September 18, 2026 — Halal Tech Daily Archive

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WSO2 Releases Agent Manager as Enterprises Look to Control Growing AI Agent Sprawl

WSO2 has announced the general availability of WSO2 Agent Manager, an open-source platform designed to provide centralized governance, identity manage...

InfoQ

AI & Agents

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’

The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.

TechCrunch

Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets

Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.

Ars Technica

Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments

Anthropic now has its own bio research lab in San Francisco.

Engadget

AI makes editors read the writer as well as the text

Editors are often caught between their duty to the readers and employers and the demands of the publishing process

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Startups & Funding

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal

Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.

TechCrunch

MENA & Asia Tech

Lendo Secures SAR 750 Million to Expand SME Financing in Saudi Arabia

Lendo has partnered with Vienna-based Quantic Financial Solutions GmbH for an institutional capital program of up to SAR 750 million (US$200 million)....

Fintechnews ME

After TISS and IRMA, the govt comes for India’s top statistics institute

The post After TISS and IRMA, the govt comes for India’s top statistics institute appeared first on The Ken.

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Citi Brings Mastercard Subscription Tracking to UAE Cardholders

Citi has partnered with Mastercard to launch a subscription management tool in the UAE. The feature lets cardholders track and manage recurring paymen...

Fintechnews ME

Apple Pay May Launch In India Next Month With Axis Bank Partnership: Report

Apple is eyeing the launch of its payments service Apple Pay in India as early as next month, with Axis…

Inc42

Saudi Central Bank to Enable Tap to Pay on iPhone for Merchants

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone will soon be available in Saudi Arabia. SAMA made the announcement during the Mo...

Fintechnews ME

Security

Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials

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Big Tech

Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters

After three months of daily anti-government protests—dubbed the Flamingo Revolution—the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears...

Wired

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE review: An incremental price hike for incremental updates

It's tough times for the midrange phone.

Engadget

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. "They will no...

TechCrunch

Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs. Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Comparing their features, durability and displays

Here's everything you'll get with Apple and Samsung's latest high-end smartwatches.

Engadget

General Tech

Bend 2 and the Vibe-Coding Trap

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Hacker News

RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force

The USPSTF sets insurance coverage from preventive services, like colonoscopies.

Ars Technica

OTPless Names Satyam Nathani CEO As Bhavik Koladiya Steps Away

Identity and access management startup OTPless has elevated cofounders Satyam Nathani and Tanmay Sagar as CEO and COO, respectively, as…

Inc42

Flash floods can strike without warning — this new technology could change that

On the morning of June 9th, Laura Lin was working from her home in Lanesville, a rural southern Indiana town about 15 miles from the Kentucky border....

The Verge

The case for a robot tax to redistribute wealth

In an excerpt from his book, “Innovate for Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Technology Beyond AI,” Alessandro Crimi explains that a tax on automation...

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