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FAA communications outage affects all air traffic control centers

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A communications issue affecting all US Air Route Traffic Control Centers prompted Friday's nationwide ground stop, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. Departing flights were paused while aircraft already airborne were allowed to land. FAA technicians were investigating the disruption. FlightAware listed 9,086 US flights as delayed as of 5:19PM ET. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was currently no reason to suspect a cyberattack or other national security threat, although no cause had been ruled out.
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GlobalFoundries starts construction of Japan-funded New York chip fab

GlobalFoundries says it broke ground November 13 on a new semiconductor factory in Malta, New York, starting construction of the first of two planned fabs under a U.S.-Japan initiative providing up to $21 billion in funding.

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Drogue raises $20 million for ocean-powered floating data centers

Drogue has raised $20 million to develop floating data centers powered by ocean temperature differences, the startup told TechCrunch. Investors include XYZ Venture Capital, Toyota Ventures and Tamarack Global.

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ValkaAI extends pre-seed funding round to €13 million

Czech startup ValkaAI has extended its pre-seed funding round to €13 million, with backing from Look AI Ventures and ff Venture Capital. The company announced €12 million in initial external funding in February 2026.

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