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AOSL posted $175M in Q4 revenue, missing consensus. CEO Chang blamed delayed PC orders. Data center revenue jumped 40%. Guidance for the September quarter brackets estimates.

Criminals used stale dark web data to target a French home, attacking the wrong owners. The case highlights physical security risks tied to crypto wealth leaks.

Western Europe's first total solar eclipse in 27 years drew up to 6 million visitors to northern Spain and 80,000 to Iceland. Spain deployed 25,000 police.

British operators shift from headline-sized offers to wager-free bonuses as regulators cap wagering requirements and customers demand simpler terms.

Locality Planning Energy, SportsHero and ADX Energy drew the heaviest HotCopper buzz Thursday. LPE rose 16.7% on a PowerHub acquisition adding 4,642 service points.

Sobot's AI agents now use a ReAct reasoning loop to autonomously resolve customer requests, moving beyond predefined workflows. The upgrade includes a conversational studio and natural-language performance queries.

YMTC grabbed third place in global NAND shipments in Q2, overtaking Micron and Kioxia. A 15% share is the minimum for a memory maker to fund its own R&D, Counterpoint said.

Arizona's attorney general recovered $171K for 35 scam victims under a 2025 refund law. Crypto ATM installations fell 31% globally and 44% in the U.S. as state, federal and international regulators tighten rules on cash-to-crypto kiosks.

35.77 lakh employees and 33.76 lakh pensioners await pay changes while the 8th Pay Commission holds its 18-month timeline. The effective date is unannounced.

Linamar reported Q2 earnings growth in its Mobility business offsetting weakness in Agricultural markets. The diversified portfolio showed resilience; investors await Ag recovery signals.

Spero Therapeutics reported Q2 2026 results and held its earnings call Wednesday. CEO Esther Rajavelu and CMO Debra Zack led the update. Replay will be posted.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the RBI's proposal for 1 billion ₹10 and ₹20 polymer notes has been approved, but procurement is too early for a launch date.