The social media landscape is shifting fast. TikTok is now a major retail force with 200,000 UK businesses, while the US takes a hard line on foreign pressure on platforms. Meanwhile, Jaguar’s combustion engine era officially ends.
India’s data center market is exploding with a 20.5% CAGR, driven by a pivot after the 2008 crisis. Now, the focus is on building in Tier 2 cities for edge computing and tackling power and water sustainability head-on. It’s a blueprint for digital growth.
Surfshark has launched a new web content blocker in 2025 that takes a different approach to online safety. It blocks entire categories of risky websites by requiring two-factor authentication to proceed, aiming to protect not just children but vulnerable adults too.
Brett Harrison, former president of FTX US, has secured $35 million in funding for his new startup, Architect Financial Technologies. The firm’s exchange, AX, offers perpetual futures on traditional assets like stocks and forex, but not cryptocurrencies.
The Federal Communications Commission has officially banned new foreign-made drones from the U.S. market. This sweeping move, driven by national security concerns, directly targets dominant Chinese manufacturers like DJI and Autel.
According to a new report, AI was the official reason for about 55,000 layoffs this year. But that number is a tiny fraction of the 1.1 million total jobs cut, and even CEOs are walking back their own AI blame. The narrative is more complicated than it seems.
The Trump administration has banned all new foreign-made drones from US distribution, citing national security. The move is a direct blow to market leader DJI. American drone makers are poised to be the big winners.
A sequel to 2023’s bestselling game, Hogwarts Legacy, is in development. New hiring hints it may pivot from a solo experience to an online multiplayer RPG, a risky but potentially lucrative move.
HTC is taking a different path with its new VIVE Eagle smart glasses, betting on an open platform that lets users choose their AI model. This is a direct challenge to Meta’s closed-system approach. The company is also focusing on Asian markets first, with a planned expansion to the West.
Google still offers just 15GB of free storage shared across Drive, Photos, and Gmail. While storage is cheap, the cost at Google’s scale is immense, and 15GB is a strategic gateway to paid Google One plans. For most everyday users, it’s still enough to get by.
