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Ukrainian drone units reported Starlink terminal signal failures at speeds above 160 km/h starting Wednesday, disrupting frontline logistics and strike missions without prior notice, according to military personnel and senior officials. Kyiv also said it received no advance warning from allies of a Russian missile strike on energy facilities for a second consecutive day.
Jim Cramer told CNBC's 'Mad Money' viewers to avoid newly public data-center infrastructure firm Accelevation Holdings, which priced its IPO on Sept. 29 at $18 per share, below its proposed range, and has since fallen to about $15. He suggested putting the stock on a watch list rather than buying, citing his own preference for established AI infrastructure names like GE Vernova and Eaton.
A report indicates that Russia's data center infrastructure was not adequately prepared for the sustained cyber and infrastructure conflict that emerged with Ukraine. Limited details were provided beyond this central claim, with no specific figures or named sources included in the available text.
At the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said access to capital could become a bigger constraint on AI growth than shortages of chips, memory or electricity. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan agreed, citing rising capital costs and unresolved questions about whether heavy AI investments will generate adequate returns. Hock Tan added that prior supply bottlenecks, such as memory shortages, have historically eased over time, with wafer shortages potentially easing by 2028-2029.
Ubuntu's website, ISO downloads and related resources went down on Thursday, with the company confirming the outage was caused by a distributed denial of service attack. Ubuntu posted updates on its Discourse forum saying teams were working to restore services, and its status page later showed all components operational after outages lasting hours across Wednesday and Friday.
According to Axios, leadership at major AI labs including OpenAI and Anthropic are privately running scenario-planning exercises for a catastrophic incident in which an AI system disrupts critical infrastructure such as finance, telecom, or utilities. OpenAI confirmed it conducts such preparedness exercises but said the scenarios are not treated as inevitable. Anthropic has separately listed existential risk to humanity as a factor in its IPO prospectus.
The FBI and Justice Department announced the seizure and disabling of two hacking tools, 'Microscan' and 'FishHub,' used by the group known as Flax Typhoon to scan networks and conduct phishing attacks. Targets reportedly included a U.S. power company, airports in Japan and Poland, Taiwanese universities, an international NGO, and Taiwanese infrastructure firms. Officials say the operation was run by China-based Integrity Technology Group, which the FBI identifies as the actual entity behind Flax Typhoon.
Finland's Licensing and Supervision Agency ordered Google subsidiary Tuike Finland Oy to stop building two data centers in Muhos and Kajaani pending completion of environmental impact assessments. The agency is investigating claims that more than 740 acres of forest were cleared for the project without proper authorization. Google acknowledged falling short of its own standards and said it is pursuing biodiversity measures including planting trees across 130 hectares at Muhos.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, leaders from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy discussed how the physical infrastructure supporting AI is becoming a critical area for innovation. They emphasized that as AI models and applications expand, the demand for power, cooling, and data center capacity grows, creating new business opportunities. The session focused on the challenges and emerging categories within AI infrastructure that could shape future market dynamics.
Policymakers and businesses are prioritizing the development of essential infrastructure, including water resources, to support the expanding AI-driven economy. Massive financial commitments are fueling sector growth and attracting state-level investments. Major corporate expansions are also being announced frequently as part of this push.
Samsung projected its operating profit will top $80 billion for the first time, driven by strong sales of memory chips. The company pointed to continued global demand for advanced chips as businesses expand investment in AI infrastructure and applications.
Security researchers and government advisories document a shift in ransomware tactics, with groups like BlackMatter and Gunra deliberately locating and destroying backup data before encrypting primary systems. The 2024 ALPHV/BlackCat attack on Change Healthcare exemplified the pattern: inadequate backup isolation contributed to UnitedHealth paying $22 million without recovering its data, with total costs reaching an estimated $1.6 billion. CISA, the FBI, and the NSA have jointly documented these methods across multiple incidents.