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[BIZ] 7m

Instead of Lower for Longer It's Powell for Longer, PGIM's Greg Peters

└─ Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he plans to stay at the central bank until a Justice Department investigation into him and the central bank is complete. “I have no intention of leavi...

[02]

[TEC] 13m

Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents

└─ TechCrunch

A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn't have permission to see it.

[03]

[TEC] 43m

Sam Altman’s thank-you to coders draws the memes

└─ TechCrunch

Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.

[04]

[CUL] 56m

The Pentagon Wants an Obedient A.I. Soldier. Will It Get One?

└─ New Yorker

The reported use of Claude in recent military operations has shifted the Overton window around A.I. in warfare—and sparked a battle between Anthropic and the Department of War.

[05]

[BIZ] 1h

Asian Stocks to Fall as Iran War Saps Sentiment: Markets Wrap

└─ Bloomberg

Asian equities faced early declines on Thursday after signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and weighed on US stocks and bonds.

[06]

[BIZ] 1h

Micron revenue almost triples, tops estimates as demand for memory soars

└─ CNBC

Micron's stock has soared this year while its tech peers have struggled, as the impact of rising memory costs ripples across the industry.

[07]

[WLD] 1h

Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested

└─ BBC News

Officials believe the man - known as Lobo Menor - is linked to the killing of Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

[08]

[TEC] 1h

Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"

└─ Ars Technica

Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?

[09]

[BIZ] 1h

Oil Jumps as Major Energy Assets Targeted in Mideast Conflict

└─ Bloomberg

Oil rose after attacks on some of the Middle East’s most important energy facilities, raising concerns of a more severe impact from the almost three-week-old conflict.

[10]

[TEC] 2h

Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law

└─ Ars Technica

Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."

[11]

[BIZ] 2h

Here are the five key takeaways from this week's Fed meeting

└─ CNBC

While no one expected the Fed to cut — much less hike — at this meeting, the market always looks for clues about what's next.

[12]

[TEC] 2h

Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running

└─ Ars Technica

Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.

[13]

[TEC] 3h

Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

└─ Ars Technica

Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.

[14]

[TEC] 3h

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place

└─ TechCrunch

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.

[15]

[TEC] 3h

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

└─ Hacker News

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430797 Points: 313 # Comments: 1...

[16]

[TEC] 3h

Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business

└─ TechCrunch

Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.

[17]

[WLD] 4h

Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon

└─ BBC News

The health ministry says that 968 people, including more than 100 children, have been killed since 2 March.

[18]

[TEC] 4h

The Best Outdoor Deals From the REI Member Days Sale (2026)

└─ Wired

REI’s Member Days sale has deals on our favorite tents, backpacks, rain jackets, and more gear to outfit you for summer.

[19]

[BIZ] 4h

Trump waives Jones Act shipping rules for 60 days to steady oil market

└─ CNBC

The Trump administration "remains committed to continuing to strengthen our critical supply chains" amid the Iran war, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

[20]

[SCI] 4h

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!

└─ NASA

Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 13, 2026 We are in our final ph...

[21]

[WLD] 5h

Cesar Chavez abused and raped women and girls, NYT investigation says

└─ NPR

A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.

[22]

[WLD] 5h

One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resort

└─ BBC News

Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg.

[23]

[BIZ] 5h

Bond Market Prices Out Rate Cut Hopes as Fed’s Message Sinks In

└─ Bloomberg

The Federal Reserve has been signaling for months that further interest-rate cuts were far from guaranteed.

[24]

[WLD] 5h

A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder

└─ NPR

A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies.

[25]

[TEC] 5h

Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

└─ Wired

After OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature fell short, Walmart is instead embedding its Sparky chatbot directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

[26]

[TEC] 6h

The Best Sonos Bluetooth Speaker Is $40 Off

└─ Wired

Add the Sonos Roam 2 to your existing home setup, or take it to go with Bluetooth.

[27]

[TEC] 6h

AI coding is gambling

└─ Hacker News

Article URL: https://notes.visaint.space/ai-coding-is-gambling/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428541 Points: 295 # Comments: 361 ...

[28]

[WLD] 6h

Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike

└─ BBC News

Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.

[29]

[WLD] 7h

Mamdani put Ramadan at the center of NYC's cultural life, bringing joy -- and a backlash

└─ NPR

NYC Mayor Mamdani observed Ramadan publicly at a time when many politicians and activists on the right are voicing hostility and in some cases open bigotry toward American Muslims.

[30]

[WLD] 7h

FAA tightens safety rules for helicopters and planes around major airports

└─ NPR

Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are tightening safety rules in congested airspace around major airports, suspending the use of visual separation between planes and helicopters.

[31]

[CUL] 8h

The Best Books of 2026 So Far

└─ New Yorker

Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

[32]

[TEC] 8h

Snowflake AI Escapes Sandbox and Executes Malware

└─ Hacker News

Article URL: https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/snowflake-ai-escapes-sandbox-and-executes-malware Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47427017 Points: 219 # Comments: 68 ...

[33]

[TEC] 8h

Death to Scroll Fade

└─ Hacker News

Article URL: https://dbushell.com/2026/01/09/death-to-scroll-fade/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426932 Points: 336 # Comments: 181 ...

[34]

[CUL] 8h

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, March 18th

└─ New Yorker

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

[35]

[SCI] 8h

Lava Flows Down Mayon

└─ NASA

The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 acquired this rare, relatively clear image of  Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, on Feb. 26, 2026. The natural-...

[36]

[SCI] 8h

From Service to Space Systems: A Pathways Journey to NASA

└─ NASA

For Corey Elmore, the path to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center did not begin in engineering. It began in service. Today he serves as a NASA Pathways engineering intern in the Technical Processes and Tool...

[37]

[TEC] 8h

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

└─ Wired

Federal immigration enforcement agents usually won't talk to the media—but they will talk to independent journalist Karl Loftus.

[38]

[SCI] 9h

Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations

└─ NASA

2026 Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) 3.26.26 SIA_27th Annual Leadership Dinner 3.23.26 2026 Artemis Suppliers Conference 3.23-25.26 Ansys Government Initiatives Event_AGI 3.19.26 Homeland Se...

[39]

[SCI] 13h

Your daily coffee may be protecting your brain, 43-year study finds

└─ Science Daily

Your morning coffee or tea could be quietly supporting your brain health. A long-term study found that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea was linked to an 18% lower risk of dementia and...

[40]

[SCI] 13h

These strange pink rocks just revealed a hidden giant beneath Antarctica

└─ Science Daily

Pink granite boulders sitting mysteriously atop Antarctica’s Hudson Mountains have led scientists to a stunning discovery: a hidden granite mass buried beneath Pine Island Glacier, stretching nearly...