A new article details how the pressure to adopt AI is leading companies to skip crucial security and legal due diligence. The confusion starts with vendors redefining fundamental security terms, creating dangerous gaps in understanding.
The playful, AI-assisted approach known as vibe coding is being tested in corporate environments. Businesses see it as a way to prototype faster, but the long-term fit is far from certain.
The flashy demos of AI are over. In 2025, the field shifted to hard questions about what works, what breaks, and the real-world costs of scaling. IEEE Spectrum’s top stories highlight this new era of practical, and sometimes problematic, integration.
Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion, according to reports. This comes amid data showing OpenAI’s stock-based compensation averaged an astonishing ~$1.5 million per employee in 2025.
Goldman Sachs is co-leading financing for a massive, off-grid power project in Texas designed specifically for AI data centers. The plan involves building modular natural gas plants to supply up to 5 gigawatts, with the first phase aiming to raise “hundreds of millions.” It’s a direct response to a
LibreOffice, the open-source office suite, is now available on Meta Quest VR headsets. The port is based on the Android app and supports hand tracking and gamepads. It’s a puzzling move in the push for VR productivity.
A Norwegian firm is taking desalination to the ocean floor. Their new system uses natural deep-sea pressure to filter water, cutting energy use nearly in half and aiming to make fresh water more affordable.
The much-hyped year of the AI agent has arrived, but not as promised. Instead of intelligent automation, agents are stuck simulating human clicks on websites never built for them, creating a massive infrastructure gap.
The private credit industry, once the high-flying alternative to banks, is losing its edge. With banks back in the game and returns compressing, the $2.4 trillion sector is starting to look a lot like plain old public debt markets.
A major security failure at Korea Telecom (KT) involved thousands of femtocells using a single, plaintext certificate. This allowed a criminal gang to clone the devices, leading to $169,000 in micropayment fraud and, more alarmingly, years of potential surveillance on customer communications.
