Google Releases Three New Gemini A.I. Models
The models include one that is the company’s most powerful and another that is fine-tuned for cybersecurity, as Google competes with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Microsoft strikes ‘multibillion-dollar’ deal with French AI firm Mistral
Microsoft and French startup Mistral said Tuesday they had signed a “multibillion-dollar” deal for the US tech giant to use the AI developer’s computing infrastructure in Europe.
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Axing UK science department risks slower policymaking, say tech leaders
Industry figures welcome Kanishka Narayan’s promotion as AI minister but warn shake-up could push sector down agenda
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Fake images circulate of Spanish World Cup players draped in Palestinian flags
An image generated by artificial intelligence shows Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal celebrating his World Cup win while draped in a Palestinian flag. People have also been circulating an image of player Pedro Porro, who they falsely claim is wearing a Palestinian flag around his waist.
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Will the U.S. and China Build Walls Around A.I.?
Rapid advancements in Chinese artificial intelligence models reportedly have Washington and Beijing considering new ways to protect their technology sectors.
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VCF Upgrade Field Guide: Planning the Maintenance Move
Moving from VCF 9.0 to VCF 9.0.1 looks small on paper. It is not a platform redesign, not a brownfield conversion, and not the same class of change as a major-version upgrade. That is exactly why it deserves discipline. Maintenance upgrades are where teams are tempted to move too quickly. The release appears incremental, the
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Private AI Is Not Model Hosting: A Reference Architecture for Sovereignty, Identity, GPUs, and Operations on VCF 9.1
Most private AI conversations start too low in the stack. The first question is usually some version of, “Can we run the model on-prem?” That is not a bad question, but it is not the architecture question. Running a model on-premises proves that you can place compute near data. It does not prove that you
Closing The Series A Gap Is The Next Great Opportunity For Black Founders In The AI Era
By James Norman and Sean Green In 2026, conversations about Black founders and venture capital have focused on access to funding. But as AI reshapes startup economics, the bigger challenge is no longer simply getting a first check, it’s raising enough capital at the seed stage to successfully reach Series A. AI has fundamentally lowered
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Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn’t Ready Yet And Why AI Won’t Kill SaaS
Daniel Docter, managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, began his career as a technologist. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as a Ph.D., but early on found himself gravitating away from purely technical work toward translating technology into business and commercial use cases. Docter also proved adept at securing funding
National Grid taps into US AI power boom
The UK utility company is investing $1.75bn in a developer focused on supplying power to data centres