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FLASH Kioxia doubles super-fast flash drive speed Kioxia has a 2x speed increase for its Optane-class GP series SSDs, at new and longer QLC drive for large datacenters and is showing these and its liquid-cooled NX1 SSD at the OCP Gobal Summit. There is an enhanced version of the

AI may be built in software, but scaling it is becoming a physical-world problem. Every new model, agent, and AI application needs somewhere to run, and an infrastructure connecting them all. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Ben Longmier, CEO of Ambrosia Energy, and Bill Thayer, SVP a

AI - Nvidia found $1B under the couch to help secure American scientific computing dominance Commitment comes as GPUzilla prepares to fortify Uncle Sam's arsenal with at least seven AI-optimized supers - TSMC taps GlobalFoundries to bolster US silicon interposer production in $2B

SPONSORED Growing Pains: How Distributed AI Training Changes The Network Between Datacenters Large-scale AI training has already escaped the confines of a single datacenter. Google said Gemini was trained synchronously across clusters in multiple locations; Microsoft has connecte

AI - Nvidia found $1B under the couch to help secure American scientific computing dominance Commitment comes as GPUzilla prepares to fortify Uncle Sam's arsenal with at least seven AI-optimized supers - TSMC taps GlobalFoundries to bolster US silicon interposer production in $2B

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Amazon on Thursday debuted a set of new, pricier Alexa tablets and said it's ditching its budget-friendly Fire lineup, marking a significant shift in the e-commerce juggernaut's devices strategy. The company unveiled 8-inch, 11-inch and 12-inch models, which start at $230 and run

Amazon on Thursday debuted a set of new, pricier Alexa tablets and said it's ditching its budget-friendly Fire lineup, marking a significant shift in the e-commerce juggernaut's devices strategy. The company unveiled 8-inch, 11-inch and 12-inch models, which start at $230 and run

The NFL is taking its fight over prediction markets regulation to the Supreme Court and urging justices to issue a ruling about whether states should maintain control over sports betting. In an amicus brief supporting New Jersey regulators in their battle against Kalshi, the Nati

Gen Zers have become the most active buyers of high-end art, changing the face of a market long dominated by Baby Boomers, according to a new survey. In 2025 and the first half of 2026, Gen Z spent more on fine art than any other generation, according to the Art Basel and UBS Sur

PepsiCo on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations, fueled by international growth as its North American business continues to lag. With one quarter left in 2026, the company also lowered its forecast for its full-year earnings, as its

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has reserved its order until 21 October on an appeal by US-based market maker Jane Street, bringing an end to verbal arguments in its ongoing legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) over access to key evidence. T

Cummins not worried about potential Khawaja revelations - Published Pat Cummins has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate's upcoming autobiography, but the Australia captain said he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations. On Friday, Australia will

Another seller, Alliance Witan Plc, sold 16.11 lakh shares worth about Rs 41 crore. The total block deal value stood at nearly Rs 9,437 crore. The largest buyer was Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund, which purchased 13.4 crore shares worth about Rs 3,448 crore. ICICI Prudential Mutu

Spotify is formalizing efforts around its enterprise and developer tools business with Thursday’s launch of technology.spotify.com, a new site that will make its internal tech available to outsiders. The company’s foray into this space is not exactly new. As Spotify points out in

Indian stock market investors are likely to keep an eye on several companies on Friday, October 9, after a series of key earnings updates, order wins, business developments and strategic partnerships. P N Gadgil Jewellers, S&S Power Switchgear, RentoMojo, NCC, PACE Digitek and He

Dive Brief: - For the holiday season, Walmart is introducing an express pickup option with orders ready curbside at 500 stores in about one hour. Walmart+ members have access to unlimited Express Pickup without a fee, and the service will expand nationwide in the coming weeks, ac

Google is launching a “universal” Gemini AI agent that can work across apps and devices in the background. The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and ass

Brent crude climbed 4.2% to more than $104 a barrel as intensifying attacks on vessels in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns about disruptions to Middle Eastern supplies. Pressure from the bond market also persisted. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hovered

