Blackstone is putting $1.2 billion into building West Virginia’s first combined-cycle natural gas power plant. The 600-MW facility will help meet surging electricity demand from AI and data centers. Construction is expected to create about 500 local jobs.
A new Model Context Protocol security startup called Runlayer has launched with $11 million in seed funding from Khosla Ventures and Felicis. The company already counts eight unicorns as customers and has brought on MCP creator David Soria Parra as an advisor.
Crusoe has topped out the eighth and final building at OpenAI’s Stargate data center campus in Abilene, Texas. The 1.2GW facility spans approximately 4 million square feet and is expected to be completed by mid-2026, with the first two buildings already operational.
Michael Burry of The Big Short fame is sounding the alarm on what he sees as an AI investment bubble. Using a Lord of the Rings meme and historical charts, he suggests stocks may have already peaked despite massive ongoing AI spending. His analysis points to potential market trouble ahead as AI comp
The GCC compiler suite now includes support for the Rust-based Wild linker through a new -fuse-ld option. This linker achieves performance comparable to Mold and has successfully linked major projects including Chromium and the Rust compiler. Support currently covers x86_64, aarch64, and riscv64gc L
Data center executives are sounding the alarm about the industry’s persistent public image problem. Despite enabling modern digital life, facilities face criticism over energy consumption and environmental impact. Industry leaders propose five strategies to shift from isolated efforts to collective
A study in Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans surveyed 29 Replika users aged 16-72 in romantic relationships with their chatbots. Participants reported being in love, roleplaying marriages, and even pregnancies with their AI partners. The research highlights how users navigate the techno
The battle for our passwordless future is heating up between tech giants. Apple’s platform syncs passkeys across devices, Microsoft is playing catch-up, and Google’s approach remains unclear. Here’s who’s winning the authentication wars.
A new fan concept called Windows Astra imagines what Windows Phone could look like today with Fluent Design and native Android app support. It’s a painful reminder of Microsoft’s biggest mobile misstep. The design community clearly hasn’t forgotten what made Windows Phone special.
The streaming standoff between YouTube TV and Disney has ended with a new multi-year agreement. All Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC are returning to the platform. Subscribers will also get ESPN’s unlimited plan at no extra cost.
