Semiconductor giant Intel won’t spin out its venture arm, Intel Capital, after all. During Intel’s Q1 earnings call Thursday, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company has reversed its decision to spin out its 34-year-old venture arm. Instead, Intel Capital will remain internal and continue to invest with Intel’s interests in mind. “We have made the decision not to spin off Intel Capital, but to work with the team to monetize our existing portfolio, while being more selective on new investments that support the strategy we need to get our balance sheet healthy and start the process of deleveraging this year,” Tan said on the call. It’s a stark change in Intel’s plans for Intel Capital. Intel announced in January that Intel Capital was going to strike out on its own. Shortly after the announcement, Intel Capital VP and senior managing director Mark Rostick told TechCrunch that the firm had considered spinning out multiple times over the years. “We thought our track record merited attention from outside investors,” Rostick told TechCrunch. “We had done really well, even while, you know, a lot of the venture industry hasn’t been able to realize exits, we’d had some success doing that, so we felt like we could position ourselves as a bit of an outlier there.” Talks about spinning out got more serious last year — and reportedly had support from Intel’s ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger. The original plan was for Intel Capital to become independent by the third quarter of this year; Intel would remain an investment partner. Now, it seems that won’t come to pass.

APWORKS, a subsidiary of Airbus focused on metal additive manufacturing solutions, and Equispheres, a Canadian producer of advanced aluminum powders, announced an alliance to establish North American production capacity for Scalmalloy. This high-strength aluminum-magnesium-scandium alloy, engineered specifically for 3D printing, will be manufactured using predominantly locally sourced raw materials. Equispheres will provide a secure North American supply chain for Scalmalloy powder, optimized for additive manufacturing. The two companies have entered a non-binding understanding and are now exploring avenues for future production, distribution, and technical alignment. Further details will be released as discussions advance. Developed and patented by APWORKS, Scalmalloy was purpose-built for laser powder bed fusion. Its mechanical properties are comparable to those of 7000 series aluminum, offering high strength, superior ductility, and excellent processability. While the alloy is licensed to producers in Europe and Asia, Equispheres is set to become the first company to establish a North American supply chain for Scalmalloy, relying on primarily regional raw materials. Scalmalloy is only available through licensed distributors, and adoption in critical aerospace, defense, and motorsport programs has been supported by a large, established database of materials data. Parts made of Scalmalloy can be welded to form larger assemblies, and its corrosion resistance is comparable to 5000 series aluminum alloys. Engineered for performance, Scalmalloy offers mechanical properties comparable to 7000 series aluminum. Photo via Equispheres. Equispheres produces optimized aluminum alloy powders that support faster build rates compared with traditional powders, achieving these improvements with no adverse effects on mechanical properties. The company’s proprietary powder technology has consistently demonstrated the capability to enhance the performance of metal additive manufacturing processes, supporting both production speed and part reliability. APWORKS has focused on lightweight design and advanced material development since its founding as an Airbus subsidiary. The company’s flagship alloy, Scalmalloy, combines exceptional strength, corrosion resistance, and low weight—characteristics essential to demanding applications in aerospace, automotive, and motorsport. Materials and process innovation remain central to APWORKS’ work, supporting a global client base with advanced solutions for metal additive manufacturing. “Scalmalloy will be a great addition to our line of high-performance materials for serial additive manufacturing,” said Kevin Nicholds, CEO of Equispheres. “We’re excited to be in discussions with APWORKS about producing this high-strength alloy for aluminum parts. North American supply of critical materials such as aluminum-scandium alloys is a key step toward securing the aerospace supply chain.” Jonathan Meyer, CEO of APWORKS, noted, “Equispheres is a logical choice for expanding Scalmalloy production into North America. They are widely regarded for their expertise in producing high-quality aluminum powders for additive manufacturing, and their access to domestic sources of aluminum and scandium is an important factor in supply chain resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.” Evan Butler-Jones, Vice-President of Product & Strategy at Equispheres, emphasized the broader implications: “Scalmalloy powder made in Equispheres’ North American facility will eliminate many of the adoption barriers that have historically limited the use of this alloy in critical programs. By combining the excellent properties of Scalmalloy with our proprietary powder technology, we can deliver an ideal material solution for the most demanding AM applications.” Scalmalloy test part. Photo via Equispheres. Future updates on North American Scalmalloy production and supply chain alignment will be announced as APWORKS and Equispheres move forward with the project. The initiative is seen as a significant step toward strengthening regional supply chains for advanced manufacturing, providing critical material solutions for aerospace, defense, and other industries.  Ready to discover who won the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards? Subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter to stay updated with the latest news and insights. Featured image shows Scalmalloy part. Photo via Equispheres. Anyer Tenorio Lara Anyer Tenorio Lara is an emerging tech journalist passionate about uncovering the latest advances in technology and innovation. With a sharp eye for detail and a talent for storytelling, Anyer has quickly made a name for himself in the tech community. Anyer's articles aim to make complex subjects accessible and engaging for a broad audience. In addition to his writing, Anyer enjoys participating in industry events and discussions, eager to learn and share knowledge in the dynamic world of technology.

