Two major data and AI consultancies, Indicium and Mesh-AI, have announced plans to merge in early 2026. The new entity, Indicium AI, will combine operations across North America, Latin America, and Europe to serve large enterprises. The move comes as companies shift from narrow AI experiments to ent
Reporters easily obtained location histories of European officials through commercial data brokers. The dataset contained 278 million location points from millions of phones in Belgium, exposing serious privacy gaps.
Researchers have developed an AI system that pinpoints the best locations for forage cultivation in northern China’s water-scarce regions. The framework combines satellite data with ecological models to balance water use, crop yield, and soil health. It could revolutionize farming in arid zones worl
Telecom infrastructure is facing an unprecedented wave of attacks, from copper theft to fiber vandalism. The damage runs into millions and disrupts critical services. Network operators are calling it domestic terrorism.
The director of the US Patent Office has personally initiated a rare re-examination of Nintendo’s patent covering summoning characters and making them battle. This development could spell trouble for Nintendo’s legal case against Palworld developer Pocketpair. The patent in question was previously d
Norway’s government has pushed through an emergency measure to suspend its $2.1tn oil fund’s ethics rules. The move prevents forced divestment from Big Tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet over their work with the Israeli government.
AMD has disclosed a high-severity security vulnerability affecting its Zen 5 processors that compromises hardware-based random number generation. The flaw could lead to predictable encryption keys and affects Ryzen 9000, Threadripper 9000, and Epyc Turin chips. AMD expects to complete patching by Ja
A developer called Archbald I LLC has filed applications to build 22 data center buildings across two campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania. The proposal adds to a massive wave of data center development hitting this small borough, which could soon host nearly 5 million square feet of data center space
Linux has finally cracked the 3% mark on Steam’s hardware survey, hitting 3.05% in the latest results. This represents roughly a 50% increase in market share over the past year. The timing coincides with near-90% compatibility rates for Windows games on Linux systems.
A federal audit reveals the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s cybersecurity program has become “not effective” after dropping two maturity levels. The agency has 35 systems operating without proper authorization and continues using outdated software. Staff departures and contractor cuts have cr
