The 2026 State of IT report reveals strong growth in technology careers and budgets. Cybersecurity skills are overwhelmingly valued, while AI implementation faces ROI scrutiny from cautious companies.
Cash App is rolling out an AI chatbot that answers financial questions and provides personalized money insights. The update also includes expanded Bitcoin payment options and a new benefits program called Cash App Green.
As AI agents move into critical business functions, the legal stakes are rising dramatically. Recent lawsuits highlight why both developers and deployers face liability for automated decision-making systems.
Major beauty companies are deploying AI across their operations with impressive results. Estée Lauder cut production timelines nearly in half while Ulta achieved a 95% repurchase rate through machine learning personalization. Even smaller brands are using AI tools to compete with industry giants.
OpenAI is publicly battling The New York Times over user privacy, but court documents reveal they already lost this argument. A federal judge ordered them to produce 20 million ChatGPT logs. The case highlights growing tensions between AI companies and content creators.
Stripe’s debut as title sponsor of the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition reveals what’s on students’ minds. AI and climate projects saw massive growth, while social media entries dropped significantly. The exhibition kicks off January 7-10, 2026.
Wikipedia’s foundation is demanding AI companies start paying for access to its content. They report a 50% bandwidth increase since January 2024, with AI scraping responsible for most server load. The solution? Attribution and money.
Mozilla’s latest browser update delivers meaningful privacy improvements and PDF collaboration features. But the mandatory Perplexity AI integration is raising eyebrows among privacy-conscious users.
A ChatGPT routing glitch caused private user prompts to appear in Google Search Console data. The issue affected websites ranking for OpenAI-related terms and exposed personal conversations. Researchers found the problem involved ChatGPT’s web browsing feature interacting directly with Google’s publ
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns China could win the AI race, but not for the reasons you might think. The real bottleneck is shifting from advanced chips to electricity supply, and China’s renewable energy surge gives it a massive advantage.
