Based on the latest news reports, the major global developments include: Middle East Conflict: The US and Israel have launched extensive military operations against Iran, with death tolls rising to over 1,045 in Iran[4] and more than 700 Iranians killed according to the Red Crescent[5]. […]
Month: March 2026
Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead
In November, Epic and Google jointly proposed a settlement that would change Android’s fate globally without cracking open Google’s Android monopoly quite the way it otherwise might. Today, Google has decided it’s not waiting for that settlement to be approved: it’s moving forward with many […]
US-Israeli War with Iran Escalates: Strikes, Embassy Closures, Oil Prices Soar, and Strait of Hormuz Shut – 3/4/2026, 4:24:31 PM
The dominant global news story as of March 4, 2026, is the escalating US-Israeli war against Iran, now in its fifth day, marked by widespread strikes, retaliatory attacks, embassy closures, evacuations of Americans from the Middle East, surging oil prices, and closed Strait of Hormuz. […]
Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts?
Data center operators to sign pledge to supply their own power instead of relying on grid.
PlayStation is reportedly moving away from PC ports
It sounds like PlayStation is putting its focus back on console exclusives. According to a report in Bloomberg, Sony’s gaming division is moving away from porting PS5 games to PC, which reportedly includes cancelling plans for a PC port of Ghost of Yōtei. It’s a […]
How a prize-winning cartoonist brings hand-drawn comics to the web
Jailed during the 2021 coup in Myanmar, American journalist Danny Fenster spent six months as a political prisoner. For much of his incarceration he battled boredom and fear, subsisting on meditation and podcasts on an SD card smuggled in by mail, sent by his girlfriend, […]
Elliott Invests $1B in Pinterest, Betting Big on AI-Driven Turnaround
Activist Investor Elliott Takes a $1B Stake in Pinterest, Betting on AI-Driven Growth In a bold move signaling confidence in Pinterest’s future, activist investor Elliott Investment Management has acquired a $1 billion stake in the visual discovery platform, emphasizing its aggressive push into AI-driven innovations[1][2]. […]
U.S. and Israel Intensify Military Campaign Against Iran: March 4, 2026
The rapidly unfolding conflict in the Middle East between the United States, Israel, and Iran is capturing global attention. Now in its fourth day, this large-scale military campaign, marked by intensified airstrikes, is already engaging over a dozen nations through proxy actions. Its implications c
Another Oracle outage is messing up US TikTok
The US version of TikTok is once again experiencing issues due to an Oracle outage, just a month after coming back online from a similar outage in February. The service disruption, impacting Oracle’s Ashburn, Virginia data center, began early Tuesday afternoon, with Downdetector reports spiking […]
Mega-Funds A16z, Sequoia, Tiger Global Command 70% of $189B VC Investments in February
Just Three Companies Dominated the $189B in VC Investments Last Month In a stunning display of market concentration, just three venture capital firms—Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia Capital, and Tiger Global Management—commanded the lion’s share of the $189 billion poured into startups last month. This unprecedented […]