Amid global turmoil and tariff wars, the world gathers in Osaka, Japan, at Expo 2025 to see the latest innovations in technology, agriculture, and more. More than 160 countries are represented in the event which invites architects to design temporary structures. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Governor of Osaka Prefecture, called Expo 2025 a hopeful “testing ground for future society.” Kengo Kuma, Manuel Herz, Lina Ghotmeh, Sou Fujimoto, Foster + Partners, Shigeru Ban, OMA*AMO, and others are among the architects participating in Expo 2025. AN rounded up 20 must see pavilions at the event. Among the designs are structures with sweeping roof canopies, massive digital screens, and showcases of traditional crafting practices. The Grand Ring | Sou Fujimoto Sou Fujimoto’s contribution to Expo 2025 has stolen the show. The Grand Ring was recently recognized by Guinness World Records as planet earth’s “largest wooden architectural structure,” made with traditional joinery methods. The Japan Pavilion (Courtesy Japan Ministry of Economy, Tourism, and Trade) Japan Pavilion | Nikken Sekkei Miwa Negoro had the honor of curating the Japan Pavilion, designed by Nikken Sekkai. The design uses staggered cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, creating an accordion-like affect. The USA Pavilion (© Hufton + Crow) Looking, After the Fires is an artwork completed by Spiegel Aihara Workshop and Tamotsu Teshima Architect. (Tomoyuki Kusunose) USA Pavilion | Trahan Architects Trahan Architects described its design for the USA Pavilion as “a beacon for the country, celebrating the best of American ideas on the world stage.” It consists of a large, seemingly floating cube inspired by Japanese torii gates. One courtyard contains Looking, After the Fires, an artwork completed by Spiegel Aihara Workshop (SAW) and Tamotsu Teshima Architect. The project is the culmination of SAW’s US-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship with the Japan-US Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Qatar Pavilion exterior (Iwan Baan/Courtesy Qatar Museums) Qatar Pavilion interior view (Iwan Baan/Courtesy Qatar Museums Qatar Pavilion | Kengo Kuma | OMA*AMO Kengo Kuma Associates designed the Qatar Pavilion’s exterior, and OMA*AMO was responsible for exhibition design. It tells a story about Qatari commerce and industry. The pavilion’s form is inspired by dhow, the traditional sailing vessel of Qatar and its region. The Ireland Pavilion (GNet 3D) Ireland Pavilion | Government of Ireland Office of Public Works | Joseph Walsh A rich Ireland-Japan dialogue on arts and crafts informs the Irish Pavilion at Expo 2025 by Government of Ireland architects from the Office of Public Works, together with Joseph Walsh Studio. Walsh created an abstracted Celtic spiral that sits out front of the Pavilion. It’s presented in collaboration with Kanata Gallery. The Uzbekistan Pavilion (Atelier Brückner/Courtesy ACDF) Uzbekistan Pavilion | Atelier Brückner Stuttgart-based Atelier Brückner was awarded the German Design GOLD Award for the Uzbekistan Pavilion, commissioned by the Uzbekistan Arts and Culture Foundation. AN met with Atelier Brückner this past March in Tashkent to learn about the project, and also the important preservation work underway in the Central Asian capital city. The Czech Pavilion (BoysPlayNice) Czech Pavilion | Apropos Architects The Czech Pavilion’s design is meant to reflect the idea of life energy and continuous development, Apropos Architects said. Its translucent form, namely the glass spiral, hearkens back to the Czech Pavilion design in Japan for Expo 1970. The Saudi Arabia Pavilion (Nigel Young/Courtesy Foster + Partners) Saudi Arabia Pavilion | Foster + Partners A series of separate, irregular volumes