In a major move, Accenture is acquiring UK-based AI company Faculty, a direct competitor to Palantir. The deal adds 400 employees and positions Accenture to capture more enterprise AI spend, potentially turning a partner into a rival.
Paramount Skydance is using the market’s tepid response to Comcast’s spin-off of Versant Media as fresh ammunition in its hostile takeover campaign for Warner Bros Discovery. The math suggests Warner’s planned spin-off, Discovery Global, could be worth less than $2 a share.
Microsoft is taking an unusual path for Windows 11 version 26H1. According to reports, it will launch this spring exclusively on new Arm-based PCs before a wider fall release.
Chinese regulators have started a review of Meta’s $2 billion deal to buy AI startup Manus. The focus is on whether technology developed by the Chinese-founded company before it moved to Singapore violates export rules. This could potentially derail one of Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest AI bets.
The Department of Energy is committing $2.7 billion to revitalize domestic uranium enrichment, a decades-high investment. The funding will go to three companies to produce both current and next-generation nuclear fuels. This move aims to end reliance on foreign suppliers and secure America’s nuclear
Hackers stole roughly 430,000 private patient documents from New Zealand’s Manage My Health portal and demanded a $60,000 bitcoin ransom. The High Court has now issued an urgent injunction to prevent the stolen data from being published or shared online.
Samsung Display and Intel have detailed their SmartPower HDR technology for laptops. It dynamically adjusts OLED panel voltage to save power, claiming reductions of up to 22% in general use and 17% during HDR content. The goal is to make HDR mode viable without destroying your battery.
Intel is officially entering the handheld gaming PC arena with a new hardware and software platform. It’s centered on their Panther Lake chips and a dedicated gaming processor. This move puts them in direct competition with AMD’s dominant Ryzen Z1 series.
Apple is testing a new “Background Security Improvement” feature for users running the iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 betas. This system allows critical security patches for Safari and WebKit to be installed silently in the background, a major shift from the previous Rapid Security Response model.
Orano SA is considering bringing in minority investors to help finance a massive $5 billion uranium enrichment facility in Tennessee, backed by $900 million in US government funds. Separately, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a 2028 Democratic frontrunner, must navigate deep political paradoxes as
