North America tech news
Technology news from North America: official announcements from its governments, companies and institutions.
TII Releases Falcon-Emirati-7B AI Model for Emirati Arabic Dialect
Researchers at TII released Falcon-Emirati-7B, a 7-billion-parameter language model specialized in Emirati Arabic dialect, vocabulary, and cultural context.
Hugging Face
MIT Researchers Track Evolution of AI Hardware in Ongoing Survey
MIT researchers document the evolution of commercial AI accelerators through an ongoing survey to help guide hardware choices.
MIT
Google Research Details Earth AI Models for Public Health
Google Research outlined five case studies using its Population Dynamics Foundation Model to improve global public health workflows.
Google Research
MIT Launches MIT for America Initiative to Boost STEM and AI Education
MIT announced a new national initiative on October 6, 2026, to strengthen STEM education, hands-on learning, and AI readiness from kindergarten to community college.
MIT
Navitas Acquires Claros to Expand AI Power Delivery
Navitas Semiconductor closed its acquisition of Claros, integrating integrated voltage regulator technology to expand its AI infrastructure portfolio.
Company filings with the US SEC
Meta Launches Network Time Security Support for Public Time Service
Meta announced its public time service now supports Network Time Security (NTS), providing authenticated and verifiable time packets.
Meta
Google Cloud Releases MCP Toolbox Java SDK v1.0 for AI
Google Cloud released version 1.0 of the MCP Toolbox Java SDK, bringing type-safe agent orchestration to enterprise Java ecosystems.
Google Cloud
NASA Launches Lunar Grounding Challenge for Spacesuit ESD Solutions
NASA seeks innovative designs to safely discharge electrostatic charge from spacesuits during lunar South Pole missions.
NASA
Rocket One Signs U.S. Air Force Drone License Agreement
The 12-month agreement gives Rocket One evaluation rights for patented counter-unmanned aircraft systems technology designed to capture and neutralize hostile drones.
Company press releases (PR Newswire)
BreakingSavannah lwIP SMTP Client Hit by Critical Buffer Overflow Flaw
CISA warns that a critical buffer overflow in Savannah lwIP SMTP client version 2.2.1 could allow remote code execution or device crashes.
CISA