March 08, 2026

OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal: Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she's resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team. Read More

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package: Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture. Read More

OpenAI delays ChatGPT's 'adult mode' again: The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December. Read More

Robinhood's startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut: The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio. Read More

Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers: Trump's Department of War feud with Anthropic won't impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products. Read More

Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs: This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies. Read More

Anthropic's Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks: In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — 14 of them classified as "high-severity." Read More

Grammarly's 'expert review' is just missing the actual experts: A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users' writing with help from the world's great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too. Read More

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Bill Gates' TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor: It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade. Read More

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