Into Dominant Platforms, History Shows
Most people are building AI features. A few are building AI companies. Almost nobody is thinking about AI aggregators. Most Founders are asking: "Which model should I build on?" But the smart ones are asking a different question: "How do...
Outdated Rules Threaten Markets; Tech Demands Swift Adaptation
Technology can circumvent outdated rules quickly. If we don’t adapt, we leave markets and citizens exposed to risk. https://t.co/8CPvJQAThZ
PVT Tower Heat Pumps Enable Efficient Building Retrofits
PVT-driven tower heat pump for building retrofits #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/dtJIGgHzQb https://t.co/z6vXS04pAt
Tradeify 3.0 Boosts Rewards, Outperforms Competitors
Tradeify 3.0 dropping with new rewards & platforms 👀 Platform updates often mean better conditions for traders. Curious to see how these changes stack up against other firms. Check the full comparison at https://t.co/pKoy2KH6Y5 to see where they rank now...