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Aurora announced a software update that will triple its driverless truck network to 10 routes across the Southern US. The expansion enables autonomous trucks to complete 1,000-mile trips like Fort Worth to Phoenix in 15 hours—surpassing the 11-hour legal limit for human drivers. The company expects 200 driverless trucks in operation by year-end.
Korea's mobile platform giant Kakao has announced a strategic partnership with Google to collaborate on on-device AI services and embed its technologies into Google's extended reality devices including AI glasses. The partnership will focus on optimizing Kakao's Kanana chatbot for Android while exploring new interfaces for XR form factors.
Cisco reported record Q2 revenue of $15.3 billion, up 10% year-over-year, fueled by explosive AI infrastructure demand from hyperscalers. The networking giant raised its full-year revenue forecast to $61.2-$61.7 billion and secured $2.1 billion in AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers alone, reflecting triple-digit order growth. CEO Chuck Robbins highlighted momentum in Silicon One architecture and sovereign AI solutions as enterprises modernize networks for AI-era workloads.
Meta has started construction on a $10 billion data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, designed to deliver 1 gigawatt of power capacity. The facility marks one of Meta's largest AI infrastructure investments as CEO Mark Zuckerberg prioritizes securing massive computing power to compete in the AI race. The project will support over 4,000 construction jobs and create 300 permanent positions when operational in late 2027 or early 2028.
Cloudflare's stock rallied 10% after the company reported Q4 earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, driven by surging demand from AI agents. CEO Matthew Prince highlighted a fundamental re-platforming of the internet as AI agentic tools increasingly rely on Cloudflare's infrastructure. The company raised its 2026 revenue forecast to $2.79-$2.80 billion.
French AI startup Mistral is investing 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in new data centers in Sweden, marking its first infrastructure investment outside France. The move signals a major step toward building independent AI capabilities in Europe as the continent races to establish tech sovereignty and reduce reliance on U.S. competitors like OpenAI.
Montour County commissioners in Pennsylvania rejected Talen Energy's rezoning request for hundreds of acres intended for data center development. The decision follows months of community opposition over concerns about rising power bills and environmental damage. The project was expected to serve Amazon's AI infrastructure needs, but joins a growing list of Big Tech projects halted by local pushback.
AI-powered cybersecurity startup Vega Security raised $120 million in Series B funding led by Accel to scale its Security Analytics Mesh platform. The company challenges legacy SIEM tools like Splunk by enabling cyber threat detection directly where data lives—across cloud environments, data lakes, and existing storage—without costly centralization. With a $700 million valuation, Vega has already secured multi-million-dollar contracts with Fortune 500 firms.
Microsoft is exploring high-temperature superconductors to rewire its data centers, aiming to slash space requirements and energy waste. The zero-resistance cables could deliver the same power with a 10x reduction in size compared to traditional copper wires. This move comes as AI power demands strain aging electrical grids and delay data center construction across the U.S.
Cloud computing provider Nebius has agreed to acquire Tavily, a specialist in agentic search technology, for $275 million. The deal aims to integrate real-time search infrastructure into Nebius's AI cloud platform, addressing a critical need as enterprises rapidly adopt autonomous AI agents for tasks ranging from coding to financial trading.
Israeli startup Matia secured $21 million in Series A funding led by Red Dot Capital to develop an AI-powered data engineer that automates pipeline creation and anomaly detection. The company's unified DataOps platform consolidates data management operations, helping customers reduce costs by 78% while growing revenue 10x in the past year.
Amazon is reportedly developing an AI content marketplace where media companies can license their content directly to AI firms. The Information reports that Amazon Web Services circulated slides mentioning the platform ahead of a publisher conference. The move comes as publishers struggle with declining traffic from AI summaries and seek new revenue streams.
Publicly traded Bitcoin miner Cango has offloaded 4,451 BTC worth approximately $305 million to fuel its expansion into AI and high-performance computing. The Dallas-based firm used proceeds to repay a Bitcoin-collateralized loan while securing an additional $65 million capital infusion from directors. Despite shares falling 62% over six months, Cango plans to maintain Bitcoin mining operations alongside its new AI infrastructure business.
India's AI-powered multilingual translation platform Bhashini has completed its migration from a global hyperscaler to Yotta Data Services' domestic sovereign AI cloud. The transition delivered nearly 40% performance improvement and up to 30% cost reduction while ensuring critical AI workloads and data remain within India's jurisdiction.
STMicroelectronics announced a multi-year, multi-billion dollar strategic partnership with AWS to supply advanced semiconductors for next-generation AI data centers. The Franco-Italian chipmaker will provide high-bandwidth connectivity chips and power management solutions for hyperscale operations. AWS received warrants to acquire up to 24.8 million STMicro shares at $28.38, vesting based on product payments over seven years.
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