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If you use Google, you're training its AI. Here's how to opt out.: PSA: A change to Google's privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here's how to opt out. Read More

Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo eReader support will happen this year after all: Bookship.org seemed to delay this anticipated partnership again, but tells TechCrunch that it has settled business terms and is working on integration. Read More

Every major tech layoff in 2026 that has name-checked AI: A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent: Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150 million from Meituan and Tencent at a $1 billion valuation. Read More

Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales: Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest. Read More

Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, analysis finds: Nearly 1 million people have lost a total of $3.8 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, while Trump made $636 million. Read More

Reddit is using LLMs to solve a problem LLMs largely created: In the AI era, platforms have no choice but to fight fire with fire to cull spam. Read More

This humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn't promising a robot in your home anytime soon: While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution — and a SPAC. Read More

Last but Not Least

Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists, and a ransomware gang last year: The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies. Read More