VMware introduces private AI cloud platform for on-premises workloads
VMware and owner Broadcom introduced VMware Private AI Cloud and its AI Factory model-as-a-service offering at VMware Explore 2026. The platform builds on VMware Cloud Foundation 9 with validated AI-ready hardware nodes, support f...
Magna puts $35 million more into Yuma's Indian battery-swapping network
Magna International is investing another $35 million in Yuma Energy, increasing its stake in the Indian battery-swapping operator from the 51% it held when the joint venture formed. Yuma operates more than 400 stations across 18 I...
India seeks second commercial chip fab under Semicon 2.0
India's IT ministry is inviting global technology companies to build a second commercial silicon chip fabrication plant under its Semicon 2.0 programme, with a target for operation by 2031. The programme offers up to 40% cash ince...
AI-linked group plans data-center ads in three states
Build American AI plans to run advertisements supporting data centers in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin, according to reporting cited by TechCrunch. The group says it is affiliated with Leading the Future, a super PAC funded by Marc A...
FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over ad-auction pricing
The FTC and 22 states filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of secretly raising prices in its advertising auctions. The complaint alleges that, starting in 2019, Amazon added a hidden soft reserve price to Sponsored Products auctions an...
California legislature passes AB 1709 restrictions on under-16 social-media features
The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709, which the Electronic Frontier Foundation says would restrict social-media services from offering recommendation algorithms and certain user inputs, including follows and likes,...
