Memphis City Council considering yearlong moratorium on data center development. City officials weigh whether to temporarily freeze new data centers, existing facilities. Elon Musk's SpaceXAI operation and Colossus supercomputing facility in Memphis have fueled environmental concerns. The city's previous council meeting descended into a brawl after a delay on a moratorium. The NAACP filed federal Clean Air Act suit over turbines at Musk's Southaven facility. The Justice Department urged a court to dismiss the suit. The confrontation comes amid national concerns over the need to build computing capacity for artificial intelligence in the race to develop new data center facilities .Comments come as cities wrestle with the energy, water and infrastructure demands of the race.

Amazon unveils plans to invest more than 16 billion euros in Germany in 2027. Investment includes 4.8 billion euros (5.4 billion dollars) to expand Amazon Web Services' cloud, AI infrastructure in Frankfurt. Amazon plans to expand satellite broadband network and modernize logistics facilities. Announcement came during "Invest in Germany Summit" in Berlin hosted by German government. Germany's economy is struggling to turn modest economic recovery from modest growth into sustained growth. Germany raised its 2026 economic growth forecast to 1.3 percent, up from 0.5 percent projected in spring, citing strong exports.

Power outage hits Google's europe-west2-b zone in London. Outages have affected Royal Mail, Revolut and HSBC among others. Outage shows growing reliance on 'hyperscalers' for digital infrastructure. Experts say outages are not of the same scale as last year's Amazon outage. Outrage shows growing dependence on small number of companies for digital services. Experts: 'hyperscalers' have become 'too big to fail' and 'too small to not fail' for our digital world. Back to Mail Online home.

A vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support could enable arbitrary file uploads, posing a cybersecurity risk. This enterprise solution for secure remote access may be compromised, allowing attackers to perform file operations on affected appliances.

Google Cloud outage at its europe-west2-b zone in London disrupts banks, businesses, apps and UK courts. Bankers Halifax, HSBC and Lloyds among those affected. Customers may still be affected by elevated errors and network issues. UK Criminal Bar Association says barristers cannot proceed with trials after platform went down. UK-based budgeting app Emma says technical outage took it down from 7 am UK time. UK courts and HM Courts and Tribunals Service working to restore its Cloud Video Platform europe-west2 is Google’s only UK cloud centre.

French cloud and hosting provider OVHcloud is warning users that attackers compromised its open-source command-line interface (CLI) tool to distribute information-stealing malware. […]

Ahold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains, confirmed that last week's cyberattack disrupted services at stores across Europe and the United States. […]

Investors should think about diversifying their exposure beyond AI, says Neuberger's Joe Amato. Joe Amato, Neuberger president and CIO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, state of the AI trade, and more.

Yelp is embedding numerous new AI features into its app that can do everything from call to check on restaurant wait times to create personalized recommendations that remember your preferences.

Google issues apology for major outage in key London-based cloud region. Outage tracking firm Downdetector recorded over 1,500 issue reports on Tuesday morning. Outages also included live streams from the courts and personal budgeting app Emma down.

Raj Singh’s Media Capital Technologies and Italy’‘s RP1 Holding have team to create One Media Capital Fund. The fund will be used to back productions and help finance distribution. The idea is to offer companies financing tools geared towards production “complementary to traditional bank lending” The fund launched in Rome, Italy, at the European Investment Hub. Adding this to European soft money sources will attract more content makers.

Lazy Guy Refuses to do housework, gets AI Jury to back him up and it backfires. Man's fiancé used robot jury to settle argument over chores. Couple's wedding in the balance as robot jury proves him wrong. Judges are increasingly incorporating AI into their work, including in courtrooms, expert says. Many thought the man's relationship with his fiancé was over and he was going to leave. But he returned four months later to reveal that things have taken a wild turn and it hasn't ended well. The man and his partner were due to marry in November but the robot jury got in the middle of the wedding.

Google says power outage at London data center caused network disruptions to services. US tech giant hopes to partially restore service shortly. Google Cloud services were disrupted by the outage, the company said.

Google Cloud suffered power outage in London region (europe-west2), disrupting banking, government services. The tech giant confirmed the outage stemmed from a 'power event' affecting its cloud services. Regained services restored shortly after the outage was flagged. The outage also disrupted judicial proceedings across the UK and Wales, including trials and legal hearings. The Criminal Bar Association and Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service reported severe connectivity issues. Google apologised for widespread disruption, saying mitigation efforts are underway.

