Today, March 18, 2026, Freedom Holding Corp. announced that its subsidiary bank in Kazakhstan has been awarded its first rating by Moody's. The Ba3 rating underscores the bank's strong capitalization and growth in digital services. This is important as the company expands its presence in Georgia, Turkey, and Tajikistan, strengthening its position in Central Asia and the Middle East. For Kazakhstani fintech, this opens the door to new investments and partnerships.

March 18, 2026

Мировые рынки

Nvidia Closes $1 Trillion in Orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin Chips

The announcement was made at the GTC 2026 conference by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The trillion-dollar order book reflects the fierce competition between Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to build powerful data centers for training large language models. Simultaneously, Nvidia is expanding its portfolio by releasing new processors for agent AI, which could redefine the architecture of modern data centers.

March 18, 2026

Стартапы

Video Rebirth Raises $80 Million for Next-Generation AI Video

Video Rebirth has announced the final closing of an $80 million funding round, including the recently raised $30 million. Investments came from AMD Ventures, Hyundai, and leading Asian venture firms. The company plans to accelerate the commercialization of its flagship product, Bach, and expand its presence in global markets.

March 18, 2026

AI и Технологии

Google DeepMind strengthens its team with ML graph experts from Isomorphic Labs

On March 18, 2026, Google Research announced the hiring of Benedek Rozemberczki from Isomorphic Labs, an Alphabet subsidiary focused on AI in biology. This transition highlights the active talent rotation in leading AI labs. For businesses, this means accelerated developments in healthcare and scientific computing, especially as competition for experts peaks.

March 18, 2026

Data & AI

Cerebras CS-3 on AWS: 5x AI Inference Acceleration for Business

On March 16, 2026, AWS announced the integration of Cerebras CS-3, combining Trainium for prefill with WSE for decoding. This opens up access for businesses to open LLMs and Nova models at ultra-high speeds. Companies can process real-time requests, reducing AI infrastructure costs just as competition in analytics and ML peaks.

March 18, 2026

Мобайл

POCO X8 Pro Max with Dimensity 9500s Changes the 2026 Smartphone Market

The new POCO X8 Pro Max was released on March 17, 2026, with a top-tier MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chip, which competes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Tests show outstanding performance in heavy games like Wuthering Waves and Fortnite. The mobile technology market is exploding with new flagships, where MediaTek is surpassing Qualcomm in stability. This is important now, as gamers and developers seek powerful Android devices for AI and gaming.

March 18, 2026

Кибербезопасность

Iranian Hackers Attack Stryker: Thousands of Devices Wiped

Stryker officially confirmed the cyber incident in an SEC filing, reporting the breach in the Microsoft environment without signs of ransomware. The company restored systems by March 17, but the incident revealed vulnerabilities in identity management through Intune. This is the first major attack by pro-Iranian hackers on the U.S. linked to the Middle East conflict.

March 18, 2026

Облако

Google Acquired Wiz for $32 Billion: Largest Deal in Cloud History

The Wiz deal gives Google instant expertise in cloud security for enterprises. The company is buying business trust in the race for AI workloads following Mandiant in 2022. Today this is critical: the multicloud solutions market is growing at 25% annually, and Google Cloud is lagging behind AWS and Azure.

IT News

Freedom Bank Kazakhstan Receives First Moody's Ba3 Rating

Nvidia Closes $1 Trillion in Orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin Chips

Video Rebirth Raises $80 Million for Next-Generation AI Video

Google DeepMind strengthens its team with ML graph experts from Isomorphic Labs

Cerebras CS-3 on AWS: 5x AI Inference Acceleration for Business

POCO X8 Pro Max with Dimensity 9500s Changes the 2026 Smartphone Market

Iranian Hackers Attack Stryker: Thousands of Devices Wiped

Google Acquired Wiz for $32 Billion: Largest Deal in Cloud History

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