Ireland has increased its crucial R&D tax credit from 30% to 35%, effective January 1st. This move aims to solidify the country as a global tech hub, but experts warn the system must be protected from fraud to maintain its value.
Penta Infra has acquired a data center in Munich, Germany. The company plans to modernize and expand it into a 20MW colocation facility, with operations slated to begin in 2028.
The head of Amazon Game Studios, Christoph Hartmann, has left the company. His departure marks another major setback for Amazon’s once-ambitious plans to become a powerhouse in game development.
According to an opinion piece by a South African water director, the vast majority of large construction projects worldwide go over time and budget. He argues that the complex, risky nature of building itself is a primary cause, alongside intense public and political pressure.
The conversation around blockchain and digital assets is shifting from hype to practical integration. A Citi digital assets head says the focus for 2026 is on scaling institutional portfolios, tokenizing simple assets, and navigating new regulations, not overnight revolution.
According to TechCrunch, SpaceX is lining up Wall Street banks for a potential 2026 public offering. The company’s recent tender offer valued it at $800 billion, but the IPO could target a jaw-dropping $1.5 trillion. This move is expected to trigger a cascade of other unicorn IPOs.
Europe’s largest software maker is facing its steepest single-day stock drop in over three years. The sell-off comes despite quarterly revenue meeting estimates, as future cloud growth projections failed to impress a market already worried about AI disruption.
A recent cyberattack on Poland’s distributed energy sources, linked to Russia’s Sandworm group, could have had deadly consequences. Experts say targeting these smaller sites in winter shows a deliberate intent to maximize civilian impact. The attacks damaged equipment but did not cause widespread ou
Xbox just had a brutal financial quarter, with gaming revenue dropping 9%. In a rare admission, Microsoft’s leadership directly blamed its own first-party game releases for the slump, raising serious questions about the platform’s future strategy.
ServiceNow is expanding its partnership with Anthropic, naming Claude as the default model behind its Build Agent “vibe coding” technology. The move aims to combine ServiceNow’s industry-specific data with Claude’s code generation for more reliable enterprise applications.
