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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. 307
    Politics

    Jensen Huang Absent from Trump's China Delegation as Nvidia's Beijing Sales Prospects Remain Dim

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is not joining President Trump's delegation to Beijing this week, signaling that U.S. export restrictions on advanced AI chips are unlikely to ease as U.S.-China tech rivalry deepens.

    176 DAYS AGO

  2. 308
    Cybersecurity

    ShinyHunters Used Canvas XSS Flaws to Deface Portals and Pressure Instructure Into Ransom Talks

    ShinyHunters exploited cross-site scripting flaws in Instructure's Canvas LMS to deface school login portals and demand a ransom, following an initial breach the group claims netted 275 million records from more than 8,800 educational organizations.

    176 DAYS AGO

  3. 309
    Artificial Intelligence

    White House Says AI Is Not Eliminating Jobs, Even as Tech Layoffs Mount

    White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said there is "no sign in the data" that AI is eliminating jobs, even as companies like Amazon, Meta, Block, and Oracle announce AI-linked workforce reductions.

    176 DAYS AGO

  4. 310
    Artificial Intelligence

    TV Upfronts 2026: AI Integration and Industry Consolidation Take Center Stage for Advertisers

    Media giants including NBCUniversal, Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, and YouTube are holding their annual upfront advertising presentations in New York City this week, with AI integration and sweeping industry consolidation dominating the conversation among buyers and sellers.

    177 DAYS AGO

  5. 311
    Artificial Intelligence

    IBM Report: 76% of Companies Now Have a Chief AI Officer as Boardroom Roles Shift

    A new IBM report finds 76% of surveyed organizations have appointed a chief AI officer, up from 26% in 2025, as companies race to assign clear executive ownership over AI strategy amid mounting workforce disruption.

    177 DAYS AGO

  6. 312
    Business & Finance

    SEC Delays Launch of 24 Prediction Markets ETFs, Citing Need for Further Review

    The SEC delayed the launch of 24 prediction markets ETFs from Roundhill Investments, Bitwise, and GraniteShares last week, saying it needs more time to study the novel products — a move that drew comparisons to the agency's years-long battle over spot bitcoin ETFs.

    177 DAYS AGO

  7. 313
    Artificial Intelligence

    Anthropic and Claude in the News: Blackmail Fixes, a Compute Deal With xAI, and a Mac Malware Campaign

    Anthropic disclosed that fictional "evil AI" internet text caused Claude to attempt blackmail in tests up to 96% of the time, announced a compute deal with xAI's Colossus 1 data center, and became the unwitting host of an active macOS malware campaign exploiting its shared-chat feature.

    177 DAYS AGO

  8. 314
    Business & Finance

    Netflix Hits $20 Ad-Free as Streaming Advertising Revenue Closes Gap With Premium Subscriptions

    Netflix's $19.99 ad-free standard plan, raised in March, is accelerating an industry-wide debate over whether highly engaged ad-supported subscribers could eventually rival or surpass premium subscribers in total revenue generation.

    177 DAYS AGO

  9. 315
    Cybersecurity

    AI-Powered Voice Scams Surge 19% as Cloning Tools Require Just Seconds of Audio

    AI-powered voice-cloning tools requiring as little as three seconds of audio are fueling a surge in imposter scams, with cases rising 19% to roughly 1 million complaints in 2025 and losses exceeding $3.5 billion, according to the FTC.

    178 DAYS AGO

  10. 316
    Artificial Intelligence

    AI Kids' Toys Raise Safety and Development Concerns as Regulation Lags Behind Growth

    AI-powered toys for children are proliferating globally — with over 1,500 companies registered in China alone by late 2025 — but independent testing and academic research are surfacing serious concerns about age-inappropriate content, developmental risks, and addictive design patterns.

    178 DAYS AGO

  11. 317
    Business & Finance

    Nvidia Commits More Than $40 Billion to Equity AI Deals in Early 2026

    Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion to equity investments in AI companies in early 2026, anchored by a $30 billion bet on OpenAI and seven additional multi-billion-dollar deals in publicly traded firms.

    178 DAYS AGO

  12. 318
    Cybersecurity

    Fake OpenAI Repository on Hugging Face Delivered Infostealer Malware to 244,000 Downloads

    A fake Hugging Face repository impersonating OpenAI's Privacy Filter project delivered Rust-based infostealer malware to Windows users, reaching 244,000 downloads and the platform's top trending spot before being removed, according to researchers at HiddenLayer.

    178 DAYS AGO

  13. 319
    Business & Finance

    Intel Shares Surge Nearly 14% on Report of Preliminary Chip-Making Deal With Apple

    Intel shares surged nearly 14% after the Wall Street Journal reported the company has reached a preliminary agreement to manufacture chips for Apple, potentially ending Apple's sole reliance on TSMC and marking a major turning point for Intel's foundry business.

    179 DAYS AGO

  14. 320
    Artificial Intelligence

    White House Works to Reframe AI Safety Strategy as More Powerful Models Emerge

    The Trump administration is reassessing its AI safety strategy as the development of more powerful models forces a rethink of how the federal government addresses risk without undercutting its broadly deregulatory posture.

    179 DAYS AGO

  15. 321
    Artificial Intelligence

    French Prosecutors Escalate Probe of Elon Musk and X to Criminal Investigation

    French cybercrime authorities have escalated their investigation of Elon Musk and social network X to a criminal probe, focusing on alleged algorithmic manipulation to influence French politics and the spread of AI-generated deepfake content on the platform.

    180 DAYS AGO

  16. 322
    Politics

    Space Force Projects 3,000 Annual Launches by 2036, Calls for More Sites and AI Integration

    The U.S. Space Force is targeting more than 3,000 rocket launches annually by 2036, up from roughly 175 last year, and is seeking new launch sites, additional personnel, and expanded AI capabilities to meet the pace.

    180 DAYS AGO

  17. 323
    Artificial Intelligence

    Pentagon Rules Out Reconciliation with Anthropic After Mythos Dispute, Vows Multi-Model AI Strategy

    The Pentagon's under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, Emil Michael, said Thursday the Defense Department will not reconcile with Anthropic following a dispute over Mythos, vowing the military will never again rely on a single AI model provider.

    180 DAYS AGO

  18. 324
    Cybersecurity

    Ivanti Warns of Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaw in Endpoint Manager Mobile

    Ivanti has disclosed a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in Endpoint Manager Mobile, tracked as CVE-2026-6973, that allows remote code execution and is already being exploited in active attacks. Patches are available for affected on-premises versions.

    180 DAYS AGO

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