Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
Kpler, an online analytics platform tracking global maritime traffic and energy flows, says it has gained millions of new users since the war in Iran began  —  Kpler reports surging demand from governments, traders and media watching ships and energy flows  —  The founder of analytics platform Kpler …

Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: Google signed a deal allowing the US DOD to use Google's AI for “any lawful government purpose”; Google says the agreement amends an existing contract  —  Google and the Department of Defense signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use Google's AI models on classified work …

Wall Street Journal:
Layoffs.fyi: companies announced layoffs affecting 45,800 tech employees in March, making it the worst month for reported tech job cuts in at least two years  —  Layoffs might lift some efficiency measures, but there are other considerations  —  Tech companies are rushing to trade their people for more chips.

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Bengaluru-based Snabbit, an on-demand home services startup, raised a $56M Series D, a source says at a ~$350M valuation, up from $180M in October 2025  —  Snabbit, an Indian on-demand home services startup, has closed a $56 million funding round, confirming TechCrunch's earlier report.

Tim Craig / Washington Post:
How residents in Archbald, Pennsylvania, home to ~7,000 people, are pushing back against six proposed data center campuses covering ~14% of the town's land  —  Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town's land.