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OVHcloud Earns French Government-Level Cloud Security Certification… Expanding Across Europe

OVHcloud, a French cloud company, has obtained SecNumCloud security certification for its public cloud services. This means it meets the high standards of security and control required by French government agencies and regulated industries when handling sensitive data. This certification is significant in that its scope has expanded beyond existing dedicated and private environments to include the public cloud, where resources can be scaled up or down as needed. Yes. OVHcloud offers this platform in Italy and Germany

Sep 2, 20266 min read

Security & privacy

Dropbox Confirms Breach of 5,000 Accounts… Vulnerability in Lenovo ID Integration Exploited

Dropbox has officially confirmed that approximately 5,000 accounts were accessed without authorization due to a security incident that occurred in August 2026. Investigations revealed that the attacker exploited Lenovo IDs that did not have two-factor authentication enabled and Dropbox’s outdated account linking structure. In less than one-third of the compromised accounts, stored files were actually viewed or downloaded. While not all Dropbox users were affected, the use of external accounts for login integration was a key factor. The security level of the service

Sep 2, 20266 min read

Security & privacy

U.S. and Europe Shut Down Russian-Linked 'Sality' Botnet, Which Had Been Operating for Over 20 Years, Through International Cooperation

U.S. law enforcement agencies, European authorities, and private security firms have shut down the Sality malware and botnet infrastructure—which had been active for over 20 years—through international cooperation. First observed in 2003, Sality is considered one of the longest-running botnets on the internet. According to CrowdStrike, the operators were able to use Sality to distribute additional malware to more than 15,000 infected devices worldwide. This operation disrupted communication between the infected devices and the operators Disconnect and related domains

Sep 2, 20266 min read

Industry & policy

U.S. Proposes 'Carolina Principles' to the G20 to Minimize New AI Regulations… China Also Participates

At the G20 Technology Summit, the U.S. proposed the “Carolina Principles,” which call for applying additional regulations only to new issues that are difficult to address under existing frameworks, rather than creating a broad new regulatory system for AI. Michael Kratsios, who heads the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, stated that China has also signed on to these principles. It is noteworthy that the U.S. and China—which are locked in an AI competition—have both endorsed this overarching approach of exercising caution regarding the expansion of regulations. Manhae. However, in principle,

Sep 2, 20267 min read

Semiconductors & infrastructure

SB Energy Files for U.S. IPO… AI Data Center Order Backlog Totals $439 Billion

SB Energy, a SoftBank-backed power and data center developer, has filed its initial public offering documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company reported a total project backlog of approximately $439 billion, with data center capacity under contract or under construction totaling 8.8 GW. While the numbers alone are staggering, they must be interpreted with caution. The $439 billion figure represents the value of long-term contracts, not cash currently on hand or short-term revenue, and SB Energy currently operates

Sep 2, 20266 min read

Semiconductors & infrastructure

Dell Receives $130 Billion in AI Server Orders Over One Year… Raises Annual Revenue Forecast to $74 Billion

Dell Technologies has once again significantly raised its annual outlook based on demand for AI servers. AI server orders secured over the past 12 months total more than $130 billion, and the revenue forecast for AI-optimized servers for fiscal year 2027 has been raised from $60 billion to $74 billion. AI server revenue alone reached $16.4 billion in the second quarter, and the order backlog at the end of the quarter stood at $95 billion. Large-scale investments in AI infrastructure are driving demand not only for chips but also for complete server systems, networks, and storage

Sep 2, 20267 min read