make up the Saudi Arabia Pavilion by Foster + Partners. The geometries and massings, the architects said, recall the organic shapes of traditional Saudi villages. The Austria Pavilion (Peter Schilling/Courtesy Expo Austria) Austrian Pavilion | BWM Designers & Architects The Austrian Pavilion and its helical form has echoes of Tatlin’s Tower. The project by BWM Designers & Architects neighbors the Colombia Pavilion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Colombia Expo 2025 Osaka (@colombiaexpo) Colombia Pavilion | Marivel Villa Arquitectos and Studio Cardenas Conscious Design The project by Marivel Villa Arquitectos and Studio Cardenas Conscious Design takes cues from Colombia’s terrain, namely its snow- capped peaks to rivers and seas, water weaves through Colombia’s regions, the architects said. The France Pavilion (Julien Lanoo) France Pavilion | Coldefy & Associés and Carlo Ratti Associati Carlo Ratti, 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale chief curator, teamed up with Coldefy & Associés to deliver the French Pavilion. Titled Theatre of Life, the Pavilion is defined by its central circular stair, left open to the elements. The Bahrain Pavilion (Iwan Baan) Bahrain Pavilion | Lina Ghotmeh Lina Ghotmeh, fresh off her landmark competition win to design a new wing at the British Museum, told a story about Bahrain’s ports in her contribution. The design, in plan, is shaped like a vessel, and uses impressive wood joinery on the exterior. The Swiss Pavilion (FDFA/Presence Switzerland) Swiss Pavilion | Manuel Herz Manuel Herz’s design for the Swiss Pavilion would make Buckminster Fuller blush. It features multiple geodesic domes that overlap with one another to deliver a funk retro exterior. Egypt Pavilion | Ahmad Hilal and Mohamed Elsarif Ahmad Hilal and Mohamed Elsarif teamed up to design the Egypt Pavilion. The duo cooked up a truncated white pyramid that hovers over a smaller masonry structure. The Netherlands Pavilion (AND BV & Plomp) The Netherlands Pavilion | RAU Architects The Netherlands Pavilion by RAU Architects is another exploration of platonic forms, much like the Egypt Pavilion. There, a large glowing orb dominates a rectangular volume overlooking a generous plaza. The Germany Pavilion (Hotaka Matsumara/Courtesy German Expo Pavilion) Germany Pavilion | LAVA Akin to the Saudi Arabia Pavilion by Foster + Partners, LAVA broke up the Germany Pavilion into multiple volumes, albeit curving ones topped with green roofs. The Indonesia Pavilion (Courtesy Fujiya) Indonesia Pavilion | Fujiya Artworks by Mang Moel, Nasirun, Naufal Abshar, and Nyoman Nuarta adorn the Indonesia Pavilion’s interior designed by Fujiya. The architecture’s goal was to tell a story about Indonesia’s biodiversity. Malta Pavilion | Wevr Wevr’s mission driving its contribution to Expo 2025 was bringing Malta’s story to life using AI. The architects were tasked with distilling 8,000 years of resilience, culture, and ambition into an unforgettable moment, they said. The Luxembourg Pavilion (Ondrej Piry) Luxembourg Pavilion | STDM architectes urbanistes STDM architectes urbanistes designed an elaborate roof canopy that shades the Luxembourg Pavilion and the series of rectangular volumes comprising it. The Kuwait Pavilion (AETOSWire) Kuwait Pavilion | LAVA Not only did LAVA design the Germany Pavilion, it also created the Kuwait Pavilion. Architects call their scheme Visionary Lighthouse. The interior exhibition speaks to a major national development project underway today, New Kuwait 2035. The Philippines Pavilion (Ed Simon) Philippines Pavilion detail (Ed Simon) Philippines Pavilion | Carlo Calma Carlo Calma told a story about Filipino weaving methods in his design for the pavilion. Expo 2025 is open through October 13.

