Category: Business

Palantir Technologies has staged one of the most dramatic stock surges of the year, climbing roughly 135% year‑to‑date as retail investors continue to pile into defense‑technology and artificial‑intelligence plays. The rally has added tens of billions of dollars to the company’s market value, depending on the starting reference point — a gain that translates into […]

Defending encryption has long been a bedrock of our work. Without encryption, it’s impossible to have private conversations or private data storage. This year, we’ve seen attacks on these rights from all around the world.  Europe Goes All in On Breaking Encryption, Mostly Fails (For Now) The European Union Council has repeatedly tried to pass a […]

China, the world’s second‑largest silver producer, is preparing to implement strict new export controls that analysts say could reshape global supply chains and intensify pressure on already‑tight physical silver markets. While not a full export ban, the policy—set to take effect in January 2026—will require exporters to obtain government licenses, a move widely interpreted as […]

Nvidia has moved to consolidate its dominance in artificial intelligence hardware with a $20 billion acquisition of key assets from Groq, the Silicon Valley startup known for its ultra‑low‑latency inference chips. The all‑cash deal is the largest in Nvidia’s history and nearly triples Groq’s $6.9 billion valuation from a funding round just three months earlier. […]

A tidal wave of copyright lawsuits against AI developers threatens beneficial uses of AI, like creative expression, legal research, and scientific advancement. How courts decide these cases will profoundly shape the future of this technology, including its capabilities, its costs, and whether its evolution will be shaped by the democratizing forces of the open market or the […]

ServiceNow has agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, marking the largest acquisition in the company’s history and a defining move in its push to fuse enterprise security with the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. The deal, announced this week, positions ServiceNow to build what it calls an “AI control tower” […]

State and federal lawmakers have introduced multiple proposals in 2025 to curtail or outright block children and teenagers from accessing legal content on the internet. These lawmakers argue that internet and social media platforms have an obligation to censor or suppress speech that they consider “harmful” to young people. Unfortunately, in many of these legislative […]

Gold prices surged to unprecedented highs this week as escalating pressure from the United States on Venezuela sent investors rushing toward safe‑haven assets. Spot gold climbed as high as $4,498.70 per ounce, breaking the $4,500 barrier for the first time during Asian trading. Other market trackers reported peaks between $4,420 and $4,469 per ounce as volatility rippled across global commodities. The rally […]

Across ideologically diverse communities, 2025 campaigns against automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance kept winning. From Austin, Texas to Cambridge, Massachusetts to Eugene, Oregon, successful campaigns combined three practical elements: a motivated political champion on city council, organized grassroots pressure from affected communities, and technical assistance at critical decision moments. The 2025 Formula for Refusal […]

Venture capital investment in the cybersecurity sector has dropped to a multiyear low, even as global cybercrime losses are projected to reach as much as $10 trillion in 2025. The contrast between shrinking investment and escalating economic damage is sharpening concerns that the industry may be underestimating the scale and urgency of the threat. The cybersecurity […]