Michael Dell reclaims fourth spot on billionaire list as AI server demand drives rally
Dell Technologies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell has surged past Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founder Sergey Brin on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list. The valuation jump reclaimed the world's fourth-richest position for the computer executive, reaching an estimated net worth of $273.7 billion. Editorial credit: ryanmiller / Shutterstock The wealth reallocation reflects a massive run-up in Dell Technologies equity, driven by enterprise demand
Irish privacy watchdog fines Google €403 million over historical location data violations
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €403 million ($463 million) administrative fine on Google following a multi-year inquiry into how the search giant processed and retained user location data. The decision, issued by the EU’s lead privacy regulator for Google, concludes that the tech company breached multiple fundamental requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding transparency, fairness, and lawfulness of data processing. E
Anthropic signs $11.6 billion cloud deal with Akamai to power distributed CPU Compute
Frontier AI lab Anthropic has entered into an $11.6 billion, seven-year agreement with content delivery and cloud computing provider Akamai Technologies. The contract, the largest in Akamai’s history, is designed to scale distributed central processing unit (CPU) capacity for Anthropic’s Claude software ecosystem. Editorial credit: viewimage / Shutterstock The deal includes an expansion clause that could allow Anthropic to commit up to an additional $9 billion, bringing the t
US Court of Appeals upholds Pentagon's decision to blacklist Anthropic
The 2-1 ruling, issued Friday by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, allows the Pentagon to maintain its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk. The company had challenged the designation, arguing that the government unlawfully targeted it for refusing to remove safeguards against autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock The decision marks a setback for Anthropic, which says t
AMD Reaches $1 trillion market cap for first time following five-day stock rally
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has crossed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold for the first time in its history. The milestone followed a five-day rally that saw shares climb roughly 10% on September 21, 2026, to reach an all-time high of $616. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock. The surge makes AMD the fourth U.S. semiconductor manufacturer to enter the trillion-dollar valuation club, joining Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron. Data Center Surge and AI Accel
