2025

After what felt like an age of tech industry tea-leaf reading, OpenAI has officially snapped up “io,” the much-buzzed-about startup building an AI device from former Apple design guru Jony Ive and OpenAI’s chief, Sam Altman. The price tag? $6.5 billion.OpenAI put out a video this week talking about the Ive and Altman venture in a general sort of way, but now, a few more tidbits about what they’re...

The Middle East is pulling in more attention from global tech investors than ever. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar are rolling out billions of dollars in deals, working with top US companies, and building the kind of infrastructure needed to run large-scale AI systems.It’s not just about the money. There are new laws, startup activity, and plans for growth that are turning heads in Silicon Valley and...

The Linux Foundation and Meta are putting some numbers behind how open-source AI (OSAI) is driving innovation and adoption.The adoption of AI tools is pretty much everywhere now, with 94% of organisations surveyed already using them. And get this: within that crowd, 89% are tapping into open-source AI for some part of their tech backbone.A paper released this week by Meta and the Linux Foundation stitches...

According to Thales, AI and quantum threats have catapulted to the top of the worry list for organisations wrestling with data security. That’s the key takeaway from the cybersecurity giant’s 2025 Data Threat Report, an annual deep dive into the latest data security threats, emerging trends, and hot topics.This year’s findings are stark: almost seven out of ten organisations now see the sheer speed...

Dell Technologies used the Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas to announce the latest generation of AI acceleration servers which come equipped with Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra GPUs.The systems claim to deliver up to four times faster AI training capabilities compared to previous generations, as Dell expands its AI Factory partnership with Nvidia amid intense competition in the enterprise AI hardware...

AI is transforming industries worldwide, and its growing impact on digital finance is becoming significant. One of the most intriguing applications of AI lies in the analysis and forecasting of the Bitcoin price in USD – a notoriously volatile metric that traditional financial models struggle to predict. Today, AI is helping decode cryptocurrency’s complexities with speed and precision.From deep...

One of the ways in which organisations are using the latest AI algorithms to help them grow and thrive is the adoption of privately-held AI models in aligning their business strategies.The differentiation between private and public AI is important in this context – most organisations are rightly wary of allowing public AIs access to what are sensitive data sets, such as HR information, financial data,...

AI’s thirst for energy is ballooning into a monster of a challenge. And it’s not just about the electricity bills. The environmental fallout is serious, stretching to guzzling precious water resources, creating mountains of electronic waste, and, yes, adding to those greenhouse gas emissions we’re all trying to cut.As AI models get ever more complex and weave themselves into yet more parts of our...

Microsoft is cutting about 7,000 jobs, or 3% of its workforce.The move isn’t about poor performance or falling revenue. It’s a clear shift in strategy—fewer layers, more engineers, and more investment in artificial intelligence.The layoffs affect staff across divisions and global offices. But the bulk of those let go are in middle management and non-technical roles, a pattern showing up across tech....

America’s quest to protect its semiconductor technology from China has taken increasingly dramatic turns over the past few years—from export bans to global restrictions—but the latest proposal from Congress ventures into unprecedented territory. Lawmakers are now pushing for mandatory GPS-style tracking embedded in every AI chip exported from the United States, essentially turning advanced...