NS&I’s £1.3B Tech Disaster Now May Ditch Old Systems
A UK state savings bank is in a massive IT crisis. Its transformation program is wildly over budget and behind schedule, forcing a desperate rethink that could mean abandoning old systems.
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Zuckerberg’s AI Dodge: Meta’s Long Game Tests Wall Street’s Patience
According to Business Insider, Meta's revenue surged 24% to $59.9 billion in the final quarter of 2025, with ad impressions up 18% and ad prices…
ICE Protestor Says Her Global Entry Was Revoked After Facial Scan
According to Ars Technica, Nicole Cleland, a 56-year-old director at Target Corporation and volunteer with a group tracking ICE and CBP vehicles, had her Global…
Apple’s iPhone Shortage Problem is Real, And It’s Changing Their Strategy
According to CNET, Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted the company left money on the table last quarter because it couldn't meet all the demand for…
Apollo’s Risky Single-Stock Bet Pays Off for Rich Clients
According to Bloomberg Business, Apollo Global Management's retail-focused S3 Private Markets Fund delivered an 18.3% return in 2023. The fund primarily makes high-stakes bets on…
AI Agents Have Their Own Social Network Now, And It’s Getting Weird
According to The Verge, a new platform called Moltbook is a social network built specifically for AI agents, set up like Reddit and created by…
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South Africa’s SANEDI CEO jumps ship to lead tech innovation agency
According to Engineering News, Dr Titus Mathe will step down as CEO of the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) on March 31. His…
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Apple’s Gemini Siri is finally, almost, maybe here
According to Mashable, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning to unveil its Gemini-powered Siri overhaul in the second…
Xbox’s Multiplatform Mess Is Just About “Resources,” Boss Says
According to GameSpot, Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan explained the inconsistent release strategy for bringing Xbox games to PS5,…
We’re Studying AI Like It’s an Alien, and Head Transplants Are Back
According to MIT Technology Review, researchers are now treating massive, opaque large language models like alien biology, using techniques from…
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My Mini PC Home Lab Killed My Old, Noisy Server
According to XDA-Developers, a tech journalist has fully replaced his traditional, noisy enterprise home lab server with a modern mini PC setup. The core of…
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Apple’s iPhone Shortage Problem is Real, And It’s Changing Their Strategy
According to CNET, Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted the company left money on the table last quarter because it couldn't meet all the demand for…
Nubank Gets U.S. Bank Charter, Setting Up a New Digital Challenger
Nubank, the massive Latin American digital bank, has won conditional approval for a U.S. national bank charter. The move is a major step in its global expansion, with plans to launch deposit accounts and credit cards stateside.
Windows 11 Hits 1 Billion Users, But the Grumbling is Real
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Windows 11 has surpassed 1 billion users, reaching the milestone slightly faster than Windows 10. However, the OS is plagued by a negative reputation and ongoing reliability problems, with Microsoft now pledging to urgently address them. Hundreds of millions of
Microsoft’s Surface Sales Hit by RAM Shortages and PC Slump
Microsoft’s CFO Amy Hood forecasts a significant drop in revenue for its More Personal Computing segment, which includes Surface devices. The decline is attributed to RAM supply constraints and the end of the Windows 10 upgrade surge.
France Moves to Ban Social Media for Kids Under 15
France is taking a drastic step to protect kids online. A new bill, passed by the National Assembly, would ban social media access for children under 15 and prohibit mobile phones in high schools. It now heads to the Senate.
Is Elon Musk Merging SpaceX And xAI? It Looks That Way
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and artificial intelligence company xAI are reportedly in talks to merge. This would follow xAI’s $33 billion acquisition of the social platform X last year. The potential deal raises big questions about the future structure of Musk’s sprawling business interests.
Fintech Firm Blames Its Own Data Breach on SonicWall Hack
Marquis, a Texas-based fintech firm, says a hack at SonicWall led directly to its own data breach. The company is now considering legal action to recoup costs from the cybersecurity provider.
AI’s Big Problem: We’re Using It More, But Not Smarter
Enterprise AI use is up 50%, but daily workflow adoption is stuck below 60%. The next phase isn’t about access to intelligence, but about turning it into smarter, faster decisions in factories and supply chains.