Verizon is eliminating 168 positions across Washington state as part of broader restructuring. The layoffs come as the telecom giant lost 7,000 phone subscribers last quarter while competitors gained customers.
AMD is preparing to increase Radeon graphics card prices by at least 10% as AI demand drives up DRAM costs. The timing couldn’t be worse for holiday shoppers, with current Black Friday deals potentially being the last good prices before the hikes hit retail. Similar pressures could affect NVIDIA and
A well-funded AI industry super PAC is mobilizing $10 million to push for uniform national AI policy. The campaign comes as the White House works to suppress state-level AI regulations through must-pass spending bills.
Former Sucker Punch artist Drew Harrison was fired over a Charlie Kirk assassination joke posted on Bluesky. In her first interview since the termination, she reveals Sony never asked her to delete the post or apologize before firing her. The incident sparked a harassment campaign against the Ghost
Center3, the data center subsidiary of Saudi Telecom, has signed a colocation partnership with IT firm Sahara Net. The deal will see Sahara Net offer dedicated hosting services from Center3’s facilities across the Kingdom, supporting Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation ambitions.
The Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa just got a major economic boost thanks to yttrium’s explosive price surge. Prices jumped from $6/kg to over $300/kg, transforming the project’s financial outlook. This could add $30 million annually to the project’s EBITDA with no extra production c
Coinbase’s acquisition of Vector has ignited controversy over suspicious TNSR token trading and questions about token holder rights. The deal highlights ongoing issues with crypto token ownership and regulatory gaps that leave investors vulnerable.
Vibe coding tools generate code from natural language but produce non-deterministic results that can’t be maintained. Unlike BASIC, which helped create generations of programmers, AI coding lacks the educational foundation that makes learning stick. The real path to coding skills remains mentorship
A European startup is racing to build a SpaceX competitor with reusable cargo capsules and lunar lander ambitions. The Exploration Company plans its largest funding round yet as Europe seeks space independence.
Princeton researchers have developed a superconducting qubit that maintains coherence for over 1 millisecond, the longest ever recorded. The breakthrough uses tantalum and silicon to dramatically reduce energy loss and could make quantum computers billions of times more effective at scale.
