In a unanimous order, federal energy regulators have paved the way for massive data centers to plug directly into power plants. This move aims to solve the AI boom’s insatiable power demand but raises major questions about grid costs and fairness for regular consumers.
The Department of Energy has signed agreements with 24 major tech organizations for its Genesis Mission, a Trump-era AI initiative for scientific discovery. The list includes AI developers, cloud giants, and chipmakers, though the deals are non-binding MOUs for now.
The Linux kernel is preparing support for a new power management feature tied to Intel’s future Panther Lake processors. Called “slow workload hints,” it aims to help the OS make smarter, long-term decisions about performance versus battery life.
The U.S. House passed the SPEED Act, a bill to speed up energy project permits under NEPA. However, a Republican-led amendment prevents it from applying to any offshore wind projects, drawing criticism from the renewables industry.
A new venture called Episteme, backed by Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son, is giving 15 scientists a lab and total freedom to explore. It’s a big bet that pure curiosity, free from grants and papers, will lead to profitable, world-changing ideas. But the history of private research funding is messy.
Ford confirmed it will end production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning. This is part of a massive strategic pivot involving a $19.5 billion charge through 2027 and a shift toward hybrids and extended-range EVs.
In a historic first, CERN will accept private funding for its massive Future Circular Collider project. A group of tech billionaires, including Eric Schmidt and Sergey Brin, have pledged nearly $1 billion to kickstart the effort to build a particle collider over three times longer than the current L
Element Critical has formed a new investment platform with a heavyweight group of backers to fuel expansion. The move highlights the intense capital flowing into digital infrastructure, especially in key markets like Texas.
According to Fortune, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a “code red” to his team, pushing them to improve ChatGPT or risk falling behind. This comes as Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest over $10 billion into the AI company, joining Microsoft as a major backer.
A professional editor reveals the most persistent giveaway that a text is AI-generated. It’s not about word choice or facts, but a fundamental structural tic that makes prose sound inhuman.
