ALGERIATECH Editorial
Infrastructure & Cloud
Microsoft Exits Loughton: UK Grid Delays Stall a Flagship AI Data Centre
Microsoft pulled out of Nscale's £2bn Loughton AI data centre as UK grid delays pushed power into the 2030s. What the bottleneck means for Algeria.
Policy & Regulation
FCC Component Ban: First Devices Blocked Over Huawei HiSilicon Chips
The FCC's logic-bearing component ban took effect October 13, 2026, blocking two devices with HiSilicon chips on October 22. What hardware buyers must know.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Amazon’s Nuclear Bet: 12 Small Reactors Planned for a Retired Indiana Coal Site
Amazon, AEP and X-energy will study 12 small reactors totalling 960 MW at a retired Indiana coal site. What it signals for AI power, and for Algeria.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Capcom ID Breach: 11.7 Million Records Exposed, 196 Accounts Hijacked
Capcom confirmed a CAPCOM ID breach exposing 11,774,247 records. What leaked, what didn't, and how gamers can protect their accounts.
AI & Automation
Claude Opus 5.5: Anthropic Says Its Frontier Model Now Costs 40% Less to Run
Anthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 costs 40% less to run than Opus 5. What the price, benchmarks and cloud access mean for Algerian startups and teams.
Startups
Velaura AI Reaches Unicorn Status Off a $110M Series A Round
Velaura AI crossed a $1 billion valuation on August 18, 2026 with a $110 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, betting that AI infrastructure is now constrained more by power than by compute demand.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Attackers Abuse Passkey-Themed Social Engineering to Breach Microsoft Cloud Environments
Microsoft disclosed a campaign, active since May 2026, where attackers use passkey-themed social engineering and fake IT-helpdesk calls to hijack Microsoft cloud accounts and exfiltrate data.
Skills & Careers
Machine Learning Engineer Stays Among the Most In-Demand AI Job Titles as the Market Fragments
AI/Machine Learning Engineer postings rose 41.8% year over year in 2026, one of the three most-open AI titles even as AI Engineer overtakes it as the single fastest-growing role. What a realistic path into ML engineering looks like now.
Digital Economy
Latin America’s Cross-Border E-Commerce Grows 34% to $148 Billion in 2026
Latin America's cross-border e-commerce market grew 34% year over year to $148 billion in 2026, outpacing the region's 25% overall e-commerce growth rate, with Brazil and Mexico driving over 70% of the market.
Skills & Careers
University-Affiliated AI Bootcamps Race to Fill Fall 2026 Cohorts as Demand Outpaces Seats
Fullstack Academy's part-time AI & Machine Learning Bootcamp closes applications September 18, 2026 for an October 5 start, part of a wider trend of AI degrees bundling coding bootcamps.
Infrastructure & Cloud
US Power Use Set to Hit Record Highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI Data Centers Strain the Grid
EIA forecasts US electricity demand will reach 4,270 billion kWh in 2026 and 4,349 billion kWh in 2027, driven by AI data centers — what it means for cloud pricing and reliability.
