2026-08-20

A $1.3bn loan will help build a Texas data centre for Anthropic

An investment firm is lending about $1.3bn to help build a giant AI data centre in Texas that will house Anthropic. It is one of the latest jumbo deals fuelling the AI boom. Eagle Point Credit Management is providing the loan, Bloomberg reported. The loan is one slice of a much larger deal. It sits […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-20

Muon Space raises $250m from backers including Google and Salesforce

Muon Space has raised $250m in a round backed by Google and Salesforce, according to their announcement. It is the largest cheque yet written to a company whose best-known product is a constellation that watches for wildfires. The rise had been visible for a while. Axios reported in June that the California company was gathering $250m […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-20

OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT ads to 31 European countries

OpenAI is bringing ads inside ChatGPT to 31 European countries, in its largest expansion of the ad business so far. The rollout starts next week, the company said in a blog post. The list runs from Germany, France, Spain and Italy to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-20

LG's new OLED manufacturing tech can make panels bigger and brighter

LG has an unveiled a new OLED manufacturing breakthrough that will allow brighter, sharper and longer-lasting panels of nearly any size. [...]

2026-08-20

The best and worst AI for your privacy, ranked - and how each handles your data

Incogni researchers analyze 13 AI platforms and the potential risks they each pose to your privacy. The larger the platform, the bigger the risk - with one exception. [...]

2026-08-20

Yes, you can change your Messages backgrounds on iPhone - but there's a catch

Android has had the advantage when it comes to changing your message wallpaper - but there is an easy way to do it in iOS 26, too, as long as you don't mind one thing. [...]

2026-08-20

You can earn your Google Al Professional Certificate for free - and I highly recommend it

From AI fundamentals to data analysis and app building, Google's certificate covers quite a lot. And there's a way to avoid paying anything to earn your credential. [...]

2026-08-20

Bitcoin soared after Trump met with crypto executives and pushed for digital asset legislation

Bitcoin rose more than 5% after the White House meeting, which also drew calls for regulation of decentralized exchange Hyperliquid [...]

2026-08-20

U.S. is weighing slashing tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and autos in trade deal

The U.S. is considering lowering steel and aluminum tariffs from 50% to 25% and auto tariffs from 25% to 15% [...]