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Peru’s Crowded Election Leaves Room for a Surprise Contender (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Airbnb is introducing a private car pick-up service (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Iran Reportedly Warns Apple is Among Potential Targets (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Super scrollers sour on democracy: poll (axios.com)
· axios
TCL agrees to buy a 51% stake in Sony's global home entertainment business for ~$472M, as the Chinese company seeks to expand overseas; Sony retains a 49% stake (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Oil Shock Tests Bank of Thailand’s Wait-and-See Policy Stance (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Raspberry Pi Shares Rise on Revenue Increase, Positive Outlook (wsj.com)
· wsj
£5M Funding for supply chain security innovation in UK (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)
· hn · HN
China Seeks Better EU Ties as Lawmakers Return After Eight Years (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Studio Display 2022 vs. Studio Display 2026 Buyer's Guide (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Sources: Tether cuts two senior precious metals traders who joined from HSBC just months ago in its push to build "the best trading floor for gold in the world" (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
HD Korea Shipbuilding Sells $1.55 Billion of Exchangeable Bonds (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
European Gas Prices Fall as Traders Weigh Potential U.S. Early Exit from Iran War (wsj.com)
· wsj
European Rates Set Volatility Record as Algos Amplify War Swings (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Nvidia invests $2B in chipmaker Marvell and says the two companies plan to work on silicon photonics tech, enabling high-speed data transmission; MRVL jumps 9%+ (Dana Wollman/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Huawei reports 2025 revenue up 2.2% YoY to ~$127.5B, net profit up 8.7% YoY to ~$9.8B, and R&D spend up 7% YoY to ~$27.8B, as it invests in chip networking tech (Peter Landers/Wall Street Journal) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Closed Source AI = Neofeudalism (geohot.github.io)
· hn · HN
Contracts are in C++26 despite disagreement over their value (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
CoreWeave raised an $8.5B loan from banks and investors to expand its cloud computing capacity, in what it says is the largest chip-backed debt deal of its kind (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Alibaba’s New Multimodal AI Model is Not Open-Source (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Wall Street Has a Growing Appetite for Fast Food in Japan (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded (theverge.com)
· theverge
China’s Midea Is Said to Mull $2 Billion Convertible Bond Sale (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Volvo Car Increases Stake in Polestar Through Debt Conversion (wsj.com)
· wsj
Sarasota-based Tenex, which offers an AI-enabled managed cybersecurity detection and response service, raised $250M led by Crosspoint at a $1B+ valuation (Dina Bass/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Why NASA Hired a Chief Economist (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran Conflict Clouds South African Economic Outlook, SARB Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Syngenta Boosts Profit Before Potential IPO in Hong Kong (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
ECB’s Muller Says Probable Rates Will Rise in Coming Quarters (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Netflix feels comfortable raising prices knowing customers can downgrade to its ad tier; in 2026, Netflix is on track to double 2025's $1.5B+ in ad sales (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
<strong>Why NASA Hired a Chief Economist</strong> (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Opera Neon doubles down on agentic browsing with MCP support (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Odd Lots: Why NASA Hired a Chief Economist (Podcast) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Brookfield Buys €1 Billion of Spanish Housing from Blackstone (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sources: South Korean memory chipmakers have sufficient helium stocks until at least June, and a South Korean minister ruled out supply disruptions in H1 2026 (Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
US Withdrawal Without Hormuz Reopening Poses Issue for Stocks: 3-Minutes MLIV (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Show HN: Free AI Coding Skills for Rails (railsreviews.com)
· hn · HN
US CTO Ethan Klein plans to urge the UK and its allies to help "shore up" quantum computing supply chains at a London meeting, after a US-UK tech deal standoff (Joe Miller/Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Malaysia Says Its Tankers Will Be Exempt from Iran’s Hormuz Toll (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Sees Longer-Lasting Economic Hit From War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Accidentally created my first fork bomb with Claude Code (droppedasbaby.com)
· hn · HN
US Gasoline Price Rises Above $4 as War Sends Fuel Costs Surging (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Saudi Chemical Plant Shuts Down as War Disrupts Supply Chains (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Don't Like Your Gmail Email Address? You Can Finally Change It (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Analysis: in 2025, Vietnam surpassed China as the leading supplier of laptops and game consoles to the US for the first time, despite President Trump's tariffs (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
European Stocks Rise on Report Trump Eyes an End to Iran War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
Hong Kong School Group Seeks Advisor for $400 Million Endowment (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
