🥶 Cooldown time: Amazon announced today a slew of new updates regarding its data centers ahead of its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. The most important is that AWS plans to start using liquid cooling for its AI servers and other machines. We'll be on the ground in Vegas to bring you everything from the show, starting tomorrow. Read more
💳 Fintech for Africa: Ivory Coast fintech startup Hub2 wants to become the Stripe for Francophone Africa. While an ambitious goal, the company recently raised $8.5 million and already works with more than 55 customers. Read more
🙈 Russian ransomware: The Russian government has confirmed the indictment of one of its own citizens accused of creating and launching ransomware attacks. The person is rumored to be Mikhail Matveev, who is on the FBI's most wanted list. Read more
💰 That cash money: AI chipmaker Tenstorrent, which is taking on Nvidia in the chips race, raised nearly $700 million in a Series D at a $2.6 billion valuation. The round was led by Samsung Securities and AFW Partners. Bezos Expeditions, Jeff Bezos' firm, also participated. Read more
🪪 Signzy cyberattack: Bengaluru, India-based ID verification company Signzy has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack last week. The company works with more than 600 financial institutions globally, including the four largest Indian banks. Read more
