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Block shares soar after 4,000 AI-driven job cuts announced
Shares in the financial technology company Block have soared more than 20% in after-hours trading after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000...
Daily Sabah - Feb 27, 2026 2:41am EST
Jim Cramer isn't fretting Nvidia's post-earnings sell-off. Here's how he would respond
"Don't take today as a referendum on anything," CNBC's Jim Cramer said after Nvidia's stock sold off on earnings.
CNBC - Feb 27, 2026 1:43am EST
Smartphone market set for biggest-ever decline in 2026 on memory price surge, IDC says
According to the report, smartphone shipments are expected to drop 12.9 per cent to 1.12 billion units. The decline will hit low-end Android manufacturers the hardest.
First Post - Feb 27, 2026 1:08am EST
Amid Anthropic–Pentagon clash, Google employees urges company to steer clear of military ties
With Anthropic already defying Pentagon pressure, over 100 Google employees working on artificial intelligence have signed a letter to Jeff Dean, chief scientist of the company’s AI division, DeepMind, demanding that Google distance itself from potential military entanglements.
First Post - Feb 27, 2026 12:57am EST
WhatsApp Web Down: Users Face Login Issues on Meta-Owned Desktop Platform
Deccan Chronicle - Feb 27, 2026 12:45am EST
Parents alarmed after Northampton schools named in violent post
The poster has circulated on social media urging schoolchildren to take part in violence.
BBC News - Feb 27, 2026 12:41am EST
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy display is not a gimmick, here is why
Among all the Artificial Intelligence features that landed with the new Galaxy S26 Ultra in India, its Privacy Display stands out not just for innovation but for practicality, a genuinely useful feature rather than a marketing talking point.
First Post - Feb 27, 2026 12:36am EST
Anthropic says it cannot 'in good conscience' allow Pentagon unrestricted use of AI
Anthropic had till Friday to respond to the Pentagon’s demand that the company give unconditional access to its technology even if it violates ethical standards at the company, or face being forced to comply under emergency federal powers
First Post - Feb 26, 2026 11:55pm EST
Afterpay’s owner Block to slash nearly half its workforce, citing AI
The cuts reduce Block’s global workforce from more than 10,000 employees to just under 6000, making it one of the largest AI-driven job culls to date.
Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 26, 2026 11:53pm EST
Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of roles as it embraces AI
The Twitter co-founder says he believes the majority of firms will make similar changes "within the next year."
BBC News - Feb 26, 2026 10:37pm EST
Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the firm from the department's supply chain.
BBC News - Feb 26, 2026 10:08pm EST
Researchers pitted three leading AI models against each other in a series of wargames where they assumed the roles of fictional nuclear-armed superpowers.
Sky News - Feb 26, 2026 9:59pm EST
New app is using AI for matchmaking to help users find love
Three Day Rule, a new matchmaking app, uses an AI-generated algorithm to pair clients. Wired reporter Molly Higgins shares her experience with NBC News’ Ellison Barber, outlining the service’s strengths, drawbacks, and what it could mean for the future of dating apps.
NBC News - Feb 26, 2026 9:57pm EST
Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards
NPR - Feb 26, 2026 9:41pm EST
Woman at heart of US trial says she was addicted to social media at age six
Guardian UK - Feb 26, 2026 8:55pm EST
OpenAI says it blocked China-linked bid to smear Japan’s Prime Minister using ChatGPT
OpenAI has revealed that its ChatGPT system refused a request tied to Chinese law enforcement to help run an online influence campaign targeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a case that underscores how generative AI is fast becoming a new battleground for global propaganda wars.
First Post - Feb 26, 2026 8:40pm EST
Why did the Pentagon threaten AI company with ultimatum?
The US Department of War has told Anthropic it must give the military unrestricted use of its product, or risk losing government contracts.
Sky News - Feb 26, 2026 8:29pm EST
Anthropic Cannot in Good Conscience Accede To Pentagon's Demands: CEO
Deccan Chronicle - Feb 26, 2026 8:29pm EST
Tom Llamas meets humanoid robot 'Sprout.' How this technology could soon become a family fixture
Fauna Robotics is introducing Sprout, a humanoid robot designed as a friendly companion for homes and social spaces. The company says Sprout can even function great around children and pets. The company’s co-founder and CEO Rob Cochran discusses the new robot and its capabilities with NBC News' Tom Llamas.
NBC News - Feb 26, 2026 8:24pm EST
Plaintiff in landmark social media trial testifies that apps affected her 'self-worth'
"K.G.M.,” now 20, is the first person to take big tech companies to trial over claims that social media platforms’ addictive designs harmed mental health.
NBC News - Feb 26, 2026 7:59pm EST
Anthropic CEO says AI company cannot accept Pentagon’s demands ‘in good conscience’
Company’s policies prevent models from being used for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons
The Globe and Mail - Feb 26, 2026 7:45pm EST