S&P Global data show factory layoffs near 2008 levels

S&P Global’s latest manufacturing data show factory layoffs nearing 2008-era levels, raising fresh questions about demand, ...
VentureBeat

SQL query logs hold the context AI agents need to stop hallucinating joins

When Miro’s data team pointed AI agents directly at its Snowflake environment, the agents got the wrong answer more than 65% of the time. The problem wasn’t the model — it was context. With more than ...
The Next Web

The next satisfactory standard for data governance may not come from Brussels. It may come from Beijing.

China treats data as a factor of production, not a privacy right or corporate asset, and is building economic infrastructure around it: regulated data exchanges, 30+ new standards expected in 2026, ...
PBS

Iran continues exporting millions of barrels of oil as around 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the war

HONG KONG (AP) — About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Qatar’s LNG Export Halt Extends to Longest Since at Least 2008

The world’s biggest liquefied natural gas export plant in Qatar hasn’t exported a shipment for five days — the longest streak in data going back to 2008 — threatening to further boost prices for the ...
Forbes

Here’s The Mess You Receive If You Export Your ChatGPT Data

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Millions of people have pledged to turn their back on ChatGPT following its deal with the ...
Redmond Magazine

Restoring a Database to an Older Version of SQL Server

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...
TWCN Tech News

Best Open Source SQL Clients for Database Management

DBeaver is a free, open-source, cross-platform SQL client and database administration tool. It is designed to support a wide variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Its key ...
Cfr.org

The New AI Chip Export Policy to China: Strategically Incoherent and Unenforceable

On January 13, the Department of Commerce published a new regulation permitting the sale of advanced AI chips to China, codifying the major policy change that President Trump announced on December 8.
Crude Oil Prices

U.S. Crude Hits a Record While Key Export Data Goes Dark

U.S. oil production hit another record in September, but the bigger story in this month’s Petroleum Supply Monthly is what isn’t in the report: actual export data. Because the U.S. Census Bureau ...
CNBC

China suspends some critical mineral export curbs to the U.S. as trade truce takes hold

China suspended export restrictions on several rare earth elements, processing technologies, lithium battery materials, and other items announced on Oct. 9, 2025. The rollback also extended to curbs ...