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Taming Hybrid Cloud Chaos: Secure and Efficient Kubernetes Across Clouds

2026-08-27 01:00:00                intelligence.theregister.com

Extending containerized applications to hybrid cloud and edge infrastructure often doubles operational overhead before delivering real agility.

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AMD Catches The Agentic AI Wave And Will Ride It Up Masterfully

2026-08-05 14:59:09                nextplatform.com

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Private network revenue tipped to hit $22B by 2030

2026-08-05 14:12:04                mobileworldlive.com

Global revenue from private mobile networks is estimated to grow from $2.3 billion in 2025 to $22 billion in 2030, according to an STL Partners forecast, with the manufacturing industry vertical leading the way in terms of spending. The post Private network revenue tipped to hit $22B by 2030 appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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You're charging your phone all wrong: 6 common myths, debunked

2026-08-05 13:59:25                zdnet.com

I fact-checked the internet's favorite battery tips, and most of them are horribly outdated.

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This free Windows 11 tool can rescue your PC when things go wrong - here's how

2026-08-05 13:26:00                zdnet.com

I create Windows 11 system restore points before most major changes - and you should, too. Here's why.

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What’s working in climate tech (and what’s not): 4 big ideas from a rooftop full of investors and founders

2026-08-05 13:22:20                geekwire.com

Investors and founders at a Pacific Northwest Climate Week happy hour named the technologies drawing too much money and the ones showing real promise. Hear from them on new episode of GeekWire's Positive Charge podcast. Read More

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I've dictated over 120,000 words with my voice - these are my 3 favorite tools (and one is free)

2026-08-05 13:00:28                zdnet.com

I tested today's leading AI voice tools to find which delivers the best accuracy, privacy, corrections, and everyday productivity without slowing down real work.

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Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US

2026-08-05 13:00:13                scmp.com

In the months leading up to President Xi Jinping’s planned September visit to Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump, a series of smaller trade and technology rifts has emerged between the world’s two largest economies. From tensions over Chinese artificial intelligence models and new US restrictions on advanced robotics, to optical modules and an expanded forced labour blacklist, this piece breaks down the latest developments shaping US-China economic ties. 1. AI models under...

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Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share - and Windows 11 is mostly to blame

2026-08-05 12:42:03                zdnet.com

Windows is in decline, and both Macs and Linux are gaining ground at its expense.

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Chinese optical-module stocks rebound as analysts downplay ‘mild’ AI curbs proposed by US

2026-08-05 12:30:40                scmp.com

Shares of China’s leading optical-module makers clawed back early losses on Wednesday after analysts downplayed the impact of proposed US restrictions that could block the firms from future American AI data centres. They noted that the rules would likely leave current supply chains intact and face significant hurdles because of America’s heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing. Zhongji Innolight ended the day down 7.3 per cent and 6.7 per cent in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, respectively, while...

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Samsung targets memory dominance with latest tech

2026-08-05 11:08:40                mobileworldlive.com

Samsung Electronics took the wraps off AI memory technology it stated can deliver eight-times the performance of its previous generation, as the vendor presented its vision on how to address growing demands for compatible infrastructure. The post Samsung targets memory dominance with latest tech appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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China’s AI revenue projected to reach US$13b on breakthroughs, adoption: Goldman Sachs

2026-08-05 10:30:19                scmp.com

Rising cost efficiency and rapidly advancing capabilities from players like DeepSeek and MiniMax have prompted Goldman Sachs to raise its run-rate revenue forecast for China’s artificial intelligence model market by 30 per cent to US$13 billion. In a research note published on Monday, the US investment bank boosted its year-end annualised recurring revenue (ARR) projection for mainland Chinese AI models from US$10 billion, citing aggressive price cuts, technical breakthroughs and accelerating...

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Telefonica shines light on work to aid eclipse viewers

2026-08-05 10:28:16                mobileworldlive.com

Telefonica detailed an operation to increase connectivity provision across more than 2,700 sites across Spain for an expected boost in network demand from viewers turning out to see a solar eclipse on 12 August. The post Telefonica shines light on work to aid eclipse viewers appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Optus, Nokia detail upper 6GHz test outcomes

2026-08-05 10:27:22                mobileworldlive.com

Australian operator Optus joined a growing upper 6GHz movement, completing tests with Nokia it stated could be fundamental in an eventual transition to 6G. The post Optus, Nokia detail upper 6GHz test outcomes appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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The best 98-inch TVs of 2026: Expert tested

2026-08-05 10:00:49                zdnet.com

Create the ultimate movie theater experience at home with 98-inch TVs from Hisense, Samsung, and more.

