2026

Amazon leads Big Tech’s $1 trillion wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off

Did the circular AI economy just wobble? Last week it was reported that a much-discussed $100bn deal – announced last September – between Nvidia and OpenAI might not be happening at all. This was a circular arrangement through which the chipmaker would supply the ChatGPT developer with huge sums of…

Feb 7, 2026

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In this article GOOGLAAPLAMZNMSFTNVDAORCLMETA Big Tech companies have seen over $1 trillion wiped from their market cap over the past week, as fears over AI spending sparked a sell-off. Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Meta, Amazon and Alphabet all saw their shares fall in the week up to market close on…

Feb 7, 2026

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn

Climate change is already shrinking your salary | BBC Science Focus -…

Flawed economic models mean the accelerating impact of the climate crisis could lead to a global financial crash, experts warn. Recovery would be far harder than after the 2008 financial crash, they said, as “we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks”. As the world speeds towards 2C of…

Feb 6, 2026

Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia, PM Tusk says

Try GOLD - Free We use cookies to provide and improve our services. By using our site, you consent to cookies. Learn more about our privacy policy Climate change is already shrinking your salary BBC Science Focus | February 2026 No matter where you live, a new study has found warmer temperatures are…

Feb 6, 2026

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WARSAW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. The U.S. Justice Department's recent release of millions of internal…

Feb 5, 2026

Exclusive | The $100 Billion Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on…

Trump names former Federal Reserve governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, to replace Powell

At the time, the ChatGPT-maker expected the deal negotiations to be completed in the coming weeks, people familiar with the plans said. But the talks haven’t progressed beyond the early stages, some of the people said. Now, the two sides are rethinking the future of their partnership, some of the…

Feb 1, 2026

Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a pick likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House and reduce its longtime independence…

Jan 31, 2026

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Chat & Ask AI, one of the most popular AI apps on the Google Play and Apple App stores that claims more than 50 million users, left hundreds of millions of those users’ private messages with the app’s chatbot exposed, according to an independent security researcher and emails viewed by 404 Media.…

Jan 30, 2026

Personal AI Agents like Moltbot Are a Security Nightmare

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This blog is written in collaboration by Amy Chang, Vineeth Sai Narajala, and Idan Habler Over the past few weeks, Clawdbot (now renamed Moltbot) has achieved virality as an open source, self-hosted personal AI assistant agent that runs locally and executes actions on the user’s behalf. The bot’s…

Jan 30, 2026

Microsoft weighs on Wall Street as gold's price suddenly snaps back

Software stocks enter bear market on AI disruption fear with ServiceNow plunging 12%

NEW YORK (AP) — The worst day for Microsoft in years is yanking the U.S. stock market away from its record heights on Thursday. The fever in the gold and metals markets may be breaking, meanwhile, as prices pull back following their jaw-dropping runs. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1% after flirting with its…

Jan 29, 2026

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In this article MSFT-58.29 (-12.10%)IGV-5.77 (-5.94%)NOW-15.14 (-11.68%) ServiceNow Inc. signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Software stocks on Thursday slid deeper into an ongoing intense sell-off this year as…

Jan 29, 2026

Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety. Here are some of the biggest recent job cuts

Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ Picked Up by Apple TV (Exclusive)

NEW YORK (AP) — As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market. In the U.S., economists have said that businesses are largely at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill, leading many to limit new work, if not pause openings entirely amid economic uncertainty. Hiring has…

Jan 29, 2026

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Logo text Could the next great fantasy screen franchise be here? Apple TV believes so. The streaming giant has closed what has been described as an unprecedented deal to land the rights to the Cosmere books, the fictional literary universe by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. The first titles being…

Jan 29, 2026

AI Agents Are Bringing Back Browser Insecurity

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Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterJanuary 21, 2026 5 Min Read Source: CoreRock via Shutterstock Browser security is far from perfect, but technologists and cybersecurity researchers have built a security model that, for the most part, works. However, artificial intelligence (AI) agents could be…

Jan 28, 2026

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

The Math on AI Agents Doesn’t Add Up | WIRED

The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform. In tests done by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia nine times in response…

