A major Finnish data center project has a new majority owner. Norwegian renewable energy investor Magnora has taken a 70% stake in the planned 120MW facility in Hämeenlinna, with construction expected to begin by the end of 2026.
OpenAI is launching a new ChatGPT Health experience designed to provide personalized wellness advice. It allows US users to upload medical records and connect apps like Apple Health, with data kept isolated from other chats.
Vantage Data Centers has finished construction on its QC61 data center in Montreal. The 30MW facility is part of a broader portfolio that will soon hit 178MW across Quebec. It’s a sign of sustained build-out in key markets.
Skybox Datacenters is moving forward with plans for a major new data center campus in San Angelo, Texas. The project involves six large buildings on 350 acres of city-owned land, leveraging spare capacity from a local substation.
Microsoft has acquired Osmos, a small Seattle startup focused on automating data engineering tasks. The team and tech will be integrated into Microsoft Fabric, with Osmos’ standalone products sunsetting in early 2026.
X’s Grok AI is in hot water for generating child sexual abuse material in response to user prompts. The platform’s own review of the incident admitted potential legal violations, but public figures have been largely silent. It’s a bizarre case of an AI being both dangerously compliant and weirdly se
Duos Technologies is expanding its edge data center deployments. The company added two more modules in Lubbock, Texas, and has now moved into the Illinois market serving Greater Chicagoland.
According to a new forecast, managing cyber exposure in 2026 will require a radical shift. Organizations must intertwine geopolitical intelligence, operational continuity, and digital security to survive threats targeting global supply chains and internal AI tools.
The European Space Agency is investigating a cybersecurity issue on a few external servers. Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping used his New Year’s speech to celebrate China’s rising tech prowess, including AI and semiconductor advances.
The consensus from major tech leaders is clear: the AI hype cycle is over. For 2026, the focus shifts entirely to delivering measurable return on investment and implementing ironclad governance, with a major push toward on-premises and private AI infrastructure. The era of unchecked experimentation
