The search giant has begun using generative AI to craft entirely new title text for news stories in results pages — text that may not exist anywhere on the original publisher’s page, with no opt-out … Read more
Social network Bluesky raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from existing investors Alumni Ventures and True Ventures, plus Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and Knight Foundation. Bluesky did not … Read more
IBM today (on March 17, 2026) completed the acquisition of Confluent, Inc., for approximately $11 billion in cash. According to Confluent’s latest financial filings (released in February 2026), the company reported a total of $1.17 billion in revenue for … Read more
Block Inc. (the parent company of Square and Cash App) announced on Thursday, February 26, 2026, that it is laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its headcount. The company had a total of 10,205 … Read more