Data Center
Florida GOP Lawmaker and Governor Candidate Says Data Center Bill Keeps Utility Costs Down
GOP candidate for governor aims to improve efficiency and relocate centers from populated areas.
AI
China's New AI Model Halts New Subscriptions as Demand Swamps Capacity
Other latest Chinese models, like Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max, are also gaining global attention.
Chips
Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Pledges Another $100B to Expand U.S. Chipmaking
The company reported a record $22 billion in net profit for the April-June quarter.
China
Chinese AI Model Takes U.S. by Surprise with Abilities Rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
The Beijing-based startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled its Kimi K3, the latest release of 'open-source' AI making California titans of AI sweat
AI
China's Xi Calls for More Global Efforts to Guide AI, Chides U.S. for Curbs on Tech Sharing
Xi also announced the establishment of AI cooperation centers.
AI
AI Chatbots at Risk of Spreading Government Restrictions on Speech, New Study Says
U.S.-built AI models are vulnerable to foreign controls when trained on non-English-language data that's been influenced by governments.
Satellite
Amazon Will Launch Satellite Internet in South Africa, Seemingly Beating Musk in His Homeland
Amazon said Wednesday that it would partner with South African internet provider Herotel in its first agreement to provide satellite internet in Africa.
Data Center
Massive AI Buildout Poses Latest Inflation Threat as Consumers Pay More for Laptops and Electricity
Economists expect the $700 billion investment in data centers will continue to push up inflation at least through the end of this year.
Data Center
Trinidad and Tobago Signs Agreements with U.S. Companies that Pave Way for Data Centers
The agreements with Hummingbird AI Holdings and Ernst and Young were signed on Friday, the first such agreements with a Caribbean country.
Data Center
Heat Adds to Strains on Areas With Data Centers, Raising the Temperature on AI Debates
Extreme heat like the weather sweeping the eastern U.S. drives up energy demands for data centers, adding to their strain on power grids and worsening air quality for surrounding areas.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic's Claude Models
Anthropic widely releases Fable 5, restores Mythos 5 for vetted U.S. organizations vetted by the federal government.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Federal Trade Commissioner, Carves Out Federal Reserve Exception
Supreme Court permits FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's firing, overturning 91-year-old precedent in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.
Privacy
Americans are Inundated with Scams. New Polling Shows Why Few Victims Report Them
A survey found that last year alone, about 10% of U.S. adults said they or someone else from their household was deceived by a scammer into losing money.
AI
A New Group Wants to Help People Adapt and Still Have Jobs With AI
A new bipartisan nonprofit – RAISE US – is starting with more than $500 million for education and training programs at the state level.
Drones
China, Hitting Back on U.S. Sanctions, Restricting Exports to American Defense Firms
Among the 10 companies blacklisted by China are AVEOX in Simi Valley, California; Red Cat Holdings and Teal Drones, both in South Salt Lake, Utah; and IMSAR in Springville, Utah.
AI
In Interview with AP, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Urges Americans to Use AI More
Society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI, although Huang has been optimistic about the technology’s potential.
