Tech & Ai

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker

Doug Field, the high-profile executive who shaped Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) and technology strategies over the past five years, is leaving the automaker. Field’s departure was announced Wednesday as...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Tech Layoffs Continue: Snap Cuts 1,000 Jobs, Citing ‘Rapid Advancements’ in AI

Snap cuts 1,000 jobs as it cites “rapid advancements” in AI, saying smaller teams can do more amid rising competition and a push for profitability. The post Tech Layoffs...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Is Claude down? Anthropic confirms outage.

Updated on Wednesday, April 15 at 2:08 p.m. ET — A recent Claude status page update confirmed that “This incident has been resolved.” An Anthropic spokesperson said that the company...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

AI Could Democratize One of Tech’s Most Valuable Resources

Nvidia is the undisputed king of AI chips. But thanks to the AI it helped build, the champ could soon face growing competition. Modern AI runs on Nvidia designs,...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M. Now, it’s aiming for more.

Glydways, a San Francisco-based startup developing personal autonomous pods designed to operate on dedicated two-meter wide lanes in cities, has raised $170 million in a Series C funding round....

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes 20,000 Users to Data Theft

Researchers linked 108 malicious Chrome extensions to a coordinated campaign that exposed about 20,000 users to data theft, backdoors, and ad injection. The post Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best wireless mic deal: Take 30% off the Shure MoveMic Two Kit

SAVE $165: The Shure MoveMic Two Kit is on sale at Amazon for $384, down from the normal price of $549. That’s a 30% discount and a record-low price...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best Smart Smoke Detector (and Why You Still Need a Dumb One)

Adding Wi-Fi doesn’t always turn out to be as smart as it sounds. A smart smoke detector turns out to be dumber than I thought, even with Wi-Fi added....

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate

Days after Meta shut down its internal “tokenmaxxing” dashboard following news of the AI leaderboard leaking to the press, LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman came out in...

April 15, 2026
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Michigan’s New Bill Takes Aim at AI Employee Surveillance

The AI surveillance boom is colliding with regulation—and employers are the ones in the crosshairs. The post Michigan’s New Bill Takes Aim at AI Employee Surveillance appeared first on...