Uber is launching a new platform called Uber Intelligence to sell insights gleaned from customer trip and delivery data to advertisers. The company says the data is anonymized and will be used to identify consumer trends. This move is part of Uber’s push to grow its advertising business, which is al
The AI boom is sending data center electricity demand into overdrive, with global consumption projected to double by 2030. The real problem isn’t just the amount of power, but the wild, unpredictable spikes that strain old power grids. The emerging solution pairs massive batteries with intelligent o
A new model from MIT and Oak Ridge National Lab simulates an “agentic” human-AI workforce. The findings show a significant portion of current jobs are already vulnerable to automation by existing AI tools.
Dartmouth College confirmed a massive data breach affecting over 40,000 people. Attackers used a secret flaw in Oracle’s software for three days before anyone knew it existed. It’s a brutal lesson in supply chain risk.
The death of the beloved read-it-later app Pocket left a void. According to XDA-Developers, the unexpected hero for many wasn’t another bookmark manager, but Google’s AI tool, NotebookLM. Its limitations, like a 50-source cap, actually solved a core behavioral problem with digital hoarding.
Index giant MSCI has proposed reclassifying companies with over 50% of their assets in crypto as “funds,” risking their removal from major benchmarks. The move has drawn a fierce, seven-page rebuttal from Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Asset Management, which holds $704 million in bitcoin.
Magnora is launching a major 100MW data center project in Kristiansund, Norway. The renewables investor is partnering with the owners of Averøy Industripark, who have prior experience selling a data park. This marks a significant expansion for Magnora into the high-density computing market.
Snowflake is bringing Anthropic’s Claude AI directly into its data cloud in a major new partnership. The deal, reportedly worth $200 million, aims to let enterprises build AI agents that can analyze data with high accuracy while staying within Snowflake’s security walls. It’s a big move in the race
A new botnet called Aisuru, built from millions of cheap IoT devices, is shattering DDoS records. According to Cloudflare’s latest report, it launched an attack peaking at 29.7 terabits per second, signaling a fundamental shift in the threat landscape that’s leaving reactive defenses in the dust.
Data center demand is exploding, driven by AI and a global build-out, creating a “super cycle.” Operators are grappling with power, capacity, and supply chain headaches. A new report lays out a pragmatic four-step plan to navigate the chaos.
