2026-08-24

Lancium and NVIDIA Partner to Deploy Gigawatt-Scale AI Factories

Lancium, the Texas energy-infrastructure company behind the Abilene campus that anchors the Stargate buildout, has signed a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA that makes its entire portfolio a deployment platform for NVIDIA's full AI factory stack, the company announced on August 24, 2026. NVIDIA has also taken a direct equity stake in Lancium, which is backed by Blackstone's energy-tra [...]

2026-08-24

Trump wants a $103,265 fee on new H-1B visas

The US Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule on Monday. It would charge employers $103,265 for a new H-1B visa. Daniel Wiessner reported the filing for Reuters. A federal judge blocked a similar fee in June, calling it unlawful. H-1B visas let US employers hire foreign workers trained in specialty fields, and the technology […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-24

New malware targets Microsoft Teams users by posing as your company's IT helpdesk

Victims are being told to install a fake cleaner software which is nothing more than a backdoor framework. [...]

2026-08-24

The $649 Fairphone 6+ is the Goldilocks of Android phones - and it's available in the US now

Fairphone is finally selling its latest model in the US. The $649 handset has 11 swappable parts, and a replacement battery is only $40. [...]

2026-08-24

I tried Meta's new free vibe coding app to make my own games, and it was surprisingly fun

You can now code your own mini games and 'gizmos' with no experience. Creating is just half the fun. [...]

2026-08-24

Nvidia's AI inference chip from its $20 billion Groq deal enters full production

The chip, which came from Nvidia's $20 billion Groq acquisition, can generate 3,400 tokens per second in benchmarking tests [...]

2026-08-24

Eli Lilly is launching its weight-loss pill in the U.K. as Europe's first oral option

Foundayo is available through private prescription while England's cost-effectiveness watchdog assesses it for NHS coverage [...]

2026-08-24

Goldman Sachs partner warned that AI is putting bankers' reasoning skills at risk

Chris Churchman, who leads Goldman's Marquee platform, said AI risks causing "cognitive atrophy" among junior bankers who outsource thinking to algorithms [...]

2026-08-24

Diamonds are TikTok Shops best friend

People can’t stop collecting diamonds from TikTok Shop. Here’s how the auctions work and what buyers should know. [...]