2026-07-22
A gas-rich outback station could host a $28bn off-grid AI data centre
On a cattle station deep in the Northern Territory outback, roughly 683km south of Darwin, a Singapore-headquartered developer wants to build one of the largest data centres in the southern hemisphere. The plan leans on a resource the region has in abundance and the electricity grid does not reach out to supply: gas. Energy North […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-22
UK businesses have tripled their AI adoption. Most are still barely scratching the surface.
Three years ago, roughly one in eight UK businesses with ten or more employees reported using artificial intelligence; today, the Office for National Statistics puts that figure at around one in three, a near-tripling that reflects how quickly AI has moved from specialist tool to mainstream workplace technology. The numbers tell a compelling story of expansion. […]<br /> This story contin [...]
2026-07-22
Samsung reportedly in talks to back Mistral at €20bn valuation
Samsung is reportedly weighing a bet on Europe’s best-funded AI startup. The South Korean conglomerate is in talks to invest in Mistral as part of a fundraising round that could value the Paris company at roughly €20bn, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The size of Samsung’s cheque is where […]<br /> This story continues at The N [...]
2026-07-22
Noetra’s CEO calls his robot AI startup a ‘last chance’ for Japan
Hironobu Tamba spent years inside SoftBank building large language models, the kind of software that answers questions and drafts emails. He has now walked away from that work to bet on machines that move. Tamba is president and chief executive of Noetra, a Tokyo company that began full-scale research in July on a home-grown foundation […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-22
Origin Energy investigates potential breach of customer data
Australia’s largest energy retailer has told the ASX that some customer information may have been accessed without authorisation, though it says card and bank details appear untouched. Origin Energy, Australia’s largest electricity and gas retailer, told the Australian Securities Exchange on 22 July that it is investigating potential unauthorised access to some of its customers’ data. The [...]
2026-07-22
Bloomsbury among publishers in line for payout from Anthropic’s $1.5bn copyright settlement
Bloomsbury, the London publisher best known for the Harry Potter series, has confirmed it will collect a share of Anthropic’s $1.5bn settlement with authors, the largest copyright payout in US history. The company told the stock market this week that 14,087 of its titles sit on the list of works covered by the deal, which a […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]