ThoughtSpot: On the new fleet of agents delivering modern analytics
If you are a data and analytics leader, then you know agentic AI is fuelling unprecedented speed of change right now. Knowing you need to do something and knowing what to do, however, are two different things. The good news is providers like ThoughtSpot are able to assist, with the company in its own words…
ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI
ElevenLabs co-founder and CEO Mati Staniszewski says voice is becoming the next major interface for AI – the way people will increasingly interact with machines as models move beyond text and screens. Speaking at Web Summit in Doha, Staniszewski told TechCrunch voice models like those developed by ElevenLabs have recently moved beyond simply mimicking human…
Oblivion Remastered Is Coming To Switch 2
In a Nintendo Direct that was filled with years-old ports, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered fit right in. Of course, this is really only a year old, given it’s Bethesda’s remaster of the 20-year-old original that came out everywhere else in April 2025, now coming to the Switch 2 at some point in 2026….
Mustang Panda Deploys Updated COOLCLIENT Backdoor in Government Cyber Attacks
Threat actors with ties to China have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor called COOLCLIENT in cyber espionage attacks in 2025 to facilitate comprehensive data theft from infected endpoints. The activity has been attributed to Mustang Panda (aka Earth Preta, Fireant, HoneyMyte, Polaris, and Twill Typhoon) with the intrusions primarily directed against…
China’s Hyperscalers Bet Billions on Agentic AI Commerce
The artificial intelligence industry’s pivot toward agentic AI – systems capable of autonomously executing multi-step tasks – has dominated technology discussions in recent months. But while Western firms focus on foundational models and cross-platform interoperability, China’s technology giants are racing to dominate through commerce integration, a divergence that could reshape how enterprises deploy autonomous systems…
SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces
SNAK Venture Partners announced Wednesday the close of its oversubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by the investment firm Pritzker Group (founded by Illinois governor JB Pritzker and his brother, Tony). SNAK founders Sonia Nagar and Adam Koopersmith worked at the firm and helped lead investments in companies like the auto marketplace Backlot Cars and…
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Sees a Price Cut, Moving Closer to Its Pre-Surge Pricing After Last Year’s 50% Increase
For a long while, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was colloquially known as the best deal in gaming—and for a good reason. Unlimited access to tons of awesome games, big and small, for a pretty reasonable price. But then in late 2025, Microsoft announced a staggering 50% price hike, bringing the service from $20 per month…
Experts Detect Pakistan-Linked Cyber Campaigns Aimed at Indian Government Entities
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Threat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage Indian government entities have been targeted in two campaigns undertaken by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan using previously undocumented tradecraft. The campaigns have been codenamed Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack by Zscaler ThreatLabz, which identified them in September 2025. “While these campaigns share some similarities…
Franny Hsiao, Salesforce: Scaling enterprise AI
Scaling enterprise AI requires overcoming architectural oversights that often stall pilots before production, a challenge that goes far beyond model selection. While generative AI prototypes are easy to spin up, turning them into reliable business assets involves solving the difficult problems of data engineering and governance. Ahead of AI & Big Data Global 2026 in…
Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built
The automotive industry has struggled to adopt hydrogen at scale, but industrial users and data centers might have better luck. Vema Hydrogen inked a deal in December to supply California data centers, and now it has completed a pilot project in Quebec to power industry with hydrogen that it produces deep underground. The startup drills…
