The Scoop The US Justice Department is widening its antitrust inquiry into Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of streaming platform Roku, people familiar with the matter said. DOJ staff plans to seek more information from the companies through what is known as a “second request,” which generally involves another round of ...
Day: September 9, 2026
China widens the scope of its polar ambitionsChina widens the scope of its polar ambitions
The first Chinese cargo ship traveling along the Northern Sea Route is set to dock in England this week, reflecting Beijing’s growing Arctic ambitions, though analysts cast doubt on the venture’s commercial feasibility. China considers itself a near-Arctic power and has moved to deepen its presence there; it conducted its ...
Global AI infrastructure spending could top $31T, PwC estimatesGlobal AI infrastructure spending could top $31T, PwC estimates
Global AI infrastructure spending could exceed $31 trillion through 2050, PwC analysts projected, as firms forge ahead with a flurry of data center deals. US chipmaker Qualcomm on Tuesday announced a massive AI chip deal with Amazon, while TikTok is expanding its data center capacity in Finland as part of ...
OpenAI agents find proof to $1 million Millennium Prize ProblemOpenAI agents find proof to $1 million Millennium Prize Problem
OpenAI announced the proof to one of math’s great outstanding questions — although not without drama. The Navier-Stokes equations describe fluid flow, from “your bathtub’s drain to… El Niño,” Scientific American wrote, but two centuries on, scientists don’t know whether they always work. Answering that question would win a $1 ...
Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some ReasonChannel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason
Channel 5, the YouTube channel hosted by Andrew Callaghan, said it gave a list of its email subscribers to Hunter Biden, the former president’s son, who went on to promote his new memecoin, a move that a data privacy expert told 404 Media is likely illegal in some jurisdictions. Callaghan ...