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Microsoft Revokes 11 Secure Boot Shims After ESET Finds Bypass Risk

Ars Technica reported that ESET found 11 old UEFI shim images that Microsoft still trusted even after known defects. Microsoft revoked the shims in its June patch release, while the reason the lapse lasted for years remains outside the public account.

#cybersecurity #Microsoft Secure Boot #UEFI shim

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NVIDIA Lists Nemotron Enterprise AI Use Cases Without Contract Data

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NVIDIA Lists Nemotron Enterprise AI Use Cases Without Contract Data

NVIDIA said its Nemotron open models are being customised by enterprise and national AI builders, with examples across clinical documentation, legal work, enterprise search and Malaysian-language AI. The company cited partner benchmark and cost claims, while contract values, deployment volumes and independent benchmark audits remain outside the public account.

#NVIDIA Nemotron #open models #enterprise AI

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OpenAI Names GPT-5.6 For Microsoft 365 Copilot Workflows

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OpenAI Names GPT-5.6 For Microsoft 365 Copilot Workflows

OpenAI said GPT-5.6 will power Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat and Cowork. The official announcement names Microsoft API access and model-serving plans, while rollout dates, pricing changes, Copilot adoption metrics and customer benchmark results remain outside the announcement.

#GPT 5.6 #Microsoft 365 Copilot #OpenAI API

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OpenAI Researcher Disputes $2B AI Drug Startup Report

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OpenAI Researcher Disputes $2B AI Drug Startup Report

TechCrunch reported that OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is leaving to form an AI drug-discovery startup and is in talks to raise about $200 million at a $2 billion valuation. Wang disputed the funding figures and company description, while final deal terms, named co-founders and a launch date remain outside the report.

#OpenAI #AI drug discovery #Miles Wang

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Anthropic Commits $10 Million CAD To Canadian AI Research

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Anthropic Commits $10 Million CAD To Canadian AI Research

Anthropic said it is committing $10 million CAD to eight Canadian research institutions and adding Canada’s three regional AI institutes to its startup programme. Anthropic also published a country brief that ranked Canada eighth worldwide for Claude usage and second on a per-capita basis.

#Anthropic #Claude #Canadian AI research

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New York Blocks New 50 MW Data Centre Permits For Up To A Year

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New York Blocks New 50 MW Data Centre Permits For Up To A Year

The Verge reported that New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order blocking new environmental permits for hyperscale data centres above 50 megawatts for up to a year. The report said a stricter 20 megawatt legislative moratorium still awaits her decision.

#New York data centres #data centre moratorium #AI infrastructure

July 14, 2026Read More →

UMC Starts Singapore Silicon Photonics Production For AI Networks

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UMC Starts Singapore Silicon Photonics Production For AI Networks

CNBC reported that United Microelectronics Corporation has started mass production of silicon photonics wafers in Singapore with SILITH Technology after an 18-month development push. The company plans a 12-inch platform for customer product development by 2027, while the report did not name first customers or supply commitments.

#UMC #silicon photonics #AI data centre networks

July 14, 2026Read More →

Swiss Regulator Opens Google Android Choice-Screen Probe

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Swiss Regulator Opens Google Android Choice-Screen Probe

TNW reported that Switzerland’s Competition Commission opened a preliminary investigation after Google removed the Android search-engine choice screen from Swiss phones while keeping it in the European Economic Area. COMCO said the change could affect rival search and digital-service providers, while Google has not published a rationale for the Swiss withdrawal.

#Google #Android choice screen #COMCO

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Anthropic Tokenizer Can Add Up To 73 Percent More Claude Tokens

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Anthropic Tokenizer Can Add Up To 73 Percent More Claude Tokens

The Register reported that Playcode found Anthropic's newer Claude tokenizer can emit up to 73 percent more tokens than OpenAI's GPT-5.x family on a TypeScript file. The same report said Anthropic's introductory Sonnet pricing runs through August 31, 2026, while independent customer-bill and task-completion evidence remains absent.

#Anthropic Claude #AI pricing #OpenAI GPT 5.x

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NestAI Joins Finland-Estonia Defence AI Framework Without Budget Commitment

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NestAI Joins Finland-Estonia Defence AI Framework Without Budget Commitment

TNW reported that Finland’s Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Defence Forces and Helsinki-based NestAI signed an artificial intelligence cooperation letter with no financial commitment. The framework covers joint development, training and technical cooperation, but it does not name procurement contracts, budgets or deployment dates.

#NestAI #defence AI #Finland

July 14, 2026Read More →

Meta Says Hyperion AI Campus Will Reach 5 GW In Louisiana

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Meta Says Hyperion AI Campus Will Reach 5 GW In Louisiana

Data Center Knowledge reported that Meta's Hyperion AI campus in Louisiana is being expanded to 5 GW and more than $50 billion of investment, with Entergy filings listing 1,500 MW of new solar and hybrid resources and customer-funded transmission for the expansion.

#Meta Hyperion #AI data centres #Louisiana power grid

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Cloudflare Precursor Scores Browser Sessions As Bot Traffic Hits 57 Percent

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Cloudflare Precursor Scores Browser Sessions As Bot Traffic Hits 57 Percent

Cloudflare made Precursor generally available to score visitor behaviour across full browser sessions rather than one arrival check. The public record still lacks pricing, customer adoption figures and customer false-positive rates for the session-scoring product.

#cybersecurity #Cloudflare Precursor #bot detection

July 14, 2026Read More →