Six data shifts that will shape enterprise AI in 2026

In 2026, contextual memory will no longer be a novel technique; it will become table stakes for many operational agentic AI ...
The Conversation

Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit

Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti receives funding from NASA and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). He teaches space systems engineering and mission design and management at the University ...
VentureBeat

From shiny object to sober reality: The vector database story, two years later

When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing — a ...
The Hill

Democrats urge states ‘to block ICE’s access’ to driver data

Dozens of congressional Democrats in a series of letters on Wednesday urged states across the country to “block” Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) access to driver data. “We write to alert ...
Wall Street Journal

Fed Lost Access to Private Jobs Data Ahead of Government Shutdown

Federal Reserve officials, who are unable to receive U.S. economic statistics because of the continuing government shutdown, recently lost access to a separate measure of employment data from a ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Visa Abandons Open Banking in US as Data-Access Debate Rages

Visa Inc. shut its open-banking business in the US amid regulatory uncertainty about consumer-data rights and the prospect of higher fees for customer information, according to people familiar with ...
The Hill

Appeals Court rules DOGE can access sensitive federal data

An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive federal data of millions of Americans, reversing a temporary injunction that was issued ...
American Banker

Bank fees for data access threaten the foundations of open banking

The CFPB must unequivocally state that consumers own their financial data and prohibit financial institutions from monetizing access to it. No one should dictate with whom consumers can share their ...
The New York Times

Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies

The decision cited a Supreme Court order in June granting DOGE analysts sweeping access to other data stored at the Social Security Administration. By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington A federal ...
Wired

ICE Is Getting Unprecedented Access to Medicaid Data

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are getting access to the personal data of nearly 80 million people on Medicaid in order to acquire "information concerning the identification and ...
Computerworld

Salesforce changes Slack API terms to block bulk data access for LLMs

Salesforce’s Slack platform has changed its API terms of service to stop organizations from using Large Language Models (LLMs) to ingest the platform’s data as ...
USA Today

In win for Trump, Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security data

WASHINGTON – A divided Supreme Court on June 6 said Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can have complete access to the data of millions of Americans kept by the U.S. Social Security ...