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China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AI

In China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits a low, permanent hum -- a clue to its unexpected identity as tech giant Huawei's largest data centre.

China's robots open to opportunities in search of commercial breakthrough

A horde of schoolchildren watched excitedly as a diminutive humanoid tour guide named Wuji welcomed them to a robot school in eastern China, gesticulating theatrically as it described the institute's aspiration to train the mechanical workforce of the future.

Stablecoin Payments Shift From Supply Growth to Network Utilization and Machine-Native Commerce

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2026 / Black Titan Corporation (NASDAQ:BTTC)

Arrive AI Streamlines Workforce, Citing AI, Team Leverage and Ahead-of-Schedule Evolution of its Operating Model

Company expects approximately $1.5 million in annualized savings as a more focused, AI-enabled operating model allows Arrive AI to streamline its organization; approximately 450,000 unvested shares forfeited

Arrive AI Resolves Streeterville Repayment Trigger, Strengthening Financial Flexibility and Focus on Execution

New Unsecured Promissory Note in the Amount of $108,000 With Streeterville Lowers Applicable Floor Price From $0.25 to $0.10 and Removes Approximately $962,500 in Mandatory Monthly Cash Repayment Obligations Previously Triggered Under the Financing Agreement

Candescent Partners with Google Cloud to Power Its Intelligent Banking Platform with Gemini Enterprise

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2026 / Candescent, defining the era of Intelligent Banking for banks and credit unions, today announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud. Candescent's cloud-native Intelligent Banking platform runs on Google Cloud and will use Google Cloud's AI stack, including Gemini models and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, to accelerate the delivery of more intelligent, relevant, and proactive banking experiences across the more than 1,300 banks and credit unions Candescent serves.

Telestream and ScorePlay Turn Live Sports into Immediate Fan Engagement and Monetization

Strategic partnership powers a new live sports workflow that makes every captured moment available for discovery, publishing, and commercial activation in near real-time.

DocStyle Announces DocStyle AI: Document Productivity Tools, Accessible from the AI Assistants Lawyers Already Use

The new solution connects DocStyle's document engine to Claude for Word, Microsoft Copilot, and a dedicated chat pane, available for pre-order today ahead of general availability on October 1st.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six(R) Siege Cuts Critical Toxic Voice Chat by 50% with Modulate's ToxMod

ToxMod gives Rainbow Six Siege team its first scalable view into voice chat and actionable intelligence to support a healthier player community, reducing critical toxic voice chat by 50%

NASA images reveal crater left by SpaceX rocket's Moon crash

NASA on Tuesday released new images of the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon earlier this month.

ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman

Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Tuesday, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon.

China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue drop

Baidu posted a fifth straight drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday as the Chinese tech giant expressed confidence in its transition to artificial intelligence services to drive long-term growth.

Elderly far more at risk from rising heat than thought: study

The threat that rising temperatures fuelled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a US modelling study published Tuesday.

Vertical Data Appoints Chris Downs as Interim Chief Financial Officer

Public Company CFO with Capital Markets and Governance Experience to Lead the Company's Proposed Uplisting

Cubic Enters Strategic Alliance With Draken to Enhance World-Leading Warfighter Training

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Cubic Defense, the world's leading provider of air combat training, has entered a strategic alliance with adversary training specialists Draken, providing a pivotal contribution to Draken's Red Force® ecosystem of integrated adversary services.

Rocket One Launches Swarm Stage AI Drone-Swarm Threat Emulation Platform for U.S. Military Counter-UAS

Commercially Proven Swarm Technology Capable of Coordinating Thousands of Aircraft Now Available to U.S. Defense Organizations for Drone-Swarm Training, Testing and Evaluation

AIAI Holdings' CEO Todd Furniss Issues Shareholder Letter

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) ("Ai2" or the "Company"), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance, today issues a shareholder letter from CEO Todd Furniss which can be read below.

