The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

But how does one decide what constitutes a piece of content—or whether or not something is considered pornographic? “It’s mostly a counting question in terms…

Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE

Employees at Google DeepMind have asked the company’s leadership for plans and policies to keep them “physically safe” from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while…

This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush

The newest humanoid robot on the scene, Sprout, is not designed to carry boxes or stack shelves. Instead, this charming and relatively cheap model, roughly…

Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going

The future never feels fully certain. But in this time of rapid, intense transformation—political, technological, cultural, scientific—it’s as difficult as it ever has been to…

VAST Amplify Multiplies Effective Flash Capacity Amid Industry-Wide Supply Constraints

Jan 27, 2026 By Stephanie Simone VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, is introducing a new capacity optimization program, VAST Amplify, to help enterprises…

Mantas Emerges from Stealth to Insure Cloud Downtime with Parametric Coverage 

Jan 27, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Mantas is emerging from stealth along with a seed funding round of $1.77 million to introduce parametric insurance for…

Fortinet FortiCNAPP Supercharges Cloud Risk Management with Network, Data, and Unified Risk Context

Jan 27, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader, is offering new enhancements to FortiCNAPP that help organizations better understand and prioritize cloud…

Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous

Open the website of one explicit deepfake generator and you’ll be presented with a menu of horrors. With just a couple of clicks, it offers…

People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

Last month, Pamela Griffin and two other residents of Taylor, Texas, took to the lectern at a city council meeting to object to a data…

BMC Advances Mainframe Transformation with AI-Powered Innovations

Jan 26, 2026 BMC,a global leader in software solutions, is introducing AI innovation updates across its Control-M and BMC AMI portfolios to simplify workflow creation,…