Japan is proposing its first major overhaul to foreign investment rules since 2019, granting new powers to order retroactive divestments. The move targets high-risk investors, particularly from China, but experts don’t expect it to cool the inbound M&A boom, which hit $33 billion last year.
European quantum startups are getting serious funding, but they’re up against US tech giants with 15-year head starts. Public funds like the EIC are trying to de-risk investment, but is it enough to build global champions?
Avowed, one of 2025’s top RPGs, is ending its Xbox exclusivity. It launches on PlayStation 5 on February 17 alongside a major anniversary update for all platforms. The update includes dwarves, a new weapon type, and a challenging New Game+ mode.
Intel’s stock is up over 70% since plans for a U.S. government stake emerged. But with the U.S. holding only 5.5% so far and Intel still reliant on TSMC, the path to regaining manufacturing leadership is long.
CrowdStrike is spending a hefty $740 million to acquire identity security startup SGNL. The move highlights a major shift as companies scramble to secure not just human users, but the exploding number of non-human and AI identities.
Laramie County, Wyoming, has approved Project Jade, a sprawling AI data center campus, and the 2.7-gigawatt natural gas power plants to run it. The total investment could exceed $50 billion, with construction starting soon and the first buildings potentially online by mid-2027. The project is framed
Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have moved a long-held LLC out of California, a preemptive strike against a proposed one-time 5% tax on residents with over $1 billion in assets. The move, which had to be completed by December 31, 2025, to avoid the retroactive tax, highlights the high-
Bose is walking back its plan to completely disable its SoundTouch wireless speakers. While they won’t be fully bricked, most cloud-based features will still vanish in May 2026, turning them into more basic streaming devices.
Security researchers found a scary new way to steal your data through ChatGPT. The “ZombieAgent” attack tricked the AI into leaking info from connected services like Gmail, one character at a time.
Volkswagen is locking in Qualcomm as the primary tech provider for its new software platform, developed with Rivian. The first cars using the system, starting with the electric ID.Every1, are slated for 2027.
