In a major move, Nvidia has hired Google Cloud marketing leader Alison Wagonfeld as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. She starts in February, consolidating all marketing under her as the company reports record $57 billion quarterly sales. This marks a new phase for the AI chip leader.
Two lawmakers are demanding a CFIUS review of a proposal that would hand control of bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot to its main Chinese supplier. They warn the deal poses major data privacy and tech transfer risks to national security.
A new leak claims Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra can hit 75% battery in just 30 minutes using 60W charging. But the test was done in a controlled lab, not the real world. This would be a big jump from the S25 Ultra’s 45W speeds, if it holds up.
In a Bloomberg interview, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro outlined a strategy to counter China’s control of critical minerals. The US is pursuing diplomatic agreements with allies like Japan and the UK to build alternative supply chains.
A new private space telescope project, funded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, aims to surpass Hubble in size. The Lazuli observatory is part of a larger open-science system and could launch before 2030.
Google is halving the frequency of its Android code dumps to the open source community. The move, effective in 2026, will see source code published to AOSP only in Q2 and Q4 each year.
Samsung has wrapped up its probe into a user’s Galaxy Ring that swelled and got stuck. The company says a crack in the internal moulding was to blame, but the cause of the crack remains unknown. They insist it’s an isolated incident.
A maximum-severity vulnerability in the popular n8n automation platform lets anyone on the network take over servers without a login. The flaw, dubbed “ni8mare,” is a centralization nightmare for enterprises.
Solana Mobile is launching a new token, SKR, to support its open mobile platform centered on the Seeker smartphone. The fixed supply of 10 billion tokens will be used for staking and governance, managed by a group called Guardians starting in 2026.
Constellation Energy has finalized its massive acquisition of power generator Calpine. The deal, valued at $26.6 billion including debt, creates a U.S. electricity behemoth with a huge mix of nuclear and natural gas assets. It’s a direct bet on skyrocketing power demand from data centers.
