Issue 2026-04-02
Stories
- Trump Ties Iran Ceasefire to Re-opening Strait of Hormuz Ahead of Prime-Time Address
- Supreme Court–With Trump in Attendance–Signals Doubts on Birthright-Citizenship Ban
- Trump Revives NATO Exit Threat After Allies Spurn Iran War Support
- SpaceX Quietly Files for $1.75 Trillion IPO, Merging Rockets, Satellites and AI
- OpenAI Secures $122 B Funding at $852 B Valuation to Build Unified AI Superapp
- Oracle Axes Up to 30,000 Jobs Globally to Fund AI Infrastructure Push
- Molucca Sea 7.4 Quake Triggers – and Quickly Lifts – Regional Tsunami Alert
- Google Enables Username Changes for Legacy Gmail Accounts After 22 Years
- Enterprise AI crosses the pilot-to-production threshold amid governance growing pains
At a Glance
- On 1 Apr 2026 President Trump said Tehran had asked for a truce but he will not stop U.S. strikes until Iran re-opens...
- On 1 April 2026 the Supreme Court heard Trump v. Barbara and, in unusually pointed questioning, a majority of justice...
- On 1–2 April 2026, President Donald Trump publicly declared he is "absolutely" prepared to withdraw the United States...
- On 1 April 2026 SpaceX lodged a confidential draft prospectus with the SEC, formally starting a record-shattering pub...
- On 1 April 2026, OpenAI closed a record $122 billion capital raise, instantly re-pricing the firm at $852 billion and...
- Between 31 Mar and 1 Apr 2026, Oracle emailed pink slips to roughly 30,000 staff—about 18 % of its payroll—to divert...