The UK is investing £36 million to expand its national AI Research Resource. The funding will upgrade the Dawn supercomputer at Cambridge with AMD MI355X accelerators and add a new machine, aiming for a sixfold capacity increase by spring 2026.
Cloud security startup Upwind has landed a massive $250 million Series B round, catapulting it to a $1.5 billion valuation. The funding follows a major push into channel partnerships, adding over 100 new partners in the past year. CEO Amiram Shachar calls it the “first unicorn in modern cloud securi
A major trial is starting in Los Angeles that could change social media forever. A 19-year-old plaintiff says addictive design caused her depression, and this is just the first of many similar cases expected in 2026.
FIS is moving its focus from the checkout process to the intelligence layer of payments. The company credits its foresight on personalization but was surprised by the speed of ecosystem convergence.
Microsoft is conducting a critical 12-hour validation test for its legacy Azure Monitor agents. This pause is the final step before permanently retiring the old backend systems in March 2026, and any data cached during the window will be lost for good.
The British AI firm, which makes tools for enterprise video communications, is now worth nearly double what it was just a year ago. The funding signals massive investor confidence in generative AI for business.
The AI job shakeout isn’t hitting everyone equally. New data shows early-career software engineers are seeing the steepest declines. We break down the five non-technical skills leaders say will define the next generation of IT pros.
Blackstone is tapping banks for a $2.6 billion debt package to finance the merger of its power grid equipment companies, MacLean Power Systems and Power Grid Components. The move is a direct play on the urgent need to upgrade global electrical infrastructure, driven by AI data centers and broader el
Glencore and Rio Tinto are in early-stage talks about a potential $207 billion all-share deal. This comes over a year after previous negotiations collapsed and amid a major industry rush for copper assets.
Logitech’s macOS software for managing mice and keyboards completely failed after an internal security certificate expired. The company is calling it an “inexcusable mistake” and users must manually download a fix. It’s a messy look for a hardware giant.
