AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment

At first glance, the scuffle in the video seems shocking. A New York City school principal, waving a bat, stops masked ICE agents from trying…

A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI

If you ask Yann LeCun, Silicon Valley has a groupthink problem. Since leaving Meta in November, the researcher and AI luminary has taken aim at…

Datadog Acquires Propolis with Goal to Transform Modern GenAI Testing and Quality Assurance

Jan 29, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Datadog announced the acquisition of Propolis, a QA testing platform that specifically tackles goal- and output-oriented testing. According to…

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday.…

Platform Engineering Labs Enhances formae with Multi-Cloud Support

Jan 29, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Platform Engineering Labsis updating formae, its open source Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) platform, adding beta support for four additional cloud providers…

Bedrock Data Extends DSPM to Atlassian Confluence to Prevent Sensitive Data Exposure

Jan 29, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Bedrock Data, a modern DSPM platform provider for data-centric security, governance, and management, announced native support for Atlassian Confluence…

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form,…

The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means

The Doomsday Clock has just been set to 85 seconds to midnight. Nearly 80 years after its creation, this time represents the closest the clock…

Moltbot Is Taking Over Silicon Valley

Dan Peguine, a tech entrepreneur and marketing consultant based in Lisbon, lets a precocious, lobster-themed AI assistant called Moltbot run much of his life. Peguine,…