Credit reporting company 700Credit has suffered a major data breach, exposing the sensitive information of 5.6 million people. The breach, discovered on October 25, involved data collected from car dealerships between May and October of 2025.
A new study reveals the massive, and likely underestimated, environmental impact of artificial intelligence. The research suggests AI’s operations in 2025 will create as much carbon pollution as New York City and consume hundreds of billions of liters of water, rivaling global bottled water consumpt
As AI hits physical limits on Earth, a radical solution is gaining traction: putting data centers in space. Google and SpaceX are leading the charge, with a prototype planned for 2027. The potential upsides are huge, but so are the challenges.
Ankar, an AI platform for patent management founded by Palantir veterans, has secured a €17 million Series A. The funding, led by Atomico, will fuel US expansion and team growth. This is part of a broader wave of investment into AI-powered legal and IP tech in Europe.
A new AI framework from Duke University can analyze chaotic systems like double pendulums or global weather and spit out simple, human-readable equations that describe their behavior. It’s a major step toward “machine scientists” that don’t just predict, but help us fundamentally understand.
Declan Watters, a paramedic with a CS degree, built MediSnap to solve a critical problem he faced on emergency calls. The app uses OCR and AI to scan meds and give instant info. Its beta launch has sparked worldwide interest.
Google is diving deeper into India’s finance scene with Flex by Google Pay, a new RuPay credit card linked to UPI. It’s a play to convert the country’s massive digital payment users into first-time credit customers. But they’re entering an already crowded and competitive field.
Xiaomi’s next camera-centric flagship, the 17 Ultra, is getting a global version. FCC certification for model 2512BPNDAG confirms it will launch internationally with Android 16 and HyperOS 3.
The Chinese cyber-espionage group Ink Dragon has breached dozens of government and telecom networks across Europe, Asia, and Africa. They’re using compromised Microsoft servers to create hidden communication relays, making their attacks harder to trace.
A Senate probe led by Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from seven major tech companies about their data center energy use. The senators allege secretive deals and lobbying are forcing Americans to subsidize the AI boom’s massive power demands.
