The Rust Foundation is launching a Maintainers Fund to directly pay Rust developers for their work. This comes amid concerns about high burnout rates among maintainers. However, the foundation hasn’t revealed how much money is available or who qualifies.
Mature subsea operations are caught between obsolete equipment and costly replacements. JB Valves promotes a hybrid approach that extends asset life while upgrading performance. Their plug-and-play philosophy aims to reduce downtime without massive capital projects.
A major industry survey shows nearly half of datacenter projects face critical power constraints, with some US grid connections taking up to seven years. The scale of planned AI infrastructure would consume enough electricity for 44 million homes.
Apple is reportedly developing an affordable MacBook that could start at just $599. The device would use iPhone processors instead of M-series chips and target students and casual users. This could be Apple’s biggest play for the budget laptop market yet.
A new IEEE global survey predicts humanoid robots will become regular coworkers by 2026. The study also reveals 96% of technologists expect agentic AI adoption to accelerate dramatically, transforming industries from healthcare to finance.
IBM is planning to cut thousands of jobs in Q4 2025, representing a “low single-digit percentage” of its 270,000-strong workforce. The restructuring aims to refocus the company on its software segment and capitalize on AI and cloud growth opportunities.
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI to stop its Comet agents from making purchases on Amazon’s platform. The case represents the first major legal battle over AI shopping assistants and could determine how agentic AI interacts with e-commerce sites moving forward.
Getty Images has lost major portions of its copyright lawsuit against Stability AI in a UK court ruling. The decision raises serious questions about how existing copyright law applies to AI training and could reshape legal protections for creators.
The CISO role has transformed dramatically since 2008, moving from technical implementation to strategic business partnership. At Mashreq Bank, this means embedding security into business decisions from the start and using innovative funding approaches.
A new study shows that cleaner air is making marine clouds less reflective, contributing to accelerated global warming. Between 2003 and 2022, clouds over key ocean regions became nearly 3% less reflective per decade. Scientists say this effect explains why temperatures are rising faster than expect
