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At Disrupt 2026, AI’s Real Bottleneck Takes Center Stage: Power, Data Centers and the New Infrastructure Boom

AI infrastructure is now the bottleneck. Disrupt 2026 will explore where power, data centers and cooling are creating new opportunities.

Google’s new Gemini agent lets enterprise users handle work tasks across apps and devices from one interface, with cloud context and Slack support.

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Teen founder Zach Yadegari raised $10M for Persona, an AI assistant startup with a $179 wearable and a privacy-first pitch.

Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots are pushing AI agents mainstream, raising big questions about privacy, pricing and ecosystem lock-in.

Google’s new AI note-taker runs offline on Mac, challenges Granola, and uses on-device models to summarize meetings and answer questions.

OpenAI and Meta are chasing AI domain names like .agent and .agi as ICANN receives 1,615 new top-level domain applications.

Manus funding round tops $500M after Meta’s failed takeover, as Butterfly Effect ramps hiring and pushes its AI agents globally.

Nous Research raises $90M at a $1.5B valuation as it launches AI agents for business users and expands beyond open source.

Microsoft unveils new AI PCs with Nvidia chips and a revamped Windows 11 built for local models, agents and developer workflows.