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Investment firm Arcus Infrastructure Partners has acquired a data center in the UK from Verne. Announced this week, Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 4 has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Volta Data Centres, currently operated as Verne’s UK data cen

As Americans prepare to fire up their grills for the Fourth of July, they're facing some of the highest beef prices on record. Yet despite the sticker shock, demand for beef and steak are holding up. Beef prices have surged after the U.S. cattle herd shrank to its smallest size i

The News Africa’s bid to build its own vaccine industry is about to face its biggest test just as Western health funding retreats. The global vaccine alliance Gavi said it will make its first cash disbursements to an African manufacturer this year, marking an important milestone

The dismantling of USAID has sparked an increasingly polarized debate, particularly among Africa watchers. In Washington, supporters argue that decades of foreign assistance fostered dependency and failed to advance American interests. Critics counter that the abrupt withdrawal o

Off the Wire Press Releases HAMBURG, Germany, July 2, 2026 — The ISC 2026 event concluded last Friday, drawing 4,035 attendees from 64 countries for five days of discussions on the latest advancements in supercomputing. Participants also witnessed the announcement of a transition

Off the Wire Press Releases BROMONT, Quebec, July 2, 2026 — Pasqal, through its Canadian subsidiary Aeponyx, today announced the creation of a specialized center of competency focused on assembling and packaging key components used in quantum and advanced sensing technologies in

MOST POPULAR AI - AI and ML Nvidia floats double-dipping datacenter financing scheme What's better than getting paid once? Getting paid twice of course - AI and ML Companies that add more AI also add more people But doing so doesn't necessarily meet business needs - ai and ml Sof

Ahead of a July 2 deadline to submit public comments, advocates are warning the Federal Trade Commission that it must keep close watch over Elon Musk’s X and firmly reject a recent bid to end the agency’s ongoing audits of the platform’s data handling. Last month, the FTC posted

Nutanix providing AI agent identity access management Nutanix’ Agent Gateway is generally available as a control point to manage AI agent activity, access policies, and token consumption across agentic AI deployments. The product is positioned to help customers monitor and optimi

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and Americans head to the beach, mountains, or someplace in between, they'll more than likely see something that they wouldn't have seen just a few years ago: the mega-gas station. Gas stations have been reinventing themselves for the past

The promise of AI technology that is often repeated is it can transform how CX teams scale their operations, make employees more productive and open up access to data on unprecedented levels. It doesn’t always work out this way, according to Brian Cantor, managing director at CMP

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a breach of its platform, which federal, state, and local governments and law enforcement use to share intelligence, with one senior lawmaker warning that the information spill could risk national security. News sites Nextgov,

Vercel’s COO Jeanne DeWitt Grosser ran go-to-market at Google and Stripe for roughly a decade each before joining Vercel. Six weeks into the job, in June 2025, she stood up a go-to-market engineering team with one mandate: bring agents to everything in GTM. That was before “GTM e

If the car-buying public had qualms about Tesla, it appears to have gotten over them. This morning, the automaker released its sales and production numbers for the second quarter of the year. And if you’re a fan of activist CEO Elon Musk, it’s good news, as April, May, and June w

Supermicro denies that its offices were raided by Taiwanese authorities in Nvidia GPU smuggling case — company says that it coordinated with the police and provided access to investigated employees’ workstations and gadgets Semantics matter, especially when it's affecting stock p

Russia is facing growing fuel shortages, with the country forced to import gasoline from India and discontent appearing to be on the rise. The crisis is being driven by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries, which have knocked out roughly a third of the country’s refining

AI cloud company Together AI has raised $800 million in its Series C funding round, which saw the company achieving an $8.3bn post-money valuation. The funding round was led by Aramco Ventures and saw participation from Vista Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Emergence Capital,

Micron and GM sign long-term chip supply agreement General Motors has signed a long-term agreement (LTA) with Micron covering the supply of DRAM and NAND chips. GM needs the chips for its next-generation vehicles which will feature AI-enabled in-cabin experiences and advanced dri

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The US death rate hit its lowest level on record last year, having fallen by a fifth in a quarter-century. A collapse of drug overdose deaths was the main driver: Such fatalities were 14% down from 2024 to 69,973, a third consecutive annual fall, suggesting the country’s decade-l

A 56-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital with an array of alarming symptoms that were only getting worse. For eight weeks, she had a painful “pins and needles” feeling that started in both of her feet and then began working its way up her legs. By the time she arrived at th

