Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan states that artificial intelligence investments are beginning to have a tangible, positive impact on the U.S. economy. He forecasts strong growth and sees limited systemic risk from a potential AI sector pullback.
The state of Texas is seeking over $1 billion from Xcel Energy, claiming its negligence caused the largest wildfire in state history. The lawsuit alleges Xcel ignored warnings about a decayed utility pole that later sparked the blaze, which killed three people.
Google has filed a lawsuit against data scraping company Serpapi. The suit alleges the firm used hundreds of millions of fake queries to bypass protections and harvest copyrighted search results.
Taiwan is racing to build a massive domestic drone industry to counter China, aiming for nearly 200,000 units annually by 2030. But the high cost of a China-free supply chain and getting its biggest tech firms fully committed are major hurdles.
The US energy regulator has ordered the country’s largest grid operator, PJM, to formulate clear rules for how large loads like data centers connect and pay for transmission. This follows the rejection of a high-profile behind-the-meter deal between AWS and Talen Energy. The move aims to prevent oth
In Kenya’s Rift Valley, a startup called Octavia is testing a novel approach to carbon removal. Their modular machines use excess geothermal energy to capture CO2 from the air, then store it permanently in the region’s unique basalt rock.
A major global design charity is embracing AI tools to speed up prototyping and concept generation. Its leaders argue this will free up human designers to focus on empathy and creative strategy for complex challenges like climate action and public health.
AMD is quietly advancing Linux support for its mobile hardware. New driver patches target the upcoming HP ZBook Ultra G1a, while a new scheduler feature aims to boost performance for future Ryzen laptops.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is co-founding a new brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs. It’s spinning out of the nonprofit Forest Neurotech and is reportedly raising money at an $850 million valuation.
A critical vulnerability in the UEFI firmware of motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock allowed cheating software to bypass even Riot’s powerful Vanguard anti-cheat. The flaw was in Pre-Boot DMA Protection, leaving a window open during system startup. All four manufacturers have now relea
