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Android gets patches for Qualcomm zero-day exploited in attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-3 Android

Sam Altman says the DOD affirmed that OpenAI's tools wouldn't be used by agencies like the NSA, and services to them would need a further contract modification (www.cnbc.com)
2026-3-3

Ayar Labs, which aims to replace the copper wiring in semiconductors with fiber optics, raised a $500M Series E led by Neuberger Berman at a $3.8B valuation (www.wsj.com)
2026-3-3

A look at the US DOJ's December lawsuit alleging a smuggling ring illegally exported or tried to export at least $160M in advanced Nvidia AI chips to China (www.thewirechina.com)
2026-3-3 China AI Nvidia

Sam Altman says rushing the DOD deal was wrong as “the issues are super complex, and demand clear communication” but we were “trying to de-escalate things” (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-3-3

Sam Altman says OpenAI is amending its DOD contract to ensure AI isn't used for domestic surveillance of US persons, the NSA is excluded from the deal for now (t.co)
2026-3-3 AI

Sam Altman says “the democratic process must stay in control, and we must democratize AI” and no private company should decide the fate of the world (x.com)
2026-3-3 AI

Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules For Data Centers (news.slashdot.org)
2026-3-3

Ayar Labs, which is replacing the copper wiring in semiconductors with fiber optics, raised a $500M Series E led by Neuberger Berman at a $3.8B valuation (www.wsj.com)
2026-3-3

AWS says its facilities in the Middle East are facing power and connectivity issues after drone strikes impacted its infrastructure in the UAE and Bahrain (www.cnbc.com)
2026-3-3 Drone

Meta is testing a shopping research feature in its Meta AI web browser for select US users, positioning it against e-commerce tools in ChatGPT and Gemini (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3 AI Browser

Bengaluru-based Pronto, which offers on-demand home-help services like cooking and cleaning, raised a $25M Series B led by Epiq Capital at a $100M valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3

British Columbia To End Time Changes, Adopt Year-Round Daylight Time (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-3-3 U.K.

OpenAI and the DOD have agreed to add more surveillance protections to a recent AI deal; sources: Sam Altman approached DOD's Emil Michael to rework the deal (www.axios.com)
2026-3-3 AI

Anthropic brings Claude's memory feature to free users, after launching it for paid users in 2025 (www.engadget.com)
2026-3-3

CyberStrikeAI tool adopted by hackers for AI-powered attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-3 AI

Sources: X and xAI are set to repay ~$17.5B of debt in full; X took on ~$12.5B of debt during Musk's purchase, and xAI borrowed $5B via bonds and loans in June (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3

Sources: amid negotiations with the DOD, Anthropic submitted a bid to compete in a $100M DOD contest to develop voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming tech (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3 Drone

MongoDB reports Q4 revenue up 27% YoY to $695.1M, vs. $670M est., and forecasts Q1 adjusted earnings per share below estimates; MDB drops 22%+ after hours (www.barrons.com)
2026-3-3 4Q

Apple Might Use Google Servers To Store Data For Its Upgraded AI Siri (apple.slashdot.org)
2026-3-3 Google AI Apple

The US Treasury Department, State Department, and federal housing agency are ending use of Anthropic products; State Department says it will switch to OpenAI (www.reuters.com)
2026-3-3 Real Estate

Source: Cursor's annualized revenue topped $2B in February, doubling from three months earlier, and about 60% of the revenue is coming from corporate customers (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3

Filing: PayPay is seeking to raise up to $1.1B at a valuation of up to $13.4B in its US IPO, selling nearly 55M shares priced between $17 and $20 apiece (www.reuters.com)
2026-3-3 IPO

Sources: US considers limiting Chinese companies to 75K Nvidia H200 chips each, less than half of what some want to buy; AMD MI325 chips also count toward a cap (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3 China Nvidia AMD

HBO Max and Paramount+ To Merge Into One Streaming Service (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-3-3

Iranians turn to Starlink, decentralized messaging apps, and VPNs to circumvent an internet blackout; NetBlocks says connectivity is at 1% of ordinary levels (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-3-3 Iran Decentralize

New York-based Ease Health, which is building an AI-native OS for behavioral health providers, emerged from stealth and raised a $41M Series A led by a16z (techfundingnews.com)
2026-3-3 AI New York

Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-3-3

Alibaba releases the open-weight Qwen3.5 Small Model Series in 0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B sizes, claiming the 9B model rivals OpenAI's gpt-oss-120b on some benchmarks (venturebeat.com)
2026-3-3 Alibaba

Fake Google Security site uses PWA app to steal credentials, MFA codes (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-3-3 Google

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