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Enterprise AI is quietly developing a vulnerability that most organizations aren't talking about. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everything from data analysis to security decisions, TechRadar is raising a pointed question: what happens when access to these systems gets disrupted? Vendor dependency is now a resilience risk, and very few companies have a plan for the day something goes wrong.

Shifting to markets, crypto had a strong Monday. Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in five hundred seventeen million dollars in a single day, while ether funds added another one hundred eighty nine million — the biggest daily inflows in months. The surge came alongside a broad rally that wiped out two point seven billion dollars in bearish positions, signaling renewed institutional appetite for digital assets.

And on the infrastructure side, the fight over data center power and construction is intensifying. As AI workloads demand more electricity than ever, Axios reports the competition for land, grid access, and building permits is heating up across the country. It's a reminder that behind every AI model is a very physical, very expensive piece of real estate drawing serious amounts of power.

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