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Chips & SemiconductorsJul 7, 2026, 07:13 PM

Chinese Brain-Mapping Chip Claims 478 Times NVIDIA A100 Speed Without Clinical Proof

A Peking University and Chinese Academy of Sciences team reported a 40-nanometre computing-in-memory chip that maps the brain’s folded cortex in less than 0.5 seconds, but the study did not disclose clinical validation or a commercial release plan.

Chips & SemiconductorsJul 7, 2026, 03:53 AMMSI BIOS Adds 8,200 MT/s Validation For CXMT DDR5 On AMD Boards Chips & SemiconductorsJul 7, 2026, 03:51 AMHomebuilt GPU Uses 8,192 RISC-V MCUs Before 32,000-Chip Version

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EconomyJul 7, 2026, 05:50 PM

Dubai VDX Vertiport Gets GCAA Certification For eVTOL Air Taxis

GCAA and Skyports said Dubai’s VDX vertiport has received regulatory certification for eVTOL aircraft operations, with capacity for up to 170,000 passengers a year but no first service date disclosed.

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01Telco & ConnectivityIOH Spins Off Indonesian Fibre Assets For US$652 Million To Fund 5G And AI Services 02Fintech & Digital PaymentsPolymarket Traders Sue Over Strategy Bitcoin Market Ruling 03Fintech & Digital PaymentsBONK DAO Attack Drains $20 Million After $4.4 Million Governance Buy 04Chips & SemiconductorsAMD Ryzen AI Halo Review Lists $3999 Price But No Deployment Proof 05AIBespoke Labs Raises $40 Million For AI Post-Training Tools 06Capital & PolicySaudi GASTAT Opens Digital Economy Survey Before Adoption Results 07CybersecuritySysdig Says AI Ransomware Still Needed Human Setup 08Cloud & Data CentersAnthropic Signs $19 Billion TeraWulf Lease Without Naming Hawesville Chips

Visa Data Shows USDC Leading Stablecoin Volume At 70%

AIJul 7, 2026, 05:52 AM

Tomato Novel Caps AI Writing After 104,000 June Rejections

Cloud & Data CentersJul 7, 2026, 04:49 AM

Siada Opens RAK Sovereign AI Data Centre Without Naming GPU Count

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Klarna Bank USA Filing Seeks Direct Control Of Deposits And Payments

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Klarna Bank USA Filing Seeks Direct Control Of Deposits And Payments

Klarna has filed with Utah regulators and the FDIC to establish Klarna Bank USA, an industrial bank that would bring deposits, funding, payments, lending and merchant services closer to the fintech while adding bank-level supervision.

#Klarna Bank USA #industrial bank charter #FDIC

July 7, 2026 at 02:51 AMRead More →

SK Telecom Targets 15GW AI Data Centre Buildout Without Full Timeline

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SK Telecom Targets 15GW AI Data Centre Buildout Without Full Timeline

SK Telecom said its South Korea AI data centre plan could reach 15GW, while the government cited an initial 8.4GW programme. SKT did not give a full cost or delivery timetable for the remaining 10GW.

#SK Telecom #South Korea AI data centres #AI infrastructure

July 7, 2026 at 01:56 AMRead More →

China AI Companion Rules Push Doubao And Qwen To Disable Humanlike Agents

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China AI Companion Rules Push Doubao And Qwen To Disable Humanlike Agents

AI News reported that China's AI companion rules take effect on July 15, after ByteDance and Alibaba switched off humanlike agent features in Doubao and Qwen. The measures set duties for minors, distress detection and security assessments, but the technical threshold for emotional interaction remains unclear.

#China AI companion rules #Doubao #Qwen

July 7, 2026 at 12:51 AMRead More →

Dubai Smart Gates Process 9.4 Million Travellers In Six Months

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Dubai Smart Gates Process 9.4 Million Travellers In Six Months

GDRFA Dubai said more than 9.4 million travellers used Dubai smart gates and Red Carpet digital travel services in the first half of 2026, with Red Carpet clearance averaging 3.4 seconds. The authority did not disclose project cost, vendors, error rates or a wider rollout timetable.

#Dubai Smart Gates #GDRFA Dubai #Red Carpet service

July 6, 2026 at 09:48 PMRead More →

Even Realities Raises $150 Million For Display-First Smart Glasses

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Even Realities Raises $150 Million For Display-First Smart Glasses

TechCrunch reported that Even Realities raised $150 million at a $1 billion valuation, led by Meituan and Tencent, as the Shenzhen startup pushes camera-free smart glasses built around a heads-up display. The company has not disclosed regional shipment splits, gross margins or a China launch date.

#Even Realities #smart glasses #AI wearables

July 6, 2026 at 04:52 PMRead More →

Sberbank Plans Crypto Wallet As Russia Sets September Digital-Asset Law

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Sberbank Plans Crypto Wallet As Russia Sets September Digital-Asset Law

Sberbank plans to add a crypto wallet and digital depository to Sberbank Online and SberInvestments by December if Russia’s digital-asset bill takes effect as expected on Sept. 1. The plan follows years of central-bank resistance and leaves fees, eligible tokens and launch conditions undisclosed.