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Corporate updates underscored continued emphasis on data-center infrastructure tailored for AI workloads. NVIDIA’s newsroom listed two March 2, 2026 press releases announcing strategic partnerships with Lumentum and with Coherent to develop optics technology, described as intended to support scaling next-generation data-center architecture. Separate coverage from TechStock² reported that NVIDIA announced investments of $2 billion each in Lumentum and Coherent for advanced optics used in AI data centers, and said Coherent disclosed it sold nearly 7.8 million shares to NVIDIA at $256.80 each as part of the reported deal activity. Because the investment amounts and the share-sale detail are attributed to TechStock² while NVIDIA’s own releases are described as partnership announcements, the combined picture indicates active collaboration and reported capital activity, but the precise financial structure and timing are presented differently across sources.
On consumer platforms, Discord said it is delaying a planned global rollout of age verification from March 2026 to the second half of 2026. TechCrunch reported that Discord had previously announced a policy in which all users would be placed into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default until they verified as adults, a plan that drew heavy user backlash. Discord also said that 90% of users will not need to verify their age and will be able to keep using Discord as usual, and that its internal safety systems can already determine the age of many adult users based on signals such as account age, whether a payment method is on file, and what types of servers a user is in. Taken together, the updated timeline and the emphasis on internal signals suggest Discord is attempting to reduce friction from broad verification requirements while still pursuing age-based experiences and safety controls.