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Queensland power generator uses AI platform to boost battery performance by 200%
Stanwell has built a cloud-based modelling system to manage the growing complexity of a grid that is rapidly adding wind, solar and battery capacity
Apple buys Polish video editing plug-in maker MotionVFX in push to challenge Adobe
The acquisition of the Warsaw-based firm, which has around 70 staff, gives Apple a library of professional tools for its Creator Studio subscription bundle
Phone networks are being repurposed to carry artificial intelligence, Nvidia says
The chipmaker told its annual GTC conference that telecoms operators are rebuilding their infrastructure to distribute AI across cities and countries
British defence drone start-up reportedly in talks for $200m funding round
The UK defence start-up is scaling interceptor missile systems as demand for air defence technology grows
PayPal launches its own digital dollar in 70 countries to speed up international payments
The payments giant is betting that its cryptocurrency, pegged to the US dollar, can replace slow and expensive traditional money transfers
Snap cuts data processing costs by 76% with GPU switch for Snapchat experiments
The social media company moved its A/B testing infrastructure from CPUs to Nvidia graphics chips running on Google Cloud
OpenAI releases new faster and cheaper GPT-5.4 models
OpenAI launches smaller, faster GPT-5.4 variants aimed at coding and subagent workflows.
GTC 2026 shows the AI buildout is nowhere near its peak
Nvidia's annual developer conference has become the closest thing the tech industry has to a state-of-the-union address. What Jensen Huang said this week suggests the infrastructure race has years left to run.
Nvidia releases a suite of open AI models spanning robotics, healthcare and conversational agents
The company is making its latest artificial intelligence building blocks freely available to developers, covering everything from talking robots to drug discovery.
Texas Instruments unveils 800-volt DC power architecture for AI data centres
The design, built with NVIDIA, uses a two-stage conversion approach intended to improve efficiency and power density in large-scale deployments
Crypto.com partners with South Korea's largest payment gateway to accept crypto from foreign visitors
The deal with KG Inicis will allow international travellers to pay with digital assets across a wide range of merchants
Google holds annual health AI event as it navigates scrutiny over medical search features
The Check Up 2026 takes place today under a new chief health officer, as the company faces questions about its AI approach to medical information
Hyundai and Kia expand Nvidia partnership to accelerate autonomous driving development
The group-wide collaboration will cover driver assistance systems in production vehicles and level 4 robotaxi innovation through the Motional joint venture.
OpenSea delays SEA token launch citing difficult cryptocurrency market conditions
CEO Devin Finzer said the token will not be released until every element is ready, with no new date given
Roche deploys 3,500 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to embed AI across drug discovery and manufacturing
The Swiss pharmaceutical company says the infrastructure expansion will power biological models, digital twins and automated laboratory workflows
NVIDIA launches AI factory reference design and digital twin blueprint
The Vera Rubin DSX architecture aims to help companies build and operate large-scale AI infrastructure more efficiently
WIRobotics selected for Physical AI Fellowship cohort
The Korean firm has been picked for the second cohort of the virtual Physical AI Fellowship powered by AWS, NVIDIA, and MassRobotics.
Kering creates Kering jewellery unit, names Jean‑Marc Duplaix
The Gucci owner forms a new jewellery business unit and appoints Jean‑Marc Duplaix to lead it with immediate effect.
Quarterly earnings season may be a thing of the past as SEC mulls rule change.
The U.S. markets regulator is preparing a proposal to let companies report results twice a year, not four.
Kraken brings traditional futures markets to EU customers alongside crypto perpetuals
Eligible traders can access oil, gold, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts through the same interface as Kraken's crypto products