Tech Briefing — Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Strait of Hormuz blockade begins — Trump claims Iran "wants to work a deal" and confirms the blockade has started. Royal Navy has few mine-hunting ships to deploy. Global shipping and oil markets rattled. Meta creating AI version of Zuckerberg — A digital clone of the CEO is being trained on his thoughts and mannerisms so employees can feel connected to the boss without bothering the real one. X cuts payments to clickbait creators — Platform will penalise aggregators flooding timelines with stolen posts and reward…
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