Caleb Kinchlow

Hollywood’s creative teams are starting to feel the floor move beneath them. Recent Marvel layoffs have renewed concerns that major studios are moving away from in-house artists and toward leaner freelance and AI-assisted production models.

RSA Conference 2026 spotlights AI in cybersecurity, from SOC automation to governance challenges, as experts weigh trust, control, and risk. The RSA Conference 2026 is putting a spotlight on one of the biggest shifts in cybersecurity today: the rise of AI in security operations and the growing need to control it. With more than 30,000 attendees, the annual event continues to serve as a key barometer of emerging cybersecurity threats and trends.

AI growth is accelerating, but energy limits may slow it down as data center demand strains power grids and raises concerns across the tech industry. Image: Generated via Google’s Nano Banana The race to dominate artificial intelligence in 2026 is no longer confined to algorithms, model size, or breakthrough capabilities. A quieter, more physical constraint is coming into focus, and it hums beneath every data center and server rack: energy.