Japan’s biggest power generator is teaming up with Dell to build AI data centres across the country. The push could cost as much as $140bn, the Financial Times reported. JERA, Dell and UK developer RHAELM signed a non-binding agreement on Thursday, JERA said. Private equity firm Apollo will help fund the work as RHAELM’s financing […] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI has parted ways with three employees who it says mishandled sensitive company information. The Wall Street Journal first reported the exits on Thursday. Two of the three were safety researchers, and one was a research programme manager, Rachel Metz reported for Bloomberg. They allegedly gave company details to an outside group that tests AI models, a person […] This story continues at The Next Web
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot confirm that IT equipment it left in four closed offices is secure, a watchdog has found. J.J. McCorvey reported the audit for Bloomberg. The bureau ended the leases on its New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta offices in early 2025. It left technology behind, and still cannot confirm […] This story continues at The Next Web
GM’s third-quarter sales fell 5.5% and its electric models collapsed, with the Equinox EV down 92.4% to 1,905 cars after America ended its $7,500 purchase credit. Europe kept its mandates, where electric cars took 29% of new registrations in August and drivers pay about twice the American petrol price. GM sold 5.5% fewer vehicles last […] This story continues at The Next Web
The heads of two AI coding startups are fighting in public over an adviser who switched sides, as Carmen Arroyo reported for Bloomberg. Factory chief executive Matan Grinberg said on X on Wednesday that he was cutting ties with Chris Degnan, an adviser of about a year. Degnan was later named chief revenue officer at […] This story continues at The Next Web
Samsung has added $100 to the Galaxy S26, S26+ and Ultra and $200 to the 1TB Ultra, seven months after the phones went on sale, blaming the memory shortage. The same shortage made Samsung’s semiconductor division 94% of company profit in the first quarter while its mobile division’s operating profit fell about 38%. Samsung has […] This story continues at The Next Web
Grindr has agreed to buy PurposeMed, the company behind HIV prevention service Freddie, for $250mn in cash and stock, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Grindr will pay $190mn in cash and $60mn in shares. Up to $70mn more in cash depends on Freddie hitting targets in 2027. The deal is expected to close by […] This story continues at The Next Web
PadSplit rents out single rooms in shared homes. It is now moving into the San Francisco Bay Area, the New York metro area and Chicago, the company said in a press release on Thursday. The Atlanta-based startup lets homeowners split houses into furnished private bedrooms with shared kitchens and living rooms. Residents pay weekly, with utilities and […] This story continues at The Next Web
TSMC is weighing a new Texas campus of multiple fabs, each costing at least $20B, contingent on Congress extending a 35% manufacturing tax credit. Its only European plant, the Dresden joint venture, totals above EUR 10B and will run 28nm to 12nm nodes rather than anything used for AI. TSMC is eyeing a Texas campus […] This story continues at The Next Web
The founder of a US AI software company is taking a camera crew on a road trip to ask ordinary Americans how AI is changing their lives. The documentary, called America vs. AI, will cover about 3,400 miles and more than 20 cities this month, AskBobAI said in a press release. TNW has not independently verified […] This story continues at The Next Web
