Analyst(s): Brendan BurkePublication date: February 10, 2026 Texas Instruments (TI) has agreed to acquire Silicon Labs for $7.5 billion in cash, combining TI’s scale of analog and embedded processing with Silicon Labs’ wireless connectivity portfolio. The deal highlights a strategic bet on manufacturing capabilities and integrated markets. What is covered in this article: Transaction: Texas…
In the days leading up to its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results, GoDaddy was expected to post earnings of US$1.58 per diluted share, while investors also weighed its decision to exit the .CO domain registry amid growing AI-driven competition. Along with these financial expectations, GoDaddy’s internal focus on longtime talent and evolving AI-driven development practices shows…
The global race for artificial intelligence (AI) remains one of the most hotly contested areas of international competition. Few would bet on an eventual winner today, but current trends suggest three possible scenarios we should consider. In the first scenario, the AI world is dominated by the United States and China. While the United States…
Heterogeneous computing is quietly redefining how AI appears in everyday devices, bringing intelligence closer to where people actually use it rather than keeping it locked in remote cloud systems. As AI expands into physical products, success depends less on raw performance and more on how efficiently CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs work together. Heterogeneous computing manifests…
AI is no longer optional in banks. The roadmap, and showing how it pays off, is the hardest part. Alexandra Mousavizadeh, co-founder and co-CEO of Evident, which tracks the use of AI in the financial sector, said some AI capabilities are currently “table stakes” for banks – think back-office functions like legal document review and…
Originally published: 12 JAN 26 12:11 ET Updated: 12 JAN 26 3:16 PM ET NEW YORK (CNN) — Apple plans to use Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model to power its updated version of Siri, which is expected to launch later this year, the two companies announced Monday. “After careful evaluation, Apple has determined that Google’s…
Basic Prompts to Real Productivity The report, produced by AI transformation firm Section, claims that “mastering AI” meant one thing in 2025 and much more difficult in 2026. Last year, the focus was on basic literacy: understanding what AI is, how to avoid data leaks, and how to write a decent prompt. Many businesses can…
OpenAI will integrate 750 megawatts of ultra-low latency computing from the chipmaker Cerebral to accelerate the response time of its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The capacity resulting from the agreement will be put into service in several stages, starting this year and lasting until 2028, according to press releases issued by the companies on Wednesday…
Contracts for acquiring AI in the era of rapid adoption See the speakers Organizations and government agencies are acquiring AI at unprecedented speed, often faster than legal, procurement and governance frameworks can adapt. Standard software contracts are pushed beyond their limits, exposing buyers to unclear ownership of outcomes, weak data rights, opaque model behavior, regulatory…
Among the hundreds of new laws taking effect in California this year are those regulating artificial intelligence. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California leaders say new state laws governing artificial intelligence and social media companies remain in full force, even if the Trump administration moves to block state-level oversight in favor of a single federal standard. Among…