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ThursdayJul 23, 2026 10:00 am

Samsung Makes its First Foray into Financial Services with Barclays-Branded US Credit Card

On Monday, South Korean electronics maker Samsung launched its first credit card in the U.S. in collaboration with Barclays. This highlighted the tech giant’s deepening involvement in financial services, and the company revealed that it had plans to expand its footprint in the financial industry. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Credit Card, the firm’s first U.S. card is issued by Barclays Bank, and it bears the branding of the two companies. It runs on the Visa system and allows users to apply for the card, manage their accounts, track their spending and redeem their rewards exclusively using the Samsung Wallet. This…

TuesdayJul 21, 2026 10:00 am

Why Interest in Sovereign Satellite Communication is Growing

Many countries are considering setting up sovereign satellite communication systems, a move that has gathered momentum in recent years. Several factors can help to explain this growing phenomenon. For starters, geopolitical instability has grown to unprecedented levels in recent years. The U.S. has a longstanding rivalry with China, and this rivalry has escalated to a high level over approximately the last 10 years. The relationship between the U.S. and Europe has also faced a lot of strain, especially during this second term of President Trump. The world is increasingly polarized, with each power having allied nations that it does not…

FridayJul 17, 2026 10:00 am

Chip Shortages Could Pump the Brakes on Data Center Boom

Many tech hyperscalers have revealed ambitious plans to construct AI data centers in different jurisdictions. Their plans are lofty; their finances are nearly endless. However, one hurdle could stand in the way of realizing these expansion dreams, and that is a shortage of the needed AI chips. AI chips come in many forms, and high-bandwidth memory chips are turning out to be the Achilles’ heel that could slow down the AI data center boom. AI companies seem unable to lay their hands on enough of these HBM chips at the time they need them. To understand how serious this shortage…

ThursdayJul 16, 2026 10:00 am

OSU-Led Oregon Consortium to Receive $160M in Federal Funding to Boost Semiconductor Industry

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced federal funding of up to $160 million for a consortium of nearly a hundred entities within Oregon. The federal grant is aimed at supporting initiatives geared at facilitating the state’s efforts towards enhancing the semiconductor industry within Oregon and the broader United States. The program under which the funding will be provided is dubbed FAST (Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology), and the Oregon-based cluster is led by Oregon State University (OSU). It is composed of higher education institutions, semiconductor industry companies, community organizations, government entities, and trade organizations. The purpose of this consortium…

TuesdayJul 14, 2026 10:00 am

Meta to Start Producing its AI Chips in September

According to an internal memo shared within Meta Platforms, the company plans to start making its own AI chips in September this year. This production is intended to ramp up the computing power available to the company to 14GW (gigawatts) by the end of 2027. The chip, dubbed “Iris”, is primarily intended to be used in the data centers owned by the tech company. The training and inference accelerator chips were designed in-house in order to customize the technology powering the firm’s social media platforms Instagram and Facebook. The firm revealed in its internal memo that tests on the chips…

FridayJul 10, 2026 10:00 am

EU Could Kick Kids Off Social Media Soon

Next week, the EU is expecting to receive a report from a panel that was set up to examine how kids can be protected from potential harms on social media. The release of that report could result in the bloc enacting legislation that restricts minors from using social media. At the moment, the EU says they will look into all options, such as requiring social media platforms to modify or remove some features or services, or even banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. The panel report slated for release next week could guide the regional bloc…

ThursdayJul 09, 2026 10:00 am

China Emphasizes Energy Security in its Latest Five-Year Plan

While releasing details of China’s energy sector plan over the coming five years, Wang Hongzhi, the head of the country’s National Energy Administration revealed that energy security would always be the country’s priority in its policies. He was speaking during the launch of the 2026-2030 energy sector plan on June 26. The plan comes at a time when the world is roiling from the energy supply chain disruptions caused by the war between the U.S. and Iran. This backdrop also comes at a time when China is facing a number of challenges internally. Back in 2021, the East-Asian country set…

TuesdayJul 07, 2026 10:00 am

UN Geneva Conference Seeks Global Unity on AI Regulation

This week, the United Nations will host a global dialogue in Geneva in a bid to galvanize efforts aimed at coming up with globally agreeable ways to govern AI so that this new technology can serve the general good while any risks inherent in the technology are collectively managed. At least 2,600 individuals, including tech executives, ministers, experts and academics will converge in the Swiss capital. Shortly after the conference that will last two days, tech firms will showcase their cutting-edge AI innovations in different fields like agriculture and health. Those innovations illustrate why it is important to create global…

MondayJul 06, 2026 10:00 am

Report Highlights How Accessibility Issues Hinder Ecommerce for Disabled People

According to research conducted by Nexer Digital, more than eight in 10 customers with disabilities fail to complete desired online shopping activities as a result of accessibility challenges. According to the study, 81% of shoppers with disabilities experienced challenges while shopping online. Out of this number, 55% said browsing websites was challenging as a result of pop-ups and navigation tools that lacked accessibility for disabled persons. Nexer Digital’s managing director Hilary Stephenson said that lots of disabled people are being compelled to do so much more in order to undertake mundane tasks like browsing, comparing products, and buying and paying…

ThursdayJul 02, 2026 10:00 am

Anthropic Says the US Has Lifted the Ban on its Latest AI Tools

Anthropic has released a statement revealing that the United States government has lifted an export ban that it had placed on the company’s latest pair of advanced AI tools. This change of heart comes barely weeks after the unprecedented ban was imposed on June 12. The administration in Washington had been concerned that Mythos 5 and Fable 5 could be exploited by hackers with intentions to compromise the national security interests of the U.S. Through a letter authored by the U.S. Commerce Department, the government informed Anthropic that it could now make the models available to the public around the…

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