Organisations holding data on US citizens must do more to address gaps in their cyber security posture and respond to incidents in a timelier fashion if they are to avoid falling victim to rising legal costs. An analysis of the past six months of data breach filings Stateside, conducted by continuous controls monitoring (CCM) specialist Panaseer, found that organisations are paying out millions of dollars in regulatory fines, class action settlements and individual payouts. From August 2024 to February 2025, the data – drawn from third-party sources – revealed that 43 lawsuits were filed and 73 settlements reached. Panaseer found US organisations have paid a total of $154,557,000 (£116,195,000) in class action costs since last August, with settlements averaging $3m and the largest hitting $21m. Individual payouts to affected employees or customers ranged from $150 a head to $12,000, money that many can ill-afford to add when other costs, such as engaging third-party forensics and remediation services, are taken into account. “While people – and the courts – can be understanding when a company falls victim to an attack, they’re far less forgiving when it looks like the organisation failed in its duty of care around data,” says Jonathan Gill, CEO at Panaseer. “But most breaches don’t happen because companies wilfully ignore security. Instead, they will set a target risk position, then over time slide back and take on more exposure than intended because well-intentioned people don’t have information they can trust, presented in a language they understand, to do the important work. It’s a process problem, not a people problem.”  Read more about data breach costs An effective risk management policy can help companies determine the best ways to offset the costs associated with a data breach and avoid reputational damage. In addition to the $5 million, Deloitte is covering the cost of the RIBridges data breach call centre, credit monitoring and identity protection for affected individuals. IBM publishes data on the spiralling costs of cyber attacks and data breaches, while researchers identify what appears to be the largest ransomware payment ever made. Gill said that without a system of record in place covering incident preparedness, the gap between where businesses think they are and where they actually are can widen until organisations believe they are doing everything right, when the reality is much different. “Assumptions about coverage can mask critical blind spots: unpatched systems, misconfigurations and unnoticed gaps that persist beneath the surface,” he said. “And as our analysis shows, these ‘unknown unknowns’ can be incredibly costly, not just in fines and legal fees, but in reputational damage and loss of customer trust.” The most common failings leading to costly payouts were inadequate cyber security measures, noted in 50% of filings and 97% of settlements; failure to encrypt data, noted in 40% of filings but just 1% of settlements; and delays to breach notifications, noted in 10% of filings and 3% of settlements. Overall, the data show US data breach litigation reached record levels in 2024, with filings doubling over 2023. Notably, states with tougher privacy laws, such as California, Florida, Illinois and New Jersey, unsurprisingly saw the most class action activity. Gill said organisations needed to recognise that the best defence against winding up in a US court is to be able to demonstrate and prove that they have conducted appropriate and effective due diligence around their security – starting by painting a clear and accurate picture of their core data and IT assets, and the measures that are in place to protect them. “Demonstrating a good faith effort is one of the strongest defences against legal action,” he said. “Yet the root cause of today’s cyber security challenges isn’t just threats, it’s the way we manage them. “The attack surface is expanding, visibility is shrinking and security teams are juggling an ever-growing stack of siloed solutions – 83 on average, from 29 different vendors,” said Gill. “This lack of visibility creates a ripple effect. Security teams struggle to track assets, decision-makers lack the right insights and stakeholders can’t translate technical complexity into business risk. Over time, controls drift, alert fatigue sets in and preventable breaches occur.” To break this cycle, he urged chief information security officers to bring security back to three foundational basics – visibility, alignment and clarity – with a system of record that functions similarly to how Workday works for HR leaders, or Salesforce for sales. “[A] trusted, truthful source gives teams a single, validated view of security data, understandable by all stakeholders,” said Gill. “This in turn allows teams to report on cyber security and drive action based on data-driven insights, mapped to business priorities. “This way, organisations can prevent problems before they escalate, streamline operations and move from reactive firefighting to proactive resilience. And then, even if the worst happens, they can show they did the right things.” 

