2026-07-29

The U.S. is awarding GlobalFoundries $300 million to develop faster AI chip connections

The semiconductor maker will use the funds to develop optical chip interconnect technologies aimed at boosting AI data center performance [...]

2026-07-29

Brent crude jumped 7% after Trump vowed to hit Iran hard for its missile attack

U.S. Central Command said Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched multiple missiles in an attempted surprise attack on American positions in the Middle East [...]

2026-07-29

Elon Musk's xAI sued Minnesota to block the nation's first ban on AI nudify apps

The lawsuit challenges a law set to take effect August 1 that would fine developers $500,000 each time a user generates a nonconsensual sexual deepfake [...]

2026-07-29

AT&T completed its $23 billion purchase of wireless spectrum from EchoStar

The deal adds roughly 50 MHz of low-band and mid-band spectrum covering nearly every U.S. market to AT&T's holdings [...]

2026-07-29

ThreatLocker Raises $190M to Extend Zero Trust to AI Agents

ThreatLocker has raised $190 million in a Series F round led by Elephant, with a significant new investment from Koch Disruptive Technologies, the Orlando-based Zero Trust security company said on July 29, 2026. Existing backers D. E. Shaw Ventures and Arthur Ventures also took part. The company says the capital will fund continued development of the controls it already sells against AI-related se [...]

2026-07-29

I tested a premium Linux laptop that's as light as it is powerful - here's why I love it

The Ar Gen 1 is an impressive device, suitable for anyone from students to developers to business owners. [...]

2026-07-29

Colonel Sanders' bow tie and secret recipe planner fetched thousands at a Kentucky auction

The KFC founder's signature clip-on bow tie fetched $8,000 and his 1964 personal planner sold for $30,000 at a Tuesday night auction in Shelbyville [...]

2026-07-29

ChipAgents was raising $60 million as it expanded its partnership with Nvidia

The Series A2 round brings ChipAgents' total fundraising to $134 million, six months after its initial Series A close [...]

2026-07-29

NextEra and Brookfield are building a $100 billion AI data center campus on a Cold War uranium site

The campus will be built on a former Cold War-era uranium enrichment site and is expected to be completed by 2032 [...]