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Cybersecurity / Hacking:
- A pro-Iran hacktivist group named Handala claimed responsibility for a wiper malware attack that disrupted the global operations of medical technology company Stryker, forcing thousands of employees to work remotely and causing devices connected to the network to be wiped. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- The U.S. Department of Justice, along with international law enforcement, has dismantled SocksEscort, a criminal proxy service that enslaved nearly 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries into a botnet used for large-scale fraud. 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Microsoft has released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 77 vulnerabilities across its software, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, MSHTML, Microsoft Word, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Desktop Window Manager, and Windows Remote Access Connection Manager. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- A new phishing-as-a-service called Starkiller is enabling cybercriminals to conduct highly convincing phishing attacks by dynamically loading legitimate login pages and acting as a reverse proxy to capture credentials and MFA codes in real-time. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Google has released emergency security updates to address two critical Chrome zero-day vulnerabilities that were being exploited in the wild. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- New PhantomRaven NPM attack waves have been identified, compromising 88 malicious packages that steal development data from JavaScript developers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Veeam Software has issued security updates to fix multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication solution, including four that allow for remote code execution. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple has released security updates for older iPhone and iPad models to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Canadian retail giant Loblaw has reported a data breach affecting its customers, leading to automatic logouts for account holders. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- England Hockey is investigating a ransomware data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- A new Rust-based banking malware named VENON has been discovered targeting 33 Brazilian banks, exhibiting behaviors similar to established banking trojans in the region. 👉 thehackernews.com
- The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former DigitalMint employee for involvement in a scheme with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing guardians to control contact and group access. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- An SQL injection vulnerability in the Elementor Ally WordPress plugin affects over 250,000 sites and could allow for data theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- CISA has added a critical n8n remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-68613, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- A new "Zombie ZIP" technique allows malware to evade security tools by embedding malicious code within seemingly harmless ZIP archives. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including user-facing warnings and enhanced systems. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Google paid over $17.1 million to 747 security researchers in 2025 through its Vulnerability Reward Program. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google Maps is rolling out a significant update featuring a Gemini-powered chatbot ("Ask Maps") for conversational planning and an "Immersive Navigation" interface with 3D visuals. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- New research suggests that cats have highly flexible spines, allowing them to correct their orientation mid-air, supporting the "legs in, legs out" model of their acrobatic abilities. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized healthcare advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- In a social media addiction trial, plaintiffs, Meta, and YouTube have presented their closing arguments, with jurors set to begin deliberations on the liability for harm to children. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Tinder is introducing updates including an Events tab and testing virtual speed dating to revitalize its product and attract users back to the platform. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Amazon plans to move its annual Prime Day sale from July to late June to better align with its financial reporting period. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sunday, a company developing autonomous home robots, has raised $165 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation and aims to begin home testing this year. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, an AI tool that integrates medical records and wearable data to provide personalized health advice. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- A court ruling partially upholds California's online child safety law, allowing most provisions to move forward while keeping some blocked. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
- Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed featuring clips from its movies and TV shows, to U.S. users on its mobile app. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Oro Labs, which uses AI for corporate procurement, has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Brighton Park Capital. 👉 techmeme.com
- Google's acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion has closed, potentially paving the way for more tech M&A activity. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Gumloop, an AI platform for automating employee workflows, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Benchmark. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Waiv, an AI company spinning out of Owkin to focus on AI-powered cancer testing, has secured $33 million in funding. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Silicon Valley billionaires are reportedly considering a $100 million to $500 million endowment fund to influence California politics, aiming to counter progressive policies. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qualcomm's Android component has a confirmed vulnerability, CVE-2026-21385, that is being exploited in the wild. 👉 thehackernews.com
- The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) announced that its CEO, Ali Farhadi, is stepping down after two and a half years, with founding member Peter Clark serving as interim CEO. 👉 techcrunch.com
