After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.Go to story
Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it’s spending on AI for its engineering teams.Go to story
Nintendo’s biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business
For years, the AI industry’s insatiable demand for memory and storage has had plenty of knock-on effects on the price and availability of PC components like RAM, SSDs, and GPUs. Now those shortages are also squeezing the supply of ROM chips that…
Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
Russian tech companies are scrambling to harden and hide their data centers underground after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged facilities housing AI supercomputers and disrupted cloud services for millions of Russian users. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is…
Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.Go to story
AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress – here’s how they fared
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.Go to story
Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent.Go to story
OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.Go to story
Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
While it’s not yet clear what kind of product the smart phone startup is cooking up, Nothing’s CEO said that product is designed to leverage AI for productivity gains.Go to story
Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Donald Trump’s big, rapid American AI buildout now faces a major slowdown as voters in yesterday’s elections overwhelmingly supported candidates and measures that favored increasing restrictions on AI and data centers nationwide. One resource…