The Next WebTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minThe biggest data-centre deal in history just closed, then got $5bn biggerOn Tuesday, a group of the world’s most powerful investors finished buying a company most people have never heard of. The price tag explains why it matters. The largest data-centre deal ever The AI Infrastructure Partnership, MGX, and…The Next Web
The Next WebTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minLondon robotics startup Humanoid raises $152M Series A, with Bosch set to manufacture its wheeled robots at scaleLondon-based robotics startup Humanoid has raised $152 million in a Series A round led by Prime Movers Lab, the venture firm behind Figure AI’s $39 billion valuation, pushing Humanoid’s own valuation above $1 billion. Bosch, Schaeffler…The Next Web
CNETTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minReturn to Halo Almost 25 Years Later With Xbox Game PassMicrosoft is adding seven games, including remastered versions of Halo and Hexen + Heretic, to Game Pass in the coming weeks, but it’s removing eight others.CNET
TechRadarTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minExperts warn hackers could shut down entire power grids by hijacking cloud accountsZhejiang University researchers warned GPU workloads could destabilize local grids and cause blackouts Attackers could exploit ~1,000 GPUs to drain current and generate excess heat in systems Theoretical attack dubbed Bit2Watt; mitigations…TechRadar
TechRadarTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 min'Can't fault the HEDDphone D1 in any meaningful way'HEDD HEDDphone D1: Two-minute review The HEDDphone D1 are a quite frankly astonishing pair of over-ear headphones, trucking in a new line of innovative thought from the Berlin brand that also brought AMT technology to the wearable market…TechRadar
The VergeTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minTwitch will let parents stop their teens going liveTwitch is giving parents more control over how their children are using the streaming platform, including the ability to block them from broadcasting entirely. Parental controls are now available that allow guardians to link Twitch…The Verge
Ars TechnicaTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minGoogle announces Gemini 3.6 Flash and cybersecurity AI, teases 3.5 Pro and Gemini 4Google announced a significant evolution of its AI models at I/O in May with the release of Gemini 3.5 Flash, and it's not slowing down. The company revealed three new AI models today , including its first version of Gemini geared toward…Ars Technica
The Next WebTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minIntel Foundry lands its first named outside customer: FortinetThe two companies announced a strategic collaboration to build the Fortinet Security Processor 6, the custom silicon inside its FortiGate firewalls. Intel will handle the chip design, advanced packaging, and manufacturing. The first name…The Next Web
The VergeTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minAnthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judgeA federal judge has signed off on Anthropic's $1.5 billion class action settlement with authors who accused the company of training its AI models on copyrighted books, as reported earlier by Reuters. In an order on Monday, Judge Araceli…The Verge
Times of IsraelTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minCritics accuse Netanyahu of mocking Eisenkot’s slain son in AI-generated adVideo shows Yashar chief running past young man wearing 'Israeli unity' shirt, to instead hug Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas; Likud denies figure is meant to resemble Gal Eisenkot The post Critics accuse Netanyahu of mocking Eisenkot’s slain…Times of Israel
The Next WebTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minFive tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled EnronLook at what Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle officially owe, and the numbers seem large but manageable. Look off the books, and a second, bigger pile of debt appears. A Nikkei study put that hidden figure at $1.65 trillion…The Next Web
The Next WebTechnologyJul 21, 2026 · 1 minEight NATO allies launch HALO, a plan to link military satellites into one networked mega-constellationEight NATO allies have launched an initiative to connect their military satellites into a single networked mega-constellation, marking the Alliance’s most ambitious move yet to treat space as shared operational infrastructure rather than a…The Next Web