Software & Dev
GitHub Copilot adds AI suggestions for repository custom properties
Copilot can now recommend allowed values for organization and enterprise repository custom properties in public preview.
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Java 27 released with nine JEPs and expanded preview features
Java 27 arrived on September 15, giving developers four finalized JEPs, four preview features and one incubator feature.
Software & Dev
GitHub disables SHA-1 support for HTTPS connections
GitHub has retired SHA-1 in HTTPS for github.com and partner CDNs, while GitHub Enterprise Server remains unaffected.
Startups & Funding
Delos Data secures more than $100 million for AI networking technology
The Palo Alto startup is developing networking hardware and software intended to reduce data-transfer bottlenecks in AI systems.
Startups & Funding
EUCLYD raises more than €200 million for efficient AI infrastructure
The Eindhoven semiconductor startup will use the Series A to develop low-power compute, memory and data-center systems for AI inference.
Startups & Funding
Profound raises $180 million at a $1.8 billion valuation
The AI marketing startup will expand software that helps brands measure and improve visibility in AI-generated search results.
Cloud
Google Cloud adds managed Filestore volumes for AI-agent workspaces
Google Cloud introduced Filestore agent volumes to provide elastic, isolated storage for non-production agent sessions and sandboxed workloads.
Cloud
Google brings Agent Substrate runtime to GKE
Google Cloud announced general availability of an open-source runtime designed to run large numbers of isolated AI-agent sandboxes on GKE.
Datacenters
AirTrunk and Emergence Quantum explore cryogenic data center cooling
The companies signed an agreement to study how cryogenic systems could support quantum computing and higher-efficiency data center infrastructure.
Datacenters
Meta expands Eagle Mountain data center campus in Utah
The expansion lifts Meta's Utah investment above $3 billion and will use closed-loop liquid cooling with dry cooling.
AI
China narrows the gap with the United States in artificial intelligence
New assessments and recent model releases suggest China is becoming a stronger competitor to the United States in advanced AI.
GPUs & CPUs
Cornelis raises $205 million for open AI-chip networking fabric
The Intel spinoff introduced Active Compute Fabric, a networking technology designed to reduce idle time in GPU and accelerator clusters.