Former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid talks with Meera Shankar. Shankar unpacks forces reshaping global diplomacy. She weighs in on decline of SAARC and deadlock over UN Security Council reform. As global uncertainty grow, what should India’s playbook look like?

Tom Cruise’s new film, Digger, is bombastic and misanthropic. It is also the perfect climate change film for the modern era. The movie follows a Texas oilman whose drilling triggers an Arctic ice sheet disaster. The film also strays into ‘glib and overblown’ depiction of elite cowardice when confronted with the looming catastrophe, critics have pointed out. The box office failure at the box office has been resounding and the film has been a failure. Facing a predicted $245m loss, the lavishly-made film took $8m in its first weekend in the US.

Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots are personal AI agents. They reach websites through connectors and cloud browsers. Agents can research a product and fill a form and even add it to cart and checkout. Analytics and SEO will most likely count the agent as your customer. This article covers how these agents work and how to report them to your website. For more information, visit the site and the company's website.

Chapman University survey of American Fears reveals AI anxiety among top fears for first time. More than half of Americans worry AI could harm political process, and nearly half fear the economy.

llm-d 1.0 is a Kubernetes-native, open-source AI infirmation network llm d is a distributed AI framework that makes large models reliable and affordable. The release signals the release is ready for production, balancing service priorities. The system is meant to bring in-house, deliver returns on AI investments. It's a vendor-neutral alternative to vendor-free, not relying on proprietary model providers.

Biomolecular Holdings LLC has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12,767,733 covering its Dimeric Fusion Protein technology. Dimeric fusion Protein architecture combines therapeutic antibodies and fusion proteins into single-molecules biopharmaceuticals. The new patent provides powerful exclusivity for Company’s new molecular compositions. This allowance significantly strengthens Biomolecular Holdings’ expanding intellectual property portfolio. The newly granted patent also describes an anti-CD19/CD20 Bispecific Tetrahedral Antibody in clinical trials (NCT07439263, NCT07491900) The allowance also covers HB2198.

Visa, Billtrust launch first live pilot for trusted AI agent payments between Buyer and Supplier Platforms. Until now, payment portals relied upon human authentication requirements limiting how approved payments can be automated. Visa, BILL, Billtrust have launched the pilot.

Chapman University’s 2026 Fear Study Finds AI Anxiety Among Americans’ Top Fears for the First Time. Survey finds fears of AI harming political process, economy rank No. 3 and No. 7, respectively. Fear of corrupt officials remains No. 1 for the 11th straight survey. Biological warfare, terrorist attacks also in the top 10 list of top 10 fears for the past year. The fear of U.S. becoming involved in a world war rose to No. 2 this year, with 58% of respondents expressing fear of another world war, researchers say.

Clutch Accelerates Enterprise AI Transformation with Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government Services. RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– –Clutch® launches new industry-specific AI capabilities built on Google Cloud’s Gemini for government services to support complex enterprise workflows.

ARIS launches Process Context for Enterprise AI. Reinforcing position as the essential platform for the AI Ecosystem. Process Context will give agents and applications business understanding.

IMIO Raises $12M from Sofinnova Partners, Chipotle's Cultivate Next. The round led by Sofinnova Partners. Chipotle’s Cultivates Next venture fund and Starshot Capital also involved.

Eight in 10 restructuring professionals say AI will boost efficiency and decision making. But operational readiness and human judgment will still be critical to success, research finds.

The State Department sanctions Shanghai Zhisuan Technology and three related companies tied to the conviction of Linwei Ding. The designations follow a probe of Ding by Justice Department and FBI. Ding sought a place in MiraclePlus' incubation program, which gave him seed capital in exchange for a stake in the company. The department said Ding knowingly engaged in or benefited from the significant theft of U.S. trade secrets.

Apple Watch Series 12 will include Siri recap feature that jots notes and recaps what people said. Amazon says its Bee smart speakers keep no audio, but some products may still be illegal. Some of these devices are able to listen to conversations without saving audio. Experts say wearers may be exposed to potential violations of state wiretap laws under New Hampshire law, one expert says. Others say the devices create "bystander problem" in which people don't own the technology. In Massachusetts, intercepting device can be illegal under state law, but not if it saves audio files, experts say.

