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OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court

27 March 2026 at 17:30
When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman wasΒ offered $26 millionΒ from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezoneΒ 2,000 acresΒ nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world,Β the real world is starting to push back.Β  That tension is everywhere […]

Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware

27 March 2026 at 18:27
The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking tools targeting users running devices with older software.

Data centers get ready β€” the Senate wants to see your power bills

26 March 2026 at 22:23
Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power β€”Β and how that affects the grid.

Why hiring the weirdos works

26 March 2026 at 18:38
When you’re building at breakneck speed, hiring a trusted team is crucial for an early-stage startup. Bland CEO and co-founder Isaiah Granet has tactical advice on how the company managed to find hidden talent in unlikely places.Β 

The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead

26 March 2026 at 01:44
Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides.

Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks

26 March 2026 at 01:19
The spyware founder's comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military officials, and journalists.

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm β€”Β and yes, the internet is calling it β€˜Pied Piper’

26 March 2026 at 00:38
Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s β€œworking memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now.

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

25 March 2026 at 21:50
Evidence presented at the trial swayed the jury to the plaintiff's side, demonstrating that Meta understood how addictive its platforms could be among teens in particular and that it was actively researching the issue and using its findings to increase engagement among young users.

Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

25 March 2026 at 21:26
Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI era.

Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

25 March 2026 at 21:15
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

HowΒ soap opera-TikTok hybridsΒ became a billion-dollar business

25 March 2026 at 19:30
Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded intoΒ a multi-billion dollar business.Β They’reΒ called β€œmicro dramas” β€” short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]
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