As AI investment momentum roars into 2025, few stories have captured the industry’s imagination quite like the landmark funding rounds for Databricks and PsiQuantum. In a field marked by fierce competition and extraordinary innovation, these two firms stand apart for the scale and ambition of their fundraising efforts, which signal broader shifts in AI infrastructure,…

Amid the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, stakeholders across the tech, business, and academic worlds are grappling with a pivotal challenge: how to balance optimism for transformative advances with realism about the hurdles, risks, and trade-offs involved. Blinded by sensational headlines or swayed by dystopian fears, the public discourse tends to swing wildly…

The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, robotics, and quantum computing has ignited a massive pivot among investors toward one key enabler: hardware infrastructure. As software capabilities exponentially expand, they increasingly rely on specialized, powerful hardware ecosystems to deliver on their promises. Silicon chips, GPUs, sensors, energy systems, and edge devices are no…

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have emerged as a transformative force, bridging a critical and long-overlooked gap: the delay in accessing lab results and essential clinical information. In 2025, the healthcare industry faces mounting pressure to address chronic bottlenecks in patient communication, especially as global populations age and diagnostic demands…

The generative AI boom has delivered a surge of unicorn startups — privately held firms valued at over $1 billion — driven by staggering investor enthusiasm and exponential advances in model capabilities. But as we enter 2025, cracks are emerging, prompting renewed scrutiny about how many of these unicorns are built on enduring, value-driven foundations…

Small businesses have historically struggled with keeping up with mounting cybersecurity threats due to limited technical expertise, budget constraints, and the sheer complexity of managing multiple security surfaces — from email and endpoints to cloud apps and user identities. In a powerful move that redefines how cybersecurity is delivered to growing businesses in 2025, the…