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Micron Locks AI Memory Buyers Into Long-Term Supply Deals

Micron said fiscal third-quarter revenue reached $41.46 billion and outlined 16 long-term customer agreements as AI data center demand keeps memory supply tight into 2028.

#AI memory #Micron #long term agreements

June 25, 2026Read More →

Chile Cable Dispute Turns AI Data Routes Into A Sovereignty Fight

Cloud & Data CentersAnalysis

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Chile Cable Dispute Turns AI Data Routes Into A Sovereignty Fight

Chile’s review of a $500-million China Mobile subsea cable proposal collided with U.S. pressure, while Google’s 14,800-kilometer Humboldt route remains the country’s approved Asia-Pacific link.

#subsea cables #Chile #China Mobile

June 25, 2026Read More →

UAE Central Bank Penalty Tightens AML Pressure On Foreign Banks

Fintech & Digital PaymentsAnalysis

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UAE Central Bank Penalty Tightens AML Pressure On Foreign Banks

The UAE Central Bank fined a foreign bank branch Dh20 million and its compliance head Dh300,000 after finding significant, repeated AML/CFT failures, extending the country’s financial-sector enforcement push.

#AML compliance #UAE Central Bank #foreign bank branch

June 25, 2026Read More →

Qualcomm Names Meta As First Dragonfly Data Center CPU Customer

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Qualcomm Names Meta As First Dragonfly Data Center CPU Customer

Qualcomm said Meta will use its Dragonfly C1000 data center CPU when production starts in 2028, while the chipmaker raised its fiscal 2029 non-handset revenue projection to $40 billion.

#chips compute #data center CPUs #Qualcomm

June 25, 2026Read More →

AMD And Rackspace Set 30 MW AI Compute Plan For Regulated Workloads

Cloud & Data CentersNews

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AMD And Rackspace Set 30 MW AI Compute Plan For Regulated Workloads

AMD and Rackspace Technology signed a definitive agreement for an initial 30 MW of AMD-based compute across Rackspace global data centers, with deployments planned from late 2026 through 2028.

#AI compute #Rackspace Technology #AMD

June 25, 2026Read More →

DEWA Puts AI And Reserves Behind Dubai Utility Readiness

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DEWA Puts AI And Reserves Behind Dubai Utility Readiness

DEWA chief Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said Dubai has about 18,000 megawatts of electricity capacity, expanding clean-energy capacity and AI-backed utility operations as the city prepares for growth and crisis continuity.

#energy #DEWA #Dubai infrastructure

June 25, 2026Read More →

First Street Puts Climate Risk Into Data Center Site Selection

Cloud & Data CentersNews

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First Street Puts Climate Risk Into Data Center Site Selection

First Street says 79% of global data center capacity is exposed to significant acute climate hazards, adding flood, wind, wildfire, heat and water stress to AI infrastructure underwriting.

#data center climate risk #AI infrastructure #First Street

June 25, 2026Read More →

Agility Robotics SPAC Deal Puts Digit Orders Under Public-Market Review

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Agility Robotics SPAC Deal Puts Digit Orders Under Public-Market Review

Agility Robotics agreed to merge with Churchill Capital Corp XI at a $2.5 billion pre-money equity value, putting contracted Digit v5 orders and unresolved closing conditions in front of public investors.

#humanoid robotics #physical AI #Agility Robotics

June 25, 2026Read More →

Circle And INFINIOS Put Stablecoin Rails Into Middle East Payments

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

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Circle And INFINIOS Put Stablecoin Rails Into Middle East Payments

Circle and Bahrain-based INFINIOS signed an agreement to connect USDC, EURC and onchain payment APIs with payment, treasury and settlement tools for Middle East businesses and financial institutions.

#stablecoins #digital payments #INFINIOS

June 25, 2026Read More →

UK Microsoft Probe Turns AI Bundling Into A Software-Market Test

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UK Microsoft Probe Turns AI Bundling Into A Software-Market Test

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has published submissions from Microsoft customers and rivals, putting Copilot bundling, cloud steering and licensing practices at the center of its software-ecosystem review.

#enterprise software #competition regulation #Microsoft

June 24, 2026Read More →

US Bill Would Make Large Data Centers Pay For Grid Upgrades

Cloud & Data CentersNews

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US Bill Would Make Large Data Centers Pay For Grid Upgrades

The Ratepayer Protection Act would push US data centers of 100MW or more to cover generation, transmission and connection costs, moving AI power demand into a federal ratepayer fight.

#data center energy #grid costs #Ratepayer Protection Act

June 24, 2026Read More →

Pinecone And Tiger Data Target AI Agent Costs In The Data Layer

Cloud & Data CentersNews

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Pinecone And Tiger Data Target AI Agent Costs In The Data Layer

Pinecone and Tiger Data are pitching data infrastructure as a way to control agentic AI costs, as IDC says 79 percent of organizations are already funding or running agentic AI work.

#agentic AI #Pinecone #Tiger Data

June 24, 2026Read More →