Goodman Group raised $455M for the Hong Kong Data Centre Partnership. The funds will mainly go toward engineering and electrical fit-out of the Goodman HKG10 data center in Tsuen Wan, which will open in early 2028.
Iris emerged from stealth with $43M from Balesia Group and launched a blockchain-based financial network for telecom operators on Avalanche. Bolivia's VIVA was the first to join: operators connect identity, billing and distribution systems to earn revenue from advertising, settlement reconciliation and financial services. Settlements use Agora's USDi stablecoin.
With iOS 27, Apple Intelligence has matured, but Apple warns of limits on Siri AI and other AI features with paid access expansion. HomeKit Secure Video AI features require a $9.99/month iCloud+ plan, and for five cameras with AI summaries, the price rises from $2.99 to $59.99 per month.
The nonprofit Center for an Urban Future analyzed New York job postings: entry-level listings in "computers and mathematics" fell 49% since 2022. Director John Bowles said the decline affected other sectors too, and companies attribute reduced hiring to AI adoption.
Amazon raised minimum starting pay for US warehouse and delivery employees to $20 per hour, with average pay rising to almost $24 per hour. Investment in the increase will exceed $1.5 billion; employees also get access to Day 1 Financial banking service and Whole Foods discounts.
Zocdoc has expanded its Care Access Network, making its online appointment booking infrastructure available to third-party platforms including Yelp, Healthgrades, Amazon Health AI, Blue Shield of California, and VHA. The network covers 200,000 doctors, 20 million patients, and 10,000 insurance plans, with provider numbers growing 50% annually since 2023.
Cohere announced a business combination agreement with Berlin-based Aleph Alpha, first announced five months ago. The combined company, headquartered in Berlin and Toronto, will have over 1,000 employees; the deal awaits regulatory approval and is expected to close by year-end.
Winbond Electronics is buying Infineon Technologies' NOR Flash and F-RAM business for $1.12 billion in cash. The unit will be renamed Spansion, after the US memory maker whose NOR Flash line forms the core of the business.
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy is undergoing a new round of layoffs and likely a full shutdown, according to employee posts on social media. The studio has not officially commented on the scale of the cuts.
Huawei's chief said the company aims to become the Nvidia of ICT. The report also notes 6G risks repeating 5G, with operators likely to deploy networks on the same spectrum, equipment and vendors.
Bain Capital's venture arm raised $1.6 billion to invest in startups working on technologies for the next stage of AI development—after achieving AGI.
At BlizzCon, Blizzard announced a partnership with Netflix for an animated Diablo series. Blizzard President Johanna Faries said the studio will be 'very involved' in the project to expand the franchise's audience. Plot, cast, and release date are not yet announced.
On September 16, 2026, Emerald AI, Google and Nvidia announced the AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA), a coalition for data centers to dynamically manage power consumption for grid needs. The alliance promotes flexible grid connections, estimated to free up to 100 GW of existing capacity.
A woman who worked at Activision Blizzard for 14 years filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles court, accusing 10 men of harassment, physical assault and stalking. She claims management and HR ignored her complaints; the company said it takes the allegations seriously.
Apple is developing an enterprise server on its own chips for sale to AI developers, businesses, and government agencies. Two versions are being considered: with two and with four M8 Ultra chips, with possible integration of Nvidia networking equipment.
Swiss company SWISSto12 signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Electric for joint production of payloads and RF products, phased array antennas for Japanese protected geostationary programs, and expansion into Asian markets. SWISSto12 has over $500 million in orders, $140 million in revenue, and 2,000 parts in orbit.
Hang Ten Systems, founded four months ago by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, extended its seed round by $53 million, just five weeks after the first $32 million. Total funding reached $85 million; the round was led by Xora (Temasek), with Mayfield, Aramco Ventures, and Intel and Micron executives participating.
Following the introduction of a new MDR regime for UPI payments, PhonePe has revived its IPO plans and aims to list in February–March 2027, according to Inc42. The company expects to refile documents by the end of the year and targets a $10 billion valuation.
Due to the memory shortage, smaller smartphone and laptop makers are redesigning devices, ordering chips months ahead, and testing batches for fakes. According to Fairphone, memory accounts for almost 60% of the materials cost in $400 phones.
Startup Rune built a 1 MW data center in Texas using 50 RELIC modules connected directly to a solar farm without new power plants or grid connection. The company raised $40M Series A led by Spark Capital and claims 90% cost reduction per megawatt.
On September 16, 2026, OpenText and Cohere announced a strategic partnership: the North platform and Cohere models will be integrated into OpenText Aviator AI agents. The solution for government and regulated industries, deployable on-premises or in private, public, and sovereign clouds, is expected for customers in early 2027.
Prediction markets are entering mainstream media: integrations have appeared with Dow Jones, Substack, CNN, and CNBC. According to Wired, they are becoming a new informational channel, although a legal dispute over their status as gambling continues.
The UK subsidiary of Cambium Networks filed for administration on September 10. Parent Cambium Networks Corporation was delisted from Nasdaq in March 2026, and the group plans to cut 260 employees, over 53% of its workforce.
According to Smart Analytics Global, Samsung's Galaxy A lineup ranked first worldwide with an 18% share in Q2 2026, iPhone 17 second at 16%, and Redmi third at 7%. Analysts forecast global smartphone shipments will fall 20% year over year in the second half of 2026.
Seagate's 2026 Data Infrastructure Readiness Report found 99% of organizations expect AI to increase data storage needs over the next three years, with 32% expecting growth of more than 50%. Only 38% are fully prepared; the top barriers are data readiness (53%), storage infrastructure (43%) and compute availability (27%).
Vodafone will not receive over €1.1 billion in deferred payments from the German broadband project OXG: partner Patrick Drahi sold his stake to Societe Generale, and the new buyer is not bound by previous obligations. OXG was to cover 7 million homes by 2029 but has only connected 1 million so far.
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are among banks ready to finance multibillion-dollar debt obligations for European AI projects. Europe aims to close its AI development gap with the US.
Reach, publisher of Mirror and Express, is cutting 220 editorial positions and closing three online brands (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo). The reason is a 46% drop in Google traffic amid AI Overviews and AI Mode; 60 new roles will be created for subscriptions and video.
More than six months after drone attacks on AWS data centers in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, Amazon advised clients to move data to other regions. No recovery timeline was given, and the UAE is considering underground data centers.
US-based Serverfarm raised an additional $895 million, bringing its revolving credit facility to $3.89 billion. The funds will go to campuses in Houston, Clarksville and Atlanta. The syndicate includes 22 banks and one institutional lender.
