Meta Platforms has announced a significant expansion of its data center operations in Richland Parish, Louisiana, with the company's total investment in the project now exceeding $50 billion. The facility, known as Hyperion, will deliver 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, more than doubling the initial projections that had estimated the data center would provide over …
The European Union has formally charged Meta Platforms with breaching its landmark digital regulations, targeting the very design features that keep users scrolling through Facebook and Instagram for hours on end. After a two-year investigation under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission has concluded that Meta's use of autoplay, infinite scroll, and highly personalised …
The United Kingdom has taken a significant step toward safeguarding its financial sector by placing the world's largest cloud computing companies under direct regulatory supervision. In a move that acknowledges the growing dependence of British banks, insurers, and financial market infrastructure on digital infrastructure, the government has designated four major technology firms as critical third-party …
In a landmark move set to reshape the landscape of next-generation computing, Longserving Technology has announced a monumental $2.5 billion global strategic financing initiative. The company is partnering with premier international funds to monetize its extensive intellectual property portfolio, placing its revolutionary X-Photon material and optical computing technologies at the center of the emerging photonic age. …
A group of major newspapers led by the New York Times is formally asking the federal court in Manhattan to place sanctions against OpenAI in the copyright infringement case, claiming the artificial intelligence firm knowingly misled the court on its capacity to search its own systems for evidence of the copyright infringement. According to the …
When Michelle Turner sat down in her Virginia Beach home to build a mental health platform for foster children, she had no formal business training, no MBA, and no experience navigating the high-stakes world of venture capital. What she did have was a powerful tool at her fingertips that would transform her vision into a …
A federal judge in California has dealt a significant blow to Meta Platforms by denying the company's motion to dismiss a sweeping lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 29 U.S. states. The litigation accuses the social media giant of deliberately engineering Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children while actively concealing the associated harms …
In a major departure from its method of software updates, Apple will start issuing critical security updates ahead of schedule, rather than when the new iOS software comes out, it says. The move is part of the company's recognition of the role of artificial intelligence in the cybersecurity world, especially in the pace that bad …
Washington recently made news about Apple's possible collaboration with Intel on the manufacture of chips, causing the technology world to go haywire with speculation. The concept of necessity and ambition is simple on the surface, but the reality of this huge paradigm shift in the semiconductor industry is far more intricate and complex than many …
Samsung Electronics is sparing no effort to create a stir in the financial world after making a recent announcement that it is seriously weighing a share buyback programme, albeit with important aspects, such as scale and timing, yet to be finalized. In a filing with the Korea Exchange Corp. on Wednesday, the South Korean tech …
A landmark collective action against Apple, which could cost the tech giant £3bn, has been approved by the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London. The lawsuit, filed by consumer group Which?, claims that Apple used its powerful brand and market dominance to block its customers from alternative cloud storage providers. This decision opens up the class …
Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica have introduced a new generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) smart glasses designed to be more accessible to the market and reduce the barrier to entry for the adoption of smart glasses. The newly announced Meta Glasses will come equipped with a price tag of $299, which is a significant drop from …
South Korea's most valuable publicly listed company, SK Hynix has taken over Samsung Electronics in a major reversal in the nation's corporate structure, putting the struggling chipmaker on top. The semiconductor maker's market capitalization stood at 2,080.4 trillion won ($1.35 trillion) on June 22, 2026, just outpaced Samsung's valuation of 2,066.7 trillion won, excluding preferred …
Apple has been the giant in electronics manufacturing for over a decade, and has used its massive financial clout to orchestrate the best terms and best-first access to key components. Its size has historically meant that the company has been able to buy in parts at a discount and still sell its devices at a …
