In brief: Amid multiple depressing reports of AI causing job layoffs and white-collar workers under threat, here's some rare positive news: IBM is tripling the number of entry-level workers it plans ...

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...

Confluent delivered its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 results last night, which could well be the company's final earnings report before being absorbed into IBM, following an $11 billion ...

Microsoft plans to add 15 data centers to its Mount Pleasant campus, a project estimated at $13 billion. A town hall meeting will address public concerns about the data centers' water and power usage.

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IBM struck a deal to add Confluent to its rapidly expanding cloud portfolio. The data-streaming platform could accelerate IBM's AI initiatives. Confluent's open-source platform helps businesses gather ...

IBM Corp. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire streaming data firm Confluent Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at about $11 billion, paying $31 per share in cash for all ...

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and ...