LATEST

Latest News

1742 articles

Coherent Texas Expansion Puts AI Optics Into The Compute Bottleneck

Coherent has broken ground on an expanded Sherman, Texas facility for indium phosphide optics, backed by a $50 million CHIPS Act grant and NVIDIA’s $2 billion strategic investment.

#semiconductors #AI infrastructure #silicon photonics

June 22, 2026Read More →

Santander Opens AI Access To 185,000 Staff As Banking Automation Faces Its Scale Test

AINews

SYSTEMS SHIFT:

Santander Opens AI Access To 185,000 Staff As Banking Automation Faces Its Scale Test

Santander is giving all 185,000 employees access to AI tools after reporting €35 million in first-quarter value, but wider automation in fraud, KYC, payments and voice channels still has to prove governance at scale.

#fintech #banking AI #enterprise AI

June 22, 2026Read More →

Adani And Jabil Turn India’s AI Data-Center Push Into A Hardware Test

Cloud & Data CentersNews

INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRAINT:

Adani And Jabil Turn India’s AI Data-Center Push Into A Hardware Test

Adani Group and Jabil plan to manufacture high-density AI racks, cooling systems and power equipment in India, but their data-center hardware roadmap still lacks a definitive launch timeline.

#AI infrastructure #data centers #hardware manufacturing

June 22, 2026Read More →

France’s AI Buildout Moves From Pledges To Installed Compute

Cloud & Data CentersNews

DEPLOYMENT WATCH:

France’s AI Buildout Moves From Pledges To Installed Compute

NVIDIA says France is moving AI infrastructure into operation, with Mistral building a 44-megawatt data center and an initial deployment using 18,000 NVIDIA GB200 systems.

#AI infrastructure #sovereign AI #data centers

June 21, 2026Read More →

Khalifa Fund And ADGM Academy Turn Al Ain Bootcamp Into A Sector Pipeline

EconomyNews

SYSTEMS SHIFT:

Khalifa Fund And ADGM Academy Turn Al Ain Bootcamp Into A Sector Pipeline

The Ruwad Al Ain Bootcamp links Emirati entrepreneurship support to agritech, light manufacturing, AI & Cyber, and culture and tourism, with post-programme mentorship for winning teams.

#entrepreneurship #AI & Cyber #Al Ain

June 21, 2026Read More →

Abu Dhabi Puts Advanced Air Mobility Into A Certification Test

EconomyNews

MARKET SIGNAL:

Abu Dhabi Puts Advanced Air Mobility Into A Certification Test

Abu Dhabi is aligning investment, aviation and transport agencies around advanced air mobility certification, with Al Ain positioned as a design and regulatory hub rather than only a pilot site.

#advanced air mobility #autonomous transport #aviation regulation

June 21, 2026Read More →

Pollen Street’s Finastra Carve-Out Tests Core Banking Modernisation

EconomyAnalysis

MARKET SIGNAL:

Pollen Street’s Finastra Carve-Out Tests Core Banking Modernisation

Pollen Street Capital is acquiring Universal Banking from Finastra, putting private-capital backing behind core banking software used by over 150 financial institutions.

#fintech #core banking #banking software

June 21, 2026Read More →

UAE Finance Plan Turns Spending Reform Into An AI Services Test

EconomyAnalysis

REGIONAL MARKET:

UAE Finance Plan Turns Spending Reform Into An AI Services Test

The UAE Ministry of Finance’s 2027-2029 plan links public-spending efficiency to AI-powered budgeting, revenue analysis and federal asset management tools.

#public finance #digital government #Ministry of Finance

June 21, 2026Read More →

Google Tests Retired Phones As A Low-Carbon Compute Layer

Cloud & Data CentersAnalysis

MARKET SIGNAL:

Google Tests Retired Phones As A Low-Carbon Compute Layer

Google Research has built a low-carbon computing platform from retired smartphones, testing whether reused mobile hardware can handle suitable workloads without adding new server hardware.

#low carbon computing #circular economy #retired phones

June 21, 2026Read More →

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

Science & TechExplainer

MARKET SIGNAL:

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 →

Japan Tests Bendable Solar As AI Data Centers Strain The Grid

AIAnalysis

INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRAINT:

Japan Tests Bendable Solar As AI Data Centers Strain The Grid

Sekisui Chemical and NTT Data are putting flexible perovskite solar film on Japanese data centers and offices, testing whether building surfaces can add power as AI load rises.

#data centers #perovskite solar #Sekisui Chemical

June 21, 2026Read More →

Jio IPO Filing Turns AI From Network Tool Into Investor Test

AINews

DEPLOYMENT WATCH:

Jio IPO Filing Turns AI From Network Tool Into Investor Test

Jio Platforms’ IPO filing shows AI running through network automation, cloud photos, Google AI distribution, smart glasses and enterprise services, while warning investors about regulatory and output risks.

#IPO #network automation #Jio Platforms

June 21, 2026Read More →