Littelfuse drops new current sensors for next-gen EVs
Littelfuse has launched a family of six new automotive current sensors. They’re designed for battery management, motor control, and safety systems in electric and hybrid vehicles.
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Chinese AI Chip Firm Axera Aims for $379M Hong Kong IPO
According to Reuters, Chinese AI chipmaker Axera Semiconductor filed on January 30 to raise HK$2.96 billion, or about $379.2 million, through an initial public offering…
L3Harris Wins Navy Deal for Marine Corps’ Red Wolf Missile
According to Reuters, defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced on Friday, January 30, that it secured a U.S. Navy deal to develop its Red Wolf vehicles…
Apex Legends Drops the OG Switch, But Switch 2 Lives On
According to GameSpot, developer Respawn Entertainment announced it is shutting down the servers for Apex Legends on the Nintendo Switch. The upcoming Season 29 will…
CZ Pushes Back on Blame for Historic Crypto Market Crash
According to Bloomberg Business, Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has publicly rejected claims that his exchange caused the historic crypto market crash on October 10,…
Michigan Wants Its Money Back From Chinese Battery Maker
According to Reuters, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a letter on Friday demanding Chinese battery company Gotion Inc. return $23.7 million in state funds.…
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Deezer’s AI Music Detector Gets Its First Big Client
According to Reuters, music streaming service Deezer has licensed its AI-detection technology to France's royalty agency, Sacem, in what it calls a landmark commercial deal.…
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EU Probes Elon Musk’s Grok Over Deepfake Image Scandal
According to Fast Company, the European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X platform on Monday, December 18th.…
Signet’s New Tech Boss Aims To Modernize Kay, Zales, And Jared
According to Forbes, Signet Jewelers—the world's largest diamond jewelry retailer with brands like Kay, Zales, and Jared—has combined its digital…
AI Agents Have a “Hard Ceiling,” New Paper Argues
According to Futurism, a recent paper by former SAP CTO Vishal Sikka and his son Varin Sikka makes a bold…
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Intel GPU Firmware Now Updatable From ARM Systems, Too
According to Phoronix, a new set of patches submitted to the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem now allows the firmware for Intel's discrete…
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Microsoft’s AI Bet is Huge, But Is It Paying Off Yet?
According to TechSpot, Microsoft's Q3 revenue hit $81.3 billion, a 17% jump, with net income up 21% to $38.3 billion. Its cloud business crossed a…
Why Cybersecurity Isn’t Enough Anymore for MSPs
According to a CRN podcast with Acronis’s Subramani Rao, the cybersecurity game is changing. The focus for MSPs must shift from pure protection to business survival and recovery, a concept called cyber resilience, especially as agentic AI begins to transform defense.
Instacart Kills AI Price Tests After Backlash and FTC Probe
Instacart is shutting down its controversial AI price-testing tool, Eversight. This comes after a report found price differences up to 25% for the same items and as the FTC launches a probe.
Intel and Awiros Bet the Edge Runs on Video AI
A new partnership aims to standardize video AI across industrial and smart city applications. The platform uses Intel hardware and OpenVINO to process camera feeds from the edge to the data center.
Google’s Parent Company Drops $4.75 Billion on an Energy Power Play
In a massive move to secure power for its AI ambitions, Alphabet is acquiring clean energy developer Intersect. The $4.75 billion cash deal aims to lock in electricity for Google’s booming data center needs.
Google’s parent company just spent billions to power its AI
In a massive bet on AI infrastructure, Alphabet is acquiring Intersect Power outright. The $4.75 billion deal aims to lock down the enormous energy needs of future data centers, but it’s fueling a backlash over rising utility costs.
Android Under Fire, Apple’s Foldable Woes, and an AI Extremism Problem
December is ending with major tech security and hardware headaches. Billions of Android users are at risk from targeted spyware, while Apple struggles to perfect a crease-free foldable iPhone screen. Meanwhile, AI voice tech is being weaponized by extremist groups.
OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Skyrocket 80x. What’s Going On?
OpenAI reported 80 times more child exploitation incidents in the first half of 2025 than the same period in 2024. The company cites user growth and new features, but the spike raises serious questions about scale and safety.