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China unveiled a $1.03 trillion national infrastructure plan to connect AI computing, power grids, water systems and logistics, aiming to boost competitiveness amid tech restrictions.
Oracle introduced a new on‑premises appliance that lets enterprises run its flagship database and AI workloads in branch offices, blending cloud economics with local control.
The former Uber founder’s industrial AI venture raises a $1.7 billion round led by Andreessen Horowitz, aiming to automate mining, food production, construction and transport.
Microsoft addresses a public‑by‑default configuration in Azure Automation that could allow attackers to seize another tenant’s identity.
Uniswap v4 now supports permissioned pools that enforce issuer‑managed allowlists, enabling regulated assets to trade on the AMM while keeping the core protocol permissionless.
A bug in Microsoft’s automated network maintenance system caused IP routes to be removed from devices, isolating a West US Azure datacenter and disabling Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and other services for nearly five hours.
Microsoft disclosed an elevation‑of‑privilege flaw in Azure DNS that could allow unauthorized DNS modifications, urging customers to review RBAC and tighten identity controls.
An AWS networking failure cut connectivity between the us‑west‑2 region and Seattle, causing cascading outages for dozens of services.
The report outlines Google Cloud’s latest AI infrastructure capabilities, including the Agentic Data Cloud and new time‑slicing techniques for reinforcement learning.
Alphabet’s autonomous‑driving unit is reportedly looking to end its partnership with Uber, which has been offering Waymo’s robotaxis on its ride‑hailing platform in Austin and Atlanta.
A power line outage outside Washington, DC, caused over 3 GW of data centers to shut down, highlighting the grid impact of AI workloads and the need for better power management.
Fly.io announced a $25 million investment to accelerate its compute platform designed for AI agents, positioning it as a key player in AI infrastructure.
Atos announced its new sovereign cloud offering, aimed at governments, defense and other regulated sectors, providing full data control and cyber‑resilience within the EU.
Runway introduced its Media Router, an infrastructure layer that automatically selects the best generative media model based on quality, speed, or cost.
AI inference hardware startup Etched secured a $300 million Series C at a $10.3 billion valuation, led by Sequoia and backed by Andreessen Horowitz and others.
Google unveils a new data‑center blueprint to support large‑scale AI agents, introducing updated hardware, software, and orchestration layers.
AWS announced that EKS Auto Mode and the open‑source Karpenter now support Elastic Fabric Adapter and EC2 placement groups, enabling higher performance for distributed training and inference workloads.
Google Cloud’s revenue grew 82% year‑over‑year in the April‑June quarter, while Alphabet increased its 2026 AI-capital‑expenditure range to $195‑$205 billion.
OpenAI launches Presence, a product that lets enterprises deploy trusted AI agents across customer and internal workflows.
OpenAI announced a new 3.2 GW data‑center project in Georgia, contracting power from Georgia Power and pledging significant investment in local infrastructure and community funds.