Sources report X-Epic, a Chinese EDA software maker, is laying off up to 50% of its staff amid market headwinds; the company had raised $121.7M as of March 2023.
rumored 2 articles 2024-07-13 — 2024-07-14
X-Epic up to 50% of staff
Sources: X-Epic, a Chinese EDA software maker for designing chips that had raised $121.7M as of March 2023, is laying off up to 50% staff amid market headwinds
South China Morning Post · 2024-07-13 · #19
Court filings show Zuckerberg and other Meta executives rejected staff pleas to bolster safety guardrails and to hire additional staff.
denied 2 articles 2024-06-22 — 2024-06-23
Mark Zuckerberg Meta executives bolster guardrails hire more staff
Court filings show how Zuckerberg and other Meta execs played down risks to young users, while rejecting staff pleas to bolster guardrails and hire more staff
New York Times · 2024-06-23 · #6
Jack joined Lightspeed in 2024 and leads the firm's Capital Markets business.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-14 — 2024-06-15
Jack Lightspeed Capital Markets business
Sources: Lightspeed wants to become a registered investment adviser, letting it use more than 20% of its funds, the cap for VC firms, to trade secondary markets
Financial Times · 2024-06-14 · #18
Ex-FTC commissioner Joshua Wright is portrayed as having become the tech industry's 'fixer'.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-06-08 — 2024-06-09
Joshua Wright tech industry
How ex-FTC commissioner Joshua Wright became the tech industry's fixer, while allegedly juggling inappropriate relationships and skirting conflicts of interests
Wall Street Journal · 2024-06-08 · #19
Caitlin Kalinowski resigns from OpenAI, citing concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons following OpenAI's US Department of Defense contract.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Caitlin Kalinowski OpenAI US Department of Defense
Emil Michael made his name as an aggressive dealmaker at Uber Technologies Inc.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Emil Michael Uber Technologies Inc.
Josh Payne previously worked as a coal miner in Australia before founding Nscale.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Josh Payne coal miner Australia
Josh Payne founded data center developer Nscale in 2024 amid the AI boom.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Josh Payne Nscale
Nscale adds Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Nscale Sheryl Sandberg Nick Clegg
UK data center developer Nscale raised a $2B Series C led by Aker and 8090 Industries at a $14.6B valuation and adds Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board
Bloomberg · 2026-03-09 · #8
Coupang Korea CEO Harold Rogers attended President Trump's State of the Union address.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Harold Rogers Coupang Korea Donald Trump State of the Union
South Korean giant Coupang is lobbying the US to represent its interests as it faces 10+ data leak probes; Coupang Korea CEO Harold Rogers attended Trump's SOTU
Financial Times · 2026-03-09 · #42
Darktrace names its third chief executive in 18 months, indicating rapid leadership turnover.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Darktrace CEO
Source: UK cyber security company Darktrace names Ed Jennings, who previously led work management platform Quickbase, as CEO, its third chief in 18 months
Financial Times · 2026-03-09 · #28
Darktrace appoints Ed Jennings, formerly head of Quickbase, as CEO.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Darktrace Ed Jennings Quickbase
Source: UK cyber security company Darktrace names Ed Jennings, who previously led work management platform Quickbase, as CEO, its third chief in 18 months
Financial Times · 2026-03-09 · #28
Josh Payne moved to London prior to starting Nscale.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Josh Payne London
Darktrace appoints Ed Jennings, formerly head of work management platform Quickbase, as CEO — its third chief in 18 months.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-09
Darktrace Ed Jennings Quickbase
Source: UK cyber security company Darktrace names Ed Jennings, who previously led work management platform Quickbase, as CEO, its third chief in 18 months
Financial Times · 2026-03-09 · #28
Alphabet grants CEO Sundar Pichai a new three-year compensation package worth up to $692M, including stock incentives up to $350M tied to Waymo and Wing growth.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-08
Alphabet Sundar Pichai Waymo Wing
Caitlin Kalinowski resigns from her role as head of hardware and robotics at OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-08
OpenAI Caitlin Kalinowski
Over 50% of Roblox creators list high school as their highest level of education.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-08