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational search and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Geopolitics / Conflict:
- Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Legal / Regulatory:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Automotive:
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com
Media / Entertainment:
- A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Channel Surfer is a new application that allows users to watch YouTube content as if it were traditional cable television. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Substack has launched a built-in recording studio for its users. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com
Retail / E-commerce:
- Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com
Robotics / AI:
- Sunday, a company developing autonomous home robots, has raised $165 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation and aims to begin home testing this year. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Gumloop, an AI platform for automating employee workflows, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Benchmark. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational search and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft has hired four direct reports of EVP Rajesh Jha to new EVP roles following his planned retirement on July 1. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com
Legal / Regulatory:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Personal Computing / Devices:
- Apple's new MacBook Neo is designed to be easier to repair than other MacBooks, with components like the battery and keyboard being more accessible. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Utilities / Infrastructure:
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
Legal / Regulatory:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Gaming:
- European video game age rating body PEGI plans to introduce four new categories in June to address addictive design elements in games, including loot boxes. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Finance / Markets:
- PayPay shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut after its $879.8 million U.S. IPO, the largest listing by a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Bumble shares jumped over 30% following Q4 revenue exceeding estimates and the announcement of an AI-driven app overhaul aimed at attracting users, despite an 90% drop since its 2021 IPO. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Wonderful, a company focused on enterprise AI agents, has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Defense / Security:
- A pro-Iran hacktivist group named Handala claimed responsibility for a wiper malware attack that disrupted the global operations of medical technology company Stryker, forcing thousands of employees to work remotely and causing devices connected to the network to be wiped. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- The U.S. Department of Justice, along with international law enforcement, has dismantled SocksEscort, a criminal proxy service that enslaved nearly 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries into a botnet used for large-scale fraud. 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Microsoft has released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 77 vulnerabilities across its software, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, MSHTML, Microsoft Word, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Desktop Window Manager, and Windows Remote Access Connection Manager. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Microsoft has introduced phishing-resistant Windows sign-ins via Entra passkeys. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Ukraine is opening up access to its battlefield data for allies to train AI models. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 reuters.com
- The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former DigitalMint employee for involvement in a scheme with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- New PhantomRaven NPM attack waves have been identified, compromising 88 malicious packages that steal development data from JavaScript developers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Veeam Software has issued security updates to fix multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication solution, including four that allow for remote code execution. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Canadian retail giant Loblaw has reported a data breach affecting its customers, leading to automatic logouts for account holders. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- England Hockey is investigating a ransomware data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- A new Rust-based banking malware named VENON has been discovered targeting 33 Brazilian banks, exhibiting behaviors similar to established banking trojans in the region. 👉 thehackernews.com
- WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing guardians to control contact and group access. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- An SQL injection vulnerability in the Elementor Ally WordPress plugin affects over 250,000 sites and could allow for data theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- CISA has added a critical n8n remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-68613, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- A new "Zombie ZIP" technique allows malware to evade security tools by embedding malicious code within seemingly harmless ZIP archives. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including user-facing warnings and enhanced systems. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Google paid over $17.1 million to 747 security researchers in 2025 through its Vulnerability Reward Program. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com
Personal Computing / Devices:
- Apple's new MacBook Neo is designed to be easier to repair than other MacBooks, with components like the battery and keyboard being more accessible. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Gaming:
- European video game age rating body PEGI plans to introduce four new categories in June to address addictive design elements in games, including loot boxes. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Finance / Markets:
- PayPay shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut after its $879.8 million U.S. IPO, the largest listing by a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Bumble shares jumped over 30% following Q4 revenue exceeding estimates and the announcement of an AI-driven app overhaul aimed at attracting users, despite an 90% drop since its 2021 IPO. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Wonderful, a company focused on enterprise AI agents, has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Legal / Regulatory:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Media / Entertainment:
