|
March 21, 2026, 6:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bloomberg: |
A US jury finds Elon Musk intentionally misled Twitter shareholders by disparaging the company in 2022 to buy it for a lower price than his original $44B bid — Elon Musk defrauded Twitter Inc. investors when he disparaged the company in 2022 in an effort to buy the social media platform …
More: CNBC, New York Times, Reuters, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Courthouse News Service, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, The Verge, BBC, Sky News, France 24, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Times of India, Agence France-Presse, San Francisco Business Times, CNN, Nairametrics, Mediaite, Engadget, The Information, Fox Business, The Asia Business Daily, The Economic Times, Financial Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Raw Story, Business Insider, Implicator.ai, The Independent, Benzinga, and Le Monde
| Ed Bott / ZDNET: |
Microsoft acknowledges complaints about Windows 11, promising a reduction of “unnecessary” Copilot integrations, more control over updates, and more — ZDNET's key takeaways — Microsoft finally acknowledged complaints about Windows 11. — The company is promising sweeping changes to a slew of features.
More: Windows Blog, The Verge, TechCrunch, Neowin, CNET, Gizmodo, PCWorld, WinCentral, Tom's Guide, Implicator.ai, PCMag, Pureinfotech, Digital Trends, Ars Technica, How-To Geek, Engadget, XDA Developers, Thurrott, VideoCardz.com, Windows Latest, MakeUseOf, The Verge, PCWorld, and The Verge
X: @pavandavuluri, @cadenzza_, @markhachman, @withinrafael, @kirbyslastsnack, @teaanddates, @rfleury, @sadlyitsbradley, @edandersen, @withinrafael, @zacbowden, @tomwarren, @mweinbach, @hardwarecanucks, @kookiz, @tomwarren, @markhachman, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @mparakhin, @lyalindotcom, @jezcorden, @pdropm, @marcusash, @timsweeneyepic, @stevesi, @vadimyuryev, and @ariaupdated
LinkedIn: Navjot Virk and Aria Hanson
Mastodon: @matt@toot.cafe and @JenMsft@mastodon.social
Forums: r/indotech, r/technology, and r/TwoBestFriendsPlay
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Super Micro says co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw has resigned from its board after US prosecutors indicted him on allegations of smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China — Super Micro Computer said Friday that Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, a co-founder, has resigned from the server maker's board …
More: Motley Fool, Reuters, Supermicro, TechRadar, and Wall Street Journal
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
More: Supermicro, US Department of Justice, Forbes, Financial Times, DigiTimes, Benzinga, DatacenterDynamics, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Yahoo Finance, TheStreet, PC Gamer, The Next Web, US Department of Justice, Motley Fool, Washington Times, Engadget, CRN, Coinpaper, The Hill, Watcher Guru, Breitbart, UPI, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, and Reuters
X: @peterwildeford, @sentomcotton, @edludlow, @jordanschneider, @turbopossum, @bonegpt, @trungtphan, @mrbcyber, @beffjezos, @ns123abc, @bznotes, @patrickmoorhead, @fmrrepmattgaetz, @raz0rfist, @dojnatsec, @jason, @beffjezos, @msmelchen, @mweinbach, and @zephyr_z9
LinkedIn: Jon Stevens and Matthew Kimball
Bluesky: @edzitron.com and @jordannovet.cnbc.com
Forums: r/StockMarket, r/technology, r/news, r/Taiwanese, r/espionage, r/hardware, r/AMD_Stock, and r/SMCIDiscussion
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
The FBI and CISA warn hackers tied to Russian intelligence services are targeting users of messaging apps such as Signal with phishing attacks — It echoes earlier alerts from the Netherlands and Germany, and is the latest to warn about targeting of Signal users and others. — Learn more.| Associated Press: |
The US Department of Energy announces a partnership with SoftBank and its affiliate SB Energy to develop a 10 GW data center with its own power supply in Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a public-private partnership to develop a major data center with its own power supply … | @kimi_moonshot: |
Moonshot says Kimi K2.5 is “the foundation” of Cursor's Composer 2 model; Cursor says it “should have mentioned” Composer 2 started from the base of Kimi K2.5 — Congrats to the @cursor_ai team on the launch of Composer 2! We are proud to see Kimi-k2.5 provide the foundation. Seeing our model integrated effectively through Cursor's continued pretraining & high-compute RL training is the open model ecosystem we love to support.
