Overview
- A TechCrunch survey of 24 enterprise-focused VCs reported by Yahoo Finance finds broad expectations that 2026 will bring meaningful enterprise adoption, clear value, and bigger AI budgets.
- Anthropic donated the Model Context Protocol to the Linux Foundation, with a new Agentic AI Foundation involving Anthropic, Block, and OpenAI to steward agent interoperability with backing from major cloud and data firms.
- DeepSeek’s open-weight R1 model, launched in January, showcased frontier-level reasoning with lower resource needs and triggered a market sell-off, sharpening focus on cost and efficiency across the sector.
- The International Energy Agency estimates data centers used about 415 TWh of electricity in 2024 and projects consumption could reach roughly 945 TWh by 2030, elevating power and cooling as strategic constraints.
- Security leaders warn 2026 could see AI become an autonomous force multiplier for attackers, enabling faster, more targeted, and more automated cyber campaigns.