In a bizarre corporate move, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) is merging with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies. The all-stock deal is valued at over $6 billion, but the Financial Times reveals TMTG may not have the cash it’s promising and questions the viability of commercial fusion power.
VNG is merging its cloud and AI infrastructure units under the GreenNode brand. The move aims to create a unified AI cloud platform to compete across Southeast Asia.
The United Nations has voted to cement the current “multi-stakeholder” model for internet governance. This means governments, techies, and activists will keep arguing in the same room for the foreseeable future.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold has sold out twice in minutes in Korea, creating major buzz. But the reported total stock was just 3,000 units for a country of 50 million, revealing a classic hype-building strategy.
Three Senate Democrats are demanding answers from seven major tech and data center firms. They allege the explosive growth of AI infrastructure is causing electricity prices to spike by as much as 267% in some areas, with costs being shifted to consumers.
Hitachi Energy is making a major bet on Canada’s power grid. The company is investing $30 million CAD to expand and modernize its service operations in Ontario, focusing on refurbishing critical transformers to keep the lights on during rapid electrification.
Security researchers have detailed a novel attack that turns AI safety prompts into weapons. The technique, called Lies-in-the-Loop, can make dangerous commands look harmless, bypassing a key human safeguard.
Apple’s Manufacturing Academy was just the start. The real story is Apple engineers spending months on-site at small US factories, developing custom AI and solving critical production bottlenecks for free. It’s a surprising and significant investment with unclear long-term motives.
Databricks has raised over $4 billion at a staggering $134 billion valuation. CEO Ali Ghodsi sees clear bubbles in AI but believes his company’s focus and enterprise revenue justify the number. An IPO is coming, but not until the time is right.
Microsoft is finally disabling the RC4 encryption cipher by default in Windows Server, a move that follows over a decade of devastating network breaches. The weak cipher, a staple since 2000, will be turned off by mid-2026, forcing admins to move to more secure AES encryption.
