In a stunning display of unity against the militarization of artificial intelligence, OpenAI has seen a record-shattering 1.5 million individual users cancel their "ChatGPT Plus" subscriptions in just 48 hours. The mass cancellation event began late on February 27, 2026, shortly after the company announced a multi-billion-dollar contract to provide its frontier models to the Department of War (Pentagon), effectively filling the void left by Anthropic’s high-profile refusal to

Cloud computing and enterprise software stocks recorded their best daily performance in nearly a year on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD) jumped 2.7% even as the overall market was battered by a triple-threat of a Dow Jones plunge, a massive Sensex crash, and a spike in oil prices tied to the escalating Middle East conflict. Investors appeared to treat cloud infrastructure as a "digital safe haven," doubling down on the sector as OpenAI’s r

In a major victory against the underground trade of stolen identities, international law enforcement agencies led by the FBI and Europol successfully dismantled LeakBase, one of the world’s most prominent cybercrime marketplaces. The coordinated strike, dubbed "Operation Leak," concluded on March 4, 2026, resulting in the seizure of the forum’s domains and the deanonymization of its vast user base. Editorial credit: HUANG Zheng / Shutterstock LeakBase has been active since 20

On Friday last week, on the same day he commissioned a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to immediately cease using technology from Anthropic. The decision follows a high-stakes standoff in which the $380 billion AI startup refused to remove ethical guardrails that prevent its "Claude" models from being used for domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weaponry. By desi

Last week, NVIDIA Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress dealt another blow to PC gamers and console manufacturers, confirming that the global shortage of gaming chips is expected to last until the end of the year. Despite reporting a record-breaking fiscal year, the company warned that supply for its GeForce RTX line will remain "very tight" for several quarters as manufacturing capacity is diverted to satisfy the explosive demand for high-margin AI processors. Editorial cred