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Source Global: the US consulting market is set to grow 7% in 2026, the fastest pace in the post-COVID era, as companies seek advice on profiting from AI (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)

Stephen Foley / Financial Times:
Source Global: the US consulting market is set to grow 7% in 2026, the fastest pace in the post-COVID era, as companies seek advice on profiting from AI  —  Companies are seeking advice on how to provide energy to data centres and profit from artificial intelligence

Sam Altman says currently "the idea of putting data centers in space is ridiculous" and that it is "not something that's going to matter at scale this decade" (Bijin Jose/The Indian Express)

Bijin Jose / The Indian Express:
Sam Altman says currently “the idea of putting data centers in space is ridiculous” and that it is “not something that's going to matter at scale this decade”  —  Once allies at OpenAI, Sam Altman and Elon Musk are now sharply divided over the future of AI infrastructure.

Amazon details how a Russian-speaking hacker used generative AI as part of a campaign that breached 600+ FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Amazon details how a Russian-speaking hacker used generative AI as part of a campaign that breached 600+ FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks  —  Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached …

Salt Lake City-based Jump, a provider of AI tools for financial advisors to automate meeting prep and more, raised an $80M Series B led by Insight Partners (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs:
Salt Lake City-based Jump, a provider of AI tools for financial advisors to automate meeting prep and more, raised an $80M Series B led by Insight Partners  —  Jump, a Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for financial advisors and other financial services providers …

Sam Altman says Elon Musk's idea of putting data centers in space is 'ridiculous' (Lauren Edmonds/Business Insider)

Lauren Edmonds / Business Insider:
Sam Altman says Elon Musk's idea of putting data centers in space is ‘ridiculous’  — Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch satellites that act as data centers into space.  — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said placing data centers in space isn't feasible right now.  — He called the idea “ridiculous” during an event in New Delhi.