X: @fynnso, @leerob, @leerob, @amanrsanger, @ns123abc, @timhaldorsson, @devagrawal09, @yampeleg, @hackingdave, @clementdelangue, @yuchenj_uw, @tmychow, @leerob, @jenzhuscott, @leerob, @teortaxestex, @gergelyorosz, @snwy_me, @sundeep, @quinnypig, @yuchenj_uw, @cryptopunk7213, @thdxr, @auchenberg, and @elonmusk
Forums: Hacker News, r/cursor, r/cursor, r/singularity, and r/LocalLLaMA
| David Jeans / Reuters: |
Leaked DOD letter: Pentagon will adopt Palantir's Maven AI system as an official program of record to streamline its adoption across all arms of the US military — Palantir's (PLTR.O) Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary … | Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Filing: Anthropic says it cannot manipulate Claude once the military has deployed it, denying DOD accusations that Anthropic could tamper with models during war — The Department of Defense alleges the AI developer could manipulate models in the middle of war. Company executives argue that's impossible.| Bill Ready / Time: |
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16, says social platforms gave “insufficient forethought” about consequences — When Pinterest removed social features for teens and made every account under 16 private—meaning no discoverability …
More: Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Mashable, Engadget, and The Independent
LinkedIn: Ryan Fujiu, Cailin Crockett, Allison McConeghy, and Bill Ready
Forums: r/sanfrancisco, r/cybersecurity, and r/privacy
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge dismisses a lawsuit by Sam Altman's sister accusing Altman of sexual abuse from 1997 to 2006, as the claims expired in 2008, but says she can refile — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by Sam Altman's sister accusing the billionaire OpenAI chief executive of sexually abusing … | Marcus Schuler / Implicator.ai: |
Anthropic launches Claude Code channels, which let users interact with a Claude Code session through Telegram and Discord — Anthropic released Claude Code Channels, a research-preview feature that lets developers send messages to a running Claude Code session from Telegram and Discord.
More: Claude, MacStories, VentureBeat, GitHub, Implicator.ai, XDA Developers, and India Today
X: @trq212, @cryptopunk7213, @quinnypig, @clairevo, @alexfinn, @petergyang, @trq212, @lennysan, @zeneca, @cgtwts, @emollick, and @seconds_0. LinkedIn: Mike Potter
| Chang Che / The Guardian: |
A look at China's rapidly expanding robotics sector, which now has roughly 140 companies hoping to build humanoids, fueled by massive state-backed investments — How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out
More: ZeroHedge News. X: @scott_r_singer, @chris_j_paxton, @changxche, @kyleichan, @stevehou, and @davidheniguk
| Jerry Neumann / Colossus: |
Universal recipes for startup success are impossible: once good ideas are widely adopted, founders converge on the same moves, erasing any competitive moats — Startup pundits sold us a failed science of entrepreneurship. The Red Queen offers something better.| New York Times: |
A review of Polymarket's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts, as the betting market presents itself as “News 2.0” — A review of the betting market's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.| Anniek Bao / CNBC: |
Jensen Huang proposes a compensation model where engineers receive an AI token budget on top of their base salary, to deploy agents as productivity multipliers — The perks of working in Silicon Valley have long included high salaries. Now, some engineers may be offered a new incentive: artificial intelligence tokens.
More: GameRevolution and Digit
X: @sundeep, @kenwheeler, @aravsrinivas, @levie, @gergelyorosz, @gergelyorosz, @gergelyorosz, @tftc21, @edandersen, @rahll, @dharmeshba, @neogoose_btw, and @kylegawley. Bluesky: @lorak. Threads: @carnage4life
Forums: Hacker News and r/LocalLLaMA
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
Zoho:
Zoho Writer's latest automation updates: smarter formulas, dynamic content, and less manual work — Create personalized documents with smarter formulas, dynamic content, and payment links, and update templates without rebuilding …
Zoho Writer's latest automation updates: smarter formulas, dynamic content, and less manual work — Create personalized documents with smarter formulas, dynamic content, and payment links, and update templates without rebuilding …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
WebBrain:
WebBrain: an open-source AI agent for your browser — Read pages, fill forms and automate tasks in Chrome or Firefox. Use local models or your preferred AI provider. Get started free.
WebBrain: an open-source AI agent for your browser — Read pages, fill forms and automate tasks in Chrome or Firefox. Use local models or your preferred AI provider. Get started free.Featured Podcasts
Machine Gods:
Crypto's Biggest Heist Ever + The Spy Who Loved Nvidia + Hacktober's Unsolved Mysteries
The official podcast of the singularity, from Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. Twice-weekly news, analysis, and interviews with the people who are building the future.
Subscribe to Machine Gods.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Barry Diller on Big Bets, AI, and Knowing When to Walk Away
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Invest Like the Best:
Martin Casado on Frontier Model Economics, AI's Slowdown, and the Cursor Deal
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Sources:
A quiet investor's $10 billion bet on AI, chips, and defense
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Cheeky Pint:
The company building America's uranium supply from scratch
Stripe cofounder John Collison interviews founders, builders, and leaders over a pint.
