The tech conversation at Davos has fundamentally shifted from prediction to impact. Key takeaways include JPMorgan’s live Ethereum fund, a massive generational shift toward AI management, and a ticking clock on quantum computing threats to blockchain.
The European Commission has launched a formal probe into X, focusing on systemic risks from its Grok AI chatbot. This follows public outcry over the service generating sexualized deepfake images. The investigation could result in fines of up to 6% of X’s global revenue.
Orbital, an AI platform for real estate law, has secured €50 million in Series B funding led by Brighton Park Capital. The investment will fuel US expansion and product development to automate the complex, document-heavy world of property transactions.
Microsoft is quietly testing a new feature that lets users choose how Copilot talks to them. This personality selector is part of a bigger move to make AI assistants feel more customized and useful.
The UK government is investing £36 million to expand the University of Cambridge’s DAWN supercomputer, a cornerstone of national AI research. The upgrade, set for Spring 2026, will increase capacity sixfold and introduce AMD’s latest MI355X AI processors.
A Forbes analysis explores a new method for AI mental health support that uses multiple large language models simultaneously. The goal is to reduce the risk of harmful hallucinations by cross-checking responses, similar to sensor fusion in self-driving cars.
The tech industry is all-in on AI PCs, but a major report reveals a core problem: no one, including Microsoft, knows what consumers are supposed to do with them. From confusing branding to privacy nightmares like Recall, the promised AI revolution feels more like a mandatory, unsolicited experiment.
NotebookLM is a powerful AI for learning, but experts warn against using it for sensitive financial data. The risks to your privacy and the potential for errors are simply too high for something as critical as your finances.
AI workloads are forcing data center racks to handle 130kW and beyond, a benchmark that’s exposing the flaws in old-school construction. To survive this “power war era,” operators are ditching slow, on-site builds for factory-made, modular systems that integrate everything from cooling to cabling be
Meta has created a new top-level organization called Meta Compute to secure the immense computing power needed for its AI ambitions. The move is seen as a strategic signal to investors and a doubling down on infrastructure as a core asset, even as critics warn of crashing returns.
