New Foundation will steward the open x402 protocol for seamless payments over HTTP NEW YORK, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MCP Dev Summit North America – April 2, 2026 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced it is launching the x402 Foundation with the contribution of the x402 protocol from Coinbase. The new Foundation will serve as the neutral home for x402, a universal standard for payments that embeds payments directly into web interactions, enabling AI agents, APIs, and apps to transact value as seamlessly as they exchange data. The x402 protocol, created by Coinbase, is moving to…
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LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Wirex, a leading stablecoin payment infrastructure provider serving over 7 million users globally, and Ultra Stellar, the company behind Stellar’s largest wallet LOBSTR and leading decentralized exchange StellarX, today announced the launch of a native Stellar payment infrastructure, built directly on Soroban, Stellar’s smart contract platform. This first-of-its-kind initiative establishes a fully integrated, blockchain-native payment layer that enables wallets, fintech platforms, and developers across the Stellar ecosystem to offer stablecoin bank accounts, global card issuance, payouts, and yield — all settled directly on Stellar. By combining Wirex’s global payment connectivity, licensing coverage, and integration with Visa and banking rails, with Ultra Stellar’s deep…
New Valor Cloud Delivers Predictable Infrastructure Costs and a Seamless Path to Modern, Open Architecture ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ValorC3 Data Centers, a modern colocation, cloud and connectivity provider, today announces the launch of its new enterprise-grade private cloud platform, Valor Cloud. The fully managed platform provides a high-performance, open-architecture alternative for enterprises facing rising virtualization licensing costs and unpredictable public cloud spend, delivering predictable long-term infrastructure economics. Valor Cloud is built for enterprise environments on Platform9’s managed OpenStack technology. It restores operational control while simplifying infrastructure management. It also eliminates the operational complexity associated with DIY cloud environments.…
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MindsDB today launches MindsDB Anton, an autonomous, open-source BI agent that turns urgent questions into immediate, defensible answers — while keeping security, oversight and corporate governance front and center. The problem: speed that outpaces evidence Organizations face relentless pressure to act quickly. The problem is not people; it’s analysis and action velocity. Decision-makers need reliable answers in hours, while the standard BI workflow still operates on days or weeks. Questions queue, insights go stale, and risk increases when leaders must make decisions without traceable evidence. MindsDB built Anton to close that gap — not by replacing…
The first cloud infrastructure built from the ground up for complete data privacy; early access now open with public launch targeted for late Q2 2026 DAYTON, Ohio, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Niobium, a leader in hardware acceleration for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), today introduced The Fog™, a private cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications and AI workloads on data that remains encrypted at all times, even during computation. Like fog, nothing inside can be seen from the outside. Decryption keys remain exclusively with the data owner, and Niobium has no access to customer data at any stage of computation.…
Revolutionary technology achieves order-of-magnitude performance gains on standard CPUs, challenging fundamental assumptions about AI infrastructure requirements DANA POINT, Calif., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EvoChip.ai, a computer architecture innovator redefining AI efficiency, today announced results from a controlled benchmark study demonstrating that its AltiCoreAI technology delivers 13 to 41 times faster inference performance than highly optimized neural network implementations running on standard CPU hardware. The benchmark, conducted jointly with SidePath, a premier IT solutions provider, tested AltiCoreAI against multiple TensorFlow-based implementations across seven diverse public datasets on both workstation and server-class hardware. AltiCoreAI consistently outperformed the fastest neural network configuration in every…
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA), a global MedTech company committed to advancing endoscopy-enabled care, today announced a leadership transition effective April 1, 2026, as part of a new global corporate strategy and operating model. Richard Reynolds, formerly President of the Olympus America Inc. (OAI) Medical Systems Group, has assumed the leadership role as Regional President of Olympus in the Americas, and Julien Sauvagnargues, who previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of OCA, has decided to leave Olympus. As part of its new operating model, Olympus streamlined leadership operations with the appointment…
DALLAS, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, today announced two significant capital transactions: the closing of a US$65.0 million strategic investment from members of Company leadership, and the execution of a US$10.0 million convertible note financing agreement with DL Holdings Group Limited (HKEX: 1709) (“DL Holdings”), a Hong Kong-listed financial services group. The Company and DL Holdings have also entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) establishing a strategic cooperation framework. Closing of US$65.0 Million Strategic Investment Pursuant to the definitive investment agreements previously announced…
Strong AI and Advanced Node Demand to Propel Semiconductor Equipment Investments Beyond $150 Billion for the First Time MILPITAS, Calif., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Worldwide 300mm fab equipment spending is expected to increase 18% to $133 billion in 2026 and 14% to $151 billion in 2027, SEMI reported today in its latest 300mm Fab Outlook. This strong growth reflects surging AI chip demand for data centers and edge devices, as well as the growing commitment to semiconductor self-sufficiency across key regions through localized industrial ecosystems and supply chain restructuring. Looking further out, the report projects investment will continue to increase 3% to $155 billion…
Toronto-based startup marks its one-year anniversary by doubling initial fundraising target, positioning its AI-powered platform as the operating system for the trucking industry. TORONTO, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Nomad Inc., an AI-powered fleet management platform, today announced the closing of its $2 million seed funding round, doubling its initial $1 million target due to strong investor demand. The milestone comes exactly one year after the company’s launch, capping a first year defined by rapid customer adoption, product momentum, and a clear signal from the market that AI-powered fleet management has arrived. The oversubscribed round positions Nomad to accelerate product development and…