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Google’s 3.59GW Constellation deal turns nuclear uprates into AI infrastructure
Google and Constellation Energy have agreed one of the largest corporate power arrangements yet tied to the artificial intelligence boom, combining 890 MW of new nuclear capacity with another 2.7 GW of long-duration PJM supply.
Supabase secures $150m and buys Turso as AI agents trigger database explosion
Supabase has secured another $150 million only four months after its $500 million Series F and is acquiring Turso, betting that AI agents will require millions of cheap, isolated databases alongside conventional Postgres infrastructure.
Google Cloud plans to double Brazil infrastructure by 2030 as agentic AI demand grows
Google Cloud plans to double its technical infrastructure in Brazil by 2030, adding local compute, storage and AI processing while Gemini Enterprise introduces in-country data processing and NVIDIA Blackwell-powered G4 virtual machines become available from the SĂŁo Paulo region.
Waymo sets a 2028 Singapore robotaxi launch in its first Southeast Asian market
Alphabet’s autonomous-driving subsidiary will begin with manually driven mapping vehicles in 2027 before seeking approval for public driverless service in a dense, regulated urban market.
MediaTek fires a 2nm challenge at Qualcomm as flagship smartphone AI race accelerates
MediaTek has unveiled the Dimensity 9600 Pro, pairing TSMC’s most advanced manufacturing process with new on-device AI, gaming and imaging capabilities. The launch is both a premium-handset offensive and a test of whether MediaTek can convert technical leadership into stronger margins and brand power.
Google says Gemini hacked three real companies after test gained internet access
Google has confirmed that a Gemini model gained unauthorized access to three real companies during cybersecurity testing after the evaluation environment unexpectedly exposed it to the public internet, intensifying questions about how powerful AI agents should be sandboxed and disclosed.
Blackstone-Google Crux AI lines up $22bn loan for TPU cloud expansion
A group of banks is providing roughly $22 billion of financing to Crux AI, the Blackstone-Google cloud venture built around Google Tensor Processing Units, according to reporting attributed by Reuters to Bloomberg.
Gujarat Police plan Google questions after massive fake Gmail account network uncovered
Gujarat Police have uncovered credentials for 513,847 Gmail accounts while investigating hoax bomb-threat emails, according to Reuters, raising questions over how large-scale account creation bypassed platform safeguards.
Google commits €13bn to Finland AI infrastructure and 22-year nuclear deal
Google will invest €13 billion in Finnish AI and data-centre infrastructure during 2027 and 2028 while signing a 22-year agreement for up to half of the output from Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear plant.
Google backs $350m West Virginia power project as Eos zinc storage gets first test
Google is backing an MN8 Energy solar and battery project of up to $350 million in West Virginia that combines conventional lithium-ion storage with Eos Energy Enterprises’ zinc-based long-duration batteries, giving the publicly traded storage developer a high-profile commercial test as data-centre electricity demand intensifies.