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Hundreds of tech workers have signed an open letter calling on the Department of Defense to rescind the designation of humans as a “supply chain risk.” The letter also asks Congress to intervene and “consider whether the exercise of these special powers against U.S. technology companies is appropriate.” The letter includes signatories from major technology and venture capital firms, including OpenAI, Slack, IBM, Cursor, and Salesforce Ventures. This follows a dispute between the Department of Defense and Anthropic last week after the AI Institute refused to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems. Anthropic’s two red lines in…
Actor Awards 2026 Biggest Winners: Michael B. Jordan, ‘The Pit’ and MoreThe 2026 Actor Awards was full of history-making moments. At the March 1 ceremony hosted by Kristen Bell at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sinners dominated the film category, with The Studio and The Pit taking home numerous television awards. Not only did Michael B. Jordan and the entire Sinners ensemble cast, including Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Deloree Lindo, and Hailee Steinfeld, each win an award on the night, the win also marked a milestone for director Ryan Coogler. The acting awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards,…
Piper Sandler sees artificial intelligence as a huge growth opportunity for CrowdStrike, rather than a disruptive risk. The investment firm upgraded the cybersecurity stock from neutral to overweight. Analyst Rob Owens also has a price target of $520, implying a 40% upside from Friday’s closing price. CrowdStrike has fallen 21% this year as investors dumped software stocks worried that AI would take market share away from these companies. But Owens believes the time has come to buy on the spur of the moment. CRWD Year-to-date Mountain CRWD Year-to-date chart “Given the AI-driven bearish events that have encompassed the security narrative,…
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang speaks at the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Siemens and NVIDIA announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflows. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia is investing a total of $4 billion in two companies developing photonics technology, with the goal of strengthening the research pipeline and supply chain that supports building large-scale AI infrastructure.The US semiconductor giant announced on Monday that it will invest $2 billion. lumen…
Passengers were hurriedly evacuated from one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday after reports of an Iranian attack. The Iranian government targeted tourist hubs in the U.S.-friendly Gulf state, which are generally seen as safe and upscale destinations. Dramatic footage shows people fleeing a smoke-filled hallway littered with furniture and debris at Dubai International Airport, with authorities confirming four staff members were injured. A few hours later, there was an explosion near the airport, sending thick black smoke into the air. It was part of a new round of attacks by Iran that spread across the Middle East on…
Actor Awards 2026 Biggest Winners: Michael B. Jordan, ‘The Pit’ and MoreKate Hudson and Oliver Hudson enjoyed a sibling’s night out. The Song Song Bleu star, who was nominated for Best Actress, made the “impromptu” decision to have her brother attend the 2026 Actor Awards ceremony on March 1, as her fiancé Danny Fujikawa was unable to attend. “Danny went crazy,” Kate, 46, told Entertainment Tonight before the ceremony inside the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. “I was like, ‘Oliver, I want you to be my date.'” And the Cleaning Women star, the eldest of Goldie Hawn…
Goldman Sachs said strong demand for data centers could boost Forgent Power Solutions’ stock price. The bank initiated the power infrastructure company, which designs power distribution equipment used in data centers and energy-intensive industrial facilities, with a buy rating. The 12-month price target of $48 implies 40% upside from here. Forgent Power Solutions went public on the New York Stock Exchange last month. Since its first trading day on February 5th, the stock price has increased 27%. FPS 1M Mountain FPS 1M Chart Analyst Joe Ritchie believes Forgent is well-positioned in the attractive power distribution equipment industry. The total addressable…
Thanks to AI, the customer service industry is in a bit of flux. Investors and corporate executives are sounding the alarm on the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry. Meanwhile, AI-powered customer support startups like Decagon, Parloa, and Sierra have raised millions of dollars in funding from venture capitalists. 14.ai, a Y-Combinator-backed startup, is taking the approach of building an AI-native agency to replace the traditional customer support teams of many of the startups it has worked with. The company has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Y Combinator with participation from General Catalyst, Base Case Capital, SV Angel,…
SpaceX’s Starlink partners with German telecom giant deutsche telekom The companies announced Monday that they will launch satellite-based mobile services in 10 European countries.Deutsche Telekom said in a statement that the service will launch in 2028 and will provide mobile communications to areas where network expansion is particularly difficult, such as areas with conservation requirements or difficult terrain.The launch will be the first in Europe using Starlink’s second-generation satellite, known as V2, the company said.Starlink Sales Vice President Stephanie Bednarek said the launch “expands the data, voice and messaging space by bringing broadband directly to mobile phones.”The satellite service will…
listen to this article | 5 minutesinformationAttacks on Iran by the United States and Israel have put the Iranian soccer team’s participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in doubt.Iran has responded to the attacks that began Saturday by attacking Israeli and American military bases in the Middle East with missiles and drones.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAs of Monday morning, at least 555 people had been killed across Iran and 10 in Israel. Three U.S. soldiers were killed in the fighting, along with 38 others from other countries in the region.The World Cup will be co-hosted by…