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NVIDIA takes $2.1bn warrant in IREN as part of 5GW AI data-centre deal — 2026-05-08
## Short Segments Coinbase faces a turbulent week with layoffs, financial losses, and a data center outage. The cryptocurrency exchange cut 700 jobs on Monday, reported a $394 million quarterly loss on Thursday, and went offline for seven hours on Friday due to an overheated data center in Virginia. This series of events highlights the operational challenges Coinbase is facing as it restructures around AI-native systems. The outage, linked to an AWS data center issue, underscores the vulnerability of relying on external cloud services. As Coinbase navigates these hurdles, the focus will be on…
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