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HCI Nutanix adds more rooms to its agentic AI building Nutanix announced the general availability of Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) 2.8, and the upcoming general availability of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) 2.19. It said its core Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) offering is being e

Edtech unicorn LEAD School managed to narrow its FY26 net loss by over 20% to ₹34.5 Cr from ₹43.3 Cr reported in the year-ago period by focusing on cost optimisation over the past fiscal. Operating revenue for the fiscal grew by 10% to ₹386.7 Cr from ₹351.8 Cr reported in the pre

Social network Bluesky said on Tuesday that it is now increasing video limits on the platform to 10 minutes. Previously, the platform allowed three-minute videos, a limit that it raised last year. This makes it more competitive with other text-based platforms that by default allo

Xbox marks 25 years with eye-catching translucent green PC accessories — Razer mouse, keyboard, and earbuds available to pre-order now Razer PC peripherals, mobile controllers, and a bag for the ROG Xbox Ally make up the licensed lineup. Microsoft has opened preorders for the Des

AI - AI and ML Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let 'em looseEight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces -

Off the Wire Press Releases The combination brings together complementary expertise in quantum computing, sensing, materials science, and advanced technologies to accelerate future innovation ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 26, 2026 — IBM today announced it has completed its acquisition of HR

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Chuwi UniBook gets a lot right for $449, combining a thin metal design, excellent battery life, a backlit keyboard, and a superb port selection for a bargain price. Its biggest compromise is a washed-out display, but also watch out for warranty shipping

Abu Dhabi healthcare company M42 signed a 10-year contract with the government of Botswana to roll out a national genomics program, digitize health records, and bolster access to medicines. The deal comes as the G42 and Mubadala-backed firm has sought to expand in the Global Sout

Shapor Naghibzadeh learned the value of a good story in 2009 as a Google SysOps engineer. When hackers backed by China set their sights on the search giant as part of an effort dubbed Operation Aurora, he was called in to a hastily assembled war room to explain what exactly was g

Hot Chips 2026: High Bandwidth Flash promises massive bandwidth and capacity, but its usability is extremely limited — new memory format strikes a balance between HBM and NAND flash Will it ever take off, if it does not make sense for a broad set of AI workloads? OXMIQ Labs, a GP

US stock futures traded with marginal losses on Wednesday, 26 August, as investors shifted their attention to Nvidia's earnings and awaited the release of the latest US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation. S&P

South Africa’s fourth-largest platinum group metals miner put itself up for auction after receiving an unsolicited approach from a local rival. If the deal for Northam Platinum proceeds, it would mark one of the biggest shake-ups in the South African platinum industry, handing su

Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border Video shows the moment a deadly massive flash flood and mudslide hit the Nepal-Tibet border. At least 31 people have been killed, and hundreds of tourists are missing. The first two video clips have been edited by the BB

The abrupt swing in the Nifty that marked the debut of the closing auction session (CAS) on 3 August returned on Wednesday, this time in the opposite direction. In just 30 seconds after the order session under CAS opened at 3:20 pm, the bellwether index slumped 271.4 points or 1.

Africa’s largest telecoms company, MTN, plans to secure banking licenses across the continent, its CEO said, ramping up competition with financial institutions for a growing customer base. MTN’s operations in more than a dozen African countries have grown from voice and data serv

Nearly seven decades after NASA began studying how matter behaves beyond Earth, microgravity research is entering a new phase: from experimentation in space to manufacturing in space. Microgravity offers conditions that are difficult, and sometimes impossible, to replicate on Ear

This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. I saw "Maybe Happy Ending" on Broadway last night. The musical about robots got me wondering whether humanoid robots will be able to sing. Stock futures are flat th

Rockstar releases statement after a week of GTA VI leaks, avoids mentioning leaker's demands — says that gameplay leaks have been ‘heartbreaking for our team’ This is probably not the “sorry” that Cyberleek expected. The developer and publisher of the much-awaited game finally re

NTPC, in a regulatory filing, said the company has received notices from BSE and NSE with each imposing a penalty of Rs 5,36,900 (inclusive of GST) on account of non-compliance with Regulation 17(1) of the listing regulations. In its reply to the exchanges, NTPC said it is a gove

The US is restaffing diplomatic posts across the Middle East after diplomats were evacuated because of the Iran war, sources told Semafor, a move that cements the notion that Washington has no imminent plans to return to full-blown military conflict. “Based on our latest assessme

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AI - AI and ML Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let 'em looseEight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces -

OpenAI Moves Energy Planning Inside Data Center Organization OpenAI is adding an energy-technology role as it expands flexible load, generation, and storage strategies across its growing AI data center portfolio. OpenAI is moving energy planning within its data center development

Box reported Q2 FY27 and saw real if modest acceleration: - Revenue of $321.1 million, up 9% and up 11% in constant currency. - Non-GAAP operating margin of 29.4%. - Non-GAAP EPS of $0.40 against a $0.39 guide. - Free cash flow of $59.7 million, up 67%. Box is one of the cleanest

AI agent platform Runable has raised $21 Mn (around ₹200 Cr) in a Series A funding round co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Venture Partners. Existing investors Together Fund and Array VC also participated in the round. Runable plans to use the fresh capital to add m

Crucial SSD owner offered $200 refund for 4TB drive now selling for over $500 — company finally caves to warranty demands after protracted back-and-forth Customer rejects Micron’s lowball SSD refund. Memory and data storage manufacturer Micron announced its exit from the consumer

SAN FRANCISCO — Hyundai Motor Co. CEO José Muñoz smiled and nodded as a fellow executive discussed the automaker's "mueos-ideun ganeunghada" philosophy during the reveal of its new flagship Genesis GV90 SUV. The term means "anything is possible" in Korean. It's a mantra for the S

Hot Chips 2026: d-Matrix stacks AI accelerator directly on custom DRAM for 100 TB/s per card — TSMC 4nm compute die bonded face-to-face at a 36-micron pitch on top of a custom-designed die Heading into production during the tightest DRAM market in more than a decade. This Tom's H

Listen to this article in summarized format In an exchange filing, ICICI Prudential AMC said Prudential Corporation intends to sell the shares to comply with the minimum public shareholding requirements applicable to the company. The promoter plans to sell up to 9,885,169 equity

Equity investors seeking regular income, potential capital appreciation, and long-term compounding can consider adding dividend stocks to their portfolios, as they provide a stream of cash flow without requiring investors to sell their shares. However, one shouldn't jump to buy a

Bill Gates calls for some jobs to be ‘Human Reserved,’ suggests taxing AI tokens and robots — billionaire says that ‘AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history’ The billionaire compared 'Human Reserved' jobs to nature preserves, which need protection and cons

Mortgage interest rates moved even higher last week, causing demand for loans to weaken yet again. Total mortgage application volume dropped 1% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate fo

Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy - Published In 1980, Dolly Parton was filming her first Hollywood movie, 9 To 5, and between scenes she had an idea for the tune that would become the movie's theme song. But her guitar was banned from the set

New Delhi-based kitchen and lifestyle brand Cüraa has raised Rs 40 crore in a Series A round led by 3one4 Capital, with participation from existing investors Kae Capital, Lumikai, and Better Capital. ValueBridge Capital, a Merisis company, advised on the transaction. The company

AI - AI and ML Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let 'em looseEight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces -

Benchmark Sensex fell 183 points to close at 77,473 on Wednesday. Despite the decline, the broader market remained upbeat, with six stocks from the BSE 100 Index touching fresh 52-week highs—their highest levels in the past year. A 52-week high is generally considered a bullish t