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IREN (NASDAQ: IREN) has more secured power, while Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) has secured some of the industry’s most valuable hyperscaler contracts. This comparison examines whether IREN’s potential upside outweighs its dilution risk and whether Nebius’s execution advantage justifies its demanding valuation. Stock prices used were the market prices of July 14, 2026. The video was…

Item 1: Welcome Co-chair Sarah Breeden opened the session by welcoming attendees to the AI Consortium’s (AIC) third quarterly meeting held virtually. Sarah welcomed new Co-chair David Geale, the FCA’s Executive Director for Payments and Digital Finance & Managing Director for the PSR, and congratulated member Harriet Rees on her recent appointment by the Government…

More and more cities are reconsidering the use of of automated license plate readers amid rising backlash over privacy concerns. ALPR companies such as Flock Safety have received major backlash from the public—with approximately 23 city councils across the United States canceling, rejecting, or deactivating Flock’s ALPRs within their jurisdiction, the Washington Examiner reported. ALPRs…

The first Category 5 storm of the 2026 season has arrived in the Pacific, with Hurricane Genevieve picking up speed and strength out at sea.  The National Hurricane Center reported this morning that the storm had fallen back to a Category 4 storm as of 8 a.m., but that Genevieve had maximum sustained winds of…

A Philadelphia-based startup that uses a combination of foreign labor and artificial intelligence to help construction contractors submit more bids has closed its inaugural investment round.  Courtesy of Guthrie AI Ted Baumgardner, center, surrounded by members of the Guthrie AI team at a trade show Guthrie AI raised $4M to help expand beyond its roster of 52…

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) has unanimously kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent for a fourth straight meeting, while maintaining its neutral stance. Economists described the latest policy tone as dovish, and said they do not expect any rate hike this financial year.  Although…