A new opinion piece warns that agentic AI bot swarms pose a direct threat to democracy and human psychology. The analysis suggests these AI personas could be used for personalized psychological manipulation on a massive scale, moving beyond simple misinformation.
The Galaxy S27 series is still over a year away, but a new rumor is already shaping its chipset narrative. It claims the S27 Ultra may use a custom “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro” built on Samsung’s 2nm node, keeping it Exynos-free.
The race to build AI data centers is colliding with politics and local concerns. A new report details how these massive projects are becoming a national flashpoint.
Walmart is making a radical leadership change, appointing a tech executive with no store management background to run its massive U.S. business. The move, alongside a shift to the Nasdaq, shows Walmart is fully embracing its identity as a tech-forward company. But is this a brilliant pivot or a risk
VC firm Daphni is pivoting hard. It just closed a €260 million fund to back European “scientists-entrepreneurs” in physics, chemistry, and biology, moving away from commoditized digital apps. They see deep, patentable science as the only path to sustainable value.
Both tech giants reported soaring capital expenditures driven by AI data centers. Microsoft’s stock tanked, while Meta’s soared. The difference comes down to cash, concentration risk, and investor patience.
Google has disrupted one of the world’s largest residential proxy services, IPIDEA. The action seizes domains and protects millions of consumer devices from being used to mask malicious traffic.
Elon Musk announced Tesla will more than double its investment budget to over $20 billion in 2026. The plan includes a $2 billion stake in his xAI venture and a pivot toward robotaxis and humanoid robots, even as quarterly profits slumped 60%.
Ubisoft has proposed cutting up to 200 jobs at its French headquarters as part of a mutual termination agreement. This follows last week’s major restructuring into five “creative houses” and the cancellation of six games. The proposal is still under negotiation with French unions.
The explosive demand for AI compute is colliding with legacy data center infrastructure, creating a massive capacity and operational crisis. To survive, operators need to completely rethink how these facilities are powered, cooled, and managed in real-time.
