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For years, the AI conversation has been dominated by model builders. Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have competed to create ever more capable systems, while startups have raced to build applications on top of them.But, as AI adoption moves from experimentation to enterprise deployment, another battleground is beginning to emerge – infrastructure. This week, Irish startup TensorX announced an €8 million seed funding round as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for sovereign AI infrastructure across Europe. The company plans to deploy dedicated NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in European data centres, allowing businesses to run AI workloads without sensitive…

When it comes to securing accounts against hackers, passkeys are now widely considered the gold standard. And yet they are still not offered by one in four major apps and services on the internet, including Instagram, Netflix, and Spotify. Those stats come from a new website that names and shames companies that still don’t give users the option to use passkeys to log in to their apps and services. Passkeys are more secure than passwords because they are generated by a user’s device and tied to that phone or computer and the website they are created for. They can rely…

Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it.But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to wasted computation, energy, and cost. To improve efficiency, researchers from MIT and Microsoft developed an intelligent system that streamlines the process of designing agentic workflows and automatically optimizes how those workflows are implemented. With this new method, a developer can describe what they want the agentic workflow to do in plain language, without needing to specify all…

Skipper Sam Billings believes he’s playing his best cricket for Kent Spitfires in a long time.Billings has 224 runs from six Vitality Blast matches so far this summer at an average of 56, placing him seventh in the competition’s highest run-scorers halfway through the group stages.Sam Billings reckons he’s turning back the clock with some of his displays so far this summer. Picture: Keith GillardIt’s a far cry from last summer’s paltry return of 188 runs across 14 innings for the former England international, who still has plenty to offer.“I think in the past I put way too much pressure…

The AI boom has fueled dozens of new startups and minted a new class of billionaires. It has also produced a serious shortage of memory chips — a critical component for compute-hungry AI models — which some predict could persist through 2027. This era of RAMageddon isn’t just a corporate problem. As demand spikes and squeezes supply, prices are rising and trickling down to consumers. Apple CEO Tim Cook warned just a week ago that price increases for its products are unavoidable. But amid this Mad Max-esque fight for memory chips, some companies are coming out ahead. Micron, the largest…

Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J15 and J14 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:15 and 05:30 on 25 June 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:15 and 05:30 on 25 June 2026. Lanes Closed : There are two of four lanes closed. Source link

Whether AI is already replacing jobs is the subject of fierce debate. Tech layoffs hit their highest single month total in years in May, and AI was the most-cited reason, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Software engineering, in theory, is the professional field most vulnerable to automation, given the rapid adoption of AI-powered coding tools. However, researchers at venture firm SignalFire say the hiring data tells a different story. “The rationale given for lots of layoffs is consistently AI, and specifically they’ll say AI with respect to code; they’ll say one engineer could do the job of however many…

Thursday 25 June 2026 1:03 am  |  Updated:  Wednesday 24 June 2026 4:13 pm Cubitt’s new home in King’s Cross Cubitts has opened a major new hub in King’s Cross, marking the latest chapter of the trendy spectacle maker’s expansion.The London-based business, which first opened its doors in 2012 and has made bespoke glasses for the likes of Idris Elba, Ryan Reynolds, Madonna and Cynthia Erivo, has taken up a 13,000 square foot lease on the site of an old Victoria stables, which will serve as its global headquarters.The site, which will be occupied by around 50 staff with room to…

The Egyptian Halls on Union Street, designed by Alexander “Greek” Thomson, have emerged from behind scaffolding for the first time in over 30 years. Glasgow City Council has issued a defective building notice and procured contractors to carry out urgent stonework repairs. Councillor Ruairi Kelly said the moment marked a turning point for one of the city’s most significant buildings. “There’ll be people coming into work today in Glasgow who’ve never seen this building behind me in their lives,” he said. “I lived in Glasgow for 16 years and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it without scaffold…

Key TakeawaysRegulators require unauthorized crypto platforms to stop serving EEA customers from July 1, with no grace period or interim status.Only a limited share of previously registered firms secured approval, leaving many platforms facing service suspensions or exits.The cutoff has increased pressure as firms seek authorization while users assess which platforms will remain accessible. EU Crypto Firms Face Final Countdown to MiCA Authorization Deadline Crypto companies operating in the European Economic Area (EEA) face a July 1, 2026, enforcement deadline under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). From that date, platforms offering crypto services without MiCA authorization must stop serving…