|
March 8, 2026, 9:50 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Sharon Goldman / Fortune: |
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of hardware and robotics, resigns over concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons after OpenAI's DOD contract — Caitlin Kalinowski, who had been leading hardware and robotic engineering teams at OpenAI since November 2024, announced she has left the company.
More: The Atlantic, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, Engadget, The Indian Express, France 24, Digit, The San Francisco Standard, Daily Sabah, The Economic Times, The Next Web, TechCrunch, The Information, Business Insider, Politico, Forbes, and The Register
X: @kalinowski007, @kalinowski007, @daveshapi, @garymarcus, @signulll, @teortaxestex, @ns123abc, @nic_carter, @_ueaj, and @jason. LinkedIn: Sharon Goldman
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and r/UnderReportedNews
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Samsung's consumer device chief TM Roh says it is “open to strategic co-operation” with more AI groups, having recently added Perplexity to its mobile OS — Korean giant's device chief says its future Galaxy devices will host multiple models as users mix and match AI tools
Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social
| Rebecca Torrence / Bloomberg: |
A profile of Emil Michael, who made his name as an aggressive dealmaker for Uber, as he takes a leading role in the Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic — Emil Michael made his name in Silicon Valley a decade ago as an aggressive dealmaker for a startup — Uber Technologies Inc. …
More: Mercury News, Fortune, Benzinga, Associated Press, DefenseScoop, DNYUZ, and CBS News. X: @rebeccatorrenc5
| Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times: |
Documents show two DOGE employees used ChatGPT to identify National Endowment for the Humanities grants, worth over $100M, to be cut for being related to DEI — Documents show how A.I. was used to cancel most previously approved grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities as the agency embraced President Trump's agenda.| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate, a look at some alternatives to GPS, including using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors — The proliferation of cheap, powerful GPS jammers has airline operators, shipping firms and militaries alike scrambling for navigation alternatives| Elizabeth Gibney / Nature: |
A study finds LLMs from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI can help with academic fraud, specifically helping non-researchers submit fabricated papers to arXiv — - Elizabeth Gibney — Search author on: — PubMed Google Scholar — All major large language models (LLMs) …
More: AFIM Benchmark, AFIM Benchmark, AFIM Benchmark, AFIM Benchmark, AFIM Benchmark, and Semafor
Bluesky: @davidcolquhoun, @joshuafoust.com, @richardsever, and @richardsever
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Palmer Luckey's ModRetro, which wants to sell updated versions of 1990s consoles like the Nintendo 64, is in talks to raise funding at a $1B valuation — From AI weapons to Game Boys, defence tech billionaire is in talks to raise funds for new gaming venture ModRetro
Bluesky: @tcarmody and @stephenkb
| Chris Metinko / Axios: |
Guild.ai, which helps companies develop, deploy, and observe AI agents, raised a $14M seed and $30M Series A, both led by GV, and is now valued at $300M — Guild.ai, a startup helping companies develop AI agents, has raised $44 million in a seed and Series A and is now valued at $300 million … | Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: |
Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub — Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare
More: NewsMax.com, The Economic Times, Communicate Online, Travel And Tour World, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Business Insider, and Futurism
LinkedIn: Sam Winter-Levy, Mohammed Soliman, and Jessica Brandt
Bluesky: @katie0martin.ft.com, @jessefelder, @convergingriskslab, @andydiggle, @chairmanmoet, @socialmedialab.ca, and @barbisblue. Mastodon: @Wen@mastodon.scot. Forums: r/artificial
| Nancy Scola / Politico: |
Leading the Future, a pro-AI PAC backed by Palantir-cofounder Joe Lonsdale, hit pro-regulation Democrat Alex Bores with attack ads over Bores' work for Palantir — NEW YORK CITY — Alex Bores had known for a while that a political operation called Leading the Future, funded …
X: @themanbearpigv2, @garymarcus, @politico, @katelynfossett, and @rcbregman. Bluesky: @rachbarnhart.com. Mastodon: @KimPerales@toad.social. Forums: r/nyc
| Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Simile, which offers “agentic twins” modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research for companies like CVS and Gallup — AI startup Simile offers ‘agentic twins’ modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research
More: Gizmodo. LinkedIn: Joon Sung Park, Allegra Pedretti, Mike Volpi, and Sri Narasimhan
Bluesky: @artisny, @renrut-mas, and @hypervisible.blacksky.app
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Roblox says it paid out $1.5B to game creators in 2025 and the top 1,000 earned $1.3M on average; 50%+ of creators list high school as their highest education — Roblox creators are raking in hundreds of thousands a month from simple games like ‘Fisch,’ even as major studios cut jobs and cancel blockbusters.| Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: |
China's commerce ministry warns of global chip shortages due to “new conflicts” between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary — China's commerce ministry on Saturday raised the possibility of another global semiconductor supply chain crisis due to “new conflicts” …
More: South China Morning Post, Implicator.ai, Gizmodo, Xinhua, and Caixin Global
| Christina Kyriasoglou / Bloomberg: |
German quick grocery delivery startup Flink raised $100M led by Prosus, a source says at a $900M valuation; Flink was reportedly valued at $5B in May 2022 — Flink SE raised funds in a round that values the firm at $900 million, in a sign that the grocery delivery startup has stabilized …
More: Tech.eu, Tech Funding News, Prosus, and Sifted
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Zoho:
Zoho Books introduces the Landlords edition in the UK — Managing rental properties in the UK has long involved a messy mix of spread-out receipts, manual spreadsheets, and end-of-year tax scrambles.
Zoho Books introduces the Landlords edition in the UK — Managing rental properties in the UK has long involved a messy mix of spread-out receipts, manual spreadsheets, and end-of-year tax scrambles.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lucas Shaw on Warner Bros' Limbo, Netflix's Anxiety, and Hollywood's Sort-of Comeback
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Big Technology Podcast:
How China Caught U.S. AI — With Grace Shao
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Training Data:
Building the Automated AGI Lab: Core Automation's Jerry Tworek and Rohan Anil
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Tony Xu from DoorDash
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Invest Like the Best:
Sam Altman - How to Make an Abundant Future
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:50 AM ET, March 8, 2026.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:Cameron Coats / Radio Ink:
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
More: Tech in Asia, CoinDesk, Gizmodo, The Crypto Times, Crypto Briefing, NextDraft, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, and Entrepreneur
Bluesky: @wildebees, @seanokane, @bobbyallyn, @bobbyallyn, and @bobbyallyn
Forums: r/NPR and r/technology
Earlier Picks
| Business Insider: |
More: Bureau of Labor Statistics, PYMNTS.com, and Crypto Briefing
X: @josephpolitano, @rohanpaul_ai, @joshkale, @krishnanrohit, @coron_samuel, @samanthaladuc, @nikicaga, @josephpolitano, @dkthomp, and @dorialexander. Bluesky: @prietschka
Forums: Hacker News and Hacker News
| Stephen Morris / Financial Times: |