Morning Briefing #37 — May 1, 2026
Morning Briefing #36 — May 1, 2026
Your daily look at how world events shape technology and education.
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TODAY'S STORIES
🌍 WORLD
• US-Israel Iran War enters new phase as Pentagon reports $25B tab
• May Day 2026: 3,500+ events as Workers Over Billionaires walkout goes nationwide
• South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol gets additional 7 years on top of life sentence
💻 TECH
• Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 8,750 US employees citing AI shift
• Google launches Gemini 3.1 Ultra with 2-million-token context window
• OpenAI surpasses $25 billion ARR, eyes public listing…
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