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Children being treated worse than animals: CJP writes to state governments, seeks data on school infrastructure

"It has been 80 years since India gained Independence...No child in this country should be forced to study in such conditions. They are being treated worse than animals," Mr. Dipke wrote

Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure as Ukraine barrage persists

Owners could lose control of facilities if regulators find them too slow to repair damage.

US authorities say Siemens controllers used for water and other infrastructure are being targeted by hackers — agencies claim threat actors use AI tools to gene

Various U.S. agencies just released a warning claiming that Iranian hackers are targeting Siemens S7-series programmable logic controllers (PLCs). According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advisory , hackers are using publicly available information

Japan outlines measures to protect infrastructure from cyberattacks

In light of a recent series of ransomware attacks, the draft urges such businesses to take measures, including taking out cybersecurity insurance.

BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Targets AI Data Centers With 65 MW of Contracted Power

NYSE Owner ICE Taps tZERO to Build Infrastructure for Tokenized Securities

The AI-Native SDLC Starts with Your Infrastructure

Article URL: https://metalbear.com/blog/ai-native-sdlc-infrastructure/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49508200 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

Show HN: IndexFlow – Open-source indexing infrastructure built with Rust

Article URL: https://github.com/IndexFlowing/IndexFlow-core Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473767 Points: 14 # Comments: 6

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

China’s hacking campaign targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, the Justice Department, and more, according to the DOJ.

AI is making critical infrastructure easier to attack

Years of warnings about the digital vulnerabilities lurking inside basic utilities are colliding with a new reality: AI is making those weaknesses easier for

LayerZero unveils trading infrastructure for crypto and tokenized markets, ZRO surges

The trading infrastructure runs on LayerZero's Zero blockchain, backed by Citadel Securities with DTCC and ICE exploring institutional market applications.

Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.

AI Infrastructure Stocks Surge: How Long Can CoreWeave (CRWV) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) Keep It Up?

Marvell VP pushes for DDR4 recycling for use in CXL memory, amid the worst DRAM shortage in years — company introduces three-tier AI memory infrastructure

Memory will account for roughly 30% of hyperscaler capex this year , up from about 8% in 2023 and 2024. Conventional DRAM contract prices rose 90% to 95% in a single quarter, and Meta is already running recycled DDR4 behind CXL across millions of servers , cutting server counts b

PrimeAgentOrchestrator: Memory-Primed Agent Spawning for Personal AI Infrastructure

arXiv:2608.20342v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language model (LLM) coding agents start each session with an empty context window, discarding accumulated knowledge from prior work. We present PrimeAgentOrchestrator (PAO), a system that spawns new instances of Claude Code -

Protecting our ‘most vital infrastructure’: Pushing back on desertification

As heatwaves are turning deadlier, fires and disasters are razing cities — and rising seas are erasing territories — one environmental crisis remains dangerously overlooked: the degradation of the land beneath our feet.

The Suburban Rail Loop will play a major role in the 2026 Victorian election. Why is it so controversial?

It is an unenviable position for a government to have potentially misallocated tens of billions of dollars to poorly selected infrastructure.

Old people in Namibia are going into debt to pay for everyday costs – new report examines strained household budgets

Caregivers said their priorities were pension increases, a dedicated allowance, food security and basic infrastructure.

Why we should all be worried about AI in elections

Deepfakes dominate headlines, but the real danger lies in opaque AI systems that make up election infrastructure.

Many cities buried urban streams. Here's how to bring them back

As many cities developed, streams that once flowed on the surface were buried underground to make way for growing infrastructure.

AI bursts to the front of Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary

The fight over AI and its associated data center infrastructure has spilled into election-after-election this year.

Nvidia shares surge 8% on earnings beat, lifting technology stocks and bitcoin

Nvidia’s earnings beat and strong outlook lifted technology stocks, bitcoin and AI infrastructure companies.

Nvidia’s Q2 revenue tops $96.2 billion on strong AI chip demand

Nvidia ’s latest quarterly results once again blew past Wall Street’s expectations as revenue for the computer chip company’s high-end artificial intelligence chips soared, the latest sign that AI infrastructure spending remains strong.

