Tasmin Lockwood / CNBC:
US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.AI says Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022  —  Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree.  —  Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are bolstering …

Josh Gabert-Doyon / Financial Times:
UK satellite company Open Cosmos wins a highly contested Ka-band spectrum license, used for high-speed internet, beating companies backed by Peter Thiel  —  British company wins highly contested Liechtenstein low-Earth orbit contract  —  A UK satellite company has won a highly contested …

Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal:
In South Korea's competition to develop an indigenous AI model, three of the five finalists used foreign open-source code, which they argue is practical  —  Korea's efforts show how hard it is to develop homegrown AI models and break a reliance on U.S. or Chinese tech giants

SemiAnalysis:
Highlights from IEDM 2025: 3D NAND is suddenly relevant again, interconnect metals beyond copper are emerging, 2D materials that could replace silicon, and more  —  IEDM 2025 Round-Up  —  It's an odd time in the chipmaking industry.  On one hand, we are ramping into the biggest supercycle ever seen.

BBC:
The UK government drops plans for mandatory digital IDs to work in the country, marking a reversal from when the UK first announced the policy in September 2025  —  The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK.