TikTok experienced a significant outage over the weekend, with thousands of reports on DownDetector. The glitches come just days after the platform announced a pivotal deal to form a U.S.-owned joint venture. No official cause has been given, but the timing is raising eyebrows.
The push for “agentic AI” that can execute tasks is hitting a major wall: bad data. According to a senior tech executive, the solution isn’t better models, but a rigid framework of automated rules to quarantine bad data before it ever reaches an AI system.
According to TechCrunch, information from Grokipedia, the conservative-leaning encyclopedia created by Elon Musk’s xAI, is appearing in ChatGPT answers. The Guardian found GPT-5.2 cited it nine times across various queries, though not on topics where its inaccuracies are well-known. OpenAI says it a
In response to funding instability in the U.S.-run CVE program, Europe has launched its own Global CVE Allocation System (GCVE). While designed for compatibility, experts warn its decentralized model could lead to duplicate IDs and a fractured ecosystem for tracking vulnerabilities.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing historically low poll ratings and a grumpy mood over his leadership. His failure to command loyalty from his own Labour MPs and a series of policy U-turns are creating a domestic crisis that echoes the 1979 “Winter of Discontent.”
Snowflake is acquiring AI-powered observability startup Observe. The deal aims to make observability a core part of the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, helping customers troubleshoot complex AI applications.
United Manufacturing Hub just landed €5 million to tackle the messy data problems holding back factories. Their open-source platform aims to be the universal translator for industrial machines, unlocking AI and digitalization. It’s a big bet on fixing manufacturing’s foundational tech layer.
A new player, Fringe Infrastructure, has entered Nigeria’s data center market with a launch in Lagos. The company is taking a power-first, edge-focused approach with ambitious expansion plans.
In a massive bet on the AI boom’s energy appetite, power generation giant Vistra is buying Cogentrix Energy for $4.7 billion. The deal adds ten natural gas plants across key U.S. grids to directly serve exploding data center demand.
Samsung SDS is building a major new data center in Gumi, South Korea, with a $295 million initial investment. The facility, set to open by 2029, is part of Samsung’s broader $308 billion domestic AI and semiconductor push.
