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Perhaps it’s just anecdotal, but USB thumb drives don’t seem as popular as they used to be. That would make sense, since they’ve been rendered unimportant or obsolete for many of the tasks they were built for. Technologies like email, chat and AirDrop make transferring small files a breeze. Larger files are often better stashed…

While “unlimited” mobile internet plans are common, you might have a limited data plan to save money with an MVNO. And there are other times when you need to watch how much data you use, like during international travel or when using a hotspot.

Artificial intelligence (AI) data centre company Firmus has scrapped its plans for what would have been one of Australia’s biggest-ever stock market listings.

On September 29, OpenAI announced Dots at its DevDay 2026 conference: always-on AI agents that run on their own cloud computers, connect to more than 4,000 apps, and keep working after you close your laptop. It’s the most concrete version yet of something the AI industry has been describing for years: an agent that acts…

Recent research from real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield claims the average data center land transaction covers 224 acres, pushing many projects away from urban centers toward larger sites.

Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots, announced it has raised a $60 million Series B round led by Sequoia, with participation from Nvidia, Microsoft’s venture fund M12, and others.  TechCrunch had previously reported that the startup was nearing a new funding…

Amazon has received planning approval for a major data center beside the M25 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, despite concerns about worsening local air pollution from operations.

Crusoe has filed the paperwork for two computing facilities in Jayton, Texas, involving $4.8 billion in combined investment for the proposed development.

The United States has approved construction of a 300MW small modular reactor as electricity demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure continues rising.

The majority of US voters have expressed their opposition to further AI data centers, as newly published research by The New York Times and Siena University found 1,503 likely US midterm voters have major concerns over the direction of travel with AI data center construction.