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Sara Montes de Oca

Editor in Chief of TechEchelon and an accomplished journalist and correspondent known for her work focusing on business, finance, and politics. Previously, Sara worked as a correspondent and producer in Washington, D.C., contributing to fast-paced political and news programming, with experience in editing, scriptwriting, and live broadcast production.

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  1. 217
    Cybersecurity

    CISA Opens Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog to Outside Submissions

    CISA has launched a public nomination form allowing security researchers, vendors, and industry partners to submit vulnerabilities for addition to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, broadening a program central to federal and private-sector cybersecurity triage.

    120 DAYS AGO

  2. 218
    Politics

    Trump Defends $1.8 Billion DOJ "Anti-Weaponization Fund" as Senate Republicans Revolt

    President Trump defended the DOJ's newly created $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" on Friday, even as Senate Republicans — including Sens. Thom Tillis and Mitch McConnell — called it a "slush fund" and GOP leadership scrapped scheduled votes over the controversy.

    120 DAYS AGO

  3. 219
    Business & Finance

    SpaceX Scrubs Starship Flight 12, Reschedules as IPO Filing Looms Over Launch

    SpaceX scrubbed the 12th test flight of its Starship V3 rocket Thursday and rescheduled for Friday, one day after filing its IPO prospectus — marking what may be the company's last chance to impress investors before going public.

    121 DAYS AGO

  4. 220
    Business & Finance

    U.S. to Award $2 Billion in Quantum Computing Grants to Nine Firms, Taking Equity Stakes in Each

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced letters of intent to award $2 billion in grants to nine quantum computing firms, with IBM receiving the largest share at $1 billion. The U.S. government will take a minority, non-controlling equity stake in each recipient company.

    121 DAYS AGO

  5. 221
    Politics

    Bouygues CEO Warns Europe Is Dangerously Dependent on U.S. Satellites and AI Infrastructure

    Bouygues CEO Olivier Roussat warned Thursday that Europe is dangerously over-reliant on U.S. satellite and AI infrastructure, citing Starlink in particular, even as his company pursues a 20.35 billion euro bid for French telecoms operator SFR.

    121 DAYS AGO

  6. 222
    Business & Finance

    Goldman Sachs and UBS See AI Driving a North-South Divide Across Asian Equity Markets

    Goldman Sachs and UBS say AI investment and energy resilience are splitting Asian equity markets, with South Korea and Taiwan leading gains while South Asian markets lag and energy vulnerability weighs.

    123 DAYS AGO

  7. 223
    Artificial Intelligence

    Google Unveils AI Audio Glasses at I/O, Partnering With Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster

    Google revealed its first audio smart glasses at the I/O developers conference on Tuesday, partnering with Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster on Gemini-powered wearables set to launch this fall.

    123 DAYS AGO

  8. 224
    Artificial Intelligence

    AT&T to Spend $38 Billion on Blue-Collar Workers as AI Squeezes College Graduate Hiring

    AT&T plans to invest roughly $38 billion over the next five years on blue-collar skilled workers, even as AI-driven hiring slowdowns squeeze opportunities for new college graduates across professional industries.

    123 DAYS AGO

  9. 225
    Artificial Intelligence

    AI Hiring Slowdown Squeezes College Graduates as Blue-Collar Demand Surges

    AI adoption across corporate America is slowing entry-level hiring for college graduates while fueling urgent demand for skilled trade workers, as companies like AT&T commit billions to blue-collar workforce expansion.

    123 DAYS AGO

  10. 226
    Artificial Intelligence

    Anthropic and Pentagon Face Off in Federal Appeals Court Over AI Blacklisting

    A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., heard arguments Tuesday in Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon over its designation as a supply chain risk — a label that restricts defense contractors from using the company's Claude AI models.

    123 DAYS AGO

  11. 227
    Artificial Intelligence

    Jury Dismisses All Claims in Musk v. Altman Trial Over OpenAI's Mission and Control

    A jury unanimously dismissed all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, finding two counts barred by the statute of limitations after roughly two hours of deliberation. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the advisory verdict.

    124 DAYS AGO

  12. 228
    Business & Finance

    Trump Says He Should Have Asked for "More" of Intel After U.S. Takes 9.9% Stake

    President Trump told Fortune he regrets not asking for a larger slice of Intel after the U.S. government took a 9.9% stake in the chipmaker — a deal that has since delivered more than 300% in stock gains.

    124 DAYS AGO

  13. 229
    Artificial Intelligence

    Meta Begins 8,000-Job Reduction This Week as Zuckerberg Prioritizes AI Spending Over Headcount

    Meta is set to begin cutting approximately 8,000 jobs — about 10% of its workforce — starting Wednesday, as the company cancels 6,000 open roles and raises its 2026 AI capital expenditure guidance to as high as $145 billion.

    124 DAYS AGO

  14. 230
    Artificial Intelligence

    Meta Begins 8,000-Person Layoff Wave as Zuckerberg Shifts Tone on Cuts

    Meta is beginning an approximately 8,000-person layoff round on Wednesday — about 10% of its workforce — as CEO Mark Zuckerberg accelerates AI investment and drops the apologetic tone that defined earlier rounds of cuts.

    124 DAYS AGO

  15. 231
    Business & Finance

    Lululemon Calls Founder Chip Wilson "Misguided" in Public Shareholder Letter, Sets June 25 Annual Meeting

    Lululemon has publicly labeled founder Chip Wilson "misguided" in a shareholder letter, setting June 25 as its annual meeting date after settlement talks over the boardroom proxy contest collapsed last week.

    124 DAYS AGO

  16. 232
    Artificial Intelligence

    Eric Schmidt Booed at University of Arizona Commencement as AI Skepticism Grows Among Graduates

    Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was repeatedly booed by University of Arizona graduates on Friday as his commencement address turned to AI advocacy, reflecting growing anxiety among new degree-holders entering an AI-disrupted job market.

    125 DAYS AGO

  17. 233
    Business & Finance

    Cerebras IPO Debut Lifts AI Market Hopes but Squeezes Out Smaller Companies

    Cerebras Systems' shares surged nearly 70% on their first day of trading Thursday, marking the largest U.S. tech IPO since Uber's 2019 debut — but the spotlight is already shifting toward SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, leaving much of the rest of the IPO pipeline in the shadows.

    126 DAYS AGO

  18. 234
    Cybersecurity

    Russian Hacker Group Secret Blizzard Rebuilds Kazuar Backdoor as Modular P2P Botnet

    Russia-linked Secret Blizzard has transformed its long-running Kazuar backdoor into a modular, peer-to-peer botnet with 150 configuration options, designed to evade detection through decentralized internal communications and autonomous leader election.

    126 DAYS AGO

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