Roblox
Emil Michael made his name as an aggressive dealmaker at Uber Technologies Inc.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-08
Emil Michael Uber
A profile of Emil Michael, who made his name as an aggressive dealmaker for Uber, as he takes a leading role in the Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic
Bloomberg · 2026-03-08 · #4
U.S. February jobs report shows post-2022 tech sector job losses now outpace losses from the 2008 and 2020 downturns.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-08
U.S. February jobs report tech sector
Pentagon appoints Gavin Kliger as Chief Data Officer to lead its AI efforts.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Pentagon Gavin Kliger Chief Data Officer AI efforts
Pentagon names ex-DOGE employee Gavin Kliger as Chief Data Officer to lead its AI efforts; Kliger previously reposted white supremacist Nick Fuentes' content
Reuters · 2026-03-07 · #35
February US jobs report shows US tech sector post-2022 job losses are now outpacing the 2008 and 2020 downturns.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
US tech sector
The US' February jobs report shows the tech sector's post-2022 job losses are now outpacing past downturns in 2008 and 2020
Business Insider · 2026-03-07 · #8
Alphabet grants Sundar Pichai a new three-year pay package worth up to $692M, including stock incentives up to $350M tied to growth of Waymo and Wing.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Alphabet Sundar Pichai Waymo Wing
Alphabet gives Sundar Pichai a new three-year pay deal worth up to $692M, with stock incentives worth as much as $350M linked to the growth of Waymo and Wing
Financial Times · 2026-03-07 · #18
Alphabet grants Sundar Pichai a new three-year compensation package worth up to $692M, including up to $350M in stock incentives tied to the growth of Waymo and Wing.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Alphabet Sundar Pichai Waymo Wing
Alphabet gives Sundar Pichai a new three-year pay deal worth up to $692M, with stock incentives worth as much as $350M linked to the growth of Waymo and Wing
Financial Times · 2026-03-07 · #18
The U.S. tech sector's post-2022 job losses reported in the February jobs report now exceed job losses from the 2008 and 2020 downturns.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
U.S. tech sector 2008 downturn 2020 downturn
The US' February jobs report shows the tech sector's post-2022 job losses are now outpacing past downturns in 2008 and 2020
Business Insider · 2026-03-07 · #8
Pentagon names ex-DOGE employee Gavin Kliger as Chief Data Officer to lead its AI efforts.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Pentagon Gavin Kliger
Pentagon names ex-DOGE employee Gavin Kliger as Chief Data Officer to lead its AI efforts; Kliger previously reposted white supremacist Nick Fuentes' content
Reuters · 2026-03-07 · #35
Roblox reports that over 50% of its creators list high school as their highest level of education.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Roblox game creators
Roblox says it paid out $1.5B to game creators in 2025 and the top 1,000 earned $1.3M on average; 50%+ of creators list high school as their highest education
Bloomberg · 2026-03-07 · #10
Block lays off 40% of its workforce, according to a Q&A with CEO Jack Dorsey.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Block
Q&A with Block CEO Jack Dorsey on laying off 40% of the company's workers, wanting Block to “feel like a mini AGI”, his take on Elon Musk's X, and more
Wired · 2026-03-07 · #33
Jack Dorsey is identified as the CEO of Block.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Jack Dorsey Block
Q&A with Block CEO Jack Dorsey on laying off 40% of the company's workers, wanting Block to “feel like a mini AGI”, his take on Elon Musk's X, and more
Wired · 2026-03-07 · #33
Block laid off 40% of its workforce, according to CEO Jack Dorsey in a Q&A.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Block
Q&A with Block CEO Jack Dorsey on laying off 40% of the company's workers, wanting Block to “feel like a mini AGI”, his take on Elon Musk's X, and more
Wired · 2026-03-07 · #33
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of hardware and robotics, resigns citing concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons after OpenAI's Department of Defense contract.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-07
Caitlin Kalinowski OpenAI domestic surveillance autonomous weapons DOD contract
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of hardware and robotics, resigns over concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons after OpenAI's DOD contract
Fortune · 2026-03-07 · #1