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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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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

For LG Electronics India, Ventura has set a target price of Rs 2,141, implying a 27% upside from its current market price of Rs 1,688. Meesho is being valued as a play on value e-commerce, small sellers and first-time online shoppers. LG Electronics India is being positioned as a

Stock broking major Zerodha’s business growth continued to remain strained in the fiscal year FY26 after taking a hit in the previous fiscal year. Zerodha’s net profit for the fiscal grew by 1.2% YoY to ₹4,283 Cr from ₹4,231 Cr in the same fiscal last year. Without disclosing exa

The News DR Congo has failed to use $8.3 billion committed by global development partners for public projects due to administrative delays and poor management, a failure its president said is “undermining the state’s credibility” as it seeks to attract more foreign capital. Only

IBM has rolled out the newest models in its family of open-weight large language models designed to be downloaded and self-hosted. The newly launched Granite 4.2 comes in 3B, 8B, and 30B parameter variants. Like previous versions, IBM is taking a decoder-only approach here. These

Bill Gates has been reflecting a lot on AI lately, and the process has triggered a stark awakening. Once a staunch AI optimist, the Microsoft cofounder is now deeply pessimistic about what AI means for our collective future. Bill Gates is deeply worried about AI, and he’s no long

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 -

“The inescapable fact is that the value of an asset, whatever its character, cannot over the long term grow faster than its earnings do.” Why Earnings Matter The quote highlights one of the core principles of fundamental investing. While asset prices can rise sharply in the short

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Montech Titan PLA 750W delivers exactly what its Seasonic pedigree promises: precise voltage regulation, outstanding ripple suppression, and thermal management that holds composure even under elevated ambient temperatures. The retail price at full MSRP

Kamath said Zerodha's active customer market share and demat account share may have reduced, but its retail AUM share has continued to grow. He said the AUM number reflects customer trust. He also said Zerodha may have "slipped up a little" in mutual funds, but expects the upcomi

The NSE Nifty50 settled at 24,207.75, down 126.80 points, or 0.52%, while the Sensex finished 183.15 points, or 0.24%, lower at 77,472.94. Broader markets ended mixed, with the Nifty Smallcap 100 rising 0.8%, while the Nifty Midcap index slipped into the red. Among sectors, the N

The Velotric Discover M e-bike we reviewed earlier this year had a feature I found somewhat annoying: It would sporadically block much of the display with an alert telling me I should be in a different gear. While the implementation bugged me, the concept made a certain degree of