Moscow launched massive drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 17 people in retaliation against recent Ukrainian attacks that have buckled Russia’s economy. Ukraine has taken out almost 30% of Russia’s refining capacity over the past few weeks, leading to widespread

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Fresh produce supply chain startup Ninjacart has claimed that it turned EBITDA profitable, raised $6 million in the first tranche of a multi tranche investment round from existing investors, and begun preparations for an initial public offering over the next two years. The fundin

On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company, focused on delivering successful enterprise AI deployments with Microsoft’s existing AI tools. The project will be backed by a $2.5 billion investment from Microsoft, as well as 6,000 ind

Digital archivists rush to save PS3 game data before Sony shuts down the store forever in 2027 — RPCS3 emulator urges users to preserve all content Sony will also end disc production in 2028 Yesterday, Sony revealed that the PlayStation Store will be shutting down for PS3 and PS

The News Investors asked to withdraw $4.7 billion across two big Blue Owl funds, slightly down from last quarter but reflecting persistent concerns that private credit — particularly loans to software companies imperiled by AI — are risky bets. Investors sought to redeem $3.6 bil

Dive Brief: - Stitch Fix is expanding its AI-powered style visualization hub, Stitch Fix Vision, the company said in a press release last week. - Users can upload selfies through the Stitch Fix mobile app and images of them will be generated wearing recommended outfits. They can

Tom's Hardware Verdict Montech’s NX600 provides reasonable thermal performance at a price of less than $30. But it also runs loud, and tall DIMM sticks are not fully compatible. Still, if you’re after high-performance fans, the cost is worth it “just” for the fans. Pros - + Low p

Tesla delivered more than 480,000 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, an increase of more than 120,000 from the first quarter, in a sign that the company is still able to attract new buyers for its EVs despite a downturn in the U.S. market. The company said Thursday that

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Off the Wire Press Releases SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 2, 2026 — Qolab Inc., a leader in quantum computing hardware, today announced the initial closings of its Series B Preferred Stock financing, which, together with the conversion of an aggregate of $12.6 million in convertibl

Meta reportedly plans to rent out its AI compute, sending AI stocks tumbling — 'Meta Compute' would put company in direct competition with AWS The company that agreed to pay neoclouds roughly $48 billion for GPU capacity may soon compete with them. Meta is building a cloud busine

Off the Wire Press Releases July 2, 2026 — Quantum computers could one day solve problems beyond the reach of even the world’s most powerful supercomputers, accelerating everything from drug discovery to the development of advanced materials and cleaner energy technologies. But t

Summer is heating up — and GeForce NOW is taking players along for the ride. Start the month with Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains, bringing a galaxy far, far away to the iconic board-game franchise, alongside 12 new games joining the cloud this month. Plus, don’t let the

Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion into a new group focused on assisting clients with AI implementations, becoming the latest tech company to commit hefty resources to helping businesses understand and adopt emerging artificial intelligence technologies. With the new venture, ca

Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion into a new group focused on assisting clients with AI implementations, becoming the latest tech company to commit hefty resources to helping businesses understand and adopt emerging artificial intelligence technologies. With the new venture, ca

Tom's Hardware Verdict If you’re in the market for an inexpensive AM5-based board designed for Creators, the Asus B850-Creator is decent, but it lacks 40 Gbps ports or enough USB ports overall for most users. Pros - + Dual 5 GbE - + 3x video outputs - + EZ PC DIY/AI Features - +

Intel hikes pricing for its flagship desktop PC chips by up to $50 — official Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus product pages now recommend prices of up to $349 and $229, respectively The updated MSRPs are now listed on Intel's official product pages. Intel released its new Core

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MOST POPULAR AI - AI and ML Nvidia floats double-dipping datacenter financing scheme What's better than getting paid once? Getting paid twice of course - AI and ML Companies that add more AI also add more people But doing so doesn't necessarily meet business needs - ai and ml Sof

In less than six months under Chapter 11, Exemplar Luxury Group has reduced its debt load by some 75% – a drop of as much as $2.3 billion, according to advisory firm Octus. ELG entered bankruptcy court in January with $3.4 billion in debt and exited Friday with $840 million, incl

Rivian is telling investors that it might see a better sales year than it expected, despite the many headwinds working against electric vehicles in the U.S. right now. Rivian previously said it would ship between 62,000 and 67,000 vehicles this year, but the company now expects t