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AI & Enterprise
AI data centres\' water use surges, topping California cities\' supply in 7 U.S. states
Data centres in seven major U.S. states may withdraw more freshwater each year than the total urban water supply used across California’s cities when cooling and power generation are included, an analysis showed. Non-profit think tank Ceres estimated annual withdrawals of about 10.4 million acre-feet. The report cautioned the figure measures withdrawals, not water ultimately consumed. Ceres also projected power generation could account for 72 percent of data centre water consumption by 2030.
AI & Enterprise
Palo Alto Networks says AI exploits vulnerabilities immediately, virtual patching is the answer
Palo Alto Networks said on Tuesday it released network security research and new products aimed at the frontier AI era. Its Unit 42 team developed NOVA, an autonomous vulnerability discovery, validation and reporting system using frontier AI models. NOVA analyzed 3,915 open-source projects over two months and identified 14,090 vulnerabilities, 99.4% of them previously unknown. The company also announced PAN-OS 12.2 Ceres with more than 55 new features, highlighting advanced virtual patching, advanced IP defense and network security agent tools.
Crypto
SBI to gain 2.92 million accounts with Bitbank acquisition, creating Japan\'s largest crypto exchange
Japan\'s SBI Holdings will acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank for about 46.7 billion yen. Once the deal is completed, SBI is expected to build a crypto exchange group with the largest scale in Japan in terms of assets under custody and customer base. SBI plans to buy shares held by Bitbank CEO Noriyuki Hirose and existing shareholders through wholly owned subsidiary SBICAH, and join a third-party allotment share sale. The deal is expected to close around October after regulatory approvals.