Jan 25, 2026

AI CapEx Now Hinges on Deus ex machina

Listen•8 minutes 00:00/07:48 The big AI companies promised us that 2025 would be “the year of the AI agents.” It turned out to be the year of talking about AI agents, and kicking the can for that transformational moment to 2026 or maybe later. But what if the answer to the question “When will our…

Jan 25, 2026

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When I published AI’s $600B question a year ago, the question was whether AI could ever generate enough revenue to justify the money being put in the ground. Now, with talk of 100 GW or even 250 GW of energy buildouts for AI data centers, we’ve reached a new high water mark. AI’s $600B question…

Jan 24, 2026

‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

Is AI dulling our minds? — Harvard Gazette

Will the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) lead us to a land of financial plenty – or will it end in a 2008-style bust? Trillions of dollars rest on the answer. The figures are staggering: an estimated $2.9tn (£2.2tn) being spent on datacentres, the central nervous systems of AI tools;…

Jan 24, 2026

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A recent MIT Media Lab study reported that “excessive reliance on AI-driven solutions” may contribute” to “cognitive atrophy” and shrinking of critical thinking abilities. The study is small and is not peer-reviewed, and yet it delivers a warning that even artificial intelligence assistants are…

Jan 24, 2026

Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it

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Share by: Share this article 55 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 - YouTube Watch On In a conversation at this year's rich person convention—aka the World Economic…

Jan 24, 2026

Young will suffer most when AI ‘tsunami’ hits jobs, says head of IMF

Why the Tech World Thinks the American Dream Is Dying - WSJ

Artificial intelligence will be a “tsunami hitting the labour market”, with young people worst affected, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned the World Economic Forum on Friday. Kristalina Georgieva told delegates in Davos that the IMF’s own research suggested there would be a big…

Jan 24, 2026

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

In other words, the bridge is about to be raised for those chasing the American dream. And everyone is worried about being left on the wrong side. It’s the kind of FOMO that on first blush seems to require a huge suspension of disbelief. But the idea’s mere existence helps explain some of the…

Jan 24, 2026

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Microsoft says it will provide encryption keys for Windows PC data protected by BitLocker where it has access to them and it's received a valid warrant. getty Early last year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant, asking it to provide recovery keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three…

Jan 24, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Code Has the AI World Buzzing: ‘It’s Amazing and A…

10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

It’s the moment software engineers, executives and investors turn their work over to Anthropic’s Claude AI—and then witness a thinking machine of shocking capability, even in an age awash in powerful artificial-intelligence tools. Many coders spent their holiday breaks on a “Claude bender,” testing…

Jan 19, 2026

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unlimited software 10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before. Benj Edwards – Jan 19, 2026 7:00 AM | 67 Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Story text Size…

Jan 19, 2026

XBOW - Security in 2026: What Breaks, What Scales, and What Survives

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In 2026 cybersecurity is entering a period of instability that many security leaders can feel, but few have fully named, Last year, I described this moment as the Chaos Phase, a period where AI-driven threats begin to outpace human-speed security models. At the time, that shift was emerging. Today,…

Jan 17, 2026

X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool

Justice Department opens a criminal investigation of Fed chair

X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. The Guardian was able to create short videos of people stripping to bikinis from photographs of fully clothed, real women. It…

Jan 17, 2026

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The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell, the central bank said Sunday, tied to the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters along the National Mall. Powell accused the Justice Department of using the threat of criminal prosecution to…

Jan 14, 2026

The grief when AI writes most of the code

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Before we start: I'm hosting the first-ever The Pragmatic Summit on 11 February, 2026, in San Francisco. Join 400 top engineers and leaders as we answer the question: How is AI reshaping software engineering, dev workflows, and the modern engineering stack? Spaces are limited - don't miss out! Buy…

Jan 11, 2026

Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers

How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data…

Jan 10, 2026

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The number one question I get from my friends, acquaintances, and mentees in the technology industry these days is, by far, variations on the basic theme of, “what the hell are we supposed to do now?” There have been mass layoffs that leave more tech workers than ever looking for new roles in the…

Jan 9, 2026

Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

2025 was so hot it pushed Earth past critical climate change mark, scientists say

The global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been feared, despite severe headwinds that ranged from Donald Trump’s trade war to geopolitical tensions and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Entering the new year, the hope is that the worst of the recent inflation shock…

Jan 3, 2026

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Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7…

Jan 3, 2026

Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’