Gartner: Global IT spending to grow by 13.5% this year
Global IT spending is expected to rise this year to $6.31 trillion, according to a new forecast from Gartner, a 13.5% increase compared to 2025.
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Apple may be the only laptop vendor to grow in 2026
Chinese market research firm Sigmaintell expects Apple to be the only company to see growth in the laptop market this year. Overall, Sigmaintel predicts global notebook shipments
FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox Controversy, Positive News on Age-verification and More Linux Stuff
Ubuntu 26.04 is releasing today. As a long-term support release, it will be supported till at least 2031, making it an important upgrade for many
Things You Should Know About Ubuntu 26.04
Ubuntu 26.04 is releasing today. It is natural to have questions about a new release, specially for beginners. I have tried to answer those frequently
Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push
The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
OpenAI Unveils Its New, More Powerful GPT-5.5 Model
The maker of ChatGPT is taking a more open approach to cybersecurity than its chief rival, Anthropic.
High gas prices are not saving Tesla. They are just slowing the bleeding.
Summary: US petrol prices passed $4/gallon for the first time in four years (+30% YoY), driven by the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption.
SoftBank wants to borrow $10 billion against its OpenAI stake. The spread tells you what the banks think.
Summary: SoftBank is seeking a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI shares at SOFR + 425 basis points (~7.88%), a two-year term with
UK Biobank’s 500,000 genomes were listed for sale on Alibaba. The breach came from inside the system.
Summary: Genetic, medical, and lifestyle data from all 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was listed for sale on Alibaba after three Chinese research institutions with legitimate
The EU is about to tell Google that Gemini cannot have Android to itself
The European Commission is preparing to tell Google exactly how it must open Android to rival AI assistants, escalating a regulatory confrontation that will determine
Google pushes Gemini toward ‘agentic enterprise’ with new platform and workflow tools
Google has updated its Gemini Enterprise app, adding new ways for office workers to build, manage, and interact with AI agents. The company also rolled
BMW bumps the 7 Series for 2027, adds all-new battery
In 1968, having achieved a modicum of stability through the introduction of its seminal Neue Klasse (or “new class”) models, BMW scaled up its styling
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court
A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars
Greenhouse gases from data center boom could outpace entire nations
New gas projects linked to just 11 data center campuses around the US have the potential to create more greenhouse gases than the country of