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Computacenter profits nearly double on surging demand for AI infrastructure

The FTSE 100-listed company hailed a record financial performance in North America over the first half of the year.

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Apple to unveil foldable ‘iPhone Duo’ in biggest redesign ever – but there’s a catch

First ever foldable Apple device could be vastly expensive and hard to buy

The Independent UK · Sep 8

A Mercedes-Backed Company Just Put Solid-State Batteries Into Mass Production

Taiwan’s ProLogium seems to have cracked the code, with the first mass-produced solid-state cells promising impressive energy density.

InsideEVs · Sep 8

Dacia’s Answer To Cheap Chinese EVs Used To Be One. Now It’s European

Built in Slovenia, the completely redesigned Dacia Spring electric hatchback gets a roomier body and up to 155 miles of range, starting at €17,900 in Italy.

InsideEVs · Sep 8

Australia threatens hefty fines if big tech fails 'duty of care'

Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech. Communications Minister Anika Wells said big tech was facing a "reckoning".

The Economic Times · Sep 8

Anthropic drops pursuit of AI startup Decart valued at $6 billion

Anthropic ​has decided not ​to pursue an acquisition of artificial ​intelligence startup Decart AI, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The Economic Times · Sep 8

Tech companies look to Argentina's windswept Patagonia to build massive data centers

As tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center campaigns, projects in initial stages in Argentina are developing without ​much public attention.

The Economic Times · Sep 8

Don't ban children from social media, Estonia tells EU

The European Union should make social media platforms change instead of banning children from using the apps, Estonia'Monday, just over a week before the EU is due to announce an age limit. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce a social media ban on September 16, with…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

EU probing OpenAI agents' takeover of German site

The European Union on Monday said it was "looking into" an incident revealed last week during which thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website. The agents -- AI programmes that work on their own, without a person guiding each step…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

Nvidia-backed Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for Malaysia data centre capacity

Australia's Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed ​a multi-year deal ​with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from ​two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor customer as demand surges for infrastructure to run advanced AI models.

The Economic Times · Sep 8