Subscribe to Cheeky Pint.
Grit:
The Difference Between 1% Improvements and 10x Growth | Immad Akhund
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:10 AM ET, March 21, 2026.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
More: TechCrunch, The Crypto Times, Front Office Sports, Bitcoin News, Gizmodo, Reuters, Las Vegas Review-Journal, PYMNTS.com, CoinDesk, and The Block
Bluesky: @moreperfectunion and @joshsternberg.com
Forums: r/atrioc, r/BetterOffline, r/Fauxmoi, r/politics, and r/Nevada
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Earlier Picks
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
More: SiliconANGLE. Bluesky: @dollspace.gay. Forums: r/technology, r/singularity, r/accelerate, r/OpenAI, and r/technews
| DeepDelver: |
More: Ace of Spades HQ and Delve
X: @eringriffith, @quinnypig, @bryanonel86, @quinnypig, @joshconstine, @jadecole2112, @tekbog, @ivanburazin, @peer_rich, @brettfromdj, @boringbiz_, @heretorule77, @megannyvold, @scottastevenson, @zackkorman, @anothercohen, @decadimitry, @bengold, @stkenned, @vasuman, @0xluffy, @busdownbonnor, @feifanz, @zetalyrae, @tekbog, @mil0theminer, @mil0theminer, @awwstn, @tenobrus, @kobyjconrad, @tenobrus, @bryanonel86, @mil0theminer, @johnloeber, @kscottz, @jessfraz, @javipark_, @bonegpt, @jessicatshen, @anammostarac, @barrald, @bfaviero, @ahmetb, @shobhitic, @ohryansbelt, @attributeshift, @quinnypig, @denehyxxl, @vcbrags, @isareksopuro, @jackbr513, and @pk_iv
LinkedIn: Mike Kim and Jan Langrehr
Bluesky: @regimecpa, @alisonbuki, and @moll.dev
Forums: Hacker News, r/programming, and r/soc2
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
More: Pixel Envy, Digital Trends, Search Engine Land, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, GovTech, and The A.V. Club
Bluesky: @abeba, @bcmerchant, @bobbyallyn, @karlbode.com, @joemenn, @seamoosi, @juxtacognition, @justinhendrix, @quinnypig.com, @reckless, @seanokane, @seanhollister, and @miasato
Mastodon: @stefan@stefanbohacek.online, @munin@infosec.exchange, @grigs@front-end.social, and @mhoye@cosocial.ca
Forums: r/technology and r/google
| Arthur Mensch / Financial Times: |
| Politico: |
More: The White House, TechCrunch, Engadget, Reuters, CIO.com, The Verge, Associated Press, Roll Call, MediaPost, SiliconANGLE, Digital Music News, Breitbart, CNBC, Deseret News, The Hill, UPI, Gizmodo, Taxpayers Protection Alliance, ZDNET, Techstrong.ai, Axios, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, New York Times, CNN, NBC News, and Washington Post
X: @deanwball, @speakerjohnson, @davidsacks, @deanwball, @jonschweppe, @sentedcruz, @rikiparikh, @jackclarksf, @sriramk, @deanwball, @johncornyn, @jackclarksf, @miles_brundage, @repfedorchak, @krishnan, @repguthrie, @berinszoka, @thezvi, @thefireorg, @andyjungtech, @ashleyrgold, @stevescalise, @benbrodydc, @benbrodydc, @jakesherman, @davidsacks, @luizajarovsky, @turnerloesel, @collin_mccune, @ryanfedasiuk, @ryanfedasiuk, @ryanfedasiuk, @sriramk, @andrewcurran_, @jayobernolte, @secureainow, @innovators, @natpurser, @aftfuture, @nathanleamerdc, @adamthierer, @ednewtonrex, @sachalouise, @neil_chilson, @mkratsios47, @mkratsios47, @mkratsios47, @nathanleamerdc, and @nathanleamerdc
LinkedIn: Trenton Thornock, Michael Kennedy, Michael Kratsios, Dan Wolf, Jordan Crenshaw, Brandon Butler, Avani D., Lee Tiedrich, and Gabby Miller. Bluesky: @gtjr. Mastodon: @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io. Forums: Slashdot
| Jose Antonio Lanz / Decrypt: |
More: Microsoft AI, Digit, iPhone in Canada, The Deep View, Windows Central, The Next Web, and The Decoder
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
More: US Department of Justice, LinkedIn, InfoRiskToday.com, Android Headlines, and PCMag
X: @zephyr_z9, @zephyr_z9, and @mattjay
LinkedIn: David Bradbury, Brian Krebs, Kenneth A. DeChellis, and Jérôme Meyer