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Software Stacks Cost More Than Their Invoices Show, 2026 Data Suggests
Businesses that spread their operations across many software platforms are paying for more than subscriptions, according to 2026 vendor data.…
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Sea Limited Plans AI Cloud Launch and Public Listing for Fintech Arm Monee
Singapore-based Sea Limited is expanding its technology strategy with plans to launch Sea Cloud, an AI-first enterprise platform, while preparing…
Market
Headline: GM Posts $4.1 Billion in Q3 Operating Profit as Shares Fall on Outlook
General Motors reported $50 billion in quarter 2026 revenue. The company also saw a 22% increase in operating profit compared…
Business
The New Geography of Startup Success: Why Location Still Matters
AI funding is concentrating in a few hubs while cities like Bengaluru climb. Here is what the 2026 data says…
Business
The Supplier Risk Most Growing Companies Discover Too Late
Hidden single-source dependencies and sub-tier gaps can halt growing companies. Here is what recent surveys and the Nexperia case show…
Business
Who Pays When Automation Makes a Business Less Labour-Intensive?
AI-attributed layoffs are rising, but research is split on wages and jobs. Here is who bears the costs when automation…
Technology
Why Cheap Technology Can Become an Expensive Business Decision
A low price per unit of technology does not guarantee a low total cost, as recent data on AI inference,…
Business
Why Old Batteries and Solar Panels Could Become Tomorrow's Valuable Raw Materials
Recycling could turn retired EV batteries and solar panels into a new supply of critical minerals, but IEA data shows…
World
HSBC Chief Says Strait of Hormuz Could Become Redundant Within Five Years
HSBC Group CEO Georges Elhedery has warned that investment in alternative pipelines and logistics routes could make the Strait of…
Science
Can Plastic Waste Become Easier to Break Down? Scientists Investigate a New Enzyme
Researchers found an enzyme that digests biodegradable plastics and penicillin. Here is what it can and cannot do for plastic…
World
Starboard Value Targets Solstice With $100 Million Cost-Cut Push After Failed Merger
Activist investor Starboard Value has created a reported stake several hundred million dollars in Solstice Advanced Materials according to the…
World
Record Snowfall in Chile Weighs on Anglo American’s Q3 Copper Production
Anglo American said that in the quarter copper production went down by 5% compared to the same time last year.…
Finance
OVHcloud Posts First Positive Free Cash Flow Since IPO as Growth Accelerates
French cloud provider OVHcloud reported its first positive levered free cash flow since its 2021 stock market listing, generating €24.7…
Technology
Why Global Finance Still Bankrolls Nature’s Decline—and How COP17 Aims to Close the Biodiversity Funding Gap
Despite international pledges to halt ecosystem decline by 2030, global capital continues to bankroll environmental degradation at thirty times the…
Science
Scientists Find a Way to Turn Sand Into Building Materials Without High-Heat Cement Production
ETH Zurich researchers use bacteria and 3D printing to bind sand into building elements at room temperature, but it is…
World
Oil Prices Fall as US Waiver on Russian Energy Sanctions Eases Supply Fears
Oil prices retreated on October 19 after US President Donald Trump waived specified sanctions and tariffs under the Graham Act,…
World
Africa's Mineral Processing Push Faces a Major Power Shortage
African governments are pushing mining companies to process more minerals locally instead of exporting raw ores, hoping to create jobs,…
Technology
How China's Memory-Chip Push Could Change the Economics of AI
CXMT's blockbuster listing puts China's memory push in focus. Here's how it could affect AI costs, HBM supply and the…
World
Russia Lab Worker's Death Raises Biosecurity Questions, but No Evidence Points to an India Lockdown
A Siberian anti-plague lab worker's death has WHO asking questions, but experts see very low risk outside Russia and no…
Market
Asian Chip Stocks Plunge as China's CXMT Fuels AI Hardware Competition Fears
Asian semiconductor stocks tumbled on October 13 as investors reacted to reported advances by Chinese memory-chip manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies.…
Technology
Starlink in India: Why Elon Musk’s Satellite Internet Raises Security Fears
Starlink's India launch faces security scrutiny over data sovereignty, lawful interception, foreign control and the government's ability to regulate satellite…
Business
US and European Regulators Intensify Scrutiny of AI Risks in Banking
US and European regulators are looking at AI risks in banking. They focus on cyberattacks, autonomous AI agents, human oversight…
AI
AMD Introduces Helion AI Rack for Agentic Workloads
AMD has introduced Helion, an open rack-scale infrastructure blueprint designed for the growing demands of agentic artificial intelligence. The platform…
AI
Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 AI Chip to Cut Costs and Boost Efficiency
Microsoft has introduced Maia 300, its next-generation custom AI chip, as it prepares to expand its in-house computing infrastructure from…