DATA PROTECTION Storage News Ticker - 8 October Arcserve says a successful backup confirms that data was copied. It doesn't confirm that the copy is clean, or that a restore has been tested against its target. The new Arcserve Ransomware Protection and Recovery Suites are built t

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle technology company under Google parent Alphabet, closed a $5 billion loan from a series of high-profile lenders, including PIMCO, Blackstone, and Sixth Street. The debt financing — Waymo’s first — comes as the company accelerates its commercial expan

Weekly jobless claims have now remained near 57-year lows for four straight weeks, the report from the Labor Department showed on Thursday, amid historically low layoffs. Though employers are hoarding workers against the backdrop of strong profit growth and stock market performan

The rupee, which has seen some sessions of a depreciation and is hurtling towards its lifetime lows, is likely to continue being under pressure, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said while speaking at SBI-Amundi India Investor Seminar here. "If the AI boom stumbles, In

The U.S.-Iran war could drag on for years, putting America at risk of overlooking China's rise to power, according to President Donald Trump's former defense secretary. During a panel discussion at LSEG and Eurasia Group's GZERO Summit in London, Mark Esper said on Thursday he sa

Cloudflare latest quarter reported of $696.1 million, up 36%, which annualizes to $2.8 billion. Three months earlier, it had cut more than 1,100 roles, about 20% of the company, and the stock dropped 23%. In Q2 growth accelerated, and the stock jumped 17% after hours. Four days l

If there was a year the world began waking up to climate change, it might have been 1988. That June, the NASA climatologist James Hansen testified to Congress that the climate was warming and would continue to do so as long as humans pumped fossil fuel pollution into the atmosphe

FLASH Micron and Netlist settle memory patent dispute Micron and Netlist have settled their patent litigation with Micron signing a 5-year license for Netlist memory IP, and paying $600 million in license fees. The payments involve Micron paying Netlist $30 million a quarter unti

In 2020, CFOs needed new tools. Now the tools are changing the role. The role was becoming more strategic, but the software was still stale. CFOs were part data analyst and part architect, stitching together exports from a constellation of point solutions and Excel orbiting thirt

At the New York Film Festival premiere of Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s satirical Sam Altman biopic, the director said onstage that “[when] someone wants to play God, that’s very interesting to me.” The idea of playing God, and power in general — who has it, who desperately wants

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My Decoder guest today is Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, and we’re discussing the new wave of consumer-friendly AI agents. Can you trust Meta’s Muse or OpenAI’s Dots to run your life? The future of computing might be always-on, autonomous agents, but should we hand

AI - Nvidia found $1B under the couch to help secure American scientific computing dominance Commitment comes as GPUzilla prepares to fortify Uncle Sam's arsenal with at least seven AI-optimized supers - TSMC taps GlobalFoundries to bolster US silicon interposer production in $2B

The wall between traditional finance and crypto is starting to come down. Imagine that your personal AI has access to all your finances. With the flick of the wrist, it puts your idle cash balances to work, makes investment decisions and negotiates the best mortgage for you. “Cla

TCS share price prediction post Q2: Tata Consultancy Services marginally beat the Street estimates after reporting its second quarter result for the financial year 2026-27 on Thursday, October 8. The Tata Group’s flagship IT software services provider reported a slightly higher-t

Russell to take further grid penalty this season - Published George Russell says he will be taking a further grid penalty this season in addition to the one he has been hit with for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. The Briton will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid

FPIs extended their selling spree in the Indian stock market in October, withdrawing another ₹31,282 crore in just four trading sessions. This came on top of the ₹35,857 crore worth of selling in September, according to NSDL data. The severe selling by overseas investors came ami

The biggest donors in the 2026 midterm election are breaking decisively toward Republican candidates and causes, a CNBC analysis of Federal Election Commission records found. Fourteen of the 20 largest donors and donor groups this election cycle have exclusively or nearly exclusi

Welcome to Gemini at Work 2026: Introducing the Gemini agent Thomas Kurian CEO, Google Cloud Editor’s note: This article is adapted from Thomas Kurian’s keynote address at Gemini at Work 2026. It includes a number of announcements: - Gemini, a single, universal agent for work tha