North America tech news
Technology news from North America: official announcements from its governments, companies and institutions.
Sharon AI secures $356m GPU-backed debt facility for AI buildout
The Nasdaq-listed Australian cloud provider says the senior secured facility, priced at 9.95%, will fund compute infrastructure tied to customer contracts across the Asia-Pacific.
Company filings with the US SEC
AWS folds GuardDuty Runtime Monitoring into Security Hub plan
AWS says customers with Security Hub enabled will no longer see separate GuardDuty charges for Runtime Monitoring, with usage metered as a single line item.
Amazon Web Services
Cycurion details $54.6 million contract and Digital Ally deal
The Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity firm says a 10-year state health system contract and a public safety video acquisition lift its pro forma revenue run rate to about $30 million.
Company filings with the US SEC
How to get started with the Gemini app on your computer
Google's help page sets out how to open a chat at gemini.google.com, start a temporary chat, switch models and check what works without signing in.
Google
Google recaps September AI launches led by Gemini 4 Argon
Google's monthly roundup details a frontier model limited to trusted cyber defenders, new Gemini voice and app features, and AI science projects in genomics and climate.
Google
Delta and Georgia groups form coalition to scale aviation fuel
Delta Air Lines says a new statewide coalition will push sustainable aviation fuel production in Georgia, using the state's forestry and agricultural feedstocks.
Delta Air Lines
Modus Labs releases Financial Audit Bench for AI audit agents
An open-source benchmark tested 11 frontier models on audit fieldwork and found strict pass rates fall sharply when procedures must succeed on every run.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
How to build two-tier AI agent memory in AlloyDB and Valkey
Google Cloud published a step-by-step pattern that splits agent memory between an in-memory session cache and a PostgreSQL-compatible store, which it says cuts token spend.
Google Cloud
AWS Health adds version catalog for software lifecycle tracking
The new catalog in the AWS Health Dashboard lists supported software versions and end-of-support timelines so teams can plan upgrades before deadlines hit.
Amazon Web Services
Vulnerability Watch, October 3, 2026: 8 critical CVEs and 28 new vendor and CERT advisories
Every critical-severity CVE NIST published in the past day, plus the latest advisories from national CERTs and vendors.
NIST