James Vowles calls Williams F1 rebuild his "life's journey"

Williams team principal James Vowles has declared that returning the Grove outfit to the required competitive level in Formula 1 will become his "life's journey". Vowles joined Williams in 2023 and was faced with the immense challenge of bringing the outdated infrastructure up to

South Africa produces enough food, yet millions face hunger. Better cold storage could help change that

South Africa must focus not just on food production but on preserving what is produced through improved cold chain infrastructure.

Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift's massive money engine

Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.

NYSE owner ICE taps tZERO for tokenized securities push, takes stake in firm

The deal adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to ICE's plans for an NYSE-affiliated market for tokenized stocks, tZERO said.

Jensen Huang and Lisa Su snubbed by TIME’s 2026 list of top 100 AI leaders — Paris Hilton and Ben Affleck, among others, make the list as ‘Architects of AI’ ine

TIME published its 2026 TIME100 AI list last week, with one notable omission: Jensen Huang, one of eight TIME-designated “Architects of AI,” whose GPUs power the training infrastructure for all frontier AI models and whose company has just reported one of the largest sets of quar

Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech’s AI chip buildout

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.

Governors who courted AI data centers are now trying to rein them in

AI may be booming, but the infrastructure powering it has become a political liability .

Bullish provides USD.AI $100M stablecoin facility for GPU-backed lending

The institutional crypto exchange is providing $100 million in stablecoin liquidity to support loans backed by AI computing infrastructure.

Russia preparing 'massive strikes' on Ukraine's energy sites after deadliest attack of the year

Russia's Defense Ministry has announced preparations for "massive strikes" on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Kalshi partners with brokerage Alpaca as it tries to build its international audience

The prediction market platform and the financial infrastructure and brokerage startup are working to get Kalshi's event contracts to global investors.

Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans

Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPU-backed loans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

IISER students’ protest continues in Pune

Their demands include improvement to mental health infrastructure, end to ‘oppressive gender-based hostel curbs’, adequate space and access to campus facilities, protection from disciplinary action for peaceful protests

Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot rises to 38

Russia's Defence Ministry announces plans to launch 'massive strikes' against Ukraine's infrastructure before winter.

Operation Economic Outcast needs an off-ramp, not just a noose

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on Aug. 24, a massive expansion of sanctions aimed at severing Iran's ties to the global economy by targeting the infrastructure used for evasion.

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Located in the Usera neighborhood of Madrid , Doble Erre transforms a former cold storage facility for a pastry business into a hybrid infrastructure for practices at the intersection of art, design, and technology.

Tunisians desperate for water as taps run dry

Tunisians are struggling to access water as extreme heat, power cuts, and aging infrastructure disrupt tap supplies.

People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway

Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.

Kakkadampoyil eyes tourism boom with master plan, travel mart

The plan under discussion with the State government will seek to integrate infrastructure development, tourism promotion, environmental conservation and local economic development under a common framework approved by the Tourism department

Manufacture in India, build for world: FM Sitharaman

Ms. Sitharaman emphasised that India’s investment proposition rests not on any single sector, but on the convergence of scale, growth, talent, infrastructure, technology, and sustained reform over the past decade

Clearing firm RQD* raises $74 million as Wall Street prepares for tokenized markets

Bain Capital led the investment in the U.S. clearing and custody firm, which plans to expand its digital asset and tokenization infrastructure.

'We have a limited window': 116 companies, entities sign on to major AI cyber defense push

The letter also urged a coordinated government effort to make cyber defense accessible to critical infrastructure under pressure.

Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale

The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.

Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement

The FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions plan to study the infrastructure and produce a development plan by early 2027.

U.S. considers fresh round of tariffs on semiconductors, report says

As tech giants race to beat China in the AI infrastructure buildout, the U.S. is reportedly considering enforcing tariffs on semiconductors.

Grain exports stall as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia's Black Sea ports

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure on the Black Sea are disrupting grain and oil exports from the port of Novorossiysk and other key hubs.

US state banking groups plan nationwide blockchain network for 2027

BankChain joins a growing field of bank-led networks building shared infrastructure for tokenized deposits and onchain payments.

Zerohash back for second effort at OCC trust bank charter

The crypto infrastructure firm failed to get approval when it first sought a U.S. charter, and the company is quickly back with what it said would be a narrower effort.

