HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants

Since last March, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using AI tools from Palantir to screen and audit grants, grant applications, and…

Blitzing the Bay: BART and Boldyn Networks launch free Wi-Fi in time for the Big Game

Travelers at SFO,Powell,Embarcadero, and other majorhubs connect toWi-Fi 6E in first phase of a massivestation network upgrade /PRNewswire/ — Boldyn Networks(Boldyn),a leading neutral host provider,…

Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of Chronosphere

Feb 2, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity leader, announced it has completed its acquisition of Chronosphere with the goal of…

Digi International Acquires Particle to Reinforce Digis Embedded-as-a-Service Offering

Feb 2, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Digi International Inc. (Digi), a leading global provider of business and mission-critical Internet of Things (IoT) products, services, and…

Rocket Software Announces Intent to Acquire Vertica Analytics Database Solution from OpenText 

Feb 2, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Rocket Software, a global technology leader in modernization software, announced it is entering into a definitive agreement toacquirethe Vertica…

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims

As the standoff between the United States government and Minnesota continues this week over immigration enforcement operations that have essentially occupied the Twin Cities and…

I Let Google's ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn't Quite Click

I’ll admit it. I like clicking around. So, while testing Google’s new “Auto Browse” feature for Chrome, I was filled with a strange sense of…

Druva Threat Watch to Provide Proactive, Continuous Threat Detection

Jan 30, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Druva, a leading provider of data security, is introducing Threat Watch, a zero-touch, automated cloud-native solution for proactive threat…

Etleap Introduces a New Managed Pipeline Layer Created for Apache Iceberg

Jan 30, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Etleap, a provider of cloud-native data pipeline software, is launching the Iceberg pipeline platform, a new kind of pipeline…

‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

In today’s episode, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer are joined by Tim Marchman, WIRED’s director of science, politics, and security, to discuss the news…