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Middle East Agency Awards Add Gaming And Creator Economy Tests

Campaign Middle East reported that Agency of The Year Middle East 2026 has 39 categories, including 12 new awards and new criteria for gaming, esports, creator partnerships and sports marketing.

#Campaign Middle East #creator economy #gaming

August 3, 2026Read More →

New York Lawsuit Pushes Kalshi Into State Gambling Clash

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New York Lawsuit Pushes Kalshi Into State Gambling Clash

The Verge reported that New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Kalshi over alleged unlicensed wagering, putting the prediction-market platform into another state fight over gambling law and federal oversight.

#Kalshi #prediction markets #New York

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Broadband Equipment Forecast Puts DOCSIS 4.0 Cost And Plant Cycle In Focus

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Broadband Equipment Forecast Puts DOCSIS 4.0 Cost And Plant Cycle In Focus

Light Reading reported that Dell'Oro expects broadband access equipment revenue to grow 0.5% annually from 2026 to 2030, while cable outside plant revenue jumps in 2026 and peaks in 2027.

#DOCSIS 4.0 #Dell'Oro #broadband access

August 3, 2026Read More →

Uptime Survey Shows AI Capacity Planning Risk For Data Centres

Cloud & Data CentersAnalysis

INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRAINT:

Uptime Survey Shows AI Capacity Planning Risk For Data Centres

Uptime Institute survey data in Data Center Knowledge shows AI pushing operators toward phased capacity decisions as costs, forecasting, power availability and skills pressure converge.

#AI data centers #cloud infrastructure #data center capacity

August 3, 2026Read More →

Arch Linux Freezes AUR Package Adoption After Malware Takeovers

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Arch Linux Freezes AUR Package Adoption After Malware Takeovers

Arch Linux temporarily blocked AUR package adoption after malicious package takeovers, shifting the immediate security problem from package removal to maintainer-account review and developer secret exposure.

#cybersecurity #Arch Linux #AUR

August 3, 2026Read More →

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Defcon Badge Makes Open Security Chip Inspectable As Hardware Token

WIRED via Ars Technica reported that Defcon's 2026 badge uses Andrew Huang's Baochip-1x, a mostly open source microcontroller with a removable module that works as a hardware security token and exposes the silicon for infrared inspection.

#cybersecurity #Defcon #hardware security token

August 2, 2026Read More →

CityFibre £900 Million Raise Tests UK Fibre Scale Race

Telco & ConnectivityFunding

FUNDING GAP:

CityFibre £900 Million Raise Tests UK Fibre Scale Race

Capacity reported that CityFibre is expected to raise £900 million from its existing shareholder group as UK altnets face funding pressure and Openreach continues its fibre expansion.

#CityFibre #Openreach #UK fibre

August 2, 2026Read More →

Court Leaves Minnesota AI Image Ban In Force Against xAI

Capital & PolicyNews

SYSTEMS SHIFT:

Court Leaves Minnesota AI Image Ban In Force Against xAI

TechCrunch reported that a federal judge denied xAI an immediate order blocking Minnesota's nudification-app ban, shifting the dispute to an August preliminary-injunction schedule while the law takes effect.

#xAI #Minnesota #AI regulation

August 2, 2026Read More →

Asia-Pacific D2D Services Move From Trials To Measured Use

Telco & ConnectivityNews

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Asia-Pacific D2D Services Move From Trials To Measured Use

Ookla reported that six Starlink-based direct-to-device services now operate across four Asia-Pacific markets, with detected use highest in Australia and New Zealand and regulatory paths forming in several countries.

#direct to device #Starlink #Asia Pacific

August 2, 2026Read More →

Aolani And Rafay Add Governed AI Cloud Layer To GB200 Systems

Cloud & Data CentersNews

DEPLOYMENT WATCH:

Aolani And Rafay Add Governed AI Cloud Layer To GB200 Systems

Datacenter News reported that Aolani and Rafay are deploying NVIDIA DSX OS on GB200 NVL72 infrastructure so customers can use governed self-service AI environments rather than raw GPU capacity alone.

#AI infrastructure #GB200 NVL72 #NVIDIA DSX OS

August 2, 2026Read More →

Bank of Italy Test Narrows Stablecoin Remittance Cost Claims

Fintech & Digital PaymentsNews

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Bank of Italy Test Narrows Stablecoin Remittance Cost Claims

CoinDesk reported that a Bank of Italy mystery-shopping study used 200 USDC transfers in 10 corridors and found an all-in remittance cost band of 0.3% to almost 9%, shifting attention from blockchain fees to off-ramp and currency-conversion costs.

#stablecoins #USDC #remittances

August 2, 2026Read More →

Gulf AI Wealth Debate Turns Toward Targeted Income Support

AINews

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Gulf AI Wealth Debate Turns Toward Targeted Income Support

Fast Company Middle East reported that Gulf sovereign wealth, state-backed AI infrastructure and public ownership could give GCC governments a route to AI-linked income support, but experts warned that realized revenue, workforce redesign and eligibility rules remain unresolved.

#GCC AI policy #universal basic income #sovereign wealth funds

August 2, 2026Read More →