‘Mr. Brexit’ Strategist Made Winning Calls as Iran War Erupted (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Amazon strikes a deal to provide internet access on Delta flights via its Leo satellite business, starting with 500 aircraft in 2028, without disclosing terms (Alison Sider/Wall Street Journal) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
The UK CMA launches an investigation into Microsoft's business software unit to assess whether it should be designated with "strategic market status" (Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Iran War: Trump Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz: WSJ | Daybreak Europe 3/31/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Unilever to Freeze Hiring as Iran War Drives Up Shipping Costs (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Horizons Middle East & Africa 3/31/2026 (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Oaktree’s 17Capital Attracts $7.5 Billion for NAV Loan Fund (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
RamAIn (YC W26) Is Hiring (ycombinator.com)
· hn · HN
Arab Nations May Lose $200 Billion From Iran War, UN Study Finds (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Russia’s Baltic Oil Port Ust-Luga Damaged in New Drone Attack (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Australia to Boost Pay for Younger Workers as Living Costs Rise (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Beijing-based AI company Z.ai reports 2025 revenue of ~$105M, below ~$109M est., and net loss up 60% YoY to ~$680M, vs. ~$545M est., amid aggressive spending (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia to Supply Combat Aircraft to German Military (wsj.com)
· wsj
EV startup Harbinger launches 500-mile electric/hybrid medium-duty truck 'HC Series', having raised $360M from FedEx and THOR Industries (thebridge.jp)
· thebridge-jp
New Apple Studio Display Gets $100 Discounts During Amazon's Big Spring Sale (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Fire Hotspots, Scant Rain Raise Haze Alarm in Southeast Asia (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
2026 has been the most pivotal year in my career and it's only March (nullprogram.com)
· hn · HN
Alibaba's new Qwen3.5-Omni multimodal model, which processes text, audio, images, and video, is proprietary, marking a shift away from its open-source strategy (Juro Osawa/The Information) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
French Inflation Quickens to Highest Since August 2024 on War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Blackstone Is Said to Plan $500 Million India IPO for AGS Health (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
London-based 9fin, which offers AI tools to help credit traders and investors originate new business efficiently, raised a $170M Series C at a $1.3B valuation (Ryan Gould/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Oil Could Spike to $200 If Hormuz Remains Shut, Fesharaki Warns (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple TV Teases New 'Highly Anticipated' Psychological Thriller Series (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Taiwan Stocks Outperform Korea Most Since 2009 Amid War Turmoil (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Raspberry Pi Reports 25% Sales Rise Driven by US and China (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
The US' GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, developed by RTX for $8B+, remains non-operational nine months after the Space Force took ownership (Stephen Clark/Ars Technica) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
iOS 27 Shortcuts App May Write Custom Actions for You Using AI (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Korean Stocks Tumble to Brink of Bear Market on Iran War Risks (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Unilever Nears Completion of Food Unit Sale to McCormick (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
US Bonds Caught in Inflation-Growth Tug-of-War as Oil Swings (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran mobilizes its hackers to sow chaos, gather intel, and find targets; ex-CISA Director Chris Krebs says Iran is "throwing everything they have at this" (Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Goldman Still Sees Gold at $5,400 By Year-End Despite Downturn (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
SpaceX says it lost contact with a Starlink satellite after suffering an "anomaly", following a similar incident in December; the satellite likely exploded (Thomas Ricker/The Verge) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Insight with Haslinda Amin 03/31/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
AirPods Max 2 Review: Better Sound and ANC, Same Design Frustrations (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Foss: Demand Disruption in Refined Products Not Brent (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
UK accountancy regulator FRC says auditors can't blame AI for audit failures, after it published what it called the world's first guidance on auditor AI usage (Ellesheva Kissin/Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
FTSE 100 Futures, Pound Rise on Report Trump Mulls War Exit (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Memory-makers’ shares are down. Some RAM prices have eased. Blaming Google is not a good idea (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
Goldman, BofA Set to Capture Bigger Share of Japan’s ECM Deals (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Oil Swings on Trump War Report, Kuwaiti Tanker Attack (Video) (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Show HN: Raincast – Describe an app, get a native desktop app (open source) (github.com)
· hn · HN
Singapore Warns of Costlier Power Bills Due to Mideast Conflict (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Amsterdam-based Nebius announces a $10B, 310MW data center in Lappeenranta, Finland, built by developer Polarnode and set to begin phased operations in 2027 (Reuters) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Allbirds is selling for $39 million. It raised nearly 10 times that amount in its IPO. (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
