Apple has seeded the first developer betas for its next round of operating system updates, versioned 26.3. The company also issued release candidates for older macOS versions, Sequoia 15.7.4 and Sonoma 14.8.4.
Google is discontinuing its dark web monitoring service for all users. The feature, which scanned for personal info like addresses in data breaches, will stop working on January 15, 2026, with all data deleted by February 16.
Nearly two dozen states have joined the FTC’s lawsuit against Uber over its Uber One subscription practices. The complaint alleges deceptive billing and an intentionally difficult cancellation process requiring up to 32 actions.
Ubisoft is diving into the competitive MOBA market by acquiring Amazon Games Montreal and its in-development game, March of Giants. This follows Amazon’s decision to “gut” its game division in October, halting work on major titles like its Lord of the Rings MMO.
Legacy retail tech stacks are a budget drain, with technical debt eating up to 40% of IT balance sheets. A new wave of modular, unified platforms promises to consolidate operations and free up resources for innovation instead of maintenance.
For years, cloud-based HPC and AI workloads could easily get managed Lustre file systems, but IBM’s GPFS was a DIY project. Now, services firm Sycomp has packaged GPFS into a managed “Infrastructure as Code” offering for Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, automating many of the complex operations.
Despite mounting evidence that AI investments aren’t generating returns, CEOs are planning to spend even more. A survey of over 350 public-company CEOs reveals a stark disconnect between spending plans and financial results. This comes as fears of an AI bubble grow louder.
According to a portfolio manager at $35 billion Gabelli Funds, there are two kinds of market bubbles: earnings-driven and valuation-driven. He argues the current AI boom doesn’t fit either category, pointing to lower P/E ratios than the dot-com era and growing commercial use cases.
Monzo CEO TS Anil was forced out by the board after disagreements over the timing of an IPO and the pace of international growth. The fintech, which just turned its first profit, is now bringing in a former Google exec to lead its next chapter.
A popular VPN browser extension was caught secretly logging and selling users’ private AI conversations. If you’ve used Urban VPN or similar tools since July 2025, your data is likely compromised.
