The Spectre v1 vulnerability, a classic side-channel attack, has now been confirmed in newer, high-performance RISC-V processors. The Linux kernel is getting patches to add pointer masking and syscall sanitization, similar to defenses long used by x86 and Arm.
The fear that AI will immediately wipe out jobs isn’t playing out in early data. Instead, a new report finds occupations with high AI exposure saw stronger employment and wage growth. This suggests a more complex, skills-driven transition is underway.
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating Instacart’s use of an AI-powered pricing tool. This follows a study showing the app charged different users different prices for identical grocery orders at the same time.
A massive new data center campus is being proposed outside Detroit. The project, called “Project Cannoli,” could consume a gigawatt of power, but it’s already meeting significant resistance from the local community.
CIBC Innovation Banking has announced a $25 million USD financing deal for BinSentry. The funding will accelerate the Kitchener-Waterloo company’s global growth as it uses AI sensors to monitor animal feed.
According to Forbes, the Shiftphone 8 comes pre-loaded with the privacy-focused e/OS, a version of Android that strips out all Google services. The phone itself features hardware kill switches for the camera and mic, a removable battery, and a Qualcomm QCM6490 chipset with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage
Evocative has secured new debt financing from an undisclosed global investment firm to expand its data center capacity. The funding is aimed at meeting the soaring infrastructure demands driven by artificial intelligence workloads.
Apple is complying with new Japanese law by opening iOS to alternative app stores and payments. But it’s implementing a 5% commission on third-party store purchases and up to 21% fees for other payment methods, complete with user warnings. These conditions have already led Epic Games to delay Fortni
Visa says its new AI shopping assistant has already handled hundreds of real transactions in a pilot program. The company, along with rivals like Mastercard and Amazon, is betting that AI agents will be the next big shift in how we shop online.
Oracle’s stock has become a poster child for the deflating AI trade. After a 43% single-day surge in September 2025, it’s now down 46% from that high as investors turn skeptical.
