Open Standard says more than 140 partners including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, Adyen and BNY are backing Open USD, but the consortium has not disclosed reserve details, fee percentages, partner voting rules or first merchant deployments.

#fintech #digital payments #stablecoins

July 3, 2026Read More →

OpenSearch Foundation Pitches AI Data Layer Without Customer ROI Proof

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OpenSearch Foundation Pitches AI Data Layer Without Customer ROI Proof

Linux Foundation executives described OpenSearch as an open data layer for AI search, observability and security monitoring as agents push query scale higher. The interview cited 100,000 queries within a minute and security scans across 152 repositories, but did not name customer deployments or audited savings.

#AI infrastructure #OpenSearch #Linux Foundation

July 2, 2026Read More →

Kyndryl Adds Microsoft Sovereign Cloud Services Without Naming Customers

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Kyndryl Adds Microsoft Sovereign Cloud Services Without Naming Customers

Kyndryl has expanded its sovereignty services with Microsoft cloud products for governments and regulated industries. The announcement names Azure, Azure Local deployment options, but Kyndryl and Microsoft did not identify customers, contract values or country launch dates.

#cloud sovereignty #data residency #Kyndryl

July 3, 2026Read More →

Nvidia Revenue-Share Model Names 210,000 GPUs But Leaves Split Undisclosed

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Nvidia Revenue-Share Model Names 210,000 GPUs But Leaves Split Undisclosed

Nvidia is offering a revenue-sharing and credit-support model for AI cloud partners that use its infrastructure. Sharon AI and Firmus Technologies are named partners with up to 210,000 GPUs combined, but Nvidia and its partners did not disclose the revenue-split percentages.

#AI cloud #GPU infrastructure #Nvidia

July 3, 2026Read More →

T-Mobile VMware Suit Names 303,140 CPU Cores In Licence Dispute

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T-Mobile VMware Suit Names 303,140 CPU Cores In Licence Dispute

T-Mobile said in its filing that it is asking a New York court to keep Broadcom supporting VMware perpetual licences while it migrates more than 1,000 applications. T-Mobile said its complaint puts the remaining VMware footprint at tens of thousands of VMs and about 303,140 CPU cores.

#enterprise software #VMware #Broadcom

July 2, 2026Read More →

WhatsApp Usernames Hide Phone Numbers But Scam Risk Remains

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WhatsApp Usernames Hide Phone Numbers But Scam Risk Remains

WhatsApp is rolling out usernames and optional keys to reduce phone-number exposure, but security researchers warn that impersonation and social-engineering scams can move to handles, profile images and trusted-looking accounts.

#cybersecurity #WhatsApp #usernames

July 2, 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 →

Standard Chartered Starts USDC Access From Dubai Without Payment Launch Date

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Standard Chartered Starts USDC Access From Dubai Without Payment Launch Date

Standard Chartered has launched institutional USDC minting and redemption through its Dubai International Financial Centre operations, using Circle’s stablecoin infrastructure. The bank said payment applications are planned later, but did not give launch dates for those services or for expansion into other markets.

#fintech #digital payments #stablecoins

July 3, 2026Read More →

AWS Closes Mechanical Turk To New Customers From July 30

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AWS Closes Mechanical Turk To New Customers From July 30

The Mechanical Turk website says AWS will stop accepting new Mechanical Turk customers from July 30, 2026, while existing users remain unaffected for now. The notice also applies to SageMaker tasks, but Amazon did not explain the retirement plan or give a final shutdown date.

#AWS #Mechanical Turk #SageMaker

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MGX Closes $49 Billion AI Fund Without Naming Individual Investors

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MGX Closes $49 Billion AI Fund Without Naming Individual Investors

Abu Dhabi-backed MGX says Fund I closed at $49 billion, above its $45 billion target, after investments across 14 companies. The firm names AI infrastructure and semiconductors as target areas, but does not identify individual investors or commitment sizes.

#AI infrastructure #sovereign capital #MGX

July 2, 2026Read More →

SoftBank SB Neo Plans US AI Cloud On 10GW Pipeline

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SoftBank SB Neo Plans US AI Cloud On 10GW Pipeline

SoftBank Corp. and SoftBank Group are creating SB Neo to sell AI cloud services to US enterprises and hyperscalers. The venture is 51 percent owned by SoftBank Corp., but the companies did not name SB Neo customers, financing terms or a first launch date for the US service.

#AI cloud #neocloud #SoftBank

July 3, 2026Read More →

Memory Prices Push US PC Shipments Down 7%

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Memory Prices Push US PC Shipments Down 7%

Omdia data cited by Tom Hardware showed US PC shipments fell to 15.8 million units in the first quarter of 2026, as memory and storage chip shortages hit entry-level laptops and pushed the market toward a forecast 14.4% contraction.

#memory chips #PC shipments #Omdia

July 2, 2026Read More →