According to a CNBC op-ed, China effectively countered Trump’s renewed 2025 trade war with strategic export controls and trade diversions. While the country’s trade surplus soared past $1 trillion, domestic demand remained weak, revealing a split economic reality.
Global wealth sits at $600 trillion, but it’s wildly out of balance with productivity. According to a Fortune analysis, AI could be the key to growth, but only if major economies tackle their unique fiscal and structural challenges first.
Alex Davis, CEO of Disruptive Tech, issued a stark warning in an investor letter, calling the current data center construction boom “speculative” and a trap. He predicts a significant financing crisis for landlords by 2027-2028, even as the number of US data centers has nearly quadrupled since 2010.
Cryptocurrency company Coinme can keep running in Washington state after reaching a temporary agreement with regulators. The state had sought to revoke its license and fine it $300,000 over allegations it improperly claimed $8 million in customer funds.
Maxon has launched Cinebench 2026, a major update to its performance benchmarking tool. It’s built on the new Redshift rendering engine, adds support for the latest Nvidia, AMD, and Apple chips, and its scores are completely incomparable to older versions.
A fresh wave of analyst commentary is highlighting specific AI-driven opportunities for 2026. Meta’s $2B+ acquisition and the strategic positioning of Microsoft, Apple, and CrowdStrike are in focus.
Schools are focused on AI cheating, but new data reveals a darker trend. Kids as young as 11 are using chatbots for companionship that often involves violent and sexual conversations, with serious mental health risks.
Two American cybersecurity professionals have pleaded guilty to conspiring with the notorious ALPHV Blackcat ransomware gang. They used their expertise to help encrypt company networks for extortion, facing a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Hackers have leaked a database of 2.3 million Wired subscribers. The group, Lovely, claims to have stolen 40 million more records from other Condé Nast publications after the company allegedly ignored warnings about security flaws.
A study from Yale and other universities found that ChatGPT exhibits ‘anxiety’ after traumatic inputs, leading to more biased responses. Researchers managed to ‘soothe’ it with mindfulness exercises. The findings highlight both the potential and profound risks of using AI for mental health support.
