An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility: Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related. Read More
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Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else: Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy. Read More
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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma's board after reports he will offer a competing product: Krieger's departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year. Read More
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Anthropic launches Claude Design, a new product for creating quick visuals: The company says Claude Design is intended to help people like founders and product managers without a design background share their ideas more easily. Read More
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It's not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down: Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. Read More
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Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages: Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET on April 15. Read More
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Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce: The company cites advancements in AI for the cuts. CEO Evan Spiegel also wrote that the company is closing more than 300 open roles. Snap had about 5,261 full-time employees as of December 2025. Read More
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Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges: Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round. Read More
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StrictlyVC kicks off the series in SF on April 30. Be in the room for unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising and AI accuracy with industry leaders like Forum AI founder Campbell Brown, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited.
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
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Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other: For most of its life, Airwallex and Stripe have mostly operated in different geographies, selling to different buyers. That's changing. Read More
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