SMCI is enhancing its AI capabilities with NVIDIA-powered systems targeting AI factories and data centers, amid a significant stock decline and potential regulatory hurdles. Despite these challenges, SMCI aims for a $40 billion revenue target by fiscal 2026, leveraging its AI server and storage solutions to compete with HPE and Dell in the rapidly growing AI data center market.

Proofpoint has unveiled new AI-driven tools for email and data security, enhancing protection in environments where humans and AI agents collaborate. The tools aim to integrate signals across detection layers, improving visibility into data access and reducing risks associated with AI-driven workflows, with availability slated for Q2 2026.

Air Street Capital has secured $232 million for its Fund III, making it the largest solo GP AI investor in Europe. Founded in 2019, it focuses on AI-first companies in varied sectors, including defence.

Capital One Software introduces secure-by-default data lifecycle protection, enabling seamless AI and analytics integration while safeguarding sensitive data. Key features include self-hosted options for regulated sectors, granular access controls, and a centralized analytics dashboard for enhanced data governance.

MoonPay has unveiled the Open Wallet Standard (OWS), an open-source framework designed to unify AI agents' handling of blockchain transactions and fund management. With support from major industry players like PayPal and Circle, OWS aims to enhance security and interoperability by offering a modular, MIT-licensed framework that emphasizes zero key exposure and policy-driven transaction management.

QCraft aims to expand its QPilot system to over 50 new vehicle models in 2026 while advancing Level 4 autonomy. The company secured $100 million in Series D funding to boost AI research and global talent.

At the Bogota summit, Brazil's president accused major powers of reviving colonialism and urged Latin America to resist external control over sovereignty and resources. He criticized U.S. interventions and called for UN Security Council reforms, citing geopolitical tensions and the pursuit of critical minerals.

Singapore unveils the National Youth Development Programme (NYDP) for basketball to enhance competitive prospects and extend athlete careers, centered at the Singapore Sports School. The initiative, led by Neo Beng Siang, emphasizes a comprehensive approach with up to 10 weekly training sessions and aims to integrate education, sport science, and development pathways.

The Linux Foundation is injecting $12.5 million to enhance open source security, backed by tech giants like Google and Microsoft. The funds, focused on AI-driven vulnerability detection, will aid key projects like Kubernetes and the Linux kernel, addressing the rising number of security threats.

NxtGen has launched 'M,' India's first sovereign enterprise-grade AI inferencing platform, built on NVIDIA Nemotron, to enhance AI reasoning and decision-making in the sovereign cloud. This platform integrates with various enterprise systems and emphasizes security, sustainability, and open-source collaboration, showcasing applications like M for Travel, which transforms natural-language queries into executable travel plans.