China is advancing in AI using Huawei chip clusters and cheap energy rather than competing directly with Nvidia. The country sees AI as strategic for national security and is pushing for self-sufficiency. Despite U.S. restrictions, Chinese companies continue developing high-performing AI models.
Apple has fired back at European Commission inquiries about App Store fraud protections, calling the simultaneous push for sideloading contradictory. The company argues you can’t demand stronger safeguards while requiring features that bypass them entirely.
The Laude Institute has launched its inaugural Slingshots grants program targeting AI research acceleration. The first cohort includes 15 projects with a heavy focus on solving AI evaluation challenges through benchmarks like Terminal Bench and ARC-AGI.
Independent power producer Clearway Energy is positioning itself as a major electricity supplier for America’s data center boom. The company announced a 27 GW construction pipeline and revealed it’s already secured 1.8 GW in power purchase agreements specifically for data center loads this year. Thi
According to AI leader Allie K. Miller, the biggest mistake people make is not providing enough context to AI systems. Vague prompts like “Plan me a family vacation” yield generic, useless responses. The solution involves strategic curation of details from the very beginning.
Samsung and British Gas are teaming up to offer UK customers with eligible appliances a special energy tariff. The Samsung Weekend Saver Fix provides half-price electricity between 11am and 4pm on Saturdays. Customers could also win free energy for a year worth £1,755.
Red Hat is launching confirmed sovereign support specifically for European customers in early 2026. The move makes them the first US company to directly address Europe’s growing digital sovereignty concerns. This comes as multiple European governments are actively replacing Microsoft products with o
St. Jude researchers uncovered a previously unknown binding pocket in nuclear receptors that’s perfect for PROTAC drugs. This discovery could solve the specificity problems that have plagued nuclear receptor targeting for decades. The finding opens new doors for cancer treatment and beyond.
Marketing leaders face a perfect storm in 2026 according to new predictions. Political division, economic turbulence, and AI implementation hurdles will test CMOs like never before. Success will require surgical precision rather than sweeping initiatives.
Cisco is dealing with another wave of attacks against its firewalls while also patching two critical vulnerabilities in its contact center software. The new firewall attacks cause devices to continually reload, creating denial-of-service conditions. Both issues require immediate attention from secur
