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YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. Read More

Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta: As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings. Read More

Hackers threaten to leak data after breaching University of Pennsylvania to send mass emails: As the hackers plainly stated in their message ("Please stop giving us money"), this breach appears motivated to suppress alumni donations. Read More

This Week's Must-Reads

VC Vinod Khosla says the US government could take 10% stake in all public companies to soften the blow of AGI: Vinod Khosla has a bold vision for how society could be reconfigured to share the abundance created by AI technology. Read More

Tim Cook says Apple is open to M&A on the AI front: Apple CEO Tim Cook noted in the company's Q4 2025 earnings call that Apple was preparing to announce more AI partnerships like the one it has with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into Siri and Apple Intelligence. Read More

What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about AOL's acquirer: Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people. Read More

Reddit CEO says chatbots are not a traffic driver: During Reddit's Q3 2025 call, CEO Steve Huffman noted that Google search and direct access continue to be its top traffic drivers. Read More

Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week: The social media company inked three deals in the U.S. to power its data centers and offset its carbon footprint. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Nvidia is reportedly investing up to $1B in Poolside : Nvidia is an existing investor in the AI company and participated in its $500 million Series A round in 2024. Read More