A growing political backlash against data center incentives is taking shape. New bills in Arizona and Maryland aim to repeal tax exemptions, arguing the booming industry should pay its “fair share” for water and grid strain.
LendingClub reported a 40% year-over-year surge in loan originations for Q4 2025, reaching $2.6 billion. The company’s LevelUp banking platform is seeing rapid adoption, with personal loan borrowers driving new account growth. Despite the strong numbers and optimistic 2026 guidance, the stock fell 7
IBM’s fourth-quarter results show a company riding the AI wave. Revenue hit $19.69 billion, a 12% jump, with software and infrastructure leading the charge. The real story is the explosive growth of its generative AI portfolio.
The studio behind Vampire Survivors is working on a new spin-off called Vampire Crawlers. A free demo is coming in February for Steam and Xbox players.
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9900X, a 12-core, 24-thread powerhouse, has received a steep discount. The price has dropped to $390, down 22% from its $499 launch price over a year ago.
Andrej Karpathy, the former Tesla AI director, says AI coding agents crossed a “threshold of coherence” around December 2025, fundamentally changing how he builds software. He now programs mostly in English, telling the LLM what to write, and worries his manual coding skills are atrophying.
The VPN market is flooded with dodgy apps that do nothing for your privacy—some are even malicious. According to CNET, spotting these fakes requires knowing key red flags, from fake no-logs policies to missing security features. Here’s your guide to staying safe.
Africa’s push for locally-built AI is hitting a wall of infrastructure problems. With less than 500MW of data center capacity for 1.4 billion people and unreliable power grids, the fundamentals need fixing before an AI boom can happen.
Jagex has taken a firm stance against using generative AI for in-game content in RuneScape. The developer says AI will only be used for behind-the-scenes tooling. This comes as the classic MMO hits record player numbers.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange is continuing a lengthy migration of its secondary data center to Equinix’s CH3 facility in Elk Grove, Illinois. The move involves hardware for eight of its key US equities and options exchanges, with a completion date set for February 7, 2026. Client connections,