- A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Channel Surfer is a new application that allows users to watch YouTube content as if it were traditional cable television. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Substack has launched a built-in recording studio for its users. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com
Geopolitics / Conflict:
- Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Retail / E-commerce:
- Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Utilities / Infrastructure:
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Personal Computing / Devices:
- Apple's new MacBook Neo is designed to be easier to repair than other MacBooks, with components like the battery and keyboard being more accessible. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Gaming:
- European video game age rating body PEGI plans to introduce four new categories in June to address addictive design elements in games, including loot boxes. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Finance / Markets:
- PayPal shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut after its $879.8 million U.S. IPO, the largest listing by a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Bumble shares jumped over 30% following Q4 revenue exceeding estimates and the announcement of an AI-driven app overhaul aimed at attracting users, despite an 90% drop since its 2021 IPO. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Wonderful, a company focused on enterprise AI agents, has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Defense / Security:
- A pro-Iran hacktivist group named Handala claimed responsibility for a wiper malware attack that disrupted the global operations of medical technology company Stryker, forcing thousands of employees to work remotely and causing devices connected to the network to be wiped. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- The U.S. Department of Justice, along with international law enforcement, has dismantled SocksEscort, a criminal proxy service that enslaved nearly 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries into a botnet used for large-scale fraud. 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Microsoft has released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 77 vulnerabilities across its software, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, MSHTML, Microsoft Word, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Desktop Window Manager, and Windows Remote Access Connection Manager. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Microsoft has introduced phishing-resistant Windows sign-ins via Entra passkeys. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Ukraine is opening up access to its battlefield data for allies to train AI models. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 reuters.com
- The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former DigitalMint employee for involvement in a scheme with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- New PhantomRaven NPM attack waves have been identified, compromising 88 malicious packages that steal development data from JavaScript developers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Veeam Software has issued security updates to fix multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication solution, including four that allow for remote code execution. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Canadian retail giant Loblaw has reported a data breach affecting its customers, leading to automatic logouts for account holders. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- England Hockey is investigating a ransomware data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- A new Rust-based banking malware named VENON has been discovered targeting 33 Brazilian banks, exhibiting behaviors similar to established banking trojans in the region. 👉 thehackernews.com
- WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing guardians to control contact and group access. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- An SQL injection vulnerability in the Elementor Ally WordPress plugin affects over 250,000 sites and could allow for data theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- CISA has added a critical n8n remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-68613, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- A new "Zombie ZIP" technique allows malware to evade security tools by embedding malicious code within seemingly harmless ZIP archives. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including user-facing warnings and enhanced systems. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Google paid over $17.1 million to 747 security researchers in 2025 through its Vulnerability Reward Program. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Geopolitics / Conflict:
- Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Media / Entertainment:
- A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Channel Surfer is a new application that allows users to watch YouTube content as if it were traditional cable television. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Substack has launched a built-in recording studio for its users. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com
Retail / E-commerce:
- Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
- A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
- Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
- Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Company News:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
General News:
- A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
Legal / Regulatory:
- A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Automotive:
- Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
- Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Technology / Business:
- Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
- Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
- Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
- Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
- Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
- UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Artificial Intelligence:
- Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
- Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
- Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
- Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. [slashdot.org](👉 slashdot.org

