7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (875+ words) Strikes on U. S. data centers highlight the risks of concentration and the growing role of geopolitics in cloud competition. The U. S. -Israel war on Iran may be creating a narrow opening for Chinese tech companies in the Gulf. Huawei did not explicitly…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1675+ words) Grupo Seguritech quietly built a $1. 27 billion surveillance empire. Now it's expanding into the U. S. and across Latin America. This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations. Inside a law enforcement command center in Ciudad Ju'rez, a police officer scrolled across…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (341+ words) To select a winner, our visuals team reviewed every entry and spoke with the finalists. We looked for images that evoked beauty, sparked our curiosity, and approached our themes thoughtfully." We sought out entrees in three categories. Finally, over 70 Rest…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (763+ words) The new book "Lean Spark" examines frugal innovation in India, including how startups Sarvam AI and Krutrim overcome cost and infrastructure constraints. In a world where AI development is dominated by a few global powers, sovereign AI, that is, artificial…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (732+ words) To avoid collateral damage, countries consider ditching giant server hubs for smaller, distributed ones'especially now that military and civilian data live side-by-side. None of these options is easy. Global data center capacity could reach 200 gigawatts by 2030, doubling capacity, to meet…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (754+ words) Quick commerce promises instant convenience, but it's driven more by deep discounts and habit-building than real need. Amazon has placed its bet on a service that has struggled to thrive in the West. On March 17, the company started testing a…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (979+ words) Amid a widening global divide in AI adoption, low-cost AI models that can deliver sovereignty and efficiency with a smaller environmental footprint are gaining ground. As big tech firms in the U. S. race to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1414+ words) Tech leaders called AI a democratizing force. But it's concentrating power and wealth in a handful of American companies. In 2016, the future looked bright for tech companies outside of Silicon Valley. In the summer of 2016, Japanese social networking app Line…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (811+ words) China's Unitree is profitable, scaling fast, and cutting prices even as most humanoid robots remain far from mass adoption. It might be a while before humanoid robots hit market shelves. But the world's largest humanoid robot maker is all set…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1290+ words) The war has blocked the only sea route for the high-grade, low-carbon aluminum EVs need. There's no quick substitute. Bahrain's Alba, one of the world's largest aluminum smelters, has declared force majeure on deliveries and cut output by 19%, citing its…...