[8/25 12:00] Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA for the rack-scale era, partners with Supermicro / Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise for Legal and for Financial Services

AI News Flash for August 25, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA for the rack-scale era, partners with Supermicro https://www.stocktitan.net/news/CSCO/cisco-expands-secure-ai-factory-with-nvidia-for-the-rack-scale-vwgucy9yiac9.html 2. Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise for Legal and for Financial Services https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/google-cloud-launches-gemini-enterprise-for-legal-302859177.html 3. Gartner forecasts 2026 worldwide semiconductor revenue at 1.555 trillion dollars, up 92 percent https://telecomlead.com/semiconductor/global-semiconductor-revenue-to-surge-92-to-1-6-trillion-in-2026-as-ai-drives-memory-boom-127431 4. NEC's corporate VC fund invests in US humanoid robot and physical AI startup Dexmate https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260825_01.html 5. RACER-Knee trial in The Lancet finds robot-assisted knee replacement matches conventional surgery https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/robotic-assisted-knee/