Tech News

Cybersecurity / Hacking:

A pro-Iran hacktivist group named Handala claimed responsibility for a wiper malware attack that disrupted the global operations of medical technology company Stryker, forcing thousands of employees to work remotely and causing devices connected to the network to be wiped. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
The U.S. Department of Justice, along with international law enforcement, has dismantled SocksEscort, a criminal proxy service that enslaved nearly 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries into a botnet used for large-scale fraud. 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Microsoft has released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 77 vulnerabilities across its software, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, MSHTML, Microsoft Word, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Desktop Window Manager, and Windows Remote Access Connection Manager. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
A new phishing-as-a-service called Starkiller is enabling cybercriminals to conduct highly convincing phishing attacks by dynamically loading legitimate login pages and acting as a reverse proxy to capture credentials and MFA codes in real-time. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Google has released emergency security updates to address two critical Chrome zero-day vulnerabilities that were being exploited in the wild. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
New PhantomRaven NPM attack waves have been identified, compromising 88 malicious packages that steal development data from JavaScript developers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Veeam Software has issued security updates to fix multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication solution, including four that allow for remote code execution. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple has released security updates for older iPhone and iPad models to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Canadian retail giant Loblaw has reported a data breach affecting its customers, leading to automatic logouts for account holders. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
England Hockey is investigating a ransomware data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
A new Rust-based banking malware named VENON has been discovered targeting 33 Brazilian banks, exhibiting behaviors similar to established banking trojans in the region. 👉 thehackernews.com
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former DigitalMint employee for involvement in a scheme with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing guardians to control contact and group access. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
An SQL injection vulnerability in the Elementor Ally WordPress plugin affects over 250,000 sites and could allow for data theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
CISA has added a critical n8n remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-68613, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
A new "Zombie ZIP" technique allows malware to evade security tools by embedding malicious code within seemingly harmless ZIP archives. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including user-facing warnings and enhanced systems. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Google paid over $17.1 million to 747 security researchers in 2025 through its Vulnerability Reward Program. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google Maps is rolling out a significant update featuring a Gemini-powered chatbot ("Ask Maps") for conversational planning and an "Immersive Navigation" interface with 3D visuals. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
New research suggests that cats have highly flexible spines, allowing them to correct their orientation mid-air, supporting the "legs in, legs out" model of their acrobatic abilities. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized healthcare advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
In a social media addiction trial, plaintiffs, Meta, and YouTube have presented their closing arguments, with jurors set to begin deliberations on the liability for harm to children. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Tinder is introducing updates including an Events tab and testing virtual speed dating to revitalize its product and attract users back to the platform. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Amazon plans to move its annual Prime Day sale from July to late June to better align with its financial reporting period. 👉 techmeme.com
Sunday, a company developing autonomous home robots, has raised $165 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation and aims to begin home testing this year. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, an AI tool that integrates medical records and wearable data to provide personalized health advice. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
A court ruling partially upholds California's online child safety law, allowing most provisions to move forward while keeping some blocked. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com
Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed featuring clips from its movies and TV shows, to U.S. users on its mobile app. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Oro Labs, which uses AI for corporate procurement, has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Brighton Park Capital. 👉 techmeme.com
Google's acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion has closed, potentially paving the way for more tech M&A activity. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Gumloop, an AI platform for automating employee workflows, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Benchmark. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Waiv, an AI company spinning out of Owkin to focus on AI-powered cancer testing, has secured $33 million in funding. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Silicon Valley billionaires are reportedly considering a $100 million to $500 million endowment fund to influence California politics, aiming to counter progressive policies. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qualcomm's Android component has a confirmed vulnerability, CVE-2026-21385, that is being exploited in the wild. 👉 thehackernews.com
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) announced that its CEO, Ali Farhadi, is stepping down after two and a half years, with founding member Peter Clark serving as interim CEO. 👉 techcrunch.com
A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational search and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com

Geopolitics / Conflict:

Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Legal / Regulatory:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com

Automotive:

Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com

Media / Entertainment:

A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Channel Surfer is a new application that allows users to watch YouTube content as if it were traditional cable television. 👉 techcrunch.com
Substack has launched a built-in recording studio for its users. 👉 techcrunch.com
Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com

Retail / E-commerce:

Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com

Robotics / AI:

Sunday, a company developing autonomous home robots, has raised $165 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation and aims to begin home testing this year. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Gumloop, an AI platform for automating employee workflows, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Benchmark. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational search and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft has hired four direct reports of EVP Rajesh Jha to new EVP roles following his planned retirement on July 1. 👉 techcrunch.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com

Legal / Regulatory:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com

Personal Computing / Devices:

Apple's new MacBook Neo is designed to be easier to repair than other MacBooks, with components like the battery and keyboard being more accessible. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Utilities / Infrastructure:

Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

Legal / Regulatory:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Gaming:

European video game age rating body PEGI plans to introduce four new categories in June to address addictive design elements in games, including loot boxes. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com

Finance / Markets:

PayPay shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut after its $879.8 million U.S. IPO, the largest listing by a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. 👉 techcrunch.com
Bumble shares jumped over 30% following Q4 revenue exceeding estimates and the announcement of an AI-driven app overhaul aimed at attracting users, despite an 90% drop since its 2021 IPO. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Wonderful, a company focused on enterprise AI agents, has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com

Defense / Security:

