The server market hit a record in the third quarter of 2025 with revenues of $ 112.4 billion, according to IDC. That’s a whopping 61 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Sales of x86 servers grew 32.8 percent to $76.3 billion, while sales of non-x86 servers rose 192.7 percent to $36.2 billion.

Merriam-Webster, the US publisher of some of the world’s best-known dictionaries, has named “slop” the word of the year for 2025. “We define slop as digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English

Artificial intelligence (AI) has opened up a new can of worms for the tech industry, with memory prices increasing rapidly as demand grows. In response to these increased costs, manufacturers will be forced to raise prices on their products, making for more expensive smartphones, computers, and more. It’s a bigger problem than you think. Because while AI means

IT leaders are setting their operations strategies for 2026 with an eye toward agility, flexibility, and tangible business results.  Download the January 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn about the trends and technologies that will drive the IT agenda in the year

A warning from Microsoft that a Windows patch issued last week may cause the Message Queuing (MSMQ) function in the operating system to malfunction could be behind multiple reports of internet of things (IoT) applications failing. David Shipley, head of Canadian security awareness training provider Beauceron Security, says he saw a query on a Microsoft

Enterprise IT execs know well the dangers of relying too much on third-parties, how automated decision systems need to always have a human in the loop, and the dangers of telling customers too much/too little when policy violations require an account shutdown. But a saga that played out Tuesday between Anthropic and the CEO of a Swiss

Roblox is often seen as a games platform, but its day-to-day reality looks closer to a production studio. Small teams release new experiences on a rolling basis and then monetise them at scale. That pace creates two persistent problems: time lost to repeatable production work, and friction when moving outputs between tools. Roblox’s 2025 updates

Verisoul, an Austin-based fraud detection platform, has closed an $8.8 million Series A funding round led by High Alpha. The investment included participation from Lookout Ventures, Bitkraft, Bain Future Back Ventures, and Third Prime, both new and existing backers. The company has grown rapidly since its $3.25 million seed round two years ago. Starting from

Drive Health has closed a $15 million strategic investment led by Vitalis Ventures to expand Avery, its Google-powered AI platform for clinical workflow automation. The funding includes an additional tranche set to close in Q1 2026, with Inside Capital Partners joining as a co-investor. This brings Drive Health’s total capital raised to over $26 million

Winter Release Connects Mechanical and Electrical Design Data to PLM; Propel One Agentic AI Boosts Enterprise Productivity Propel Software today launched DesignHub, a multi-CAD integration solution that connects over 15 mechanical and electrical design tools to Propel’s PLM (product lifecycle management) solution, boosting productivity from design to release. DesignHub is available immediately as part of