April 2026

Bay Area-based tech company announces shocking layoff of nearly a quarter of its workforce 2026-04-09 at 06:18 By Katie Jerkovich The tech company becomes the latest to announce shocking number of layoffs, gutting nearly a quarter of its workforce. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Meta’s latest model is as open as Zuckerberg’s private school 2026-04-09 at 02:32 By Tobias Mann You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the proprietary models, not join them! Nearly two years after extolling the virtues of open source AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is singing a different tune. … This

6 signs you spend too much time on your phone — and 3 steps to kick off a ‘digital detox’ 2026-04-09 at 02:02 By Emma Glassman-Hughes Nearly half of Americans consider themselves to be addicted to their phones, with the average person checking their phone every five minutes that they’re awake, or roughly 186 times

Western Union zaps VMware and moves to Nutanix 2026-04-09 at 02:02 By Simon Sharwood South Korea’s biggest theme park is also riding the VM migration roller coaster Western Union has commenced a migration from VMware to Nutanix after deciding it didn’t want to do business with Broadcom.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Atlassian gussies up Confluence for the AI era 2026-04-09 at 02:02 By O’Ryan Johnson Helps employees present data in Confluence in various ways Atlassian is modernizing Confluence for the AI era, testing tools and agentic capabilities that give users the chance to turn their written notes into graphics and their ideas into software applications.… This

Criminal wannabes even more dangerous than the pros, says ex-FBI cyber chief 2026-04-09 at 00:29 By Jessica Lyons If they don’t know what they’re doing, you might never get your data back interview  It’s the biggest threat today, but it took her a while to appreciate it. After spending two decades at the FBI and

DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months 2026-04-09 at 00:29 By Brandon Vigliarolo Drawback: it’s radioactive Forget recharging or swapping out disposable AAs every day. What if you could power energy-hungry devices for months or even years at a time from a single, reasonably-sized battery? A Washington state-based fusion energy startup

Anthropic’s ‘Claude Mythos’ model sparks fear of AI doomsday if released to public: ‘Weapons we can’t even envision’ 2026-04-08 at 23:29 By Thomas Barrabi Anthropic has triggered alarm bells by touting the terrifying capabilities of “Claude Mythos”– with executives warning the AI model is so dangerous that it would cause a wave of catastrophic hacks

Call your existing automation ‘zero-token architecture’ to become an instant agentic AI wiz 2026-04-08 at 23:29 By Simon Sharwood Kubernetes luminary Kelsey Hightower thinks IT pros need to get smart about thriving in a world that’s trying to hide deep tech As businesses drink the agentic AI Kool-Aid and go looking for productivity enhancements, IT

Goldman Sachs uncovers troubling pattern behind AI and tech job losses 2026-04-08 at 22:40 By Ariel Zilber Workers displaced by artificial intelligence and other tech take longer to find new jobs — and when they do, they’re stuck earning less for years, a new study found. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Oracle axes over 700 workers — the first wave in a bloodbath that could engulf 30K 2026-04-08 at 22:27 By Marc Vartabedian New details reveal where tech titan Oracle’s layoff axe will fall in the Golden State: 318 workers in Redwood City, 184 in Santa Clara, 158 in Pleasanton and 50 in Santa Monica —