Tech

Google adds a feature to let users with a Pixel 8 and newer connect their device to an external monitor via USB-C for a “desktop-like multi-window experience” (www.theverge.com)
2026-3-4 Google

Meta's AI Display Glasses Reportedly Share Intimate Videos With Human Moderators (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-3-4 AI

Microsoft: Hackers abuse OAuth error flows to spread malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-4 Microsoft

Sources: Amazon Publisher Services, which helps websites run ad auctions, is exploring offering technology to help other apps and sites sell ads in AI chatbots (www.theinformation.com)
2026-3-4 Amazon AI chatbot

All-hands: Sam Altman defended OpenAI's DOD deal, saying it was the right decision with “extremely difficult brand consequences and very negative” short-term PR (www.wsj.com)
2026-3-4

Anthropic says voice mode for Claude Code is now live for about 5% of users, with a broader rollout planned in the coming weeks (techcrunch.com)
2026-3-4

OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal As Sam Altman Admits It Looks 'Sloppy' (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-3-4 Pentagon

X announces a policy change suspending users from Creator Revenue Sharing for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without disclosure (www.engadget.com)
2026-3-4 AI

Sources: Meta is creating a new applied AI engineering organization led by Maher Saba in its Reality Labs division to help bolster its superintelligence efforts (www.wsj.com)
2026-3-4 AI

Google adds new Android features, including custom calling cards, real-time location sharing in Google Messages, and luggage tracking with partner airlines (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-4 Android Google

Build real cybersecurity skills for just $15 with this masterclass (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-4

Accenture Acquires Ookla, Downdetector As Part of $1.2 Billion Deal (news.slashdot.org)
2026-3-4

Yahoo sold tech news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal that was signed in early February and is scheduled to close later in March (www.theverge.com)
2026-3-4 Yahoo

OpenAI says GPT-5.3 Instant's tone should feel less “cringe” than GPT-5.2 Instant and has a smoother, more to-the-point conversational style (www.implicator.ai)
2026-3-4

JetStream Security, which offers an “AI Blueprints” tool that provides real-time mapping of AI agent activity, raised a $34M seed led by Redpoint (fortune.com)
2026-3-4 AI

Sources: Anduril is seeking to raise about $4B in a round co-led by Thrive Capital and a16z, which could nearly double the startup's valuation to ~$60B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-4 Startup

OpenAI releases GPT-5.3 Instant, which it says delivers more accurate answers and better-contextualized results when searching the web, for all ChatGPT users (openai.com)
2026-3-4

India's Top Court Angry After Junior Judge Cites Fake AI-Generated Orders (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-3-4 India AI

Microsoft moves Build from Seattle back to San Francisco, scheduled for June 2-3, instead of May, and invites 2,500 developers, down from the usual ~3K to ~5K (www.theverge.com)
2026-3-4 Microsoft San Francisco Seattle

Intel unveils its Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest CPUs, its first data center CPUs built on 18A, offering up to 288 Darkmont efficiency cores, set for a 2026 release (www.tomshardware.com)
2026-3-4 Intel

Google Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-4 Google Chrome

Google plans to move Chrome to a two-week release cycle, instead of the current four, starting with the Chrome 153 stable release on September 8 (www.theverge.com)
2026-3-4 Google Chrome

Ziff Davis agrees to sell its Connectivity division, including Ookla and Downdetector, to Accenture for $1.2B in cash, to focus on enthusiast websites like IGN (www.reuters.com)
2026-3-4

Apple Launches New M5 Chips, MacBook Pro, and First New Monitors In Years (apple.slashdot.org)
2026-3-4 Apple MacBook

Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, which it says delivers “enhanced performance” at a fraction of the cost of larger models and outperforms 2.5 Flash (blog.google)
2026-3-4 Google

X is testing a standalone X Chat iOS app with 1,000 users via Apple's TestFlight, a shift away from Elon Musk's plan to make X an “everything app” (techcrunch.com)
2026-3-4 IOS Apple Elon Musk

AI-Generated Art Can't Be Copyrighted After Supreme Court Declines To Review the Rule (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-3-4 AI

Audible launches a cheaper, $8.99/month streaming tier in the US, vs. $14.95 for its premium plans, to compete with Spotify; the plan includes ad-free podcasts (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-4 Spotify

LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-4

Israel-based Fig Security, which makes tools for companies to monitor their security stack, raised $38M in seed and Series A funding (techcrunch.com)
2026-3-4 Israel

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