The tech industry’s obsession with achieving AGI is fading fast. CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft are now publicly dismissing the term they once championed, as research suggests current AI models can’t get there.
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted further in December 2025, hitting its lowest point of the year. The sector is struggling with tariff uncertainty and a worrying gap between production and new orders.
BeauTech has closed a sale-leaseback deal for six new Pratt & Whitney PW1900 engines with Porter Airlines. The transaction highlights growing confidence in the operational stability of the Embraer E195-E2’s powerplant and Pratt & Whitney’s expanding support network. It’s a disciplined bet on a speci
Quantum computing startup Photonic Inc. has secured a massive $131 million in new funding. The round was led by Planet First Partners and included new backers like the Royal Bank of Canada and Telus, alongside existing investor Microsoft. The cash will fuel the company’s push to commercialize its fa
South Africa’s state power utility, Eskom, says there have been no new security breaches of its Online Vending System (OVS) since the hack was first disclosed in December 2024. The utility has implemented new physical and cybersecurity controls and is accelerating a move to a new, more secure platfo
According to Computerworld, the political climate under Trump has led to severe cuts in federal science funding. This has resulted in the closure of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center library, with plans to discard at least 85% of its physical collection. It’s a stark example of expertise under atta
Elon Musk predicts China will “far exceed the rest of the world in AI compute.” His reasoning hinges on a simple, often overlooked factor: power generation. He estimates China could have triple the US’s electricity output by 2026, which is the real bottleneck for scaling AI.
Lenovo is at it again with another rollable screen concept, this time for gamers. The Legion Pro Rollable prototype transforms from a 16-inch laptop into a 21.5-inch or even 23.8-inch ultrawide display on demand. According to PCWorld, it’s based on the Legion 7i and executives hint it would pack top
At CES, Nvidia’s CEO argued that AI-powered robots fail because they don’t understand basic physics. The company’s solution is to train them using massive numbers of simulations in its Omniverse platform before they ever touch the real world.
LG unveiled its CLOiD home robot at CES 2026, promising to handle chores like laundry and making toast. The catch? It works best locked into LG’s own appliance ecosystem. This is less about a helpful robot and more about selling you a whole smart home.
