A new column on Inc.com makes a compelling case for using AI as a problem-finding tool. It argues that businesses often solve the wrong issues, and AI’s data synthesis can reveal the hidden, structural weaknesses.
Amazon is restructuring its AI leadership. Longtime AWS executive Peter Desantis will now lead a new organization focused on unifying AI models, custom chips, and quantum computing. Meanwhile, head scientist and top AI exec Rohit Prasad is departing after nearly 13 years.
Apple has seeded the first public betas for iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. The headline feature is a simplified way to move data from an iPhone to an Android device. A final release is expected around the end of January.
The AI boom is creating shortages and price hikes beyond just GPUs and RAM. Now, traditional hard disk drive (HDD) prices are climbing sharply, with a 4% increase in Q4 2025. This is driven by massive data storage needs for AI training and a surprising HDD resurgence in markets like China.
Samsung’s business is set for a massive turnaround. After a tough few years, analysts now project a $73 billion operating profit for 2026, driven by surging memory prices and key foundry wins.
Microsoft claimed to have fixed a Windows 11 security vulnerability on November 12th. A week later, Google’s Project Zero team published a detailed analysis showing the patch was incomplete, but Microsoft has yet to respond or acknowledge the issue.
Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, Mozilla’s new CEO, wants to evolve Firefox into a “modern AI browser.” The announcement has triggered intense user backlash, with many fearing it will compromise privacy and ignore the fixes they actually want.
German utility RWE sold an idle UK site to an unnamed hyperscaler for $265 million, and analysts now say the buyer was Amazon. The Didcot A coal plant, demolished between 2014 and 2020, could be replaced by a single data center building, with a planning decision expected by March 2026.
Microsoft has confirmed that its December 2025 security updates are causing major disruptions in enterprise environments. The updates are breaking Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) and causing IIS websites to fail. The company is telling IT administrators to contact support directly for temporary fix
Microsoft has confirmed its December 2025 security update breaks Message Queuing (MSMQ) on older Windows systems. The issue, caused by folder permission changes, halts queues and generates misleading errors. There’s no official fix, only workarounds that compromise security.
