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SoftBank Agrees To Buy DigitalBridge For $4 Billion To Expand AI Infrastructure
SoftBank has agreed to acquire data center investment firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion, positioning the deal as part of its efforts to expand infrastructure capacity needed for artificial intelligence development.…
Enterprises Expected To Consolidate AI Spending In 2026 As Experimentation Phase Winds Down
Enterprise spending on artificial intelligence is expected to rise in 2026, but investors say the increase will be concentrated among fewer vendors as companies move away from broad experimentation and…
AI Dictation Apps Gain Momentum In 2025 As Accuracy, Context, And Choice Improve
AI-powered dictation apps saw widespread adoption in 2025, as advances in large language models and speech-to-text systems addressed long-standing issues around speed, accuracy, and context that previously limited voice-based writing…
European University Spinouts Reach $398 Billion As Venture Funding Accelerates Despite Broader VC Slowdown
University spinouts across Europe have grown into a $398 billion startup pipeline, as venture capital increasingly flows toward deep tech and life sciences companies emerging from academic research, even while…
Taylor Swift Leads UK Charts In 2025 As Female Artists And Streaming Drive Record Music Sales
Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025, as her latest release became the year’s best-selling album and women accounted for the majority of chart success, according to new…
Beyoncé Becomes A Billionaire As Touring, Film, And Brand Deals Lift Net Worth, Forbes Says
Beyoncé has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making her the fifth musician to reach a 10-figure net worth, according to the publication’s latest assessment. Entry Into Forbes’ Billionaire Ranks…
Octopus Energy Plans Kraken Spinoff After $8.65 Billion Valuation From Investor Deal
Octopus Energy is preparing to spin off its Kraken Technologies division as a standalone company after selling a $1 billion stake in the AI-based platform, a transaction that values the…
Disney To Pay $10 Million To Settle Claims Over Children’s Privacy Violations On YouTube
The Walt Disney Company will pay $10 million (£7.4 million) to settle claims that it violated US children’s privacy laws by failing to label certain YouTube videos as made for…
Space Forge Demonstrates Orbital Factory Furnace As In-Space Semiconductor Manufacturing Advances
A Cardiff-based startup has switched on a working furnace inside a factory orbiting hundreds of kilometres above Earth, marking a step toward manufacturing semiconductor materials in space under conditions that…
AI-Generated Video Floods YouTube Shorts As Slop Consumption Rises, Kapwing Finds
AI-generated video content is increasingly dominating YouTube Shorts, with a significant share classified as low-quality “AI slop,” as tools such as OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo lower the barrier to…
Ubisoft Shuts Down Rainbow Six Siege Servers After Breach Triggers Massive Credit Glitch
Ubisoft shut down servers for Rainbow Six Siege and rolled back player transactions after a widespread breach caused severe in-game disruptions, including players receiving billions of credits, ultra-rare weapon skins,…
Meta Acquires AI Startup Manus For $2 Billion As Political Scrutiny Follows Rapid Rise
Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Manus, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup, in a $2 billion deal after the company drew attention in Silicon Valley for its fast growth, viral…
Algorithms Redefine Creator Reach As Trust, Clipping, And Niche Audiences Gain Importance
As social media platforms rely more heavily on algorithmic feeds, creators are adjusting to a reality where publishing content no longer guarantees visibility among followers, according to executives and creators…
AI-Driven Power Demand Puts US Electrical Grid And Energy Software Startups In Focus
Rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence workloads has pushed the US electrical grid into public focus in 2025, as higher prices, capacity concerns, and environmental pressure converge with a…
China Proposes New AI Rules To Protect Children And Restrict Harmful Chatbot Advice
China has proposed new regulations for artificial intelligence that would require safeguards for children and prohibit chatbots from offering advice related to self-harm or violence, as authorities move to address…
Global Solar Capacity Set To Exceed 500 GW In 2025 As China-Led Growth Nears Turning Point
Global solar installations are expected to surpass 500 gigawatts of alternating current capacity by the end of 2025, with China accounting for more than half of total additions, according to…
Supply Chain Disruptions Cost Consumer Goods Firms Over $12 Billion Annually, DP World Study Finds
Marine supply chain disruptions are costing the consumer goods sector more than $12 billion each year, as persistent instability across shipping and logistics networks continues to disrupt operations, according to…
Encrypted LastPass Vaults Continue Fueling Crypto Theft Years After 2022 Breach, TRM Labs Says
The blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reports that encrypted vault backups taken during the 2022 breach of LastPass remain a source of cryptocurrency theft, as attackers continue decrypting vaults protected…