Education, Health and Impact should lead pressure for monetization among startups in 2026

The growth in the number of startups in Brazil remains consistent: there were 22,869 mapped by the Sebrae Startups Observatory in 2025. But, as the ecosystem matures and capital becomes more selective, the pressure for financial sustainability tends to be concentrated unevenly across sectors. For 2026, one movement draws attention: the growing difference between sectors […]

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Oracle fires 30,000 employees via email and refuses to negotiate better compensation

Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance packages, but the tech giant refused their requests The mass layoffs at Oracle, which affected between 20 and 30 thousand people at the end of March, brought to the fore a discussion about the limits of severance packages in the technology sector. Unlike other giants in the […]

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Announcing Enhancements to the Dell AI Platform with AMD

You have likely seen how promising artificial intelligence can be in a controlled environment. Across industries, many enterprises have successfully launched AI pilots and proof-of-concept (POC) projects. Yet, they often hit a wall when trying to transition these early successes into full-scale production to drive real business impact. As you move from a pilot to […]

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Discord down? It’s not just you, as outage impacts users

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Discord is currently experiencing a service interruption. The company is actively working on a fix, but features are still being impacted. Update, May 8, 2026 (10:08 PM ET): Discord reports that all services are back up and working as expected. Original article, May 8, 2026 (04:14 PM ET): Is your […]

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Former director of WhatsApp in Brazil launches NGO to combat ‘big techs’

The organization intends to receive complaints, investigate cases and take legal action against companies such as X, Meta — owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — and Google, with the aim of holding the platforms responsible for the damage caused to users. “I think we have a very important mission to break the feeling of […]

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Why are big techs talking to the Vatican?

In 2016, ChatGPT didn’t even exist yet. And Silicon Valley believed it would solve the future of humanity with codes, billion-dollar investments and genius applications. It was precisely at this time that the Vatican began inviting technology executives for private conversations. The first meeting was held in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, one of the most […]

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ChatGPT Codex remote smartphone control is on the way

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Codex users have been asking OpenAI for a way to remotely control sessions with the tool from ChatGPT on their phones. New text strings in the Android app reveal the company’s work towards this goal. Access to powerful AI models is changing the way software developers get their jobs done, […]

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Hollywood tries to limit the advance of technology on creative functions

Performances generated by artificial intelligence (AI) will not be able to compete for the Golden Globe, according to new rules released this week by the award organization. The update formalizes limits on the use of the technology in film and television productions amid growing pressure from Hollywood for clearer rules on AI. The new guidelines […]

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