Desert data centres: the Gulf bets on solar-cooled AI infrastructure
A new generation of facilities pairs abundant solar power with novel cooling — and hyperscalers are signing decade-long leases.
UN summit reaches draft accord on global AI governance framework
The text creates the first shared evaluation regime for frontier systems.
Low-orbit internet reaches its billionth user — and its first profits
Connectivity's last mile is now overhead.
Quantum breakthrough puts error-free computing within five-year horizon
Two rival labs published matching results within a week of each other.
Grid-scale storage costs fall below the milestone the industry waited a decade for
Analysts say the economics of round-the-clock renewables now close on their own.
Autonomous freight corridors go live between three Gulf ports
The first driverless truck convoys are moving commercial cargo daily.
Universal flu vaccine enters final trials across six continents
A multi-strain candidate decades in the making reaches its last hurdle.
Direct air capture's first profitable year — and the carbon market behind it
A milestone few predicted arrives ahead of schedule.
The chips designed by AI, for AI: inside the new silicon supply chain
Design cycles that took years now take months.