iPhone 20 Rumored to Feature Radical Curved Design (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Google's 200M-parameter time-series foundation model with 16k context (github.com)
· hn · HN
Wearable maker Whoop raised $575M led by Collaborative Fund at a $10.1B valuation and says it hit $1B in ARR by 2025's end; 60% of its 2025 sales were non-US (Niko Gallogly/New York Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Abu Dhabi’s 2PointZero Splashes Out $2.25 Billion in US Gas Deal (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Just Three Firms Are Driving Europe’s €420 Billion Stock Rout (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Japan, Indonesia Pledge Deeper Ties Amid Energy Concerns (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sony halts memory card shipments due to NAND shortage (techzine.eu)
· hn · HN
GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash (theregister.com)
· hn · HN
Credit Risk in Asia Poised for Biggest Monthly Spike Since 2023 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran Strikes Kuwaiti Tanker; Trump Reportedly Weighs War Exit | The China Show 3/31/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Amazon Leo Satellite Internet Coming to Delta Flights in 2028 (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Raspberry Pi reports 2025 revenue up 25% YoY to $323.2M, driven primarily by demand in the US and China, and says it sold more chips than computers, a first (Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
BlackRock to Launch Quant Fund Trading Singapore Stocks (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
T-Mobile Business Promo Codes and Deals (wired.com)
· wired
Litter-Robot Promo Codes and Deals: Up to $150 Off (wired.com)
· wired
01.AI's Kai-Fu Lee on OpenClaw, China's AI Advances (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
How South Asia Sees the Iran Conflict (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Australia to Profit from War Pushing Up Prices, Westpac Says (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Japan Government Sets Up Task Force to Secure Medical Supplies (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
DeepSeek’s Chatbot Goes Dark for Over 10 Hours (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Belkin’s battery-equipped Switch 2 case is more than 35 percent off right now (theverge.com)
· theverge
Apple Sets Privacy Rules for Third-Party Access to Live Activities and Notifications (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Why Is the Japanese Yen So Weak and Will Authorities Intervene? (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
A supply chain attack compromises HTTP client Axios, which has 100M weekly npm downloads, introducing a malicious dependency and deploying a multi-stage payload (Socket) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
India Delays Stricter Trading Loan Rules as Volatility Climbs (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Australia Walks Diplomatic Tightrope on Iran War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Japan Spot Power Surges to Three-Year High as War Boosts Fuels (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
CanSino CEO Sees Potential in China's Vaccine Market (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran War: What Attack on Kuwaiti Tanker Signals (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Markets Weigh Trump Remarks, Iran Tanker Strike | The Asia Trade 3/31/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Australia Aims to Use LNG Clout to Secure Asian Fuel Supplies (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Malaysian Chemical Producer Tops Asia Stocks With 102% Rally (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Why Bond Markets Are Changing Their Mind on the War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Semantic – Reducing LLM "Agent Loops" by 27.78% via AST Logic Graphs (github.com)
· hn · HN
Fesharaki Sees Oil At $150-$200 in Next Few Weeks (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Show HN: Will AI take my job (aijobsreport.org)
· hn · HN
Ollama is now powered by MLX on Apple Silicon in preview (ollama.com)
· hn · HN
Japan 2-Year Bond Sale Sees Demand in Line With 12-Month Average (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Safeguarding cryptocurrency by disclosing quantum vulnerabilities responsibly (research.google)
· hn · HN
Ollama Now Runs Faster on Macs Thanks to Apple's MLX Framework (macrumors.com)
· macrumors
Apple introduces privacy rules for third-party access to notifications and Live Activities (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Starcloud CEO on $170M Series A Funding (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Iran War Chokes Off Helium Supply Critical for AI (wsj.com)
· wsj
Axios Compromised on NPM – Malicious Versions Drop Remote Access Trojan (stepsecurity.io)
· hn · HN
US Senators Probe FCC Chief Over Fast-Tracked Nexstar-Tegna Deal (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Aluminum Heads for 10% Monthly Surge as Iran War Roils Supplies (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Where to Invest After $12 Trillion Market Cap Wipeout (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
China’s State Oil and Gas Champions Tested by Turbulent Markets (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Mr. Chatterbox is a Victorian-era ethically trained model (simonwillison.net)
· hn · HN
Artemis II is not safe to fly (idlewords.com)
· hn · HN
Ninth Circuit unanimously denies Apple’s rehearing requests in Epic Games case (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Moutai Shares Surge After It Hikes Price of Flagship Liquor (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Oil Falls, Stocks Gain on Report Trump Mulling War Exit (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Australia’s Fuel Tax Cut Will Take Time to Be Felt by Consumers (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Surprise! Big Tech has been a bit rubbish at enforcing Australia’s kids social media ban (go.theregister.com)
