Front Page Archive October 2026
Cloud & Edge Computing1,110 words6 min read
Alibaba Cloud Launches First Public Cloud Region in the Netherlands, Expanding European AI Infrastructure
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Alibaba Cloud today announced the launch of its first public cloud region in the Netherlands, marking a significant milestone in the company's global infrastructure expansion and European market penetration. The…
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Cloud & Edge Computing
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Semiconductors
October 2026
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EV
EV1,932 words9 min read
Europe's EV Crossroads: Germany's Sales Surge Meets Solid-State Battery Reality
The roll-out of electric vehicles (EVs) in Germany is advancing faster than many analysts expected, according to an analysis by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). One in four…
Battery Tech1,117 words6 min read
Canada's Battery Milestone: NextStar Energy Reaches 10 Million Cells at Windsor Facility
For most of the last decade, North America's battery manufacturing story has been defined by foreign-owned facilities and imported cells. That changed in November 2025, when NextStar Energy…
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IoT
IoT1,526 words7 min read
2026 IoT Security Report: When Smart Devices Work for Someone Else Too
The average home now contains 24 connected devices, ranging from smart TVs and voice assistants to industrial-grade sensors. This digital proliferation has transformed households into…
AI1,155 words6 min read
AI-Driven Drug Discovery Accelerates Vaccine Development for Emerging Pathogens
In the past year, artificial intelligence has moved from a theoretical promise to a practical reality in the life sciences. The most striking example is the rapid acceleration of vaccine…
Cloud & Edge Computing1,063 words5 min read
Power Grids Are the New Bottleneck for Cloud Growth, and Edge AI Is Paying the Price
Cloud providers spent the last decade racing to build more data centers. Now the race has hit a wall that concrete and capital cannot solve: electricity. Across the US and parts of Europe…
Cybersecurity1,035 words5 min read
FreeSWITCH Hit by Three Critical Bugs, One Already Exploited in the Wild
SignalWire published three security advisories on October 28, 2026 for FreeSWITCH, the open-source software that runs phone and video calling systems at many businesses. The worst of the…
Robotics & Drones1,133 words6 min read
A Single-Camera AI Drone Beat Three Human World Champions on a Race Course
A quadcopter flown entirely by a computer completed a championship drone racing course in October 2026 faster than three former human world champions, and it did so with one forward-facing…
Semiconductors1,072 words5 min read
TSMC Commits Another $100 Billion to Arizona as AI Chip Demand Outruns Taiwan Capacity
TAIPEI — TSMC will invest an additional $100 billion in its Arizona chipmaking operations, lifting total U.S. investment to $265 billion, Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang said after…
EV1,095 words5 min read
BYD Puts 5-Minute Charging in a Car That Costs Under $10,000
BYD put its flash-charging system into the Seagull on October 20, and the cheapest version starts at 65,900 yuan, about $9,900. That is less than the first-generation car cost, and the new…