Elon Musk is accelerating the build-out of xAI’s Colossus data center complex. The new acquisition pushes the project toward a massive 2-gigawatt power draw, fueling an AI arms race with a staggering price tag.
A brutal 2025 market punished five specific companies with historic losses. The declines ranged from 22% to nearly 50%, marking their worst annual performances in decades.
The AI industry’s impact on the economy in 2025 was staggering, with massive corporate investment and adoption rates that are already outpacing historical tech revolutions. From hardware to agentic platforms, the landscape was defined by scale and integration.
Meta is spending big to catch up in AI. Its acquisition of the buzzy startup Manus could bring powerful, task-handling AI agents to billions of users on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
To power AI data centers, developers are buying hundreds of on-site generators. Caterpillar is capitalizing big time, with its power segment sales up 28% this year. But is this a sustainable boom or a bubble waiting to pop?
Meta just dropped a reported $2 billion-plus to acquire Manus, a startup whose AI agent handles tasks end-to-end. The plan is to bake this automation directly into Meta’s consumer and business products. Here’s what that shift from chat to execution actually means.
British energy firm Octopus Energy is spinning out its AI and software division, Kraken Technologies. The move comes after a $1 billion funding round that values Kraken at a staggering $8.65 billion.
Meta is shelling out roughly $2 billion to acquire the buzzy AI startup Manus. The deal will see Manus’s advanced AI agents integrated across Meta’s family of apps.
The AI industry is entering a critical phase where making money is the top priority. Expect to see ads in your chatbot, a wave of startup IPOs, and new tech that tries to move beyond today’s large language models.
The U.S. has launched the Pax Silica Declaration, a new AI alliance with close allies. Singapore is the only Southeast Asian country to make the cut, thanks to its chip history and infrastructure. This highlights a strategic split in global AI supply chain politics.
