Saudi Arabia is looking to build data centers overseas that operate under its own laws, a concept called a data embassy. It’s a creative workaround for its domestic resource shortages as it tries to become an AI hub. But will this diplomatic approach to data actually work at scale?
Topco Scientific and its Japanese subsidiary will lead a group of nine international suppliers at SEMICON Japan 2025 in Tokyo. The event runs from December 17 to 19, 2025. The focus is on critical materials and equipment for front-end processing, packaging, and smart energy systems.
Square Enix’s third-largest shareholder, 3D Investment Partners, has published a damning 100-page critique of the company. The report blames poor sales, high costs, and failed strategy, calling for a “fundamental reassessment” of management.
Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi warns that aggressive borrowing by AI firms is a “mounting potential threat.” The 10 largest AI companies are on track to issue over $120 billion in debt this year alone, a pace that exceeds the dot-com era even after adjusting for inflation. This time, the debt is
Uber has launched a new advertising program called Uber Intelligence that lets marketers target users based on granular ride and delivery data. The system, built with LiveRamp, uses a “clean room” to combine advertiser data with insights on where users go and what they eat. This comes as Uber projec
Petco has confirmed a data breach that exposed highly sensitive customer information, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. The breach stemmed from a misconfigured software setting that made files accessible online. The company serves over 24 million customers, indicating a potenti
A major new subsystem for live kernel patching has been merged for the upcoming Linux 6.19 release. The Live Update Orchestrator (LUO) uses a kexec-based reboot to update hypervisors while preserving VM memory states. This is a big deal for minimizing cloud service disruption.
In a significant policy shift, the US is poised to approve Nvidia’s export of its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China. This follows a private meeting between CEO Jensen Huang and President Trump last week.
Joshua Aaron, developer of the crowdsourced ICEBlock app, has filed a lawsuit against 14 representatives of the US government. He alleges unlawful threats and censorship after the app was pulled from the App Store last October following pressure from officials.
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s boss says he pitched a PlayStation port over two years ago and was told no. Sony’s interest later reversed that decision, which he believes kicked off the wider strategy of bringing Xbox games to rival consoles like PS5 and Switch.
