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April 2, 2026, 10:35 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.
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 …
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.
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
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.
Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
A whistleblower alleges Delve pitched a prospect on Pathways, a modified copy of open-source no-code tool SimStudio, which would 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 one complicating factor  —  Ecommerce giant is trying to catch up with SpaceX's low Earth orbit internet service  —  Amazon is in talks to acquire …
Sally Weale / The Guardian:
UK National Education Union poll: 66% of secondary school teachers in England have observed their pupils' critical thinking skills decline due to AI usage  —  Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving
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 …
More: Tech in Asia
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google increases the storage of its $19.99-per-month Google AI Pro subscription plan from 2TB to 5TB at no additional cost; the 10TB tier costs $49.99 per month  —  Google today announced that AI Pro subscriptions now come with 5 TB of storage.  —  Previously, subscribers …

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