U.S. says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate

The hackers have used tools they developed to compromise critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the U.S. and worldwide since at least 2018, an affidavit said.

China goes rural with data centers in quest to power AI

Beijing's strategy sees much of the digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence development across China's eastern seaboard established in the less-populated, rural west.

Deadly flash floods near Nepal-Tibet border raze villages, leave hundreds missing

Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, officials said. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India,

Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of drone-hit businesses - Euronews.com

Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of drone-hit businesses Euronews.com Russia’s infrastructure is being pummeled by Ukrainian strikes. Now Putin wants to seize control of it CNN Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks AP

OpenAI loses a top data center exec as stream of high-profile departures continues

In a statement to TechCrunch about Malone's departure, OpenAI said it had "recently reorganized" its "infrastructure organization to support the scale and pace of our work."

Amid parks Bill row, data shows that Karnataka manages only 28 major parks, gardens

The amendment allows up to 5% of any park or garden to be used for public infrastructure or utility projects, and Lalbagh, the city’s premier green space, is under consideration for the tunnel road project

Photos: Avalanche floods kill eight, hundreds missing in Nepal’s Himalayas

Flash floods devastate Nepal's Himalayas, washing away villages and infrastructure along the Bhotekoshi river.

Promise of riches: Gold rush in small Kenyan village

In the remote Kenyan village of Cheporor, a recent discovery of gold sent thousands of amateur prospectors rushing to the area in recent weeks. The village now looks like a bustling small town, but is lacking the infrastructure to house these arrivals, posing security challenges.

OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone is out, the latest in a string of executive exits

An OpenAI spokesperson said the company "recently reorganized our infrastructure organization to support the scale and pace of our work."

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The Abejas Sports and Recreation Center in Tijuana explores the role architecture can play in improving everyday life in underserved areas. Developed within a neighborhood shaped by rapid urban growth and limited access to quality public infrastructure, the project introduces a s

UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites

London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data will be used to stop protesters and foreign states targeting UK defence sites, railways and energy plants under

The clean energy transition needs land. Can it help restore it too?

What if the infrastructure needed to fight climate change could also help repair the land beneath it?

The next great quake: Risks, readiness and resilience

A major disaster will test not only buildings and infrastructure but the preparedness of millions of people.

Keralam CM Satheesan urges Modi to halt transfer of Mangaluru from Palakkad railway division

In a letter to the Prime Minister, he says the bifurcation of the division, which was announced without any consultation with the State, has caused serious concern in Keralam owing to its ‘long-term implications for the railway infrastructure and development prospects.’

CoreWeave shares are set to nearly double even as chip costs rise, Truist says

CoreWeave should continue to rally, despite Nvidia raising its GPU prices, as demand for cloud-related infrastructure remains elevated, per to Truist Securties.

Why water rights aren’t enough to fix South Africa’s deeply unequal farming sector

Without finance, infrastructure and power, many Black South African farmers remain dependent on white commercial farmers.

Putin acknowledges economic impact from Ukraine’s refinery strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin came as Moscow and Kyiv continued to trade strikes on infrastructure facilities.

State of Texas: Big Bend construction paused, but for how long?

The Trump administration temporarily stopped construction on a controversial border security infrastructure project in Big Bend National Park. The move comes after bipartisan pushback to the plan.

AI Is Hyper-Scaling Digital Inequality

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places. It helps write emails and software code, filters job applications, powers recommendation systems, and is increasingly being integrated into education, health care, finance, and public admi

Ukrainian drones kill several, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon

The strike is the first on Ozon, Russia's second-largest online retailer, which Ukraine sees as part of a wider campaign against economic infrastructure.

Maldives' largest infra project advances with India's support after final segment of Thilamale Bridge is installed

India supports Maldives’ largest infrastructure project as the final Thilamale Bridge segment is installed, enhancing regional connectivity

Proposal tackling European eel decline among projects from University of Nottingham

Dezeen School Shows: a restorative infrastructure designed to support eel habitats among projects from the University of Nottingham. Also featured are artist housing and studios in Hull, and a circular economy materials warehouse in Liverpool. University of Nottingham Institution