Intel has reversed course on plans to divest its Networking and Communications business. Following an internal assessment, the company will keep the unit in-house to support integrated development across AI, data center and edge platforms.
Russia’s federal media regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked Snapchat and FaceTime, citing security and fraud related concerns. The restrictions expand the country’s ongoing limitations on foreign communication platforms.
Cloudflare released a corrective update following a dashboard related service disruption that temporarily affected multiple global websites. The company reported that the fix had been issued and system performance was under observation.
HPE will adopt AMD’s Helios rack scale AI architecture beginning in 2026, enabling commercial deployment of full 72 GPU systems built around upcoming Instinct MI455X accelerators. The collaboration expands AMD’s reach in large scale AI hardware markets.
Russian authorities have significantly increased pressure on WhatsApp, with the state communications regulator threatening a total ban of the platform in 2026. This escalation follows months of technical slowdowns and restrictions on voice calls, part of a broader strategy to isolate the domestic internet and transition users to state-controlled alternatives like the new MAX "superapp."
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled "AI Factories," a fully managed solution that deploys dedicated AI infrastructure directly within a customer's own data center. Developed in collaboration with Nvidia, this on-premises model allows enterprises and governments to run advanced AI workloads while maintaining strict control over data sovereignty and security.
Amazon Web Services has introduced Nova Forge, a specialized platform that allows businesses to build and customize their own AI models using Amazon’s foundation models. By providing a streamlined workflow for training on proprietary data, AWS aims to make high-end AI development more accessible and affordable for enterprises that cannot build models from scratch.
Nvidia has stated that its widely publicized 100 billion dollar collaboration with OpenAI remains a non binding letter of intent. The company confirmed that no definitive agreement has been completed.
