August 28, 2026 Tech and finance kingmakers: How billionaires from Musk to Soros are fueling this midterms season BY Louise Imber In 2010, the Supreme Court issued Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a landmark ruling that overturned certain campaign finance restrictions. Since then, spending by billionaires on American elections is up 160%, and more than … Continue reading Tech and finance kingmakers: How billionaires from Musk to Soros are fueling this midterms season
August 07, 2026 Tech layoffs August update: Google, TikTok, Etsy, Zillow slash hundreds of roles as job losses pile up in 2026 BY Michael Grothaus August is only one week old, but the month has already seen layoffs at a number of high-profile tech companies. But worse, according to data from a popular layoff-tracking website, the … Continue reading Tech layoffs August update: Google, TikTok, Etsy, Zillow slash hundreds of roles as job losses pile up in 2026
AAMP 2.3 adds the governance, integrations, and privacy controls organizations need to move AI agents into production. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on July 30, 2026 AI agents have spent the past year proving they can help plan, buy, and optimize advertising. The next challenge is getting them to work reliably inside the … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab gets AI agents ready for real advertising
Podcasts Get Measurement Guidelines From IAB Tech Lab by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, July 21, 2026 IAB Tech Lab, the standards arm of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, has announced new rules to ensure that totals for podcast listeners and advertising numbers from downloads and clicks are calculated accurately. Podcasts rely heavily on the ability … Continue reading Podcasts Get Measurement Guidelines From IAB Tech Lab
June 15, 2026 Buzzy tech IPOs are overwhelming retail trading platforms BY Chris Stokel-Walker SpaceX’s initial public offering lived up to expectations, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire and minting more than 4,000 millionaires in an instant as the stock price blew past its asking price and kept rising—up 27% in the first few hours … Continue reading Buzzy tech IPOs are overwhelming retail trading platforms
Texas Tech warns Big 12 sanctions could spark massive liability fight Suswati Basu The Big 12 is considering its next move after receiving a warning from the Texas Attorney General’s Office that any attempt to punish could lead to significant legal consequences. A June 11 letter sent to Commissioner Brett Yormark and board … Continue reading Texas Tech warns Big 12 sanctions could spark massive liability fight
June 10, 2026 Forget FAANG—there’s a new powerhouse acronym for tech stocks in the AI era: MANGO BY Jude Cramer In 2013, a new acronym transformed the way we talk about Big Tech. Mad Money host Jim Cramer identified the four companies he saw as “totally dominant in their markets,” namely Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and … Continue reading Forget FAANG—there’s a new powerhouse acronym for tech stocks in the AI era: MANGO
June 07, 2026 How authoritarian governments twist AI safety to coerce tech companies to comply BY The Conversation When researchers founded Anthropic in 2021, they said the race to build powerful AI was moving too recklessly. They inserted detailed safety measures into their products and marketed their commitment to safety as the corporate quality that distinguished … Continue reading How authoritarian governments twist AI safety to coerce tech companies to comply
New guidance from IAB Tech Lab aims to help publishers and content owners decide how to manage AI crawlers, bots, and other non-human traffic. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on May 27, 2026 The flood of AI crawlers and automated agents is forcing publishers and content owners to face a challenger: Deciding who … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab tackles the growing AI bot problem
May 21, 2026 Trump cancels AI executive order over concerns of slowing U.S. tech innovation BY Associated Press President Donald Trump called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony Thursday because he said he was worried the measure could dull America’s edge on AI technology. Trump … Continue reading Trump cancels AI executive order over concerns of slowing U.S. tech innovation