· theregister
JPMorgan Sees Australia IPO Demand Resilient to Stock Turmoil (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Official data shows India's smartphone exports hit $11B in H1 FY2026, up 55% YoY; analysts warn the Iran war could trigger a 22% to 25% drop in the coming weeks (Quratulain Rehbar/Nikkei Asia) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Apple stopped selling 14 products in March, including 3 with no replacements (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Incident March 30th, 2026 – Accidental CDN Caching (blog.railway.com)
· hn · HN
Universal Claude.md – cut Claude output tokens by 63% (github.com)
· hn · HN
Apple subsidiary fined in the UK for breaching Russia sanctions rules (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Hedge Funds Chase Yen Strength Plays on Intervention Fears (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Dollar Wraps Up Best Month Since 2022 Amid War in Middle East (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Tariffs Put Businesses in Crisis. Waiting for the Refund Could Be Worse. (wsj.com)
· wsj
Iran Strikes Fully Laden Kuwait Oil Tanker in Dubai Port (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Sources: London-based chip startup Fractile is in talks to raise over $200M from Accel and others at a $1B valuation; Fractile raised a $15M seed round in 2024 (Financial Times) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
High-Flying Chip Stocks Bear Brunt of Iran War Risk-Off Trade (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
New Zealand Business Sentiment Hits Lowest Since 2024 Recession (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
iOS 26.5 beta 1: Here are all the new features (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Mundys Plans to Boost Stake in Channel Tunnel Operator Getlink (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
RBA Says Not Possible to Predict Cash Rate Path With Confidence (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
150 million users later, Roblox competitor Rec Room is shutting down (theverge.com)
· theverge
Pope vs. Trump: Pontiff takes aim at U.S. policies (axios.com)
· axios
Asian Stocks Wipe Out 2026 Gains as War Drives Inflation Worries (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Nvidia Stock is Cheap—What That Signals (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
A look at Babel Audio, which pairs anonymous strangers to record their conversations, starting at $17/hour, and bundles those recordings into AI training data (Issie Lapowsky/Bloomberg) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
Chinese Stocks Fare Better Than Global Peers in Iran-Driven Rout (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Asia Steps Up Bond Support as Energy Shock Sends Yields Surging (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
datasette-files 0.1a3 (simonwillison.net)
· simonw
Space Data Center Startup Starcloud Raises $170 Million (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
The AirPods Max 2 are a great sequel, but not an ambitious one (theverge.com)
· theverge
WhatsApp is working on a dedicated CarPlay app, available now for beta testers (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Iran Strikes Fully Laden Kuwait Oil Tanker in Dubai Port Area (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Here are our favorite spring cleaning deals from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (theverge.com)
· theverge
Korea’s $1 Trillion Pension to Flex Voting Power in Reform Push (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Show HN: I turned a sketch into a 3D-print pegboard for my kid with an AI agent (github.com)
· hn · HN
From pet clothing to plastic socks: Inside Trump airport trademark applications (axios.com)
· axios
Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
MagSafe Monday: Is the ESR 5-card wallet better than Apple’s FineWoven wallet? (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Iran War Tensions Turn Once-Hot Korean Stock Trade Into Poor Bet (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Water utility announces it's ditching fluoride—then reveals it did so years ago (arstechnica.com)
· arstechnica
Apple steps up crackdown on vibe coding apps, pulls ‘Anything’ from the App Store (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
Gold Steadies as Fed’s Powell Says Long-Term Inflation in Check (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Asian Stocks Set for Losses, Bonds Climb on Powell: Markets Wrap (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
What’s new in Android’s March 2026 Google System Updates [U] (9to5google.com)
· 9to5google
Oil Extends Advance as Trump Threatens Escalation to Iran War (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list? (30u30.fyi)
· hn · HN
Dip Buyers Disappear | The Close 3/30/2026 (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Apple Kicks Out Vibe Coding App (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Sun Life Doubles Down on Asset Management With Three Deals (bloomberg.com)
· bloomberg
Android Developer Verification (android-developers.googleblog.com)
· hn · HN
DOJ Reportedly Probing Insider Trading on Prediction Markets (theinformation.com)
· theinformation
Apple testing automatic audio switching for third-party accessories in the EU (9to5mac.com)
· 9to5mac
BOXROOM lets you build a cozy game room for your Steam library (engadget.com)
· engadget
Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup  (techcrunch.com)
· techcrunch
AI coding agents will drastically alter both the practice and the economics of exploit development, automating the discovery of zero-day vulnerabilities (Thomas H. Ptacek/sockpuppet.org) (techmeme.com)
· techmeme
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