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AWS launches Well-Architected Agent in preview for cloud reviews. Source: Amazon Web Services

AWS launches Well-Architected Agent in preview for cloud reviews

Amazon says the AI-powered service succeeds Trusted Advisor and the Well-Architected Tool, scanning infrastructure and Terraform, CDK and CloudFormation templates for fixes.

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onsemi cuts Synaptics deal to $5.7 billion all-cash merger. Source: Company filings with the US SEC

onsemi cuts Synaptics deal to $5.7 billion all-cash merger

The chipmakers said they amended their June 25, 2026 agreement after an unsolicited competing proposal, lowering the price to $123 per share in cash.

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Google says Project Suncatcher prototype satellite reaches orbit

Google says the Planet-built prototype launched on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare will test how its TPUs cope with radiation and thermal extremes in space.

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MIT Transit Lab wins $2.1M from Google.org for AI transit hub. Source: MIT

MIT Transit Lab wins $2.1M from Google.org for AI transit hub

The three-year Public Transit Intelligence Hub project aims to merge fragmented control-center data into one AI-orchestrated platform for transit staff and riders.

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Google AI model tops CDC FluSight flu hospitalization ranking. Source: Google

Google AI model tops CDC FluSight flu hospitalization ranking

Google says its forecasting model, built with an AI tool called Empirical Research Assistance, best matched observed U.S. flu hospital admissions in the 2025-26 season.

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Microsoft tracks Zimbra flaw CVE-2026-73570 exploited in the wild. CVE-2026-73570, Source: Microsoft

Microsoft tracks Zimbra flaw CVE-2026-73570 exploited in the wild

Microsoft Threat Intelligence says attackers used a crafted email to run commands on internet-facing Zimbra servers, deploying web shells and stealing authentication keys.

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Cisco Talos details tactics to frustrate attackers in networks. Source: Cisco Talos

Cisco Talos details tactics to frustrate attackers in networks

Eight Talos researchers recommend deception, behavior-based detection, RMM allowlisting and tighter AI agent boundaries to make adversary operations slower and noisier.

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PaleBlueDot AI raises $200M Series C at $3.2B valuation. Source: Company press releases (PR Newswire)

PaleBlueDot AI raises $200M Series C at $3.2B valuation

The Palo Alto GPU cloud company says the ComputeCore-led round will fund more compute capacity after signing over $5 billion in customer contracts.

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Nebius acquires Inferize to speed AI inference cold starts. Source: Company filings with the US SEC

Nebius acquires Inferize to speed AI inference cold starts

The AI cloud company said Inferize's technology shortens the time large models need to load, cutting idle GPU costs inside its Token Factory inference platform.

United StatesCompany filings with the US SEC
CVE-2026-104286, US federal deadline October 4, 2026, CISA KEV

BreakingFortinet FortiMail flaw CVE-2026-104286 is being actively exploited, CISA warns

CISA added the Fortinet FortiMail vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 1, 2026, with a federal remediation deadline of October 4, 2026.

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