Microsoft is putting its foot down on admin security. Starting February 9, 2026, any administrator without multi-factor authentication enabled will be locked out of key Microsoft 365 admin portals. This follows a similar move for the Azure Portal.
In a major move for cancer drug development, Amgen is buying Dark Blue Therapeutics for a deal worth up to $840 million. The acquisition centers on a novel therapy targeting a hard-to-treat form of leukemia.
A joint venture between Singapore’s Lum Chang and Malaysia’s Tien Wah Press Holdings has agreed to build a data center for operator MyTelehaus. The facility will cover 1.61 acres in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Financial details and capacity were not disclosed.
The AI boom isn’t just about silicon. A major new analysis from S&P Global forecasts that artificial intelligence, alongside defense and robotics, will drive global copper demand up by a staggering 50% by 2040. The catch? Supply is projected to fall short by over 10 million metric tons a year withou
Seattle fusion startup Avalanche Energy is raising a fresh $14.9 million, according to a new SEC filing. The company is pursuing a unique strategy with desktop-sized devices and multiple revenue angles, including a Pentagon contract. But the fusion industry remains a high-stakes, long-shot gamble.
The podcast ad market is booming, projected to hit $38.52 billion by 2030. But experts say the key to grabbing a piece isn’t a viral moment—it’s a boring, reliable publishing schedule and owning your audience.
NASA is pushing forward with its Artemis program, with the crewed Artemis II mission potentially launching as early as February 2025. This critical test flight around the Moon paves the way for a landing attempt in 2027, though the schedule is tight and faces significant hurdles.
AMD’s open-source Linux graphics drivers are getting two notable quality-of-life improvements. The RADV Vulkan driver is addressing issues with DisplayPort-to-HDMI dongles and boosting performance for older GCN-based Radeon cards.
Clover is integrating Wink’s face and palm payment tech, targeting sports venues and restaurants first. The move highlights a broader shift away from clunky security like CAPTCHAs toward seamless, biometric-driven commerce.
Google executive Josh Woodward called the August launch of the Nano Banana AI image generator a “success disaster.” The feature’s unexpected popularity forced Google to scramble for emergency computing power, highlighting the brutal infrastructure race in AI.
