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March 13, 2026, 5:35 AM
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Eli Tan / New York Times:
Sources: Meta delayed the launch of its Avocado model to at least May over performance concerns and discussed temporarily licensing Gemini to power its products  —  The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down once a successor is named; Narayen became CEO in 2007 and will stay as chair of the board; ADBE drops 6%+ after hours  —  Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after a successor has been appointed, and he will remain as the design software company's chair.
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Alex Karp says AI disrupts the economic power of “humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters” and strengthens that of “working-class, often male voters”  —  In a new interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp predicted who will be hit hardest by shifts in technology ... and it wasn't the typical MAGA base.
Clive Thompson / New York Times:
Developers on AI coding: many show enthusiasm and now feel more like architects than construction workers, some think software jobs might actually grow, more  —  Lately, Manu Ebert has been trying to keep his A.I. from humiliating him.  —  I recently visited Ebert, a machine-learning engineer …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Source: the perpetrators of a wiper attack on Stryker appear to have used Microsoft Intune to issue a “remote wipe” command against all connected devices  —  A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple is lowering its commission for its mainland China App Store from 30% to 25%, starting on March 15, “following discussions with the Chinese regulator”  —  Apple Inc. is lowering the fees it collects from app developers for software and in-app purchases in China …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Anthropic says Claude can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations directly in a conversation, available to all users in beta  —  Claude will automatically generate interactive visuals based on your conversation, or you can ask it directly, too.
The Information:
xAI hires senior Cursor leaders Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg; Elon Musk said he expects xAI to catch up with rivals in coding by “the middle of this year”  —  Elon Musk's xAI is hiring two senior Cursor leaders as part of an effort to catch up with AI rivals in coding …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Emil Michael says Anthropic's Claude models would “pollute” the DOD's supply chain because they have “a different policy preference” that is baked in  —  Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Thursday said Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models would …
Associated Press:
Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations Friday on liability for harm to children  —  After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg …
Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft launches Copilot Health, which integrates medical records, biometric data from wearables, and lab test results to give personalized advice, in the US  —  A new feature within the Copilot app will offer personalized healthcare advice and make it easy to upload test results, fitness data and more
Reuters:
China approves the market launch of an invasive BCI system that helps restore hand movement, the world's first approval of such a device for commercial use  —  China's drug regulator said on Friday that it has given the nod for a brain-computer interface (BCI) system that helps restore hand-movement ability …
Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg:
The European Commission says “X has submitted remedies in relation to its blue check mark” in the EU and the commission will “assess” the proposed remedies  —  Elon Musk's X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has agreed to change its verification mechanism …
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Erin Brodwin / Axios:
Sources: Qualified Health, which helps health care organizations assess and orchestrate AI tools, is raising a ~$100M Series A from NEA, SignalFire, and others  —  Qualified Health, a health care AI evaluation and implementation startup, is raising around $100 million in Series A funds …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Telus Digital confirms a security incident after ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen ~1PB of data from the Canadian outsourcing giant in a multimonth breach  —  Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed …
Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg:
Sunday, which is building autonomous home robots, raised a $165M Series B led by Coatue at a valuation of $1.15B, and aims to begin testing in homes this year  —  Sunday Inc. has raised $165 million to build a dream robot for any household: a friendly looking machine capable of performing tasks …
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Google launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational Google Maps feature that lets users ask “complex, real-world questions”, available in the US and India  —  'Where's the closest public bathroom that's not completely disgusting' is going to get asked a lot in my household.

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Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro is exploring a “super app” that integrates Disney+ with parks passes, games, merchandise, and cruise and resort apps

Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Speaking at an event, Sharyn Alfonsi voiced concern about “the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear” at CBS News and uncertainty over her job

Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
The Daily Wire undergoes layoffs, and a spokesperson says cuts were mostly in Nashville; the EIC says cuts were nowhere near 50% of staff, as some rumors stated

More News

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US appeals court voids much of a March 2025 injunction blocking California's online child safety law, while keeping some of the law's provisions blocked
Jessica Lyons / The Register:
A US DOJ-led international law enforcement operation disrupted SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit residential routers worldwide
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Gumloop, which helps companies deploy reliable AI agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks, raised a $50M Series B led by Benchmark

Earlier Picks

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon announces new personality styles for Alexa+, including an adult-only “Sassy” option, which it says won't get into areas like explicit sexual content
Robert Purchese / Eurogamer.net:
European video game age ratings body PEGI plans to add four new categories in June to tackle elements of addictive design in games, including loot boxes
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1 after 35+ years at Microsoft and promotes four of his direct reports to EVP
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Disney+ is rolling out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to US users on its mobile app, featuring clips from movies and TV shows on Disney+
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