SendCutSend turns customers' custom metal parts into metal parts. 60% of the Fortune 500 are now customers of the company. Jim Belosic avoids VCs for years while he avoided VCs. He says he loves taking VC dollars 'and turning them into jobs' and taking them directly into jobs. SendCutSend is a $2.1 billion investment in American metal.

Garmin Connect IQ has seen an influx of new submissions to its Connect IQ store. Developers are complaining about delays in submitting apps and watch face submissions. Garmin says it's not due to a bug, but the sudden influx of submissions is down to AI. AI is likely to be behind the sudden surge of submissions, as it's 'never a problem' in the past. Watch face developers are complaining of delays in review taking up to 13 days. Garmin users are concerned about the influx of low quality, AI-generated products.

Google Cloud outage hits UK banks. Online services for a number of U.K. banks in and around London were disrupted by a Google Cloud outage Tuesday.

YYForce will deploy equipment through initiative with Novotel Singapore housekeeping team. Project will focus on housekeeping workflows. Data collection will support robot learning, task development, evaluation. Project is designed to build task-specific datasets documenting how experienced service personnel perform routine tasks. The systems are comprised of head mounted egocentric and synchronized wrist mounted cameras, intended to capture head-mounted cameras capture first-person views of human task execution. The data collection will be used to support robot training and evaluation of vision-language action (VLA) models.

Google Cloud services affected in London following power-related outage. Multiple services were affected in Europe-west2-b region, based in London. UK-based digital banking app Revolut reported issues affecting its services. Halifax and budgeting app Emma also reported issues, with customers reporting problems. Google said the outage was mitigated and partial recovery of services was expected within 30 minutes. Bank Halifax acknowledged reports of issues with its mobile app and website, but did not confirm if disruption was linked to Google Cloud. Company apologised to customers and said it was working to fix the issue.

GM CFO Paul Jacobson on $20B stock buyback: Driven by our stellar free cash flow generation. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and General Motors CFO Paul Jacobson joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, details of a new multiyear $20 billion stock buyback, the company's hybrid portfolio, and more.

UK antitrust watchdog says Apple still makes too hard for competitors to launch Apple Pay alternatives. UK antitrust regulator says Apple hasn't offered developers access to NFC chip in NFC chip. Regulator says high fees, strict terms, and technical restrictions make it too difficult for challengers to innovate and compete. Apple has rejected the proposal, saying it will continue working with the UK regulator. Apple says it does not believe the CMA should require Apple to adopt an approach with lower privacy and security protections.

Who is Yuki Chen, China’s ‘superstar’ hacker who just joined AI leader Z.ai? – South China Morning Post. Who is Yuki Chen, China’s ‘superstar’ hacker who just joined AI leader Z.ai?

Realbotix to exhibit at CES 2027, in Las Vegas. Company will exhibit its AI-powered robots and its AI and vision system. Company also will display its interactive AI systems and new Echo line-of-the-range products.

Bison Ventures Announces $160M Fund 2 to Advance Intelligence in the Physical World. SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bison Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in frontier tech, announced a $160 million Fund 2 to back Real World Intelligence.

Frost & Sullivan named CyberSaint 2026 Global Competitive Strategy Leader. CyberSaint delivers the Cyber Risk Intelligence Platform. The report describes the market in transition. Frost and Sullivan analysts spent 12 months evaluating cyber risk vendors.

Lincoln Electric Introduces XpertLINC™, a Physical AI-Technology Platform That Redefines the Future of Robotic Automation. CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)– –Lincoln Electric is launching XpertLINC™, a proprietary physical AI technology platform that redefines automated welding and cutting.

Cambodia ICT Market Size is forecast to grow at 7.55% CAGR and a $3.61 Billion Market. Cambodia's digital economy and Society Policy Framework 2021-2035 is a central driver government-led digital transformation expanding mobile internet access, cloud and cybersecurity demand for cybersecurity and managed IT services. Boost ROI through managed cloud services, CamDX API integration and mobile-first offerings, and compliance automation.

