Author: Able Jam
Trump inks Iran deal
US President Donald Trump formally agreed an interim peace deal with Iran, shifting focus to the planned reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a complex 60-day negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program. Trump signed the so-called memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Wednesday evening, at the end of a
The US government awards $500 million startup SandboxAQ
The US government awarded $500 million on Wednesday to startup SandboxAQ to develop new chemicals and materials for domestic semiconductor manufacturing, including alternatives to PFAS and rare earth imports. SandboxAQ, backed by Nvidia, was valued at $5.75 billion in April 2025 and has raised more than $1 billion to date. It is developing a new
HSBC partners with Google Cloud
HSBC on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with Alphabet Inc-owned Google Cloud focused on building the British bank’s artificial intelligence capabilities.The partnership, which HSBC said will focus on areas such as advice for wealth management clients and financial crime risk management, shows how banks worldwide are accelerating their adoption of AI as they compete in
Telegram restrictons in India
Instant messaging app Telegram has stopped working for existing users in India after the government temporarily restricted access to the app, but it continues to remain operational through Virtual Protocol Network (VPN), according to industry experts.Google delisted the app on Tuesday, and Apple’s Appstore has also removed it now in compliance with the government order
US Marine Corps builds ‘war-ready’ weapons dump in Victoria
A “war-ready” weapons dump is being built for the US Marine Corps in Victoria as concerns grow for the ability of allied forces in the Pacific to survive a Chinese missile “first strike”. The United States navy has reportedly allocated $42 million to build “critical forward provisioning” warehouses and offices in Victoria as part of
The winners in USA restrictions on access to Anthropic’s new AI models
The White House’s restrictions on access to Anthropic’s new AI models have created winners and losers across the AI industry. On Friday, US officials restricted access to Anthropic’s cybersecurity-focused models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, after concluding safeguards designed to prevent misuse of Fable 5 could be bypassed. The restrictions block foreign nationals from accessing
Elon Musk ordered to hand over Tesla and SpaceX emails in Apple-OpenAI lawsuit
Elon Musk appears to have come under fire again, as a US federal judge ruled that he cannot exclude certain Tesla and SpaceX emails from the ongoing legal battle with Apple and OpenAI. This is a setback for Musk’s AI venture xAI and social platform X, who had argued that emails from Musk’s other companies
Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence
Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup working on humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence. The deal, confirmed by the company, brings ARI’s team into Meta’s Superintelligence Labs and Robotics Studio, strengthening its efforts in whole‑body humanoid control and self‑learning systems.The acquisition comes as Meta increases its capital expenditure for 2026 to
Canada’s long-delayed AI strategy release
Ottawa on Thursday is set to unveil its long-delayed federal artificial intelligence strategy, a roadmap highly anticipated for its implications on the AI industry and Canadians’ trust in the technology. Government officials are due to hold a technical briefing on the strategy at 9 a.m. Eastern ahead of its public release.The strategy is expected to
Microsoft: From Cloud Copilots to Desktop Data Centers
Microsoft Build 2026 Day 2 showcased local AI infrastructure, autonomous agents, and secure execution environments, signalling a shift toward enterprise-scale agentic computing. While discussions through Day 2 of Microsoft Build 2026 focused on chat interfaces, the company signalled mega industry shift toward autonomous agentic computing and hyper-localized hardware execution. The conference also provided indication of