The US remains dangerously dependent on China for rare earth minerals, and the blame lies closer to home than many realize. Environmental activism and political opposition have systematically blocked domestic mining efforts for years, creating a national security vulnerability that’s proving difficu
Stability AI has scored a significant legal victory against Getty Images in a UK copyright case. The ruling found that AI models like Stable Diffusion aren’t infringing copies under UK law. Both companies are claiming victory despite the mixed outcome.
Epic Games faces backlash over its new Sidekick pets in Fortnite. Players are angry about the $18 price tag and inability to change customizations without buying entirely new pets. The community is calling for a boycott.
IBM is cutting a “low single-digit percentage” of its global workforce in the fourth quarter. With 270,000 employees, even a 1% reduction would mean about 2,700 job losses. The company says U.S. employment will remain flat despite the cuts.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon isn’t buying the AI jobs apocalypse narrative. He believes the economy is nimble enough to adapt, pointing to historical tech transitions. New data shows only 11% of clients are cutting jobs due to AI, but adoption is accelerating rapidly.
Data and AI consultancies Indicium and Mesh-AI are merging to form Indicium AI, with the deal expected to close in Q1 2026. The combined company will serve clients across North America, Latin America, and Europe, targeting enterprise-wide AI transformations rather than narrow use cases.
A coalition of reporters obtained 278 million location data points from a data broker, including movements of EU officials. The data came from ordinary phone apps that sell location history to brokers, who then sell to governments and militaries.
Snowflake just unveiled a platform that can analyze and aggregate information across thousands of documents simultaneously. This represents a major shift from traditional RAG systems that were limited to retrieval and summarization. The new approach treats documents as queryable data sources rather
Amazon is demanding Perplexity remove its platform from the AI startup’s Comet browser, calling the shopping experience “significantly degraded.” Perplexity fired back with accusations of bullying and claims Amazon prefers serving ads over innovation.
The managed service provider collective just added three more companies to its portfolio and plans to dramatically accelerate its acquisition pace. CEO Tim Conkle believes they can do up to 40 deals per year while expanding their member network from 175 to 600 MSPs.
