Sam Altman fires back at Elon Musk’s proposal for space-based data centers, says orbiting data centers ‘ridiculous’ for now — cites high failure rates and cost as primary limiters

Contrary to what Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos say, orbital data centers will not make sense any time soon, believes Sam Altman.
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AI energy efficiency comparisons ‘unfair’ bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human — one ‘takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart’ he argues

AI energy efficiency comparisons ‘unfair’ bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human
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Intel shifts customer support to AI-powered assistant after scaling back phone support — “Ask Intel” system built on Microsoft Copilot Studio

Intel has launched what it’s calling “Ask Intel,” a new AI-powered support assistant built with Microsoft Copilot Studio.
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Data center developers building private natural gas ‘Shadow Grid’ power plants to sidestep strained grids — off-grid GW Ranch project in Texas will reportedly use as much power as Chicago

Data centers using natural gas plants to sidestep power grids at the cost of carbon emissions

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India joins America-led Pax Silica supply chain effort to build semiconductor talent and reduce reliance on China — agreement spans from rare earths to chipmaking tools

With new fabs under development and a growing focus on skilled talent, India’s inclusion in Pax Silica points to a long-term effort by the U.S. and its partners to accelerate capacity building.
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U.S. Supreme Court shoots down President Trump’s tariffs — Consumer Technology Association hails ‘victory for all Americans,’ calls for swift refunds to retailers (update)

The Supreme Court told the Trump administration that the term “regulate” in the IEEPA does not give White House authority to impose tariffs on imports.
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AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims

Amazon suffered from a couple of small outages driven by actions of AI agents. The company insists that these are user errors because it accidentally gave the AI permission to execute actions without approval from another …

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns that firms are using ‘AI washing’ to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of ‘palpable’ job disruption ahead

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future.
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Zuckerberg cuts Meta employee bonuses by 5%, follows 10% reduction last year, despite AI splurge — $130 billion capex vision and eye-watering AI pay packages force efficiency elsewhere in the business

Meta reportedly cuts its stock option bonus rates for the second year in a row. 5% reduction follows 10% cut from the year before.
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$20 million lost in ‘jackpotting’ ATM malware attacks in 2025, FBI reports — scheme forces machines to spit out cash, targets banks and ATM operators

The FBI released a public warning, saying that ATM “jackpotting” incidents have exponentially increased in 2025.

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