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Sources: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees at an all-hands last month that the company will not use model distillation to accelerate capabilities (The Information)

2026-08-05 09:40:14                theinformation.com

The Information: Sources: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees at an all-hands last month that the company will not use model distillation to accelerate capabilities  —  ByteDance won't resort to distillation as a shortcut to advancing its AI model capabilities, even if that means …

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How Pringles maker Kellanova is using AI and a partnership with Siemens to improve production of the chip in Europe, including making digital twins of its dough (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

2026-08-05 09:25:04                wsj.com

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: How Pringles maker Kellanova is using AI and a partnership with Siemens to improve production of the chip in Europe, including making digital twins of its dough  —  Kellanova, which manufactures Pringles in Europe, says a new AI project could be the key to improving production of the iconic chip

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Chinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban

2026-08-05 09:22:20                scmp.com

Shares in Zhongji Innolight dived as much as 16 per cent on Wednesday after a report the United States intends to ban Chinese-made optical transceivers from use in data centres being used to power the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI). The plan by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halt imports of new models of optical transceivers – which convert data into light pulses and back again – is reportedly aimed at preventing Chinese firms stealing data, installing malware or...

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Anthropic confirms it is building an in-house silicon team to design custom chips for Claude, co-designing hardware and models and using a "multi-chip approach" (Tom Carter/Business Insider)

2026-08-05 09:01:03                businessinsider.com

Tom Carter / Business Insider: Anthropic confirms it is building an in-house silicon team to design custom chips for Claude, co-designing hardware and models and using a “multi-chip approach”  —  - Anthropic plans to design its own AI chips to run Claude, the company told Business Insider.

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Need to run Windows or Android apps on Linux? This new release makes it easy

2026-08-05 09:00:48                zdnet.com

If you're looking to use Linux but want an easy path to install and use both Windows and Android apps, AnduinOS is a great choice.

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SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will rival AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US

2026-08-05 08:50:38                mobileworldlive.com

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell claimed Starlink Mobile is positioned to compete directly with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US, pointing to the trio's roughly $600 billion in combined annual revenue as a measure of the opportunity. The post SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will rival AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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OCUDU group signs-up Intel to boost open RAN push

2026-08-05 08:34:08                mobileworldlive.com

Chipmaker Intel joined the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation as a premier member, bolstering open-source RAN software development for 5G and future 6G networks. The post OCUDU group signs-up Intel to boost open RAN push appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Sources: Google is in talks with AI coding agent startup Mechanize on a possible deal, potentially worth $1.5B+, to hire some of its talent and license its tech (Business Insider)

2026-08-05 08:30:02                businessinsider.com

Business Insider: Sources: Google is in talks with AI coding agent startup Mechanize on a possible deal, potentially worth $1.5B+, to hire some of its talent and license its tech  —  Google wants its AI to get better at coding.  It might have found a shortcut.  —  The tech giant has been in discussions …

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Anthropic recruits first global affairs chief

2026-08-05 08:28:51                mobileworldlive.com

Anthropic appointed Mariano-Florentino Cuellar as its first chief global affairs officer, as the Claude AI model developer faces escalating political and regulatory friction. The post Anthropic recruits first global affairs chief appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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FanDuel parent Flutter says CEO Peter Jackson is stepping down, replaced by President Dan Taylor, and reports a lower profit outlook as its US business falters (Wall Street Journal)

2026-08-05 08:25:02                wsj.com

Wall Street Journal: FanDuel parent Flutter says CEO Peter Jackson is stepping down, replaced by President Dan Taylor, and reports a lower profit outlook as its US business falters  —  The parent company of FanDuel says CEO Peter Jackson is being replaced by Dan Taylor, the company's president

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The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects Google's bid to block a class action alleging it overcharged businesses for search ads and abused its dominance (Upmanyu Trivedi/Bloomberg)

2026-08-05 08:20:03                bloomberg.com

Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg: The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects Google's bid to block a class action alleging it overcharged businesses for search ads and abused its dominance  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google must face a class action lawsuit over alleged abuse of its dominance after an antitrust tribunal allowed a claim …

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Google says it will begin removing Google Assistant from Android and Wear OS devices on September 4, replaced by Gemini; Assistant remains on connected cars (Abner Li/9to5Google)

