California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use
California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce a new rate classification for data centers while forcing them to pay for upgrades to […]

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service: Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI From Shopping

Amazon has its own agentic AI option called Buy for Me, which could be behind the agentic turf war.

Geely one-ups BYD with 2.2MW charger, allowing 4-minute EV charges
Geely one-ups BYD with 2.2MW charger, allowing 4-minute EV charges

Geely plans to unveil an advanced electric car battery and charging system on Wednesday, allowing for 4 minute charges and charging speeds that are about 50% faster than Chinese rival BYD’s newest “Flash Charging 2.0” system.

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OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems

The group won’t be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI’s ongoing mathematical research.

1.58-million-staff Amazon will soon have more Nvidia GPUs than employees — AWS to buy more than 3 million additional chips before 2029 in addition to thousands of existing H100, H200

Amazon has fewer employees than the more than 3 million Nvidia GPUs on order for delivery before 2029, even as its Trainium3 chips are already nearly fully subscribed.

I’ve Built Websites for 25 Years. Here’s How I’d Make a Business Stand Out in an Internet Full of AI Slop.

AI has made professional websites nearly effortless to create, but entrepreneurs still need to build the audience, trust, follow-up and differentiation that actually drive growth.

I Help Clients Turn Idle Cash Into Cash-Flowing Assets. Here’s Why ‘Idle’ Is the Most Expensive Word in Investing.

Let’s break down what inflation and low interest rates are doing to idle money right now and why “safe” and “stagnant” are not the same thing.

iPhone Duo Hands-On: Apple’s First Foldable Phone Is All About The Software Smarts

I got my hands on Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. Here’s what surprised me about its design, software, displays and cameras.

Ceer unveils its EXOBOT EVs, Saudi Arabia’s first electric SUV and sedan
Ceer unveils its EXOBOT EVs, Saudi Arabia’s first electric SUV and sedan

Ceer revealed EXOBOT on Monday, the new flagship electric SUV and sedan from Saudi Arabia’s first EV brand and auto manufacturer.

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MIT CSAIL And Stanford HAI: Two Prominent AI Labs And Their Common Goals

MIT and Stanford AI leaders discuss academia’s role, edge AI, open source, education, and innovation.