The explosive growth of AI is colliding with a strained global power supply chain. Companies now face waits of up to five years for critical equipment like large transformers, pushing them toward unconventional on-site generation.
The FTC is challenging Henkel’s quiet acquisition of the Liquid Nails brand. The agency says the $725 million deal would combine two of the biggest players in liquid adhesives.
A new NASA space telescope, the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, aims to find the other half of undiscovered “city-killer” asteroids. Meanwhile, research suggests plants might use infrared radiation, not just color, for ancient conversations with pollinators.
Razer has unveiled a modern reimagining of the original Boomslang, the mouse that started it all. Only 1,337 units of this collector’s edition will be made, each loaded with today’s best sensor and wireless tech.
A major collaboration including the BIS, Bank of Italy, and Swift has completed “Project Leap Phase 2,” successfully testing post-quantum cryptography in an operational payment system. The tests worked but revealed significant performance differences that need solving before a full transition.
A proposed data center development in North Mankato, Minnesota, is officially dead. The real estate firm Oppidan Investment Company has withdrawn its plans, with local officials saying the company is “no longer interested.”
Microsoft is planning a major new cloud region in Denmark, set to launch in 2026. The “Denmark East” region involves a multi-billion dollar investment and will be powered entirely by carbon-free energy.
The US PC market declined for a second straight quarter in Q3 2025, but analysts are still forecasting full-year growth. The story is a split one, with consumer spending up but government and education purchases crashing.
Researchers in Sweden have created a structural battery that acts as both an energy source and a load-bearing material. This “massless” tech could revolutionize electric vehicle design by turning the car’s frame into the battery itself.
A startup called Starcloud has successfully trained an AI model on a satellite in orbit. This is a proof-of-concept for building massive, solar-powered data centers in space to bypass Earth’s energy and environmental constraints.