A pro-Iran hacktivist group named Handala claimed responsibility for a wiper malware attack that disrupted the global operations of medical technology company Stryker, forcing thousands of employees to work remotely and causing devices connected to the network to be wiped. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
The U.S. Department of Justice, along with international law enforcement, has dismantled SocksEscort, a criminal proxy service that enslaved nearly 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries into a botnet used for large-scale fraud. 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Microsoft has released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 77 vulnerabilities across its software, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, MSHTML, Microsoft Word, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Desktop Window Manager, and Windows Remote Access Connection Manager. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has introduced phishing-resistant Windows sign-ins via Entra passkeys. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Ukraine is opening up access to its battlefield data for allies to train AI models. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 reuters.com
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former DigitalMint employee for involvement in a scheme with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
New PhantomRaven NPM attack waves have been identified, compromising 88 malicious packages that steal development data from JavaScript developers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Veeam Software has issued security updates to fix multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication solution, including four that allow for remote code execution. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Canadian retail giant Loblaw has reported a data breach affecting its customers, leading to automatic logouts for account holders. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
England Hockey is investigating a ransomware data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
A new Rust-based banking malware named VENON has been discovered targeting 33 Brazilian banks, exhibiting behaviors similar to established banking trojans in the region. 👉 thehackernews.com
WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing guardians to control contact and group access. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
An SQL injection vulnerability in the Elementor Ally WordPress plugin affects over 250,000 sites and could allow for data theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
CISA has added a critical n8n remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-68613, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
A new "Zombie ZIP" technique allows malware to evade security tools by embedding malicious code within seemingly harmless ZIP archives. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including user-facing warnings and enhanced systems. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Google paid over $17.1 million to 747 security researchers in 2025 through its Vulnerability Reward Program. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com

Personal Computing / Devices:

Apple's new MacBook Neo is designed to be easier to repair than other MacBooks, with components like the battery and keyboard being more accessible. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org

Gaming:

European video game age rating body PEGI plans to introduce four new categories in June to address addictive design elements in games, including loot boxes. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com

Finance / Markets:

PayPay shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut after its $879.8 million U.S. IPO, the largest listing by a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. 👉 techcrunch.com
Bumble shares jumped over 30% following Q4 revenue exceeding estimates and the announcement of an AI-driven app overhaul aimed at attracting users, despite an 90% drop since its 2021 IPO. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Wonderful, a company focused on enterprise AI agents, has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com

Legal / Regulatory:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org
A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Media / Entertainment:

A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Channel Surfer is a new application that allows users to watch YouTube content as if it were traditional cable television. 👉 techcrunch.com
Substack has launched a built-in recording studio for its users. 👉 techcrunch.com
Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com

Geopolitics / Conflict:

Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Retail / E-commerce:

Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Utilities / Infrastructure:

Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com

Personal Computing / Devices:

Apple's new MacBook Neo is designed to be easier to repair than other MacBooks, with components like the battery and keyboard being more accessible. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Gaming:

European video game age rating body PEGI plans to introduce four new categories in June to address addictive design elements in games, including loot boxes. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com

Finance / Markets:

PayPal shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut after its $879.8 million U.S. IPO, the largest listing by a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. 👉 techcrunch.com
Bumble shares jumped over 30% following Q4 revenue exceeding estimates and the announcement of an AI-driven app overhaul aimed at attracting users, despite an 90% drop since its 2021 IPO. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Wonderful, a company focused on enterprise AI agents, has raised $150 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com

Defense / Security:

A pro-Iran hacktivist group named Handala claimed responsibility for a wiper malware attack that disrupted the global operations of medical technology company Stryker, forcing thousands of employees to work remotely and causing devices connected to the network to be wiped. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
The U.S. Department of Justice, along with international law enforcement, has dismantled SocksEscort, a criminal proxy service that enslaved nearly 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries into a botnet used for large-scale fraud. 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Microsoft has released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 77 vulnerabilities across its software, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Windows Shell, MSHTML, Microsoft Word, Windows Remote Desktop Services, Desktop Window Manager, and Windows Remote Access Connection Manager. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has introduced phishing-resistant Windows sign-ins via Entra passkeys. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Ukraine is opening up access to its battlefield data for allies to train AI models. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 reuters.com
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former DigitalMint employee for involvement in a scheme with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
New PhantomRaven NPM attack waves have been identified, compromising 88 malicious packages that steal development data from JavaScript developers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Veeam Software has issued security updates to fix multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication solution, including four that allow for remote code execution. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the Coruna exploit kit, which has been used in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Canadian retail giant Loblaw has reported a data breach affecting its customers, leading to automatic logouts for account holders. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
England Hockey is investigating a ransomware data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
A new Rust-based banking malware named VENON has been discovered targeting 33 Brazilian banks, exhibiting behaviors similar to established banking trojans in the region. 👉 thehackernews.com
WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing guardians to control contact and group access. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
An SQL injection vulnerability in the Elementor Ally WordPress plugin affects over 250,000 sites and could allow for data theft. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
CISA has added a critical n8n remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-68613, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing active exploitation. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
A new "Zombie ZIP" technique allows malware to evade security tools by embedding malicious code within seemingly harmless ZIP archives. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including user-facing warnings and enhanced systems. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Google paid over $17.1 million to 747 security researchers in 2025 through its Vulnerability Reward Program. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Geopolitics / Conflict:

