European regulators have launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X platform over its Grok AI chatbot. The probe focuses on Grok’s ability to generate nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images, including potential child sexual abuse material. This is part of a widening crackdown under the EU’
Signet Jewelers is combining its digital and IT teams under new Chief Digital and Technology Officer Raghu Sagi. The move is part of a broader strategy to modernize operations for its portfolio of 11 brands, including Kay and Jared. Sagi brings retail tech experience from Carter’s and Inspire Brands
A paper by former SAP CTO Vishal Sikka argues large language models have a fundamental, mathematical limitation on performing complex tasks. This throws cold water on the dream of fully autonomous AI agents running critical systems.
The Stop Killing Games campaign has officially passed its goal, gathering nearly 1.3 million verified signatures for its European Citizens’ Initiative. The petition, which seeks to prevent publishers from remotely disabling games, will now be formally submitted to the EU Commission in late February.
A new analysis points to a fundamental misalignment between executive ambition and IT practicality as the core reason AI initiatives stall. The solution isn’t more budget, but better communication and shared goals. Mid-market companies might actually have an advantage if they can get this right.
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul is finally getting a schedule. According to new reporting, a Gemini-powered update arrives next month, with a complete “conversational” rebuild set for 2026.
According to a new report, the long-awaited Siri 2.0 overhaul with Apple Intelligence features is targeting a beta release in February. This comes after the features were first demoed at WWDC in 2024, with a full launch expected by early April.
Microsoft is scrambling to fix its problematic January 2026 Windows 11 update. After one emergency patch for shutdown bugs, a second was needed for OneDrive and Dropbox crashes. Now, boot failures are under investigation.
TikTok users globally faced a major service disruption over the weekend, with uploads failing and feeds breaking. The outage came just days after the platform’s transition to majority U.S. ownership, fueling widespread speculation about the cause.
Recent confirmation that Microsoft handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI is drawing unfair comparisons to Apple’s famous 2015 standoff. The key difference? Where the keys were stored. This is about user choice in encryption, not corporate capitulation.
