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May 02, 2026
The word 'Spotlight' is everywhere in 2026 — from the Best Picture-winning journalism film celebrating its legacy, to a new Spielberg 4K collection, BAFTA nominees, and the Boston Globe's Spotlight team marking 50 years of investigative reporting. We unpack why the spirit of accountability journalism matters more than ever in the age of AI.
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May 02, 2026
Iran shut down the world's most critical oil chokepoint using cheap drones, speedboats, and mines — and the mighty US Navy still can't reopen it. Meanwhile, billions have been poured into AI-powered defense systems that were supposed to make this scenario impossible. This is a case study in what happens when AI hype meets messy, asymmetric reality — and the lessons extend far beyond the military.
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April 29, 2026
Cursor 3 dropped on April 2 with a game-changing Agents Window that lets developers run multiple AI agents in parallel across local machines, SSH, and cloud environments. We went hands-on to see if it lives up to the hype — and whether it deserves its spot atop the 2026 vibe coding leaderboard.
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April 29, 2026
Your Wednesday morning briefing covers how Saturday's shocking White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting is reigniting conversations about AI-powered security screening, Iran's dramatic offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for AI-dependent supply chains, the Supreme Court's Roundup labeling case and its quiet implications for AI product warnings, plus Ukraine's staggering drone-war milestone that's rewriting the AI warfare playbook.
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April 29, 2026
OpenAI reportedly missed key financial and operational targets, and with its IPO looming later this year, the cracks are showing. Meanwhile, public trust in institutions is cratering — from Trump's tanking approval on the economy to a shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner. If the most hyped AI company on the planet can't deliver on its promises, what does that say about the industry's relationship with truth?
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April 28, 2026
April 2026 is throwing a LOT at us — new Google shopping rules, TikTok trends shifting weekly, tax season chaos, and leadership challenges galore. Here are 5 specific, actionable ways to use AI tools RIGHT NOW to stay ahead of the curve across marketing, finance, content creation, streaming, and career development.
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April 28, 2026
Just one day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh record highs, a troubling OpenAI revenue report sent shockwaves through tech stocks on Tuesday. Oracle fell 5.2% on concerns about its AI partnership, oil prices surged on stalled US-Iran talks, and a monster earnings week kicked off with wildly mixed results — from GM's beat to ITW's 9% plunge.
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April 28, 2026
A major NYT investigation just exposed what the AI industry doesn't want you to think about: America's electric grid is ancient, undersized, and wildly unprepared for the tsunami of energy demand that AI data centers are creating. Here's why this infrastructure crisis is the most underreported story in tech — and what it means for everyone's electric bill.
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April 26, 2026
Tomorrow's Supreme Court showdown over Roundup cancer warnings isn't just about herbicides — it could set the legal blueprint for whether federal regulators can shield AI companies from state lawsuits too. Plus: Google drops a new AI agent safety white paper, and Anthropic rolls out enterprise features for Claude.
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April 26, 2026
Microsoft Copilot hit 420 million monthly active users in Q1 2026 — nearly double last year — but only 15 million are paid M365 Copilot seats. As Fortune 500 companies inch through 18-to-24-month rollouts, the real question isn't adoption, it's ROI. We break down the numbers, the wins, the market share headwinds, and what enterprises are actually learning from deploying Copilot at scale.
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