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Google Midlothian Data Center in Texas, November 14, 2025.Ron Jenkins Getty Imagesalphabet, microsoft, Meta and Amazon In total, companies are expected to spend nearly $700 billion on AI enhancements this year.For investors who love cash above all else, there may be some red flags flashing. As the tech-centric earnings season ends this week, Wall Street has a clearer picture of how the artificial intelligence race will accelerate in 2026. Capital spending is now expected to increase by more than 60% from historic levels to reach 2025, as the four hyperscalers load up on expensive chips, build huge new facilities and…
On Thursday, WordPress launched a new Claude connector that lets site owners share backend data with Anthropic’s chatbot system. Users can control the specific data they want to share, and can revoke access if they choose. Specifically, Claude is given read-only access. This means that nothing can be changed within the user’s CMS. However, last year WP claimed that it would eventually provide “write” access to the MCP integration, possibly allowing users to perform editing tasks directly from the connected chatbot of their choice. Either way, once Claude is linked to an account, users can ask the chatbot all kinds…
An Uber sign is seen on a car in Krakow, Poland, on October 12, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Null Photo | Getty ImagesUber On Thursday, a lawsuit in Arizona ordered the plaintiffs to pay $8.5 million. The case is the first to bring thousands of people to trial for alleged sexual assault and misconduct by drivers on ride-sharing platforms.In her lawsuit, Jaylin Dean claims she was raped by an Uber driver while returning to a hotel in November 2023. The ruling, handed down in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, found that Uber had clear vicarious liability and laid the groundwork…
France and Canada opened consulates in Greenland’s capital Nuuk on Friday in a show of support for NATO ally Denmark, as US President Donald Trump renews his calls for Arctic territory. Jean-Noël Poirier said Nouk’s appointment as French consul general was meant not as a “signal” to the US government, but rather as a message of friendship to Greenland and Denmark. “This is also a question of unity. Just like when you need friends, you only have to turn around to see who is there. And we are there as French people… not against, but together,” Poirier told reporters in…
Ronaldo did not play in Al Nasr’s 2-0 home win, making it the second game he has missed in four days for unknown reasons.listen to this article | 2 minutesinformationPublished February 6, 2026February 6, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareCristiano Ronaldo has missed his second consecutive match with Al Nasr in the Saudi Pro League (SPL) following reports that he is dissatisfied with the club’s majority owners due to a lack of transfer activity.Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Al Nasr was not in the squad for Friday’s home match against defending champions Al Ittihad.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend…
The tech industry’s surge in capital spending on AI infrastructure is justified, appropriate, and sustainable. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.””The reason is that the cash flow of all these companies will start to increase,” Huang said. Nvidia stock rose 7% during Friday trading. Huang’s comments are aimed at NVIDIA’s major customers Meta, Amazon, google and microsoft Reported the latest earnings for the past two weeks. These companies have told investors that they plan to significantly increase spending on AI infrastructure. These hyperscalers could spend a total of $660 billion in capital expenditures this year, with…
The sport incorporates a certain kind of shenanigans: running headfirst on a small sled down a winding road at speeds of 90 miles per hour. But Lowe, the first American athlete to medal in skeleton in 12 years at the 2025 IBSF World Championships, admittedly didn’t think it was for her at first. “My coach walked me to the line and let me go, and all of a sudden I was going so fast I couldn’t see anything, I couldn’t process anything,” she told The Athletic in December, recalling her first taste of the sport in 2016 when she was…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStocks soared on Friday as technology stocks recovered after days of heavy selling in the sector. Bitcoin The popular cryptocurrency has rebounded following a crash that saw it drop more than 50% at one point. of Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose by 1,135 points (2.3%), exceeding 50,000 points for the first time, and turning positive for the week. of S&P500 While it rose by 1.8%, Nasdaq Composite It increased by 2%. These moves have sent the S&P 500 slightly higher heading into 2026, returning to the…
Last month, I wrote about Mercor’s new benchmarks that measure the ability of AI agents in specialized tasks such as law and corporate analysis. The scores at the time were pretty dire, with all major institutes scoring below 25%. Therefore, we conclude that lawyers are safe from AI exclusion, at least for now. But AI capabilities can change dramatically in a matter of weeks. This week’s release of Opus 4.6 rocked the leaderboards, with Anthropic’s new model scoring just under 30% in the one-shot trial, and an average score of 45% after solving a few more problems. Notably, this release…
Delegations from the United States and Iran concluded indirect talks in the Gulf Arab nation of Oman on Friday. This was the first round of negotiations between the two countries since the United States and Israel attacked the Islamic Republic last summer. The U.S. and Iran have agreed to continue talks after the capital talks, according to people familiar with the negotiations, an outcome that is cautiously viewed as positive for both sides. The talks come amid a growing U.S. military buildup in the Middle East and after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran if it uses lethal…