2026-08-05 08:10:02                9to5google.com

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says it will begin removing Google Assistant from Android and Wear OS devices on September 4, replaced by Gemini; Assistant remains on connected cars  —  As expected, Google Assistant is going away in 2026, and the company just provided a September 4 date for Android.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company plans to spend $10B+ "over the coming years" to deploy 120K driverless vehicles, aiming to be in 15+ cities in 2026 (Financial Times)

2026-08-05 07:35:02                ft.com

Financial Times: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company plans to spend $10B+ “over the coming years” to deploy 120K driverless vehicles, aiming to be in 15+ cities in 2026  —  Chief Dara Khosrowshahi lauds strong bookings and record cash flow as company seeks to fund costly AV push

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Shopify reports Q2 revenue up 34% YoY to $3.58B, above $3.45B est., GMV up 32% YoY to $115.57B, and forecasts Q3 revenue growth above est.; SHOP jumps 15%+ (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

2026-08-05 07:25:02                reuters.com

Deborah Sophia / Reuters: Shopify reports Q2 revenue up 34% YoY to $3.58B, above $3.45B est., GMV up 32% YoY to $115.57B, and forecasts Q3 revenue growth above est.; SHOP jumps 15%+  —  Canada's Shopify projected current-quarter revenue growth above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling the company's AI efforts …

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China’s Moonshot AI aims for US$50b round as year-end Hong Kong IPO targeted: sources

2026-08-05 07:24:12                scmp.com

Chinese unicorn Moonshot AI has started and is expected to close its latest financing round by the end of this month, as it dismantles its offshore structure to pave the way for a potential Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) as early as the end of the year, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The company was expected to raise capital at a valuation of up to US$50 billion in this latest round, one of the sources said. The South China Morning Post, citing sources, reported last...

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China’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO, sources say

2026-08-05 07:22:03                scmp.com

Chinese start-up X Square Robot has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to two sources familiar with the matter, joining a growing wave of domestic robot makers flocking to capital markets, despite new US trade restrictions. The Shenzhen-based firm has tapped Huatai Securities and Morgan Stanley as sponsors for the prospective float, one of the sources said. Besides X Square, AgiBot and Galbot have also filed confidentially for Hong Kong IPOs, the...

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Uber reports Q2 revenue up 12% YoY to $14.19B, below $14.24B est., Gross Bookings up 24% YoY to $58B, above $57B est., and forecasts Q3 adjusted EPS below est. (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

2026-08-05 07:18:53                cnbc.com

Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Uber reports Q2 revenue up 12% YoY to $14.19B, below $14.24B est., Gross Bookings up 24% YoY to $58B, above $57B est., and forecasts Q3 adjusted EPS below est.  —  Uber issued a forecast for bookings and earnings that trailed analysts' estimates, while second-quarter profit was in line with expectations.

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Circle reports Q2 revenue up 7% YoY to $701M, below $712M est., net income of $48M, vs. $43M est., and USDC circulation at $73.4B on June 30; CRCL fell 20% YTD (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

2026-08-05 06:45:02                bloomberg.com

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Circle reports Q2 revenue up 7% YoY to $701M, below $712M est., net income of $48M, vs. $43M est., and USDC circulation at $73.4B on June 30; CRCL fell 20% YTD  —  Circle Internet Group Inc. shares jumped in premarket trading after the biggest US stablecoin issuer boosted the revenue outlook for its Arc blockchain payments offering.

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Study: Palantir's European units made €440.5M in 2024 revenue but reported sharply lower margins than its US operations, helping cut its European tax bill (Antoaneta Roussi/Politico)

2026-08-05 06:35:15                politico.eu

Antoaneta Roussi / Politico: Study: Palantir's European units made €440.5M in 2024 revenue but reported sharply lower margins than its US operations, helping cut its European tax bill  —  A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.

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Disney announces a global deal with TikTok to bring "thoughtfully curated" fan-created short-form videos based on Disney's IP to Disney+'s vertical Verts feed (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)

2026-08-05 06:20:01                nytimes.com

Brooks Barnes / New York Times: Disney announces a global deal with TikTok to bring “thoughtfully curated” fan-created short-form videos based on Disney's IP to Disney+'s vertical Verts feed  —  Disney said it would allow “thoughtfully curated” fan-created videos, using clips from its library, to appear on the streaming service.

