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Image: Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP President Donald Trump’s media company is taking a surprising detour from social media into the futuristic world of fusion energy. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company behind Truth Social, announced on Thursday that it will merge with fusion power developer TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at $6 billion. Under the agreement, shareholders of TMTG and TAE will each own roughly half of the combined company. The deal is expected to close in mid-2026, pending regulatory approvals. If completed, the merger would create, according to the firms, one of…

Image: Envato After months of organizations deploying AI agents without proper security frameworks, OWASP released its first-ever “Top 10 for Agentic Applications” for 2026. Security experts discovered that during their investigation, many organizations already have agentic solutions deployed without IT and security teams even knowing about it. These aren’t simple chatbots anymore—these AI agents access data and tools and carry out tasks, making them infinitely more capable and dangerous to enterprises. Security stakes are orders of magnitude higher than previous technologies, with compromised agents capable of manipulating financial markets or sabotaging infrastructure. This framework emerged from input by over 100…

Westminster City Council has said that “potentially sensitive and personal” data was stolen by hackers during the cyber attack that hit three neighbouring London authorities last month. Westminster is part of a shared IT services operation with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), with all three affected by the attack, which was first detected on 24 November. RBKC said four days later that it had experienced a data breach during the attack, but Westminster has now confirmed that, following further examination, its data was copied and taken by a…

TikTok to spin off its American business, and others. This should keep the popular social media app available in the US for good, capping off years of drama.We now have some new data as to the specifics of the deal. Nearly 50 percent of assets will be split between three companies. Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX will each control around 15 percent of the newly-formed entity. It’s worth noting that MGX isn’t an American company at all, but rather Abu Dhabi’s state-owned investment firm.The rest will remain in the hands of affiliates of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. That company will…

ReutersThe US justice department says it will begin releasing long-awaited files related to Jeffrey Epstein as mandated by a new law, though not all documents would be made public on Friday. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department expects to publish “several hundred thousand pages” initially, followed by more over the coming weeks.The Friday deadline was mandated by a bill that got near-unanimous support in Congress, and was later signed into law by President Donald Trump, after he reversed his earlier opposition to its release.The files relate to investigations into the disgraced late sex offender, but it’s likely that…

Man Utd were the frontrunners to sign Al-Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves in the January transfer window until Real Madrid joined the race, according to reports. Despite their inconsistent form, which has seen them win just two of their last seven matches, the Red Devils are somehow sixth in a congested Premier League table. Amorim is looking to finish in the European places this term after a disastrous first season in charge saw Man Utd finish 15th in the Premier League. INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe threw their weight behind Amorim in the summer transfer window with over £200m spent on five new players.…

Image: Rawpixel/Envato Anyone getting a new smartphone next year should prepare for additional phone costs and reduced availability. As AI production continues to grow, a rising number of components used in AI production experience significant demand, leaving little for smartphone manufacturers. Recent research, conducted and released by Counterpoint, predicted a 6.9% increase in the Average Selling Price of smartphones, nearly double the earlier estimated 3.6 percent hike. It also revealed that sales of smartphones would decline by 2.1% in the coming year What is causing the high demand? Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) is an essential component in smartphones, enabling…

Saudi Arabia’s largest telecoms operator, STC Group, has reinforced its long-term network strategy with a five-year framework agreement with Ericsson, signalling a renewed push to scale advanced 5G capabilities while laying the groundwork for future 6G services. The Master Frame Agreement (MFA) extends a partnership that dates back more than a decade and underpinned some of the kingdom’s earliest 5G deployments. This latest phase reflects a shift in focus from rapid coverage expansion towards network intelligence, automation and service differentiation, which are key pillars of Saudi Arabia’s wider digital transformation agenda under Vision 2030. Rather than a single technology…

If you have a resolution in the new year to get more acquainted with your finances, a good budgeting app can help with that. One of our favorites is a bit cheaper to sign up for right now: Monarch Money is offering 50 percent off annual subscriptions for new users. Use the code MONARCHVIP at checkout to get half off, so you’ll pay just $50 for one year of access.Monarch MoneyUsually Monarch costs $100 per year, but this deal brings the cost of the first 12 months down to $50 for new users.  $50 at Monarch MoneyMonarch Money was the…

Getty ImagesNorway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit will likely need a lung transplant as her health has worsened in recent months, the country’s royal household has said.The princess, 52, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018. The degenerative disease creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to enter the bloodstream.Tests in autumn showed “a clear worsening” of her health, the palace said on Friday. “We are reaching the point where a lung transplant will be necessary,” Are Martin Holm, head of respiratory medicine at Oslo University Hospital, said.Princess Mette-Marit told public broadcaster NRK that…