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March 27, 2026, 4:20 PM
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Sony plans to raise PlayStation 5 prices globally, starting April 2; PS5 and PS5 Digital will rise by $100 to $650 and $600; PS5 Pro will rise by $150 to $900  —  The PS5 Pro will be a $900 console as of April 2nd. … Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd.
Reuters:
Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online  —  Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.
TechCrunch:
The FBI confirms Iran-linked Handala breached Kash Patel's personal email but says the data accessed was “historical in nature” and involves no government info
Beatrice Nolan / Fortune:
Anthropic says it's testing an AI model that's a “step change” in performance after a draft blog in an unsecured data store revealed the Claude Mythos model  —  AI company Anthropic is developing and has begun testing with early access customers a new AI model more capable …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
A US judge grants Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Trump administration over the DOD's decision to blacklist the company  —  A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
Nicholas G. Miller / Wall Street Journal:
Meta agrees to fund Entergy Louisiana's new energy infrastructure for its Louisiana data center, including seven natural gas power plants  —  The company will fund new natural gas power plants, transmissions lines and battery energy storage  —  Meta Platforms agreed to a deal …
David Gewirtz / ZDNET:
OpenAI launches Codex plugins to standardize repeatable AI workflows, with 20+ initial integrations such as Figma, Notion, Gmail, and Slack  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Codex plugins aim to standardize repeatable AI workflows.  — Marketplace plans signal a broader ecosystem and sharing strategy.
Reuters:
Source: Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's IPO to individual investors, at least three times the usual retail slice  —  Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's initial public offering to individual investors — at least three times the usual retail slice …
Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Microsoft will lease Crusoe's 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI reportedly withdrew, with the first building expected by mid-2027  —  Microsoft Corp. will occupy a data center project previously earmarked for Oracle Corp. and OpenAI, scooping up 900 megawatts …
Anniek Bao / CNBC:
China's broadening Manus review raises doubts about the “Singapore-washing” model; sources: Meta moved 100+ Manus employees to Singapore in early March  —  Tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen buzzed when Meta acquired Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots, for $2 billion late last year.
Financial Times:
US memory chip stocks lost ~$100B in market value this week, led by Micron's 15% drop, after Google Research detailed its TurboQuant compression algorithm  —  New research suggests AI data centres will need much less memory than investors had bargained for  —  US memory chip stocks …
More: Barchart.com
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
The Trump administration launches the White House app, promising news “straight from the source, no filter”, with news, live, social, and gallery sections  —  The Trump administration announced the launch of the White House app on Friday, promising news “straight from the source, no filter.”

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From Mediagazer

Todd Spangler / Variety:
CBS News Chief Correspondent Matt Gutman is accused of harassment in a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed against ABC by one of his former coworkers at ABC News

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The BBC is seeking to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner in the defamation lawsuit the president is pressing against the broadcaster

CNBC:
Q&A with Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro: he's not interested in spinoffs of ESPN or ABC and says Disney will stand up for ABC's journalistic integrity against the FCC

More News

Sneha S K / Reuters:
Miami-based telehealth company eMed raised a $200M Series A at a $2B+ valuation to advance its agentic AI platform and more; Tom Brady participated in the round
Reuters:
Senior Trump officials say SMIC has been sending chipmaking tools to Iran for about a year; the US has sanctioned the company over alleged Chinese military ties

Earlier Picks

Bloomberg:
In an interview, David Sacks says he has relinquished his role as AI and crypto czar after using up his time as a special government employee
Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
OpenAI has surpassed $100M in annualized revenue from ChatGPT ads, has expanded to 600+ advertisers, and plans to launch self-serve advertiser access in April
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Google releases new tools for its Gemini AI assistant that let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps, making it easier to switch from them
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Apple expands its American Manufacturing Program, adding Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics to make components in the US for products sold globally
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