Timothy Walsh began his KPMG career feeding paper into a copy machine. Now as CEO, he’s overseeing a massive office transformation designed to make the firm irresistible to young talent in a hybrid work era.
Microsoft is retiring Defender Application Guard for Office by December 2027. The security feature will be replaced by Protected View for opening untrusted files. The change begins rolling out with Office version 2602 in February 2026.
The AI industry’s explosive growth is hitting a massive wall: power availability. New research shows grid connection wait times stretching up to seven years, with nearly half of datacenter professionals citing power as their biggest constraint.
Google and Epic Games have settled their long-running antitrust lawsuit, proposing major changes to Android and Google Play. The agreement would allow third-party app stores and payment systems while capping Google’s fees at 9-20%. Judge James Donato will review the proposal this week.
UCD is making its biggest-ever AI computing investment with a new Nvidia DGXB200 supercomputer. The system promises 50x performance gains over existing campus clusters and will support research across healthcare, cultural analysis, and climate modeling.
SMS fraud losses are projected to drop from $80 billion in 2025 to $71 billion in 2026. Improved operator security and declining message volumes are making life harder for scammers. But new threats like RCS messaging and sophisticated Chinese smishing groups remain concerning.
Tesla’s annual meeting will decide whether to approve Elon Musk’s potentially $1 trillion compensation plan and an investment in his AI startup xAI. The vote comes amid concerns about Musk’s divided attention and Tesla’s corporate governance. Shareholders face high-stakes decisions that could shape
The London High Court dismissed key portions of Getty’s copyright lawsuit against Stability AI. The ruling suggests AI models that don’t store copyrighted works may not be infringing copies under UK law. This could reshape how copyright applies to AI training.
The global rush to build AI data centers is creating unprecedented pressure on supply chains and energy infrastructure. According to Turner & Townsend’s latest report, 83% of experts say supply chains can’t deliver the cooling tech needed for AI facilities.
SoftBank Group shares plummeted 10% on Wednesday, wiping $13.1 billion from Masayoshi Son’s net worth. The drop reflects growing investor skepticism about AI companies meeting sky-high growth expectations after disappointing results from key players.