AI1000 Rankings Reshuffle in Q2, but Retail Challengers Hold the Lead

ReFiBuy's AI shopping benchmark, co-developed with Digital Commerce 360, finds 972 of 1,000 retailers changed rank; Nixon, No. 722 by online sales, took No. 1; and ChatGPT was the leading AI referral source for fewer retailers.

iTrustCapital Now Offers Stocks and ETFs Across All Accounts, Becoming the Most Comprehensive Multi-Asset Investing Platform

Stocks and ETFs Now Available Across iTrustCapital's Tax-Advantaged IRA* and Premium Custody Account for Everyday Investing

TripleDart tops $7 million ARR with AI-led growth, reports 50 per cent EBIT margin

TripleDart Crosses $7M ARR at 50% EBIT Margin, Making the Case for Bootstrapped "Services-as-Software"

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey".

Onemeta OTCQB (ONEI): August 17th 2026; Reports Over 500% Increase in Verbum Call Consumption amid new client intake, including Fortune 500 Companies, Producing $2.4M Positive Cash Flow During H1 2026

Onemeta Platform usage accelerates as the company onboards 20+ new clients, including Fortune 500 companies; Company generates $2.4 million in operating cash flow for the first half of 2026

NatureCell to Open the Era of "Medicine for Humanity (蒼生醫學)" with the World's First Commercialization of Amniotic Stem Cell Conditioned Medium

Latest oocyte maturation research published in Cells on August 13, bringing Nature Cell's total to four international journal publicationsPreclinical findings suggest potential benefits for ovarian function in aging modelsFrozen format may enable more economical production and global distributionResearch pipeline spans reproductive health, hair loss, arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging-related conditions

Matador Technologies Amends Convertible Note Facility to Expand At the Market Capacity and Commit a Fixed Share of Proceeds to Bitcoin

Key HighlightsExpanded Equity Capacity: Amendment No. 2 introduces an alternative permitted at the market framework under the Company's US$100 million secured convertible note facility with a US based institutional investor.Contractual Bitcoin Allocation: An amount equal to 10 percent of the net proceeds of every qualifying sale of common shares will be applied to purchase Bitcoin, deposited as additional Bitcoin collateral within five business days following the end of the calendar month in which the sale settled.Approval and Ratification: The Amendment has received the conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. All other terms of the securities purchase agreement and the related transaction documents remain in full force and effect.

FaZe Esports, a GameSquare Company, Wins Rainbow Six Championship at 2026 Esports World Cup

FaZe Esports Earns $750,000 Championship Prize, Expected to Contribute to GameSquare's Third Quarter 2026 RevenueLatest Victory Follows Back-to-Back Six Invitational World Championships in 2025 and 2026Win Adds 1,000 Club Championship Points as FaZe Esports Continues to Compete for Additional Esports World Cup Winnings

AI Financial Corporation Congratulates World Liberty Financial on OCC Preliminary Conditional Approval for National Trust Bank

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / AI Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:AIFC)(FRA:5AR1) ("AiFi" or the "Company"), today congratulated World Liberty Financial ("WLFI"), a strategic partner and shareholder of AiFi, following the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's ("OCC") preliminary conditional approval to organize World Liberty Trust Company, a national trust bank purpose-built for stablecoin operations.

Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back first.

New to The Street Airs This Weekend Across Bloomberg Television U.S., Latin America and MENA

Envoy Medical, Sagtec Global, RHINO Bitcoin and Virtuix Holdings Featured in This Weekend's Global BroadcastNew to The Street Expands Its International Footprint with "Nuevo a la Calle™" Across Latin America and Programming Across the Middle East & North Africa

Tourists beat the heat with 'magical' Colosseum night tours

The Colosseum has extended opening hours at night this summer to allow more visitors to see the famous Roman amphitheatre in cooler temperatures after sunset.

Digi Power X Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Operational Update and 2027 Outlook

Highlights $1.1 Billion of Contracted AI Infrastructure Revenue, First AI Compute Revenue, Positive Adjusted EBITDA and Strong Balance Sheet

Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure: Distribution Layer Expansion and CEX-to-DeFi LaaS Convergence

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 14, 2026 / Black Titan Corporation (NASDAQ:BTTC)

Monarch Air Group Joins Select Group of ARGUS Certified Charter Brokers Worldwide

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2026 / Monarch Air Group, a leading on-demand private jet charter provider, has achieved ARGUS Certified Broker status, further reinforcing the company's commitment to safety, transparency, and excellence in private aviation.

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