AI Infrastructure

WiMi Unveils Quantum Algorithm to Compress High-Dimensional Data Without Feature Loss

Beijing – – September 11, 2026 -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WiMi) has developed a multi-dimensional data pooling technique built on Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQA) that compresses complex datasets while retaining local feature detail, a persistent bottleneck in classical machine learning pipelines.

WiMi combines Quantum Haar Transform with partial measurement to eliminate flattening losses

The scheme merges a Quantum Haar Transform (QHT) with quantum partial measurement to build what the company calls a quantum pooling mechanism. Unlike classical pooling, which compresses data by discarding information through flattening, WiMi's method operates directly on multi-dimensional data in quantum state space, avoiding the need to reduce inputs to one-dimensional form before processing.

Canaan Q2 Revenue Falls 49% to $31.9M as BTC Treasury Hits Record 1,915

Singapore – September 11, 2026 -- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) reported unaudited second-quarter 2026 total revenue of US$31.9 million, down 49% from US$62.7 million in Q1 2026 and 68% below the US$100.2 million recorded in Q2 2025, as bitcoin price weakness and seasonal power constraints hit mining-rig demand.

Digital asset treasury climbs to a record 1,915 BTC and 3,952 ETH

Canaan's cryptocurrency treasury reached its highest level to date at quarter-end, even as the company posted a gross loss of US$29.3 million, widening from a US$22.9 million gross loss in Q1 2026 and reversing a gross profit of US$9.3 thousand in Q2 2025. The company mined 243 bitcoins during the quarter and sold 2.5 EH/s of computing power.

Intersignal's Braid Protocol Shares Context Across Local AI Models

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- Intersignal has demonstrated cross-device context sharing through its Braid protocol, showing a local large language model on a MacBook Air incorporate a 500-credit spending limit transmitted from a connected system into its response.

Braid moves beyond message delivery to actual context use by receiving models

The demonstration confirmed that a shared parameter -- the 500-credit limit -- was not just received but applied by the target model in its output. Intersignal calls this dynamic "machine osmosis," describing how information introduced in one part of a connected setup becomes usable context elsewhere without manual re-entry of instructions or constraints.

Cloverleaf Joins Anthropic, Google, Microsoft in Michigan Data Center Pledge

Houston – September 11, 2026 -- Cloverleaf Infrastructure LLC has signed the Michigan Affordability and Responsible Growth Pledge, joining Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Oracle as signatories to the state's data center development framework.

Michigan Pledge Requires Developers to Secure New Energy Resources

The pledge, launched by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, obligates signatories to ensure Michiganders do not face higher energy costs, to secure new energy resources to meet demand, and to fund necessary energy infrastructure upgrades. Signatories must also comply with environmental laws, prioritize local hiring and workforce development, and operate with transparency in project development and community investment.

Mindstream Energy Builds 400 MW AI Campus at Jordan Gas Field

Amman, Jordan – September 11, 2026 -- Mindstream Energy is developing a 245-acre Sovereign AI & Digital Infrastructure Campus at Jordan's Al-Risha natural gas field, designed to scale to 400 MW of dedicated onsite generation without drawing power from Jordan's consumer electricity grid.

Phase 1 targets 70 MW of commercial capacity by March 2027

The initial build-out is planned for 70 MW, with the broader campus engineered for modular expansion up to 400 MW as customer demand materializes. Mindstream holds a long-term contract for the site's natural gas resource, with power generated onsite rather than sourced from the national grid.

ChemTreat Named Dow Preferred Coolant Provider in Ohio

Glen Allen, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- ChemTreat, Inc. has been selected as a preferred service provider in Ohio for Dow's Coolant Care Network, expanding its footprint in a state experiencing rapid data center growth. The Veralto operating company already holds status as Dow's only preferred service provider in Virginia and serves as a strategic service provider nationally.

Dow ties coolant support to data center construction timelines

Chuck Carn, Dow Data Center Growth Platform Director, said operators and construction teams need coolant support in place before systems come online rather than sourced afterward. The Ohio designation puts a qualified service provider on the ground, backed by Dow fluids, vetted test labs, and Dow's technical specialists.

63% of Congressional Staff Oppose US Equity Stakes in AI Firms

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- A majority of congressional staffers, 63 percent, oppose the U.S. government taking equity stakes in private artificial intelligence companies, according to a CNCT Capitol Pulse survey highlighted by HillFaith, a Capitol Hill fellowship ministry.

Democratic aides show the strongest opposition to federal AI equity stakes

Among Democratic staffers, 67 percent said they "strongly oppose" the government acquiring stakes in AI firms, compared with 58 percent of Republican aides holding the same position. The partisan gap reverses in the "somewhat opposed" category, where 24 percent of Republican staffers registered opposition versus just 5 percent of Democrats.

Merlin, Torq Partner to Bring Agentic AI SOC to Federal Agencies

Tysons Corner, VA – September 11, 2026 -- Merlin will integrate Torq's AI SOC Platform into its SOC Modernization architecture for federal agencies, a partnership that also accelerates Torq's push toward FedRAMP authorization through Constellation GovCloud.

Merlin Validated Solutions unifies fragmented federal security tools into one automated workflow

The agreement places Torq inside Merlin Validated Solutions (MVS), a portfolio of pre-tested, mission-ready architectures. Rather than displacing agencies' existing security investments, MVS links disconnected tools into a single detection-to-response pipeline governed by human-in-the-loop authorization rather than unchecked automation.

Hikvision's Guanlan AI Cuts False Alarms 90%, Storage Costs 50%

Hangzhou – September 10, 2026 -- Hikvision's Guanlan large-scale AI models have cut false perimeter alarms by 90% while doubling detection range compared with traditional cameras, more than a year after the platform's launch.

DeepinViewX cameras halve repeated alarms on the same target

The edge-deployed DeepinViewX cameras run the Guanlan model directly, reducing false triggers from animals, weather and vegetation that plague legacy perimeter systems. Detection range doubles versus conventional cameras, and repeated alarms on a single target drop by half. The system pairs optical sensors for short perimeters with thermal, radar and fiber-optic sensing for longer distances.

FastGPT Ships v4.16.0 With Conditional Workflows, Sandbox Overhaul

Hangzhou – September 10, 2026 -- FastGPT, an open-source AI orchestration platform, has released multiple updated versions -- v4.8.10, v4.9.2 and v4.16.0 -- adding conditional workflow logic and revised self-hosted deployment requirements.

New user selection node enables Confirm/Cancel branching in workflows

The update introduces a user selection node allowing conditional branching via Confirm/Cancel prompts, though the feature is limited to workflow use and incompatible with plugins, tool calls, or Debug mode. Additional workflow changes include automatic edge and center alignment for dragged nodes, local editing history with undo/redo shortcuts, and workflow version renaming. Migrated application call nodes, plugin usage description configuration, and HTTP node support for text/plain mode and timeout settings round out the design updates.