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NVIDIA Signs $3.4 Billion AI Cloud Deal with IREN, Including Option to Buy $2.1 Billion in Shares

NVIDIA and IREN ink a five-year, $3.4B AI cloud contract with a $2.1B equity option as they plan large-scale AI data center rollouts in Texas.

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Senate’s GUARD Act Narrows Focus to AI Companions, Raising Privacy Concerns

Revised GUARD Act targets AI companions but privacy groups warn identity-linked age checks could create surveillance risks and block access for some youth.

#ai, #legislation, #privacy, #child-safety

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Quantinuum Files for U.S. IPO, Plans Nasdaq Listing Under Ticker QNT, Honeywell Says

Quantinuum has filed an S-1 for a traditional Nasdaq IPO under proposed ticker QNT, Honeywell says; offering size and price range have not been disclosed.

$HON, #quantinuum, #honeywell, #quantumcomputing, #ipo

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Apple Held Exploratory Talks With Intel, Samsung About U.S. Chip Production, Report Says

Bloomberg says Apple explored U.S. production of its main processors with Intel and Samsung. Talks were preliminary; no deal or orders announced.

$AAPL, $INTC, $SSNLF, #apple, #intel, #semiconductor, #tsmc, #foundry

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JPL Spins Rotor Tips Beyond Mach 1 in Simulated Martian Air, Boosting Lift Prospects

JPL tested rotor tips at Mach 1.08 in a simulated Mars atmosphere, a milestone that could raise lift for future Mars helicopters by ~30%.

#nasa, #mars, #rotorcraft, #aerospace

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AMD Says Sixth‑Gen EPYC 'Venice' on Track for Launch Later in 2026

AMD said on its Q1 2026 call that sixth‑gen EPYC 'Venice' (Zen 6, TSMC 2nm, up to 256 cores) remains on track to launch later in 2026.

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Preprint: Sparse parameter backdoors in image models can be computationally hard to detect

An arXiv preprint argues that tiny, noise-masked parameter changes can hide backdoors in pre-trained image classifiers, making tampering hard to detect.

#ai, #machinelearning, #cybersecurity, #modelsecurity

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KelpDAO to Move rsETH Bridging From LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP After April Exploit

KelpDAO will shift rsETH bridging from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP after an April exploit that released 116,500 rsETH and prompted DeFi freezes.

#crypto, #defi, #bridges, #security

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NIST’s CAISI Signs Agreements With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to Expand U.S. Frontier-AI Testing

NIST’s CAISI struck pacts with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to expand U.S. frontier-AI testing, including pre-release, classified and reduced‑safeguard evaluations.

$GOOGL, $MSFT, #ai, #nist, #google, #microsoft, #xai

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Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1: Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2 and several day-one releases announced

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 for May 2026 adds Forza Horizon 6 and several day‑one releases, and lists five games leaving on May 15.

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NRO Selects EarthDaily, ICEYE and Pixxel for Expanded Commercial Earth‑Observation Program

The NRO on May 4 added EarthDaily, ICEYE and Pixxel to its Commercial Solutions Opening, broadening access to electro‑optical, radar, RF and hyperspectral data.

#nro, #earth-observation, #commercial-space, #iceye

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