Artificial intelligence in 2026, TikTok in the United States and other technology news

Technology companies prepare their pockets in 2026 for more AI

Technology companies are projecting a historic increase in their investment in artificial intelligence (AI), with estimates putting capital spending above $500 billion by 2026, according to a report from Goldman Sachs Research.

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The ‘hyperscalers’ – companies that operate large-scale data centers such as Amazon, Microsoft or Google – invested between 300,000 and 380,000 million dollars in technological infrastructure and AI in 2025, according to industry estimates, which reflects “the growing importance of AI in corporate strategy”, although Goldman Sachs analysts warn that investors are “increasingly selective” when it comes to rewarding companies that bet on it. technology.

Rodrigo Paz endorses satellite connectivity for “the Bolivia of the future”

The Government of Rodrigo Paz authorized foreign satellite connectivity companies such as OneWeb, Kuiper and Starlink to operate in Bolivia, something that will provide the country with “cutting-edge technology” for an “accessible” internet that reduces the “digital divide” in the country, the president stated.

The approved norm also refers to the right to education, health, production and citizen security, in addition to “strengthening” remote medical care, agribusiness, mining, transportation and logistics.

Paz added that starting in February 2026 “the first technological pole will be operational” in the city of El Alto, neighboring La Paz, a model that will be expanded to other regions, based on “training, the development of new technologies and the training of Bolivian talent.”

Alphabet adds companies for its data centers in the US

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced the purchase of the data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect for $4.75 billion, something that, according to the technology company, will allow the construction of more of these spaces with greater energy generation and innovation capacity.

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The deal includes Intersect’s “world-class team,” multiple gigawatts of power and data center projects in development stemming from the company’s collaboration with Google; In addition, the exploration of emerging technologies will be developed in order to increase and diversify the energy supply in the United States to meet the demand of its customers and cloud users.

Blue Origin makes it easier to go to space in a wheelchair

Blue Origin, the space company of Jeff Bezos – founder of Amazon – made history by sending Michaela ‘Michi’ Benthaus into space, the first passenger with reduced mobility, in a wheelchair, who travels beyond the Kármán line, about 100 kilometers above the Earth and recognized as the space limit.

According to Blue Origin in X, this is “one more step towards the accessibility of space travel for everyone.” Pioneer Benthaus, an aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency, who suffered a spinal cord injury after a cycling accident in 2018, was part of a six-crew mission called ‘Out of the Blue’, which lasted approximately 10 minutes in microgravity before returning safely to the Earth’s surface.

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The Chinese will no longer control TikTok in the US

The Chinese social media giant TikTok reached an agreement so that its operations in the US will be under the control of Americans, in terms of board of directors and strategic decisions, which would allow it to comply with President Donald Trump’s order, CBS reported.

While Oracle and private equity firm Silver Lake will each hold 15% of the company, ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent, will retain less than 20%, and MGX, a United Arab Emirates investment firm, will also have a 15% stake.

The agreement places emphasis on US management of the recommendation algorithm and content moderation within the country, such as US user data, which will be stored locally in a cloud managed by Oracle.