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In brief: Discord will enter the next phase of its journey under new leadership. Co-founder and CEO Jason Citron shared the news with employees in a recent memo, which was also made public on the company's blog. Discord was conceived by Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy, who wanted to create something akin to a virtual living room where friends could chat with each other about games they like. In fact, Final Fantasy XI was a big inspiration for the chat service which is now used by hundreds of millions of people each month. The service went live in May of 2015. Its focus is still on gamers, but others have also adopted Discord for things like workplace chat and to discuss various hobbies or interests. Humam Sakhnini has been brought in to succeed Citron. Sakhnini arrives with more than 15 years of experience in the gaming industry, which includes a stint at Activision Blizzard where he served as chief strategy officer overseeing franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. He also led King as president from 2019 through early 2022. Sakhnini will officially take over on April 28, but he won't be tossed into the deep end without a life preserver. Citron will stick around to help with the onboarding process and serve in an advisory capacity. He will also retain his position on the board of directors, we are told. In March 2024, Discord revealed it had over 200 million monthly active users and was planning an IPO in the not-too-distant future. That still has not happened, and it is interesting that it won't be coming to fruition under Citron's watch. Citron said building Discord has been one of the most rewarding experiences of his life, adding that he is deeply grateful for the many friendships, challenges, and achievements along the way. Looking ahead at what will be needed from Discord's CEO over the coming years, Citron said it's time for him to "hire himself out of a job." // Related Stories Image credit: Ella Don, Alexander Shatov

Gamers who haven’t upgraded to the PlayStation 5: There’s an offer from Walmart that you won’t want to miss. The PlayStation 5 Slim Astro Bot bundle, which is usually sold for $560, is on sale for only $449. We’re not sure how much time is remaining on the savings of $111, but given the video game console’s popularity and the high demand for PS5 deals, we don’t expect stocks to last long. Hurry with your purchase if you don’t want to miss out! The PlayStation 5 Slim Astro Bot bundle comes with the PlayStation 5 Slim, which is the 2023 refresh that’s more than just a slightly slimmer version of the popular console. The PS5 Slim also offers more storage space at 1TB from 825GB, which is pretty significant when you’re building your library of the best PS5 games. It’s backwards compatible with more than 4,000 PS4 games, which will help with your transition from the PlayStation 4 if you still have a backlog from the previous-generation console. In addition to the console and a DualSense wireless controller, the PlayStation 5 Slim Astro Bot bundle comes with a digital copy of Astro Bot. The 3D platformer, which scored a near-perfect 4.5 out of 5 stars in our review, is our 2024 Game of the Year and the top winner in The Game Awards 2024. It’s filled with heartfelt cameos from various PlayStation franchises, and it takes full advantage of the capabilities of the DualSense wireless controller. Related The PlayStation 5 Slim Astro Bot bundle, which includes the PlayStation 5 Slim and a download voucher for the award-winning Astro Bot, is currently available from Walmart for only $449, following a $111 discount on its sticker price of $560. Stocks are probably already flying off the shelves, and we won’t be surprised if it’s sold out as soon as tomorrow. If you want to take advantage of this offer, you should add the PlayStation 5 Slim Astro Bot bundle to your cart and finish the checkout process immediately. Editors’ Recommendations

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