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April 2, 2026, 8:50 AM
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The Economic Times:
Sources: Oracle has cut ~10,000 jobs in India, or ~20% of its Indian workforce, as part of a restructuring that reportedly affects 30,000 employees globally  —  Oracle has cut around 10,000 jobs in India, sources told ET.  This is part of a global restructuring affecting 30,000 employees.
Cloudflare:
Cloudflare debuts EmDash, an MIT-licensed, TypeScript-based CMS built on Astro, designed as a serverless “spiritual successor” to WordPress, available on GitHub  —  The cost of building software has drastically decreased.  We recently rebuilt Next.js in one week using AI coding agents.
Ryan D'Agostino / Esquire:
Tim Cook discusses 50 years of Apple and it still being Steve Jobs' company, the “very accessible” Trump administration, his “consistent” values, and more  —  Apple's iconic CEO speaks exclusively with Esquire about fifty years of Apple history—and the future the company is continuing to create.
Luz Ding / Bloomberg:
Alibaba releases Qwen3.6-Plus, its third proprietary, closed-source AI model it launched within three days, saying it has “drastically enhanced” agentic coding  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has released its third proprietary AI model in as many days, reinforcing the company's intent …
Helene Braun / CoinDesk:
Solana-based DeFi platform Drift warns users about an “active attack” on its protocol; Arkham data: $250M+ moved from Drift to a wallet, which now holds <$600K  —  The platform halted deposits while it investigates suspicious activity and urges users to proceed with caution.
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Ofcom: the share of adult UK social media users that actively post, share, or comment falls from 61% in 2024 to 49%, as users say they are being more selective  —  Ofcom research shows people also concerned old posts could affect personal or professional life
Bloomberg:
Sources: SpaceX has filed confidentially for an IPO, putting it on track for a June listing, and could seek a $1.75T+ valuation; it would reportedly raise ~$75B  —  SpaceX has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter …
Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
A whistleblower alleges Delve pitched a modified copy of open-source no-code tool SimStudio as its own, a practice that could violate the software's license  —  The controversy surrounding compliance startup Delve has gone from bad to worse this week.  Among the fresh allegations …
Financial Times:
Sources: Amazon is in talks to acquire Globalstar to bolster its low Earth orbit satellite business; Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar is a complicating factor  —  Ecommerce giant is trying to catch up with SpaceX's low Earth orbit internet service  —  Amazon is in talks to acquire …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese optics company and Nvidia supplier Innolight confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO that could raise $3B+; Innolight is listed in Shenzhen  —  Chinese optics firm Zhongji Innolight Co. has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing, according to people familiar with the development …
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google increases the storage of its $19.99 per month AI Pro subscription plan to 5TB, up from 2TB, at no additional cost; 10TB costs $49.99 per month  —  Google today announced that AI Pro subscriptions now come with 5 TB of storage.  —  Previously, subscribers of the $19.99 per month plan got 2 TB, just like the $9.99 tier.
Sally Weale / The Guardian:
UK National Education Union poll: 66% of secondary school teachers in England say pupils using AI are losing their capacity for core skills like writing  —  Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving
New York Times:
Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide  —  The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say.
Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
In a joint filing, Elon Musk and the US SEC say they are ready to move toward a trial over Musk's alleged failure to disclose his Twitter stake in 2022  —  Elon Musk and the US Securities Exchange Commission told a judge they are heading toward a trial over the regulator's allegations …

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Comcast co-CEO Brian Roberts' earlier bundling strategy for connectivity and content, and his plan now to unbundle in order to keep growing

Associated Press:
After a short-term hold, SCOTUS denies former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge's bid to stay an $800-a-day fine if she refuses to reveal a source

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A photographer sues The Daily Mail in New York over “systematic” lifting of thousands of images from social media without permission from copyright holders

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Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block:
Crypto asset manager CoinShares began trading on the Nasdaq on April 1, marking its entry into US public markets after its $1.2B SPAC merger with Vine Hill
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Franklin Templeton agrees to acquire CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital to form Franklin Crypto, which will offer strategies designed for institutional investors

Earlier Picks

Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Raspberry Pi raises prices by between $11.25 and $150, citing higher memory costs after December 2025 and February 2026 hikes, and unveils a 3GB Pi 4 for $83.75
Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Sources: Paradigm, a major investor in Kalshi, is building its own prediction markets trading terminal that will cater to professional traders and market makers
Financial Times:
Source: AWS' operation in Bahrain was damaged after an Iranian strike; Bahrain earlier said the civil defence force was “extinguishing a fire in a facility”
Hema Parmar / Bloomberg:
Secondary share marketplaces say OpenAI shares have fallen out of favor, in some cases becoming difficult to unload, as investors pivot quickly to Anthropic
The Information:
Anthropic's Claude Code leak reveals its “Kairos” updates, including letting Claude work in the background and using a “dream mode” to consolidate its memories
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