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Dubai-based vehicle fleet management startup Moove raised $250M led by Abu Dhabi's Mubadala at a $2.1B valuation to build autonomous vehicle "nests" for docking (Loni Prinsloo/Bloomberg)

2026-08-05 06:15:07                bloomberg.com

Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: Dubai-based vehicle fleet management startup Moove raised $250M led by Abu Dhabi's Mubadala at a $2.1B valuation to build autonomous vehicle “nests” for docking  —  Moove has closed a $250 million investment round led by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala …

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Europe's established tech groups SAP, Capgemini, Sopra Steria, and OVHcloud report stronger AI demand, as enterprises shift from experimentation to deployment (Leo Marchandon/Reuters)

2026-08-05 06:05:03                reuters.com

Leo Marchandon / Reuters: Europe's established tech groups SAP, Capgemini, Sopra Steria, and OVHcloud report stronger AI demand, as enterprises shift from experimentation to deployment  —  The AI boom was widely expected to favour the new companies building the models.  Recent earnings suggest it is some of Europe's biggest …

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Tencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider roll-out of flagship Hy3 model

2026-08-05 02:58:48                scmp.com

Tencent Holdings is ramping up its overseas push for its flagship Hy3 artificial intelligence model, joining a wave of Chinese technology firms taking aim at the world’s leading players. On Wednesday, the Shenzhen-based technology giant rolled out Hy3 to global developers, enterprises and users through its workplace agentic tool WorkBuddy, creation studio Tencent Design Miora and model platform TokenHub. According to Tencent, Hy3 would be available free of charge worldwide on WorkBuddy until...

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AI Influencers Are Heading Into Uncharted Territory

2026-08-05 00:00:00                wired.com

Some creators fear the EU AI Act’s regulatory chaos will upend their lucrative businesses. Others are owning it by incorporating AI transparency into their creative process.

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OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

2026-08-04 23:11:31                wired.com

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.

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The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret

2026-08-04 22:06:07                wired.com

The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.

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SpaceX earnings: Elon Musk says Starlink could deliver most of the world’s internet within a decade

2026-08-04 21:03:28                geekwire.com

Elon Musk says Starlink could carry most of the world's internet within a decade. SpaceX's first earnings report as a public company showed the satellite business, built on satellites made in Redmond, is the only profitable part of the company. Read More

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Marshall Stanmore IV vs. Sonos Era 300: I tested both to find the ultimate home speaker

2026-08-04 18:13:00                zdnet.com

Both Marshall and Sonos speakers play to their strengths, but the right one for you depends on more than their price tags.

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15+ gadgets that can upgrade your dorm room from basic to better

2026-08-04 18:01:50                zdnet.com

We rounded up all the best tech essentials for a college dorm you may need this back-to-school season, from smart speakers to wireless chargers.

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Zillow cuts more than 500 jobs in its largest layoff of the year

2026-08-04 17:34:38                geekwire.com

Zillow Group laid off more than 500 employees Tuesday, about 7% of its workforce, one day before it reports second-quarter earnings. It's the company's second round of cuts this year. Read More

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Tech Moves: Salesforce/Tableau exec departs; startups AIM and Gravitics add to C-suite

2026-08-04 16:59:33                geekwire.com

Teri Hatfield, Salesforce EVP and Tableau CRO, has taken a role at Iterable; Gates Foundation's legal director has left for Arnold & Porter; and Seattle-area startups AIM and Gravitics have added to their C-suites. Read More

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Qualcomm reveals next EMEA head

2026-08-04 16:28:12                mobileworldlive.com

Enrico Salvatori stood down from his longstanding role as the head of Qualcomm’s EMEA operation, with the company selecting an executive with extensive experience of the region as his successor. The post Qualcomm reveals next EMEA head appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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The Ninja Slushi makes vacation-worthy frozen drinks, and I highly recommend it (especially on sale)

2026-08-04 16:27:34                zdnet.com

The popular Ninja Slushi is on sale for under $300 once again. Here's where to find the deal.

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Sennheiser Momentum 5 vs. Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3: I tested both, and one wins nearly every metric

2026-08-04 15:45:46                zdnet.com

The Momentum 5 and the Px7 S3 have similar spec sheets, but their real-life use cases set them apart.

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Ericsson lands prime role in Korean AI-RAN project

2026-08-04 15:29:48                mobileworldlive.com

Ericsson declared itself set to be a major influence on the development of physical AI and 6G in South Korea after being chosen to be a principle global technology player for the nation’s Hyper-AI Network Infrastructure Demonstration Project. The post Ericsson lands prime role in Korean AI-RAN project appeared first on Mobile World Live.