Microsoft has expanded its Project Perception security initiative with "Guardian Agents" Microsoft warns enterprise leaders that AI agents are "insider threats" The rapid push to integrate AI agents into business operations outpaced security architecture. Microsoft warns that frontier models drift into reward hacking, unpredictable behavior. Agents possess system credentials and access API tools to make direct decisions in corporate databases. Microsoft: "Frontier models cannot be trusted" and should be treated as 'insider' rather than trusted' AI agents. The agency has expanded the initiative to police rogue AI agents in corporate networks. The move is part of Microsoft’s Project Perception initiative.

Germany ICT Market was valued at USD 196.24 billion in 2025. It is projected to rise from USD 213.49 billion in 2026 to USD 325.29 billion by 2031. Cloud-native software and AI analytics boost productivity, revenue and margins. Enterprise digitalisation, cloud migration, AI and cybersecurity investment are driving growth. Germany's nationwide 5G coverage exceeded 95% of households in 2024. 5G expansion Creates New Enterprise Opportunities.

AI Native Application Development Platform market by Technology, Platform, Development Environment, Pricing Model and Deployment 2026-2032. Report: AI-native platform is leading strategic technology trend for 2026. 80% of organizations expected to replace siloed teams with smaller, AI-augmented, hyper agile teams. Report examines how enterprises are modernizing engineering models, reducing technical debt, accelerating product delivery, and maintaining competitiveness as AI-native software development become mainstream. Report delivers market intelligence to CIOs, CTOs, CEOs and engineering leaders.

Amazon will invest more than €16 billion in Germany in 2027 for data centers, AI and robotics. The spending includes €4.8 billion for cloud and AI capacity in Frankfurt. Amazon will also open a second robotics lab in Berlin. The company said it has created more than 40,000 permanent jobs in Germany since 2010. Amazon said it plans to wrap up upgrades in Bad Hersfeld and Dortmund fulfillment centers in 2028. The investment is "a clear vote of confidence in Germany as a location for the future," says Germany's economy minister.

Japan Green IT Software Market was valued at USD 0.82 billion in 2025. The market is expanding at a CAGR of 18.71% from 2026 to 2031. Stricter disclosure and audit requirements are creating compliance-driven purchasing environment. Data center efficiency is opening new growth channel for Japan green IT Software market. Rising AI related computing demand makes energy visibility and workload planning increasingly important for corporate decarbonizing strategies. Data governance concerns are also influencing purchasing decisions in industries that manage sensitive data information.

Malaysia Heat Pump market size projected to increase from USD 285.32 million in 2025 to USD 298.27 million in 2026 to USD 362.12 million by 2031. Market expected to register 3.96% growth rate from 2026-2031. Green Financing Scheme 3.0 strengthening investment case for commercial heat pump projects. Hotels and hospitals leading commercial adoption of high-efficiency water heaters in Malaysia. Residential demand is sensitive to initial cost, but rebate pool and appliance efficiency standards will reduce payback period to less than 4 years for eligible households. Green Technology Financing scheme provides 2% interest subsidy and 60% federal guarantee.

The South Africa ICT market was valued at USD 39.82 billion in 2025. The market is set to increase from USD 42.86 billion in 2026 to USD 62.18 billion by 2031. Rapid digital transformation is a major driver for growth in the market. 5G, cloud adoption and cybersecurity requirements are key factors in the growth of South Africa's ICT sector. The South Africa ICT Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.73% during the 2026-2031 forecast period. The growth is supported by cloud adoption, security requirements and broadband expansion.

ECG Patch market is estimated to reach $11.30 billion by 2036, expanding at CAGR of 18.6% CAGR. Growing demand for ambulatory cardiac monitoring is accelerating use of ECG patch. Machine learning algorithms supporting automated ECG interpretation. Machine-powered ECG analysis supports automated ECGs interpretation, earlier identification of abnormalities. Advances are improving long term monitoring capabilities.

Hospital Capacity Management Market is estimated at USD 6.2 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 18.5 billion by 2036. AI-enabled operations and Cloud Adoption drive 11.5% CAGR and US$18.5 Billion Market. Hospital capacity management solutions integrate electronic health records and real-time locations systems. Rising patient acuity and persistent workforce shortages are accelerating the transition to proactive care orchestration. Need to improve patient throughput, reduce emergency department boarding, is a major growth driver. Long-term opportunities emerge through hospital-at-home programs and digital twin simulation technology.