Oracle says MySQL will get a new governance model and steering committee, but OurSQL Foundation backers say the plan still leaves final authority with Oracle rather than the user and developer community.

#enterprise #open source governance #MySQL

June 28, 2026Read More →

Anthropic Tokenizer Can Add Up To 73 Percent More Claude Tokens

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Anthropic Tokenizer Can Add Up To 73 Percent More Claude Tokens

The Register reported that Playcode found Anthropic's newer Claude tokenizer can emit up to 73 percent more tokens than OpenAI's GPT-5.x family on a TypeScript file. The same report said Anthropic's introductory Sonnet pricing runs through August 31, 2026, while independent customer-bill and task-completion evidence remains absent.

#Anthropic Claude #AI pricing #OpenAI GPT 5.x

July 14, 2026Read More →

New York Blocks New 50 MW Data Centre Permits For Up To A Year

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New York Blocks New 50 MW Data Centre Permits For Up To A Year

The Verge reported that New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order blocking new environmental permits for hyperscale data centres above 50 megawatts for up to a year. The report said a stricter 20 megawatt legislative moratorium still awaits her decision.

#New York data centres #data centre moratorium #AI infrastructure

July 14, 2026Read More →

UMC Starts Singapore Silicon Photonics Production For AI Networks

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UMC Starts Singapore Silicon Photonics Production For AI Networks

CNBC reported that United Microelectronics Corporation has started mass production of silicon photonics wafers in Singapore with SILITH Technology after an 18-month development push. The company plans a 12-inch platform for customer product development by 2027, while the report did not name first customers or supply commitments.

#UMC #silicon photonics #AI data centre networks

July 14, 2026Read More →

FCC Router Ban Docket Adds Vantiva Approval And CTIA Waiver Request

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FCC Router Ban Docket Adds Vantiva Approval And CTIA Waiver Request

Light Reading reported that the FCC router-ban docket now includes Vantiva’s conditional approval, new CTIA and WNC waiver petitions, and multiple approvals running into 2027 and 2028, while several requests remain pending.

#FCC router ban #Vantiva #CTIA

July 13, 2026Read More →

Cloudflare Precursor Scores Browser Sessions As Bot Traffic Hits 57 Percent

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Cloudflare Precursor Scores Browser Sessions As Bot Traffic Hits 57 Percent

Cloudflare made Precursor generally available to score visitor behaviour across full browser sessions rather than one arrival check. The public record still lacks pricing, customer adoption figures and customer false-positive rates for the session-scoring product.

#cybersecurity #Cloudflare Precursor #bot detection

July 14, 2026Read More →

GM Battery Pilot Line Puts Lower-Cost EV Chemistry on a 2028 Clock

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GM Battery Pilot Line Puts Lower-Cost EV Chemistry on a 2028 Clock

General Motors is using a new Battery Cell Development Center near Detroit to move lower-cost EV battery chemistry from research into production planning. The 500,000-square-foot facility supports GM’s $900 million EV battery push and is tied to a plan to cut EV costs by nearly 10%. The practical question is whether LMR battery cells can scale through the pilot line before GM targets vehicles on the road by 2028.

#devices consumer tech #GM #EV batteries

June 6, 2026Read More →

AICB Survey Says 44% Of Malaysian Banks Are Developing AI Readiness

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AICB Survey Says 44% Of Malaysian Banks Are Developing AI Readiness

TechNode Global, citing source-owned material from AICB, reported that AICB’s Malaysian banks AI readiness survey put 44% of banks and development finance institutions in the developing stage of AI readiness. AICB said the survey drew on responses from 87 senior leaders, but the public source record did not name individual banks, provide production deployment counts, publish institution-level budgets or customer-impact metrics, or set out a timetable for closing the governance gaps.

#Malaysian banks AI #AICB #AI governance

July 13, 2026Read More →

Shionogi’s Last-Resort Antibiotic Tests A Broken Drug Market

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Shionogi’s Last-Resort Antibiotic Tests A Broken Drug Market

Shionogi has secured approvals for cefiderocol in 27 countries, but the antibiotic’s narrow use case shows why resistant-infection drugs remain a difficult business.

#healthtech #antibiotic resistance #Shionogi

June 21, 2026Read More →

NestAI Joins Finland-Estonia Defence AI Framework Without Budget Commitment

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NestAI Joins Finland-Estonia Defence AI Framework Without Budget Commitment

TNW reported that Finland’s Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Defence Forces and Helsinki-based NestAI signed an artificial intelligence cooperation letter with no financial commitment. The framework covers joint development, training and technical cooperation, but it does not name procurement contracts, budgets or deployment dates.

#NestAI #defence AI #Finland

July 14, 2026Read More →

Meta Says Hyperion AI Campus Will Reach 5 GW In Louisiana

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Meta Says Hyperion AI Campus Will Reach 5 GW In Louisiana

Data Center Knowledge reported that Meta's Hyperion AI campus in Louisiana is being expanded to 5 GW and more than $50 billion of investment, with Entergy filings listing 1,500 MW of new solar and hybrid resources and customer-funded transmission for the expansion.

#Meta Hyperion #AI data centres #Louisiana power grid

July 14, 2026Read More →

Intel Lists Starfire Space AI Chip At 75 TOPS As Radiation Data Stays Pending

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Intel Lists Starfire Space AI Chip At 75 TOPS As Radiation Data Stays Pending

Tom's Hardware reported that Intel has listed Starfire, a space-grade system-on-chip for the U.S. government, with up to 75 TOPS and Intel 18A CPU and NPU tiles. The sell sheet says samples are planned for Q3 2026, while radiation qualification data and final specifications remain pending.

#Intel Starfire #space grade chips #Intel 18A

July 14, 2026Read More →