Science and Tech

Oracle's $18 billion data center debt under pressure, FT reports

Oracle's $18 billion data center debt under pressure, FT reports

Sept 18 (Reuters) - About $18 billion in loans tied to an Oracle-leased data center in New Mexico has come…

September 19, 2026

Trump is talking with Senate's Thune about bill to cut data-center electricity costs

By Jacob Bogage and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he is engaging…

September 19, 2026

Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise

Sept 18 (Reuters) - AI lab Anthropic said on Friday it would partner with Accenture for the independent evaluation of…

September 19, 2026

US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and…

September 19, 2026

AI cloud firm Nscale files for US IPO

Sept 18 (Reuters) - AI cloud firm Nscale filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday. The fall IPO…

September 19, 2026

French prosecutors and regulators step up scrutiny on smart glasses

PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while…

September 19, 2026

US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and…

September 19, 2026

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data…

September 18, 2026

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data…

September 18, 2026

SK Hynix's Solidigm unit is weighing NAND memory chip factory in US, sources say

By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Karen Freifeld SEOUL/NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Chipmaker SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is…

September 18, 2026