Bain Capital-owned Bridge Data Centres is in talks with banks to more than double the size of an existing loan to about $6.6 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of the largest deals for the sector in Asia.
The Wall Street Journal reported the talks, citing sources familiar with the matter. Decart makes software that helps developers run AI models on different processors. According to CTech, Amazon is already a customer and gave the startup early access to its Trainium chips, after an earlier Anthropic acquisition deal collapsed.
ArtCraft is expanding its collection of open-source creative tools with cross-platform Office alternatives, according to Tom's Hardware, which describes them as alternatives to subscription models.
Messages attributed to Yonatan Urich, a senior strategic adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have been published on social media about two weeks before Israel's elections. According to CTech, they allegedly include conversations with politicians, lawyers, journalists and campaign consultants.
Apple is expected to unveil the controller at its October 13 smart home launch, alongside updated Apple TV and HomePod mini devices.
The early discussions concern Reflection AI, a developer of open-weight models, and could result in closer ties rather than an acquisition.
Microsoft's CEO says companies should treat powerful AI models as potential insider threats, assume they are compromised and contain them from the start. He also argues that companies should separate a model's intelligence from the permissions and controls governing its actions, according to RuntimeWire.
Engadget reports that the companies’ new agents are direct competitors and compares their capabilities, pricing and availability. Android Authority lists five AI apps as alternatives to Meta Muse, covering other options for users considering Meta’s agent rather than limiting the choice to Meta and OpenAI.
Canadian YouTuber Anthony Sistilli says police questioned him after he built an ALPR camera designed to track police vehicles, leading to an ironic discussion over the privacy risks of mass license-plate surveillance.
Tom's Hardware ·In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to "enhance the safety and security of students." But by September of that year, the school's administration grew concerned that Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Patrol, that camera feeds were not properly secured, and that both law enforcement and
The Verge ·A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework.
New York Times ·Tyger Cho, Director of Business Development and Financial Services at LG AI Research, discusses the the adoption of artificial intelligence in the financial sector and the company's latest AI tool, which forecasts the short-term performance of Korean equity markets.
Bloomberg ·China’s manufacturing sector is leapfrogging straight into the era of agentic artificial intelligence and is now exporting that playbook to global supply chains, according to the CEO of Black Lake, a Chinese provider of cloud-based AI tools for factories.
South China Morning Post ·More than half of Hong Kong’s working adults believe artificial intelligence will make their retirement path more unpredictable than previous generations, yet only one in five feel financially prepared for the shift, according to a survey by global asset manager T.
South China Morning Post ·The market is repricing the risks around investments related to the buildup of artificial intelligence that could lead to more discipline in financing, according to DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
Bloomberg ·More than half of the references to data centers on Fox News over the last two years would have left viewers with a favorable impression, according to a Semafor analysis.
Semafor ·Emails between ABC News and its subjects, provided to Semafor, show the network seeking to downplay its errors by misrepresenting its own processes.
Semafor ·Backed by US$15 billion in Japanese government funding, Rapidus announced an alliance with 17 semiconductor design-related companies, including US-based Synopsys and India's Infosys, on October 5.
DigiTimes ·India's key festive smartphone season is set to matter far beyond its borders, as higher memory costs reshape pricing, buying habits, and brand competition in a major emerging market.
DigiTimes ·SK Hynix's proposed KRW400 trillion (approx.
DigiTimes ·Global technology companies and South Korean system integrators are widening their artificial intelligence hiring beyond model researchers to frontline engineers who work inside customer operations.
DigiTimes ·PEN SJ Electronics, a subsidiary of China's SJ Electronics, will invest more than US$70 million in an advanced packaging materials and thermal management facility at Batu Kawan Industrial Park 3 (BKIP3) in Penang, Malaysia, and plans to create more than 1,000 jobs.
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