Chipmakers rallied as investors focused on AI infrastructure spending and reports of memory tightness, with attention on high-bandwidth memory and pricing power across parts of the supply chain.
A profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman describes 2026 as a make-or-break year, as the company pursues large-scale compute and infrastructure plans while facing political, regulatory, and competitive pressure across the AI sector.
A widespread Verizon network outage in mid-January disrupted voice, text and data service across the United States, prompting a flood of customer reports and leaving many devices showing “SOS” or “SOS only.” Verizon acknowledged the incident as engineers worked to restore normal service.
SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, continuing a rapid cadence aimed at expanding capacity and coverage. The mission highlights how commercial space operations now function like industrial logistics, with frequent launches supporting a consumer-facing connectivity product.
Under Armour says it is examining a breach that may have exposed customer email addresses and other profile data, while emphasizing there’s no evidence passwords or payment systems were compromised.
Nvidia’s investment in Baseten highlights how the AI market is moving from model training to the harder day-to-day job of serving models cheaply and fast in production.