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AWS Bahrain cloud region disrupted again by drone activity

Amazon said Monday that its Amazon Web Services cloud region in Bahrain was disrupted by drone activity, marking the second incident affecting the facility since the start of the US-led conflict with Iran earlier this month. The disruption underscores rising risks to digital infrastructure in a region......

XBOW secures $120 million and integrates AI pentesting with Microsoft

XBOW, a Seattle-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round and expanded its partnership with Microsoft to embed AI-driven penetration testing into enterprise security workflows. The latest funding, led by DFJ Growth and Northzone with participation from Sofina and......

Kandou AI raises $225 million to scale AI chip infrastructure

Kandou AI, a Swiss semiconductor startup pivoting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, has raised $225 million in a funding round backed by SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems and Alchip Technologies. The Lausanne-based company is now valued at about $400 million, marking a major step......

US agencies ordered to patch iPhone flaws linked to DarkSword spyware

US cybersecurity authorities have ordered federal agencies to urgently patch critical iPhone vulnerabilities exploited by a sophisticated hacking tool known as DarkSword, as Apple warned users to update their devices. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency instructed agencies to fix the......

KPMG introduces AI kill switches amid rising autonomous agent risks

KPMG has introduced a comprehensive safety framework for autonomous artificial intelligence agents, including emergency shutdown mechanisms, as companies accelerate deployment of AI systems across business operations. The firm’s approach treats AI agents as managed entities, each assigned a unique......

Elon Musk announces ambitious AI chip manufacturing project

American billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled plans for a groundbreaking project to manufacture electronic chips dedicated to artificial intelligence, robotics, and space-based data centers. The facility, named “Terafab,” will be located near Austin, Texas, with the goal of producing one terawatt......

Nvidia CEO criticizes AI layoffs as lack of vision

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has criticized technology leaders who cut jobs in the name of artificial intelligence, arguing that such decisions reflect a lack of long-term thinking and creativity. Speaking to CNBC’s Jim Cramer during Nvidia’s annual GPU Technology Conference in San......

Helium shortage from Iran conflict disrupts global chip supply

A supply shock triggered by the conflict involving Iran is disrupting the global smartphone market, as a sharp reduction in helium supply threatens semiconductor production while a parallel shortage of memory chips continues to drive device prices higher and weaken shipment forecasts. The crisis intensified......

Metaverse real estate collapses 99 percent from 2021 peak

Virtual land once valued in the millions during the metaverse boom has plunged to a fraction of its former worth, marking one of the sharpest asset collapses in recent tech history. Prices have fallen to four or five figure levels after peaking during 2021 and 2022. The decline accelerated this week......

Anthropic launches Claude Code Channels for messaging platforms

Anthropic has introduced Claude Code Channels, a new experimental feature that allows developers to control AI coding sessions directly from messaging apps such as Telegram and Discord, expanding access to its development tools. The feature was announced by engineer Thariq Shihipar, who said developers......

China’s NeuCyber says brain implant lags Neuralink by three years

Chinese state-backed startup NeuCyber Neurotech said its most advanced brain implant is about three years behind Elon Musk’s Neuralink, highlighting a gap between the two countries in the fast-developing field of brain computer interfaces. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, rotating chief......

French prosecutors suspect Musk encouraged deepfakes to inflate X value

French prosecutors have informed U.S. authorities that they suspect tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may have encouraged the creation of sexualized deepfakes using X’s AI, Grok, to artificially inflate the value of his company ahead of a planned stock market listing in June 2026. The Paris prosecutor’s......

Arts and humanities research in 2025 shaped by digital innovation

Research in arts, culture, and humanities in 2025 shows growing integration with digital technologies and artificial intelligence. Scholars are increasingly combining traditional humanities methods with data science, reflecting a broader shift toward interdisciplinary research. Digital humanities has......

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