The biggest data-centre deal in history just closed, then got $5bn bigger
Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron
Google shipped three cheap Gemini models and a Mythos rival, but not the one that matters
US lawmakers press Trump to open trade probe into EU tech rules
Intel confirms more layoffs in its data center unit as stock rallies on turnaround momentum
Poolside releases Laguna S 2.1, the open-weight coding model pitched as the West’s answer to DeepSeek and Qwen
Gritt raises $32M for AI robots that bolt onto existing construction equipment to build solar farms faster
Sila raises $300M to fast-track gigascale anode production and shore up US battery supply chains
GM beats Q2 earnings and announces gas-powered Cadillacs as nearly $11 billion EV retreat nears completion
London robotics startup Humanoid raises $152M Series A, with Bosch set to manufacture its wheeled robots at scale
Intel Foundry lands its first named outside customer: Fortinet
Eight NATO allies launch HALO, a plan to link military satellites into one networked mega-constellation
Volkswagen’s new e-bike has a rearview camera, radar, and fighter-pilot smart glasses
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