Is AI Killing Stock Photos or Just Changing the Game?
Generative AI has thrown the stock photography industry into chaos. But according to Shutterstock’s head of AI, it might be more of a powerful new tool than a death sentence for human creatives.
Category: Data
A New Canadian Data Center Giant Emerges from Rogers Deal
A major new player has entered Canada’s digital infrastructure scene. Qu Data Centres, launched by InfraRed Capital Partners, unites nine facilities formerly owned by Rogers Communications into a sovereign, scaled platform ready for AI and enterprise growth.
Petco’s data breach exposed Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses
Petco has confirmed a data breach that exposed highly sensitive customer information, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. The company filed notices in multiple states but hasn’t disclosed the total number of victims.
Orange’s $27M Sierra Leone Data Center Is a Big Bet on Africa
Telecom giant Orange has launched a new €23 million data center in Bo, Sierra Leone. It serves as a full disaster recovery backup to the company’s primary facility in Freetown, with President Julius Maada Bio hailing it as a digital milestone.
Bank of America Bets Big on Carvana After S&P 500 News
Bank of America is doubling down on Carvana, significantly raising its price target following the company’s upcoming inclusion in the S&P 500 index. The analyst sees continued growth and potential to overtake CarMax in unit sales by 2026. Shares have nearly doubled in 2024.
MongoDB Takes a Swipe at PostgreSQL in the AI Database Wars
MongoDB’s CEO used a positive Q3 FY 2026 earnings call to target PostgreSQL, citing a “super-high growth” AI customer that switched due to scaling issues. The NoSQL leader’s stock jumped 23% on revenue of $628.3 million, but the competitive landscape is getting crowded.
Iceye’s Satellite Launch Spree Adds Five More Eyes in the Sky
Iceye has successfully deployed five new Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites into orbit. The launch supports its own commercial network and dedicated missions for Greece, Poland, and BAE Systems, expanding global monitoring capabilities.
Why Fiber Cabling Is Suddenly the Star of Data Centers
AI workloads are fundamentally changing data center architecture, pushing fiber cabling into the spotlight. Traditional north-south traffic patterns are being replaced by massive east-west flows between GPUs. This shift demands new approaches to connectivity that can handle unprecedented densities a
Spanish solar giant Solaria launches massive European data center push
Spanish energy company Solaria is making a major push into European data centers with a new platform spanning four countries. The company secured 3.4GW of grid power and signed a 15-year solar PPA with developer Merlin. This marks Solaria’s transformation from pure solar player to integrated energy
Major banks hit by data breach through mortgage processor
Customer data from major Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase and Citi has been compromised in a hack targeting mortgage processor SitusAMC. The breach exposed accounting records, legal agreements, and potentially customer information. The FBI is now investigating the incident that affected hu