Bharti Airtel is breaking ground on a 5MW data center in Tripura, a state in northeast India. The $22 million facility represents a strategic move into an underserved region, far from the country’s traditional data center hubs.
The global space economy reached $626.4 billion in 2025 and is on track to hit $1 trillion by 2034. However, the market’s driving force has decisively shifted toward government defense and sovereignty spending, marking a new, more strategic phase of growth.
Apple has made its largest acquisition in a decade, buying AI startup Q.AI for close to $2 billion. The move signals a major investment in AI and imaging technology, with a founder linked to a previous key Apple buy.
Palo Alto Networks has finalized its massive $3.35 billion acquisition of observability provider Chronosphere. The move aims to supercharge its AI and cloud security capabilities by integrating Chronosphere’s tech with its Cortex AgentiX platform.
In a medical first, a team at Northwestern University kept a patient alive for 48 hours after removing both his lungs. The custom machine solved a deadly physiological puzzle, stabilizing him for a successful transplant.
DFI has unveiled a compact, fanless industrial computer designed to bring AI inference to harsh factory floors. The EC70A-MTH leverages Intel’s latest Core Ultra processors with integrated Arc graphics to handle automation tasks without a bulky discrete GPU. It’s built to withstand extreme temperatu
Samsung is bolstering app support for its Galaxy XR headset with a new SmartThings app. The XR-optimized version lets users control connected home devices directly from the headset, though it’s missing a few features like Map View at launch.
Microsoft’s quarterly results revealed a massive 66% jump in capital spending, driven largely by AI infrastructure. While Azure revenue grew 39%, the slim beat and heavy reliance on OpenAI left investors unimpressed, sending shares down 4%.
Facebook’s parent company is nearly doubling its capital investments to fuel its AI ambitions. The staggering amount highlights the immense, and growing, cost of competing in the generative AI race.
Dow is slashing 4,500 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting initiative centered on AI and automation. The chemical giant expects to take up to $1.5 billion in charges but forecasts a massive $2 billion boost to operating earnings.
