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AI - SYSTEMS Nvidia is building an IP licensing empire on the back of NVLinkEven when you think you're not buying Nvidia, you might still be buying Nvidia - ai and ml Energ

Artificial Intelligence Connect an AgentCore Runtime hosted MCP server to Amazon Quick Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers allow foundation models to access external data and tools, supporting standardized, secure access to files, databases, and APIs. They give AI agents the abi

(Bloomberg) -- Australia raised its wheat crop forecast after strong winter rains improved growing conditions, just as the worsening Black Sea crisis creates additional demand for the country’s grain.The Department of Agriculture said it expects a 2026/27 wheat crop of 29.9 milli

SLB’s $4.1B Kelvion Deal Expands AI Data Center Push SLB’s $4.1B Kelvion deal expands its data center business into thermal management as AI drives higher power densities and cooling demands. SLB will spend $4.1 billion to acquire thermal management company Kelvion, expanding its

Japan will seek to build more drones and missiles as part of a record defense spend of more than $55 billion next year, amid growing concerns over China’s military assertiveness. Under a plan that Beijing has decried as “new militarism,” Japan is targeting more uncrewed weapons s

Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B facility range from illegal construction to noise pollution Microsoft is not being a good neighbor. The DataOne data center in Vineland, New

Trump Targets Foreign Grid Equipment as Data Centers Expand A new Executive Order targets foreign grid equipment as utilities and data center developers contend with tight supplies and long lead times. President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over the US bulk powe

The head of the world’s financial stability watchdog warned that greater cyber threats from frontier AI are heightening the risk of market disruptions. Financial institutions and service providers should prepare for “severe scenarios involving simultaneous disruption across multi

Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged stronger ties with Russia after meeting President Vladimir Putin on Monday, as Beijing flexed its diplomatic might at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan. With 10 member states in attendance, the gathering offers Xi the cha

'I felt the love' - how did Alcaraz look on winning singles return? - Published After a 139-day wait, Carlos Alcaraz is back to winning ways on the singles court. The seven-time major winner walked on to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday to begin his US Open title defence after spend

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to sell Washington’s economic agenda at this week’s G20 finance meeting will have to contend with global anxieties over US debt and the Iran war’s economic fallout. Bessent’s controversial interventions of recent weeks — propping up t

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit Iran hard” after the US and Iran traded strikes, though analysts were skeptical of the White House’s willingness to escalate the costly conflict. Trump posted AI-generated videos of the US bombing Iranian targets, but actually b

A well-known, pro-AI super political action committee is behind a new group that plans to blast voters in key battleground states with ads advocating for data centers, several outlets are reporting. That new group, called Build American AI, wants to convince citizens of the virtu

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Just when Bitcoin seemed to be breaking out of its long winter, a publicity stunt by one of the crypto industry’s most prominent billionaires is raising questions as to whether this asset class should be in mainstream investors’ portfolios. Justin Sun, the

Off the Wire Press Releases Aug. 31, 2026 — In dark skies at night, distant star light twinkles and speaks to vast cosmic histories almost as old as time itself. New data from instruments such as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are helping astrophysicists probe deep cosmic myst

Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo A weak orangutan was found laying on the ground in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island. Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze from wildfires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra islands. The wildfires

Off the Wire Press Releases The first silicon spin quantum computer to operate in a shared commercial data center, bringing quantum computing a step closer to industry Aug. 31, 2026 — Diraq and Equinix, Inc. today announced plans to deploy a Diraq quantum computer at an Equinix d

More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding - Published The government is spending £110m on creating more cells in existing prisons in England and Wales as part of its plans to tackle overcrowding. The money, which has been "fast-tracked from existing budget

Longtime partners OpenAI and Microsoft both indicated they were suffering from outages for key products on Monday, though there were no reports that the outages were connected. OpenAI said ChatGPT Work, its enterprise artificial intelligence agent, has been experiencing elevated

Longtime partners OpenAI and Microsoft both indicated they were suffering from outages for key products on Monday, though there were no reports that the outages were connected. OpenAI said ChatGPT Work, its enterprise artificial intelligence agent, has been experiencing elevated

Boy, 16, charged with murder and attempted murder - Published A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man in Dungannon, County Tyrone, and the attempted murder of two other people in the same incident. The body of the dead man, who was 61, was found alongside his

Man dies near Notting Hill Carnival after entering canal - Published A man died near Notting Hill Carnival in London on Monday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. Police officers had attempted to stop the man, believed to be in his 20s, as he approached the event.

Pakistan drop seven players and release head coach - Published Pakistan have responded to their series defeat by England by taking the extraordinary step of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach. After two one-sided defeats in the