NinjaOne Ranks No. 1 Among G2’s Top Software Platforms, Spotlighted in Times Square

NinjaOne Ranks No. 1 Among G2’s Top Software Platforms, Spotlighted in Times Square

NinjaOne, a leading multinational unified IT operations platform, has claimed the No. 1 position in several key categories in G2’s 2026 reports, reinforcing its dominance in endpoint management and related fields based on authentic user reviews. The company secured the top spot in Endpoint Management, Patch Management, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM), and Mobile Device … Read more

AI Growth Lifts Microsoft Past Wall Street Expectations With $81.3B Revenue

AI Growth Lifts Microsoft Past Wall Street Expectations With $81.3B Revenue

Microsoft has reported quarterly revenue that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by strong growth in its artificial intelligence and cloud computing businesses as the company continues to push for wider global adoption of AI tools. The software giant said revenue for the October-to-December quarter reached $81.3 billion, an increase of 17% from the same period … Read more

Higgsfield AI Hits $1.3B Valuation as Global Demand for Its Video Tools Increases

Higgsfield Hits $1.3B Valuation as Global Demand for Its AI Video and Image Products Grows

The fast-growing generative video startup Higgsfield AI has raised an $80 million Series A extension, lifting its total Series A financing to more than $130 million and valuing the company at over $1.3 billion. Chief Executive Officer Alex Mashrabov said the company has seen rapid commercial adoption of its platform. Higgsfield reported an annual revenue … Read more

China Approves Imports of Nvidia H200 AI Chips From the United States

China Approves Imports of Nvidia H200 AI Chips From the United States

China has approved the import of its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips from the United States, signaling a shift in Beijing’s stance toward advanced U.S. technology as demand for AI computing power surges. Nvidia, based in California, is the world’s leading supplier of high-performance AI chips used to train and run large-scale … Read more

STAMP Wins €4M Funding Round to Expand AI-Driven Global Payment Solutions

STAMP Secures €4M to Expand AI-Driven Global Payment Solutions

Spanish fintech startup STAMP has raised €4 million in fresh funding to accelerate the modernization of the global Tax Free shopping industry and expand its next generation of payment and artificial intelligence–based services. The funding round was led by Dozen, with participation from EBISU Digital, Barça Innovation Hub, and a group of international business angels. … Read more

149M Logins and Passwords Leaked Online Including Gmail and Social Media Accounts

149M Logins and Passwords Exposed Online Including Gmail and Social Media Accounts

A massive database containing nearly 149 million compromised login credentials — including those tied to an estimated 48 million Gmail accounts — was publicly exposed online, cybersecurity researchers confirmed, underscoring the growing risks posed by credential theft and password reuse worldwide. The dataset, discovered by veteran security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, was not protected by any … Read more

EU Opens Major Probe into Elon Musk’s X Over Grok AI Image Abuse

EU Opens Major Probe into Elon Musk’s X Over Grok AI Image Abuse

European Union regulators have opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X for potential violations tied to the misuse of its AI tool Grok, the European Commission said Monday. The inquiry focuses on allegations that Grok has been used on X to create and circulate sexually explicit and harmful deepfake images, raising … Read more

France to Ban on Social Media for Under-15s and Phone Use in High Schools

France Plans Ban on Social Media for Under-15s and Phone Use in High Schools

French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for an accelerated legislative process to ban children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms, aiming to have the measure take effect by September 2026 at the start of the next school year. In a video released late Saturday by French broadcaster BFM-TV, Macron said he … Read more

WEF26 Wraps With Record Turnout, Launches New Fourth Industrial Revolution Centres in Five Countries

WEF26 Wraps With Record Turnout, Launches New Fourth Industrial Revolution Centres in Five Countries

The World Economic Forum concluded its 2026 Annual Meeting this week with record-setting participation as the meeting brought together more than 3,000 participants from 130 countries, including 830 chief executives and board chairs and nearly 65 heads of state and government. The Forum President and CEO Børge Brende described the turnout as a record and … Read more

Microsoft, Mercedes Formula 1 Team Partner on Cloud and AI Operations

Microsoft Corp. and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1

Microsoft Corp. and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team on Thursday announced a multiyear partnership that puts Microsoft’s technologies at the heart of race team operations. Through this new collaboration, the companies aim to drive efficiencies and innovations that will help drive performance and amplify the excitement for the more than 800 million Formula 1 fans … Read more

Second Wave of Amazon Downsizing to Begin Next Week, Cutting Up to 30,000 Corporate Jobs

Second Wave of Amazon Downsizing to Begin Next Week, Cutting Up to 30,000 Corporate Jobs

Amazon is preparing to cut thousands of corporate jobs in what would be the largest workforce reduction in the company’s history, which would affect nearly 10% of Amazon’s white-collar workforce and extend the E-commerce giant’s efforts to streamline operations after an earlier round of layoffs. According to Reuters, the second phase of job reductions is … Read more

TikTok Finalizes U.S. Entity Deal to Avoid Nationwide Ban

TikTok Finalizes U.S. Entity Deal to Avoid Ban

TikTok, the popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has finalized an agreement to create a new U.S.-based entity that will operate the platform in the United States under majority American control, a move designed to avert a nationwide ban that had loomed for years. The deal establishes TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which … Read more

Autodesk Stock Rises After Job Cuts Announced to Accelerate AI and Cloud Investments

Autodesk Stock Rises After Job Cuts Announced to Accelerate AI and Cloud Investments

Autodesk Inc. shares climbed more than 3% Thursday after the design software company said it will cut about 7% of its global workforce — roughly 1,000 jobs — to accelerate investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing initiatives. The layoffs, which Autodesk said will mostly affect customer-facing sales teams, mark the final phase of its … Read more

Gates Foundation and OpenAI Partner to Expand AI-Driven Health Care Systems

Gates Foundation and OpenAI Partner to Expand AI-Driven Health Care Systems

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI have launched a $50 million partnership aimed at helping African countries use artificial intelligence to strengthen health care systems, starting with Rwanda. The initiative, called Horizon1000, will work with African governments and health leaders to identify how artificial intelligence can be applied effectively in public health, particularly in countries facing … Read more

Global Leaders at WEF26 Call for Worker-Centric AI, Upskilling and Inclusion in Tech Revolution

Global Leaders at WEF26 Call for Worker-Centric AI, Upskilling and Inclusion in Tech Revolution

Global leaders at the World Economic Forum‘s 2026 annual meeting urged employers to place workers at the heart of artificial intelligence integration, warning that without intentional upskilling and inclusion, societies risk instability amid rapid job transformations. In a panel titled “Workers in the Driver’s Seat,” experts including Denis Machuel, CEO, Adecco Group, Luc Triangle, General … Read more

News Corp Partners With Symbolic AI to Deploy AI Research Tools at Dow Jones Newsrooms

News Corp Partners With Symbolic AI to Deploy AI Research Tools at Dow Jones Newsrooms

In a significant move for the global media and publishing sector, Symbolic.ai Inc. has partnered with News Corp to deploy its AI-native publishing platform at Dow Jones Newswires which is the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News and Private Equity News. The agreement marks one of the most significant … Read more