Month: September 2025
AI hype fading
Oracle’s decision to tap the debt markets has helped revive scrutiny of AI spending.It might not seem like much based on the action in markets, but doubts about the durability of the artificial-intelligence trade were having a moment. Recent deals involving Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and OpenAI, as well as OpenAI and Nvidia Corp. (NVDA), revived
US Tiktok Deal
The battle over TikTok in the U.S. has lasted as long as the globally popular app has been available. Since 2019, TikTok has negotiated with the federal government to address concerns of Chinese manipulation and data theft. President Donald Trump was initially for a ban, then against it and then for it again. Through it
South Korean homegrown AI
From tech giants to startups, South Korean players are developing large language models tailored to their own language and culture, ready to compete with global heavyweights like OpenAI and Google. Last month, the nation launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative to date, pledging ₩530 billion, (about $390 million), to five local companies building large-scale
AI is the grid’s turning point
This summer, extreme weather put America’s electric grid to the test. With temperatures reaching well over 100 degrees across the United States, some regions saw the highest-ever summer peak in electric power demand as Americans cranked up their air conditioning. These spikes are testing a grid that was built for a different era. More than
Iran defiant on restored sanctions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the reimposition of global sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme is “not like the sky is falling” as he headed home on Saturday from New York where he failed to convince Western powers to delay the move. Iran’s immediate reaction to the resumption of United Nations sanctions came with the announcement
Cisco security patch
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging government agencies to address two worrying Cisco security vulnerabilities, warning threat actors are actively exploiting the flaws.In the campaign, the attackers are modifying read-only memory (ROM) to persist across reboots and upgrades. To achieve this persistence, threat actors are leveraging two flaws: CVE-2025-20333 (remote code
Nvidia‘s Trillion dollar valuation
Nvidia‘s (NVDA) AI chips are central to the AI revolution, driving exponential sales growth with massive deals from CoreWeave and OpenAI. As the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution sweeps across industries, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stands at its heart, its AI chips becoming the backbone of countless operations from tech giants to startups. As demand surges, Nvidia’s sales
New digital ID for United Kingdom
Digital ID will be mandatory in order to work in the UK, as part of plans to tackle illegal migration.Addressing the Global Progressive Action Conference in London – attended by politicians including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney – Sir Keir said it was time to “look ourselves in the
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem appealed to Saudi Arabia to turn “a new page” and set unified front against Israel
Hezbollah’s effort to blunt international pressure on Lebanon to disarm the group by appealing to Saudi Arabia last week was the result of back-channel diplomacy by Iran, two Iranian sources and a source with knowledge of Hezbollah thinking said. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem appealed to Saudi Arabia to turn “a new page” and set aside
Delegates storm out moments before Netanyahu begins UN assembly address
Dozens of delegates from nations including Iran stormed out before the Israeli PM began a passionate defence of Israel’s war in Gaza – shockingly declaring western recognition of Palestine shows ‘murdering Jews pays off’. In a surprise move, Netanyahu also revealed his speech was being broadcast live into Gaza using giant speakers placed along the