Asian governments are implementing emergency measures like four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates to cope with fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Media / Entertainment:

A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults visited a movie theater in the past year, with 7% never having been to a theater. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Channel Surfer is a new application that allows users to watch YouTube content as if it were traditional cable television. 👉 techcrunch.com
Substack has launched a built-in recording studio for its users. 👉 techcrunch.com
Disney+ is rolling out "Verts," a new short-form video feed similar to TikTok, to its U.S. users on the mobile app. 👉 techcrunch.com

Retail / E-commerce:

Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June, impacting its financial reporting by shifting sales into the second quarter. 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com
Uber, Wayve, and Nissan are planning to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft is integrating its Copilot AI with health data from electronic health records, wearables, and lab tests to provide personalized health advice in the U.S. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
xAI has hired two senior leaders from Cursor, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, as part of its effort to improve its coding capabilities. 👉 techmeme.com
A new malware strain called Slopoly, potentially generated using AI, has been used by the Hive0163 threat actor to gain persistent access in ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Researchers have demonstrated how AI-powered browsers like Perplexity's Comet AI can be tricked into phishing scams through prompt injection attacks that lower their security guardrails. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com 👉 thehackernews.com
Facebook Marketplace is now using Meta AI to respond to buyers' messages. 👉 techcrunch.com
Sales automation startup Rox AI has achieved a $1.2 billion valuation. 👉 techcrunch.com
Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine for AI systems, has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by AVP. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 techcrunch.com
Google Research has launched Groundsource, a dataset of geo-tagged flood events extracted from news articles using Gemini, to help predict natural disasters. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 techmeme.com

Company News:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Tesla has become a utility in the UK, potentially setting up a conflict with Octopus Energy. 👉 techcrunch.com

General News:

A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. 👉 slashdot.org

Legal / Regulatory:

A federal appeals court has voided parts of an injunction that blocked California's online child safety law, allowing most of its provisions to take effect. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 krebsonsecurity.com
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was a "strategic mistake," impacting the region's reliance on volatile fossil fuel imports. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com

Automotive:

Rivian is delaying the release of its $45,000 base model R2 SUV until late 2027. 👉 techcrunch.com
Lucid Motors has unveiled its "Lunar" robotaxi concept. 👉 techcrunch.com

Technology / Business:

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced his plan to step down once a successor is appointed, concluding an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 cnbc.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google will release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, providing official support for the platform with features like account syncing and extension support. 👉 slashdot.org
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon's designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk, arguing that the order should be temporarily blocked. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Honda is canceling the development and launch of its 0 Series SUV, 0 Series saloon, and Acura RSX, citing American tariff policies and the unpredictable nature of EV incentives and fossil fuel regulations. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
GFiber and Astound Broadband plan to merge, forming a new broadband provider backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, with Alphabet as a significant minority shareholder. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techmeme.com
Apple is lowering its App Store commission rate in mainland China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, following discussions with Chinese regulators. 👉 techmeme.com
Sources indicate that ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, estimated to cost over $2.5 billion, to support its global expansion. 👉 techmeme.com
Microsoft EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1, leading to the promotion of four direct reports to EVP roles reporting directly to Satya Nadella. 👉 techmeme.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com
UK-based cloud provider Nscale is reportedly in talks to acquire a major data center site in West Virginia, with Amazon and Meta also showing interest. 👉 techmeme.com

Artificial Intelligence:

Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that runs on local machines like the Mac mini, granting AI agents access to user files and applications to automate tasks. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 techcrunch.com
Meta has reportedly delayed the launch of its "Avocado" AI model to at least May due to performance concerns and is considering licensing Google's Gemini to power its products. 👉 techmeme.com
Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations directly within conversations, enhancing its ability to explain complex information. 👉 slashdot.org 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Google is integrating Gemini AI into Google Maps, introducing "Ask Maps" for conversational planning and "Immersive Navigation" for 3D map views. 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 thehackernews.com 👉 techmeme.com
Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, citing the impact of AI and a post-pandemic slowdown. [slashdot.org](👉 slashdot.org