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Google Cloud has signed a short-term deal with SpaceX to provide bridge capacity for Gemini Enterprise. The agreement ensures capacity to meet surging customer demand. Google will pay $920 million per month under the deal. The partnership supports Gemini Enterprise as it prepares for its initial public offering.
Square Enix has announced the final game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, releasing on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2027. The game picks up after Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and includes fan-favorite characters. Gameplay footage showcases the final chapter, featuring Sephiroth and Cloud, and introduces the Function Integrated Tactical Suitwear system, allowing players to customize characters and unlock new movesets.
The US Army warns congressional proposals could hinder construction of defense data centers on military bases. Two bills would ban Chinese-sourced equipment, risking delays due to lack of domestic components. The Army says private investment in data centers critical for AI and military operations may decline. Facilities at Fort Bliss and Dugway would include secure buildings for government operations under lease agreements.
Google will pay SpaceX $920 million per month for access to 110,000 Nvidia GPUs and related compute infrastructure. The agreement is a short-term deal to meet stronger-than-expected demand for Gemini Enterprise. SpaceX is using deals like this to bolster its pitch for a historic public offering. The deal is similar in length and scope to the one announced with Anthropic in late May.
Morgan Stanley says Ford's stock has a secret weapon not fully priced in. Ford Energy, the company's battery storage initiative, has been quietly working on for about a year, is a key factor. The new partnership with EDF will deliver up to 20GWh of battery energy storage systems starting in 2028. This combines industrial-scale manufacturing with full lifecycle accountability.
Qualcomm AI Hub Models are used in a hands-on coding tutorial for classification, object detection, and hardware-aware deployment. The tutorial covers setting up the required package, loading MobileNet-V2 for local PyTorch inference, and handling input-shape issues. It also includes running inference on sample and real images, inspecting top predictions, and executing a YOLOv7 object detection example. The tutorial extends the workflow with a hardware-aware deployment example.
The World Trade Organization says AI investment helped offset headwinds from the Middle East conflict, keeping global merchandise trade resilient. Electronic components related to AI were gauged at 105.5 on the Goods Trade Barometer, outpacing other categories. The overall figure for the barometer was 101.7, down slightly from January but still above the baseline.
T1 Energy acquires KORE Power for $32 million to enter battery storage and AI data center markets. The deal includes KORE Power's NRI division, which has completed 1,100 battery storage projects and served U.S. government and utility clients for over 50 years. T1 plans to rename KORE Power as T1 NRI and expects the acquisition to generate positive EBITDA in 2026. The combined company will offer integrated solar, storage, and operations services to customers.
Nebius stock has risen 170% in 2026. Leopold Aschenbrenner acquired a 5.6% stake in Nebius through his Situational Awareness fund. The company, formerly Yandex, rebranded in 2022 after Russia sanctions and now offers AI infrastructure services. Its revenue grew 351% to $530 million in 2025 and is projected to reach $21.2 billion by 2028 with a 242% CAGR.
Google will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion a month for cloud-computing services. The deal is reportedly worth billions of dollars annually. Google is partnering with SpaceX for cloud services. The exact terms of the deal are not specified. Google and SpaceX are collaborating on cloud computing.
Microsoft unveiled seven new in-house AI models at its Build conference. Its flagship MAI-Thinking-1 model was built from scratch without distillation. Using McKinsey benchmarks, it outperformed OpenAI's GPT 5-5 with 10 times better cost efficiency. The company introduced models for coding, image, voice, and transcription. Microsoft can reduce costs by cutting payments to third-party AI firms like OpenAI.
Google will replenish more water than it uses at its data centers, expanding its water stewardship programs. The company will use 110,000 Nvidia graphics processing units in SpaceX's data centers, with a deal worth $920 million a month. The agreement spans from October to June 2029. Google can end the deal if SpaceX fails to deliver the committed amount of GPUs by September 30, 2026. The partnership aims to boost SpaceX's AI story ahead of its planned IPO.
Microsoft announced Microsoft IQ as a context layer across GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, and Copilot Studio. The company also revealed Work IQ APIs, Fabric IQ, Foundry IQ, and Web IQ as part of its AI strategy. These tools aim to provide reliable context, governance, identity, memory, and secure access to enterprise data. Microsoft is pushing agents into production throughout enterprise systems.
IronWorm malware infects 36 npm packages with Rust-based infostealer. It targets 86 environment variables and 20 credential files including OpenAI, AWS, Anthropic, npm, SSH keys, and Exodus wallet files. The malware hides behind an eBPF kernel rootkit and communicates via Tor. Researchers at JFrog identified the attack in npm supply-chain.
Adobe's stock falls to $250.56 after trading 11.5 times forward earnings. Creative Cloud faces competition from Canva with 260 million monthly active users and Figma targeting enterprise design. Adobe's gross margin remains 88.77% and generated $10 billion in free cash flow last year. The company's ARR grew 11% on a subscription model despite AI-driven pricing concerns.
Cloudflare acquired VoidZero, a company that provides a service for caching and optimizing web content. The acquisition aims to improve the performance and security of the open web. VoidZero's technology will be integrated into Cloudflare's platform to enhance its caching and content delivery capabilities. This move is expected to benefit developers and users by reducing latency and improving overall web experience. Cloudflare's acquisition of VoidZero is a strategic step towards stabilizing the open web.