A rally in Philadelphia called for a ban on data center construction as authorities consider two sites. Activists cited experiences living near an oil refinery that closed after a 2019 explosion. BloombergNEF forecasts that by 2035, US data centers will consume more gas than Germany and Japan combined.
At Dreamforce 2026, Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang stated that AI will not kill SaaS but become an agentic layer above it. Earlier, the launch of Claude Cowork sent the S&P 500 software index down nearly 5%, losing $830 billion.
Former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson is leaving his post as CEO of Truveta at the end of September. Co-founders Jay Nanduri and Ryan Ahern will become interim co-CEOs while the board searches for a permanent leader. Truveta is valued at over $1 billion and aggregates de-identified data from 140 million patients across 30 U.S. health systems.
Over the year from July 2025 to June 2026, Roblox creators earned about $1.7 billion through the DevEx program, up 50% year over year. The top 10 averaged $65 million each, while the median participant earned about $1,500. The company announced the Roblox Everywhere initiative: games can be released as standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the Canada Investment Summit that delays in deploying AI infrastructure are limiting access to the technology for everyone. According to him, the pace of data center and energy construction lags behind demand.
Two days after CEO Dario Amodei's essay on AI risks, Anthropic posted a policy design manager role in its Safeguards team. The hire will define acceptable use boundaries for Claude in conventional weapons, including autonomous targeting systems.
Google launched a limited AI Contribution pilot in Search Console, showing select publishers a monthly earnings panel for content used in Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode. Payment formula, amounts, participation rules, and participant list are undisclosed; Google calls it an experiment, not a commercial program.
Crypto exchange CoinEx is shutting down, citing a lengthy market downturn and rising compliance costs. The closure comes less than three months after a WSJ report said over $3B moved through the exchange since 2019 for Iran-linked wallets.
Business Development Bank of Canada detailed how it will spend $1B of its $6B defence platform: $500M goes to the Defence Fund for Canadian and allied venture and private funds, and the StrongNorth Fund is increased from $300M to $500M. The first investment is $525M in Intrepid Growth Partners.
SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said at World Space Business Week that the company is transitioning from an operator to a vertically integrated satellite manufacturer. SES is building a factory (launch by early 2028), developing IRIS² and meoSphere constellations (46 MEO satellites with growth to 100), and partnering with Elveo on direct-to-device.
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC the company is ready to slow frontier model development for safety. Her remarks came amid debate over AI risks after an Anthropic researcher's departure and calls for a pause from Amodei, Musk and Altman. IPO timelines for OpenAI and Anthropic remain uncertain.
Former Bethesda employee Kurt Kuhlmann said layoffs of experienced The Elder Scrolls 6 developers make no sense because they cut the people building the game. Veterans affected include 27-year Christiane Meister and Skyrim artist Ray Lederer.
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle issued about $220 billion in corporate bonds from the start of the year through August 10, versus $12.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. The reason is data center capex, which S&P Global Ratings estimates at $750 billion for the year.
At the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called Donald Trump, who called fears around AI a 'hoax' and said data centers are 'the oil of the next 20–25 years.' Nvidia shares fell 5.6% over five days after Anthropic's call to slow AI development.
Dario Amodei (Anthropic) and Marc Benioff (Salesforce) said businesses have only begun using AI tools and need additional support to maximize benefits.
Samsung raised salaries for chip division employees by 6.8% amid attempts by Micron and SanDisk to poach NAND and HBM specialists. In 2026, the company spent about $5.97 billion on salaries, and $19.21 billion including stock. SK Hynix is also increasing payments.
After Mastercard acquired BVNK in August 2026, Visa was left without a stablecoin infrastructure partner. London startup Velocity raised $48 million Series A at a $200 million valuation; among investors are Visa Ventures, Circle, and Ripple.
Japanese startup CADDi, which sells AI tools to help manufacturers organize engineering and production data, closed a $114M Series D. Valuation rose to $1.2B from $470M in 2025.
Major Anthropic clients are waiting for a zero data retention policy for the new Fable models. Palantir and Booz Allen are expanding their use of OpenAI's Astra model, where zero data retention is already available. This fall, Anthropic will launch the Enterprise Frontier Safeguards program for select clients.
Oracle carried out a second wave of layoffs: thousands of employees received termination emails at 6 a.m. Restructuring costs rose to $2.8 billion—33% above the previous forecast—amid record quarterly revenue of $19.3 billion and 121% growth in cloud infrastructure.
Liberty Global appointed Ziggo Group's leadership team and closed the sale of VodafoneZiggo's Dutch towers to a DigitalBridge-led consortium for $774 million. A listing on Euronext Amsterdam is planned for mid-2027.
Analysts at Yole forecast nearly a fourfold rise in semiconductor industry revenue by 2031 with almost unchanged shipment volumes. Price strength, not production capacity, will drive the AI boom.
Slowing electric vehicle market growth in North America, tariffs and policy restrictions are pushing automakers and battery suppliers to repurpose idle capacity for AI data centers.
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube launched the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA) on September 14 — a coalition to lobby for streaming interests in Washington, including live sports broadcasting. The group is led by TechNet, with Mike Ward appointed as its head.
Kenya's High Court annulled the sale of the government's 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom for KSh204.3 billion and ordered the shares returned to the state. Vodacom is appealing the decision and seeking a stay of execution.
Alphabet is investing a record $15 billion in Finland: three new data centers in Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala, expansion of its Hamina site, and up to 50% of the Loviisa nuclear plant's output (500 MW) through 2050. Construction starts in 2027, with about 37,000 jobs expected.
Unleash raised a $35 million Series B for its feature-flag platform. Mistral AI closed a €3 billion Series D at a valuation above €21 billion. ClickHouse acquired RunReveal and its ARR passed $350 million. Moonshot AI is considering a Hong Kong IPO of up to $5 billion.
An OpenAI executive at an investment summit with Prime Minister Mark Carney said the company is closely examining Canada for data center partnerships. The same executive previously hired Carney as Bank of England governor.
Moody's says US datacenters will require 426 TWh by 2030, nearly double the 2025 level. New generation needs about $110 billion, while grid connection timelines stretch to seven years.
Amazon could not restore access to some data stored at facilities in the Persian Gulf damaged during the US-Iran war. The company confirmed the data loss.