Thailand imposes noise, heat and water rules on data centers
Thailand has imposed new rules governing noise, heat and water at data centers, Bloomberg reported. The environmental restrictions apply to an industry expanding rapidly as investment in artificial intelligence fuels a boom in data center development.
MIT-led team receives award of up to $53 million for AI-guided herbicide research
MIT says ARPA-H has awarded an MIT-led team up to $53 million to develop alternatives to existing herbicides using generative artificial intelligence.
GeniosAI raises $19.1 million across seed and Series A rounds
GeniosAI has raised $19.1 million in combined seed and Series A funding, CEO PD Singh told Axios. The company develops AI software for financial analysis and modeling. FactSet led the Series A portion of the financing.
Myomo reports record brace sales as gross margin rises to 71.3%
Myomo reported record third-quarter revenue of $12.3 million, up 22% year over year, as sales of its powered arm braces increased, Yahoo Finance reported. The company recognized revenue on 222 MyoPro units, up 19%, and recorded 258 orders, up 13%.
SoftBank reports loss after $3.7 billion data center writedown
SoftBank Group reported its first net loss in almost two years after taking a $3.7 billion writedown on a US data center project, Bloomberg reported. The loss comes amid rising fears over the sustainability of AI growth.
Australia plans rapid AI incident reporting and considers criminal liability
Australia plans to require rapid notification of AI incidents and will consider new criminal offences following a review of an OpenAI agent's access to government systems, the Guardian reported.

