Oracle is reportedly considering cutting between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs and selling parts of its assets in order to raise funds for a rapid build-out of data-center infrastructure for artificial intelligence projects. The scale of the potential layoffs would rank among the largest in the company’s history.
Author: Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
Android Auto users are reporting a growing number of problems with the built-in voice assistant, particularly when trying to use Gemini Live, the newest AI feature in the in-car interface.
A new Visa study shows that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a mainstream tool for planning winter vacations, shopping, and making reservations, with U.S. consumers increasingly turning to generative AI when making travel and spending decisions—especially in the context of the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Madhu Gottumukkala, the acting director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has become the focus of controversy after uploading government documents marked “For Official Use Only” to the public version of ChatGPT.
Market data indicate that after a long period of continuous price hikes in the PC memory market, the first signs of stabilization are beginning to appear. Prices, however, are still significantly higher than historical averages.
Pinterest announced that it plans to reduce its headcount by nearly 15%, or about 780 jobs, as part of a restructuring aimed at allowing the company to focus more strongly on artificial intelligence and AI-related features. The decision was disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of a broader plan to reallocate resources and adjust the company’s strategy.
Nvidia announced on Monday the launch of Earth-2, a new family of open AI models, libraries, and tools designed to make advanced weather and climate forecasting accessible to a broader research, business, and government community.
The French government has decided to roll out its own secure video-conferencing platform, Visio, on a large scale, making it the default communication tool across the public sector. The move is part of a broader strategy to strengthen digital sovereignty and reduce dependence on U.S. technology providers.
Samsung announced that starting in February 2026 it will begin mass production of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, with part of the output destined for Nvidia — one of the world’s leading suppliers of AI and data-center processors. This move marks a stronger push by Samsung into the memory segment that is critical for modern AI accelerators.
Microsoft has confirmed that the latest January security updates for Windows 11 can cause some computers to fail to boot properly after installation, adding another issue to the growing list of problems following Patch Tuesday.
